Heresies & Schisms

Demonology (Restricted Doctrine)

Filed under: Doctrine Hereticus No. XVII – The Forbidden Paths of the Astral
Author: Archivist-Primus Ilen Varr, Order of the Shining Tome
Classification: Sealed Manuscript – Access by Ecclesiarchal Mandate Only

Custodial Seal: Order of the Lifestar – Division of Astral Abhorrence
Document Provenance: Extracted from the suppressed treatise On the Temptations of the Architect’s Shadow (c. 3172 YL).
Summary: A comprehensive doctrinal account of Demonology, its origins in the sundered essence of the First Demon, its known practices, and the continuing threat posed by mortal cults pursuing the Astral Path of Corruption.
Status: Prohibited. Copying, transcription, or dissemination punishable by anathema and erasure from the Church rolls.

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The Necromantic Traditions (v2.0)

Filed Under: Restricted Doctrine LXIV-B – “Catalogue of Heretical Crafts and Arts of Corporeal Reclamation”
Archive Reference: Vault Record 4-Δ-23, Inquisitorial Holdings, Leolin Bay Cathedral Library
Author: Archivist-Inquisitor Eldran Hest
Custodial Order: The Shining Tome, Church of the Lifestar
Classification: Forbidden Science / Occult Philosophy – Ongoing Surveillance
Access: Clerical Dispensation Only – Reproduction Punishable by Confession and Flame

“A Continuation of the Codex, detailing the philosophies, methodologies, and artefacts of those who profane life through the animation of death.”

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The Necronite Codex (v2.0)

Filed Under: Restricted Doctrine LXIV – “On the Corruption of the Body Divine”
Archive Reference: Vault Record 4-Δ-22, Inquisitorial Holdings, Leolin Bay Cathedral Library
Author: Archivist-Inquisitor Eldran Hest
Custodial Order: The Shining Tome, Church of the Lifestar
Classification: Forbidden Science / Occult Discipline – Active Threat Status
Access: Clerical Dispensation Only – Excommunication for Unauthorized Copying

“A Treatise on the Grey Rot, the Crucibles, and the Continuing Blight — being a collected account of the Vitalite catastrophe and the enduring biomechanical contagion known as Necronites.”

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CODEX: THE VATHAROI

Filed Under: Restricted Doctrine LXVIII – “On the Fracturing of the Mortal Mind”
Archive Reference: Vault Record 7-Ψ-19, Inquisitorial Holdings, Leolin Bay Cathedral Library
Author: Archivist-Inquisitor Mereth Calon
Custodial Order: The Shining Tome, Church of the Lifestar
Classification: Forbidden Science / Metaphysical Contagion – Active Threat Status
Access: Clerical Dispensation Only – Excommunication for Unauthorized Copying

“A Compendium on the Children of the Unborn, the Shards of the Mind-Demon Vatharion, and the unnatural manifestations of Astral resonance within the living soul — being a warning and record of the rising plague of psychic corruption, hereafter termed Vatharoi.”

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