Book of the Darned

The Book of the Darned: Death and Rebirth of a Sun, known in Japan as the Misonikomidon Grimoire, is a book written by the late archwizard Craaken. It contains a plethora of information on the metaphysics of the Baklava solar system, most notably the apocalypse that is to be brought about by Shadra. The information within this book plays a significant role in the lore of Magical Starsign.

Magical Starsign
After the war on Erd over 12800 years ago, Craaken fled to Cassia and founded Ambergris Preparatory School to educate aspiring magicians. His teachings were preserved in many copies of the Book of the Darned, though most copies were burned by the time Craaken was persecuted and killed. The only remaining copy was kept at Ambergris for generations, with a rumor surrounding it in which readers supposedly died by simply reads its contents. Before the game's events, only Madeleine and Kale of Kovomaka were known to have read the book and survived.

Trivia

 * The Book of the Darned is likely inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon, also known as the Book of the Dead; a recurring item in his fictional works. Its Japanese name, Misonikomidon, comes from miso-nikomi udon, thick noodles simmered in red miso soup.