Shadowtome

The Shadowtome was an arcane spellbook penned by the mysterious wizard known only as Shadowhands. It contained 9 spells ranging from common to unique or rare.

Description
A pair of wooden covers protected the beaten electrum pages within the book. Stretched black and silver crocodile skin covered the wood. The book had a single clasp that looked like a black human hand that swiveled to grab a bestial hooked tail.

Powers
The Shadowtome contained the following spells:
 * Dispel magic &bull; missile mastery &bull; nightscar &bull; polymorph other&bull; animate dead&bull; cloudkill&bull; lesser ironguard&bull; death spell&bull; backlash

History
The tome was initially found in Calimport by Azkhazan. It changed hands several times after that, even passing into Elminster's care for a brief period.