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Obelisk Warlord Mage

The Abyssal Tome 

Untouched for eons, a lone volume of forgotten lore waits… lurking amidst shadows on a pillar wrought of translucent black marble – a pillar infused with the souls of the dead who have used the Abyssal Tome.  Upon this dark and sinister pillar lies said tome… a book that radiates fear.

Looking upon this tome, you feel a tense aura of fierce emotion swirl about you.  This is no ordinary piece of literature – this book grants its possessor the power to control the fiery wrath of the Force’s abyss.  Predating the earliest Holocron, the leathery cover is inscribed with ancient Jedi glyphs, runes, and symbols… all emblazoned upon the book in such a way that they writhe about like the very lava in the pits about it.  Chilled to the touch, you can feel the deadly ideals of the author trying to poison your mind.  The original Dark Jedi author’s essence lives on in this manuscript – a Jedi Master of such malevolence that the book can barely contain his ethereal spirit and rage.  Lying on an ornate pedestal of solid ivory to the left of the tome are some of his articles – a shimmering black lightsaber, whose blade is a lethal black – the strongest saber ever made.  None would dare touch it, however, for fear that the spirit within the book might grow so enraged that he could seek vengeance upon the Jedi in possession of the saber.

Looking now about the room you stand in, you begin to understand why the book is so well guarded.  If it’s legendary power does not wreak fear on it’s own, surely the molten lava surrounding the onyx-colored pillar’s platform is… Not to mention the hosts of labyrinths you have had to squeeze through, faced at every turn with minions of the abyss.  As you reach the surface, you steady yourself and look about – it’s no wonder no one has ever found this black book, for you stand upon the surface of a small comet wheeling about the Outer Rim.

The measures taken to defend this tome were quite extensive.  First, it was buried deep within the comet.  A hollowed out cavern in the center allows the lava to flow with gravity, so it swirls about the room all the time.  Hordes of demons and creatures of the night guard the labyrinths that you must enter through ever-so-discreetly.  Following this comet are also what appear to be several smaller comets, perhaps asteroids… they are actually several small clumps of laser turrets, missile launchers, ion cannons, rocker launchers, mine dispensers… all attached to a simple droid which will barrage an enemy with everything it has.  There are roughly 20 of these droids, and there is an over-droid responsible for restocking them every month.  They all go in at different times, so there are always 19 of them out.  Finally, a small cloaking device was built into the base of the marble pillar on which the book sits, making the entire comet almost impossible to see – only a trained eye would notice the odd circular outline standing out on the starry background.

Last, but not least, you notice an inscription written on the floor of the platform in the center of the comet…

 “Only evil foot shall ever be set upon this floor…”