Yellow Tome

Greyhawk Literature (in-world)

Yellow Tome
An intercepted note, metioning the Yellow Tome
General information
Type:	Book
Location:	Great Library of Greyhawk
First appearance:	Dragon #284, Campaign Corner".

The Yellow Tome is a famous book containing information about "psionics, mind flayers, and a secret so terrible that merely reading it has driven people insane."

The book is found "in one of the three underground library vaults" of the Great Library of Greyhawk, though very few people are permitted to see it.

Illithids once sought to steal the book, via a corrupt librarian named Voronis. A communiqué to Voronis was intercepted, containing information about the theft. "The seal on the missive [was] purple wax stamped with what look[ed] like a stylized tadpole with four fails." It read:

"Most esteemed Librarian V.,

The Creed thanks you for your kind offer. We accept. Expect a delegate from our number to arrice at the designated time—be certain that the security spells and wards are properly deactivated. We look forward to the trade, which will be of great benefit to us both. Make sure that the Yellow Tome is with you when we arrive, so that we may all avoid any unnecessary unpleasantness.

Sincerely,

He-Who-Speaks-with-Thralls."

The date and time of the meeting was discovered (a reading room off the first Library vault), and there was "a desperate battle in the bowels of the Great Library against a group of illithids intent on obtaining the book."

References

Bibliography

• Cordell, Bruce. "Campaign Corner: Greyhawk". Dragon #284. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, Jun 2001.

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Topic	Type	Description	Product	Page/Card/Image
Yellow Tome	Item	Book,	Dragon magazine #284	64