Fairy's Book

The Fairy's Book is a stone-slab original written by the great alchemist Paracelsus. It records foundational knowledge of the elemental world and the four major elemental spirits, and its consumption creates a rare opportunity for Theodore Miller to converse with its divinity-bearing author.

History

Reward from Paracelsus's laboratory

Paragranum promises the Fairy's Book as part of its arrangement with Theodore and retrieves it after gaining access to Paracelsus's Age-of-Mythology laboratory. The object resembles a slab rather than a conventional bound volume. Gluttony's Appraisal nevertheless identifies it as a Treasure-rated magic book whose author's soul still inhabits the original. The work explains the four major elementals, their use, and Paracelsus's attempts to create artificial elementals, although it does not record the outcome of those experiments. (Chapter 198)

Theodore reads all 1,800 pages of primordial characters overnight. His prior knowledge and Gluttony's support make the feat possible, but the density of Paracelsus's work causes severe mental exhaustion and pain. At 99.9 percent understanding, Theodore orders the slab consumed. The transfer greatly raises his proficiency with elementals and his understanding of the four elemental families. (Chapter 200)

Contact with Paracelsus

Gluttony cannot force a normal Synchro because Paracelsus possesses divinity and refuses the connection. Paracelsus is interested enough to request a conversation instead, which Theodore accepts. Using the consumed book as the medium, the alchemist recognizes Theodore's contract with Mitra, identifies her relationship to the ancient Mother Earth divinity, and explains that the world-tree bud is separating that overwhelming power so Mitra can preserve her own body and identity. He directs Theodore back to the world tree after reaching the mortal boundary rather than giving a complete answer about her future. (Chapter 200)

Knowledge and properties

• Elemental theory: The book deepens knowledge of the elemental world, the four major elemental families, and their practical use. Paracelsus is credited with first distinguishing and naming those four spirits. (Chapter 198)
• Artificial-elemental research: It says that Paracelsus attempted to construct artificial elementals from ancient examples but withholds the results, so the text cannot by itself prove whether those experiments succeeded. (Chapter 198)
• Proficiency transfer: Consumption greatly increases Theodore's elemental proficiency and understanding. It does not automatically grant every result of Paracelsus's research. (Chapters 198 and 200)
• High burden: The primordial writing and volume of information place a heavy cognitive load on the reader even with Gluttony's assistance and Myrdal's related knowledge. (Chapter 200)
• Author contact: The original contains enough of Paracelsus's soul to support communication, but his divinity prevents forced Synchro. The contact occurs only because he chooses to speak. (Chapters 198 and 200)

Ownership and custody