"Both the book and the Order that made it are from your fallen world, from the island of Atlantis before the cataclysm. The Unbroken Spine were an order of sages that dedicated themselves to the study of the human mind, such as it is. They were particularly zealous about writing everything down. Auntie has read the book cover to cover, but it is not compatible with Auntie's power. Best to give it to somebody who can do some good with it.
As Moss flips through the pages, you are astonished to see that it consists entirely of uniformly-spaced grids letters arranged in 13 rows and 13 columns. A moment longer and you swear the letters moved, nearly lept from the page.
"Go on child, do not hesitate."
In a moment the book itself seems to be in control. The pages whip back and forth, and brightly-glowing letters leap from the pages into the air as if assembling some kind of code. The string of letters assemble into a long ribbon that swirls around you, surrounding you. You catch glimpses of words that you recognize, but the words seem to reorder themselves, jumping from one section of the strand to another when they overlap.
Soon you are encased in a cocoon of glowing letters, so bright that you can barely keep your eyes open. From above your head, the beginning of the strand emerges and floats down to your forehead and begins entering your mind. It feeds through slowly at first, but then accelerates far more than you can handle. The entire strand winds itself up into your head, and the room suddenly goes dark again.
As you come back to your senses, you look at your down at your arms and see they are covered in ink tattoos. You tear open your shirt and discover that your chest is likewise covered. Everywhere on your body below your face is now transcribed with the text from this ancient codex, now decoded into High Atlantean on your skin.
OOC:
Moss gains a level in the Mystic class.
