Sauringar Tome

The Sauringar Tome was a prayer book that belonged to House Sauringar and used in worship of the Slitherer Supreme – deity Sseth before 1374 DR.

"Yea, let praise be to Sseth. Let honor be given to the Slitherer Supreme. May he bless his faithful children, and may we ever honor his name."

- An excerpt from the Sauringar Tome.

Powers
The ancient and well-worn prayer book possessed minor divine enchantment that improved the owner's protection against poisons.

Contents
Most of the Sauringar Tome was written in the Yuan-ti language, and a lot of its contents were unreadable due to age. However, parts of to were scribed in an archaic dialect of Common. What was still readable included prayers and rituals dedicated to the worship of Sseth, the Slitherer Supreme, and sacrificial customs of the tsaa olo – the church's clergy. The text indicated that worshipers of the deity willingly volunteered to de sacrificed by the clergy for the glory of the snake god. The tome also talked about the Sacred Way of Sseth adopted by the yuan-ti people – the ways of manipulation and subterfuge to gain power and control.

History
The temple where the tome was kept in stood deep in the Samarlogh jungles of Samarach. In the late 14 century DR, yuan-ti House Sauringar turned away from worshiping of Sseth in favor of a more aggressive snake deity Zehir. With it, temples dedicated to Sseth were abandoned. The Sauringar Tome's temple was guarded by Serpentguard D'shai‎ circa the.

Appearances

 * Video Games
 * Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir