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, and the etherealization phenomenon. The contents of this book play 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 of them were burned by the time Craaken was persecuted and killed. The one remaining copy was kept at Ambergris for generations, with some alleging that readers of it were fated to die. 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 味噌煮込みうどん miso-nikomi udon, thick noodles simmered in red miso soup.