The Black Power of NecromancyThough only the Solar Exalted can wield the mighty power of Solar Circle

Sorcery, they are not alone in wielding vast magic. The Deathlords and

their Abyssal slaves can focus the vast power of the Malfeans into the

black miracles of necromancy, evil magic equal to the mightiest sorcery

of the Exalted.

The Sorcery of the Dead, Power of the UnderworldThe Book of Bone and Ebony details the black art of necromancy and

many other important facets of the Underworld. From the secrets of Stygia

to the construction of necromantic war machines and new ghostly Arcanoi

and Underworld creatures, The Book of Bone and Ebony contains all

the information necessary to unlock the powers of the Underworld for

any game involving Abyssals or the heroic dead.

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CREDITSAuthors: Kraig Blackwelder, Genevieve Cogman,Daniel Dover, Jim Kiley, Krister Michl, Peter SchaefferStoryteller Game System Design: Mark Rein•HagenDeveloper: Geoffrey C. GrabowskiEditor: John ChambersArt Direction: Brian GlassArtists: Ross Campbell, Chynna Clugston, Susan Luo,Joshua Gabriel Timbrook, UDON featuring GregBoychuk, Eric Kim, Noi Sackda, Eric Vedder and JimZubkavich, Melissa Uran and Eva WidermanCover Art: UDON featuring Andrew Hou andChristine ChoiCover Design: Brian GlassLayout and Typesetting: Brian Glass

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the Abyssals, Exalted Players Guide, Savant and Sorcerer, Time of Tumult, Age of Sorrows and the Second Ageof Man are trademarks of White Wolf Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. All characters, names, places and textherein are copyrighted by White Wolf Publishing, Inc.

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DEVELOPER’S SPECIAL THANKSTo Frank, who died a samurai’s death.

PETER SCHAEFFER’S THANKSMichael “I know a guy” Goodwin for the hand up.Roger “There’s this cool game” Maleski.And my parents, for making the bribes possible.

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INTRODUCTION 4CHAPTER ONE: STYGIA 8CHAPTER TWO: THE ARTS OF THE DEAD 34CHAPTER THREE: THE WONDERS OF THE DEAD 54CHAPTER FOUR: CREATIONS OF BONE 80CHAPTER FIVE: NECROMANCY 116CHAPTER SIX: CREATURES OF THE UNDERWORLD 146

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”Not that I put any stock in names, nor should you.... Youshould be proud we have a special part for you to play, such atalented artist. In time you will forget yourself entirely in yourwork, as all do eventually. Myself, I go around with a trunkfulof aliases, but do you think I can say who I once was really?”

—Thomas Ligotti, “Teatro Grottesco”

Welcome to The Book of Bone and Ebony. Thisbook covers two closely related topics. The first isnecromancy, a dark form of magic that draws on thefundamental powers of the Underworld. Pioneered bythe Twilight Caste before the Usurpation, perfected bythe Deathlords and practiced in the Second Age bythose dark beings and their Abyssal Exalted servants,necromancy is a form of power distinctly different thansorcery but of comparable power.

This book is, in effect, a Savant and Sorcerer fornecromancy, expanding the grimoire of necromancyspells and discussing the logistical implications of as-sembling large necromantic war machines. It shouldhelp expand the horizons of necromancers. Yet, necro-mancy is a more limited form of power than sorcery.While it is as mighty as sorcery, the scope of its effectsis limited, and there are fewer master practitioners

devising new wonders and even less sharing betweenthem. Most of the spells in this book that are notShadowlands Circle utility sorceries or survivors ofSolar experimentation are probably known only to oneor two Deathlords and their cadre of deathknights.

But that’s not all that’s here. This book alsodeals extensively with the dead as well. This is nosmall topic — the dead vastly outnumber the Abys-sal Exalted, by a factor of millions. They populatethe entire Underworld and, even in Creation, forma distinct class of spirits that , while not comparableto high-Essence celestial divinities, are capable ofdelivering miracles to coax worship from their de-scendents. They interfere in the world of the livingwhenever they are able, and the Immaculate Phi-losophy strives to oppose them and stem the flow ofsacrifice into the Mouth of Oblivion. The Deathlords

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