- "You are young, but you should learn not to speak of such evil texts. There is nothing in… that book… but corruption."
- —Fin Raziel, to Bavmorda, in The Willow Sourcebook
The Malatrium is a spellbook that contained evil sorcery. It is one of the three Texts of the Third Order, along with the King Bargatalo's Nineteen Curses and the so-called Stone Book.
Description[]
The Malatrium is bound in iron with pages of parchment with thin gold leaf. The book is covered in the skin of a satyr.[2]
History[]
Its content inevitably fuels the dark ambitions of those who use it. Like other such works, it has a will of its own; when an evil sorcerer arose, the book would appear, and when that sorcerer was destroyed, the Malatrium would vanish again. When she was still a young enchantress living in Tir Asleen, Bavmorda discovered the Malatrium in the library of King Tanthalos VIII's castle.[1] She had it with her when she was abducted by members of a secret long-forgotten sect, The Order of the Wyrm. The Crone radicalized her, converting her with their warped beliefs, and gifting her with unnatural powers.[2] When she returned to Tir Asleen as the Primal Priestess of the Wyrm, Bavmorda was resolved to rule the world against the will of its inhabitants.
After Bavmorda perished, the Malatrium remained in Bavmorda's conjuring room in Nockmaar Castle. 200 moons later, Willow Ufgood found it and used it to try to cure Graydon Hastur of his possession by The Lich.[2]
Spells within the book[]
Gallery[]
Sources[]
- The Willow Sourcebook (First mentioned)
Appearance[]
Willow – "The Whispers of Nockmaar" (First appearance)