Iternitus Magna

1. Book of Debates

Often referred to as "Arguments"

To hold faith without inquiry is to be silent without purpose

— Arguments 5:10

The Book of Debates is a collection of Saint Lucia's theological debates with scholars, shamans, and oracles of her age within the Kadian Empire. This book lays forth the philosophical foundation of the Lucian Faith. It condemns enslavement and murder of Dium, advocates for sacred pacts built on consent and balance, and suggests a doctrine that Dium and mortals must walk together as equals. It holds that Dium must be treated ethically, that Dium are not gods but neither are they tools, and refutes the sacrifice of spirits and forced enslavements and bindings.

2. Book of Pacts

Often referred to as "Bindings" or "The Book of Saint Byblos"

To bind is to change. To change is to trust. To trust is to risk ones self.

— Bindings 7:18

The Book of Pacts possesses the collection of theological and ritualistic guides to forming sacred pacts with Dium. It contains the detailed rites, prayers and the foundational rites to form pacts: Consent, Reflection, Sacrifice, and Balance. Each section outlines the responsibilities of both the spirit and the mortal, as well as explores the metaphysical changes that one undergoes upon making the pact. This chapter was originally written by St. Lucia but was expanded on and rewritten by St. Byblos the Pact-Maker. It holds step-by-step rituals, the forms and categories of Dium and purposes, as well as delving into the concept of pact consequences and the early signs of pact corruption.

3. Book of Daemons

Often referred to as "Corruptions"

Even the brightest fire casts a dark shadow.

— Corruptions 1:7

The Book of Daemons describes what occurs when pacts become imbalanced and their corruption begins to overtake the individual. It shows the transfiguration of an individual both in a moral and physical sense from human into a Daemon and the consumption of the energy of their spirit. It contains the origin of the corruption of both realms, case studies of spirits and daemons, rites of banishment, and the legacy of the first Daemon, Leokades of Kadirum.

4. Book of Travels

To carry the flame of knowledge to places untouched by its light

— Travels 12:19

The Book of Travels chronicles St. Lucia's Fellowship, her three acolytes who journeyed across the Kadian Empire, and their stories and the persecutions they faced as they spread her teachings. Though not authored by Lucia herself, this book is considered canon as it was rewritten by Lucia during her final days and included in the original Iternitus Magna. It culminates in their deliverence from death by the miraclous return of St. Lucia following her disappearance. This book also covers the early Lucian Faith and its Evangelism, the Opposition from within the Kadian Empire, original rites and practices, as well as details of the Kadian Empire from a personal viewpoint.

5. Book of Sacrifices

What is power without price, it is an empty vessel

— Sacrifices 2:24

The Book of Sacrifices is the theological meditation on the costs of Pact Magic. It discusses how true sacrifice must be spiritual, not just physical, and includes many of the thoughts that St. Lucia had on pact magic during her final years. It discusses the moral weight of pact magic, as well as death of a person following making a pact. It also discusses the idea of pact-making as a sacred martydom and questions what becomes of a soul following death. This is considered by many scholars to be the book least touched by other saints and to be the shortest chapter of the Iternitus.

6. Book of Origins

 

7. Book of Letters

8. Book of Journeys

9. Book of Curiosities

10. Book of Realms

11. Book of Wisdoms

12. Book of Promises

The Book of Origins, rarely referred to as "Madness" details the "beginnings, ends, and alls of the Divinitas, Animas, and Mankind as well as the Realm of Mortals and Divine Creation". It is supposed by religious scholars to have been written near the end of St. Lucia's life, in conjuncture with some great creator entity who granted immortality and universal insight to St. Lucia. However, some have grown to reject this idea and have rallied around the intrepretation that St. Lucia, due to her unnaturally long life, had gone in hysterics and consider this chapter blasphemous.