Book of Writhing Words

The Book of Writhing Words is a peculiar construct, not appearing to be anything more than a heavy tome. Bound in aged, soft leather, and secured closed an iron band this book is actually a sentient being, created at the hands of powerful magic users.

The book exerts a compulsion for creatures to read it, to see the words appear from floating, mobile ink on the pages. However, there is no knowledge or story, not even static text. The book will speak to the reader through the words that appear. The book communicates with deception and guile, attempting to convince the reader that it wants to help them acheive their desires. In reality, it is much the other way around, the book is using the reader as the tool.

The greatest strength of this book is the accumulated and stored knowledge it contains. Not only is an expert in mundane matters, but it has powerful magics it can command. It can even imbue these magics into its readers. However, nothing is free, as accepting these powers leaves the reader open to the book controlling them.

The book is not directly evil, but rather simply uncaring, single minded, and completely lacking in all empathy. It will compel its minions to whatever solution most quickly serves its interests, without consideration for the lives of any other beings.

Even the most nobel of intentions end up twisted and bent when coaxed into the form the Book of Writhing Words wishes them to be.