# Vanthar’s Sanctarium ## Category Book / Ritual Tome / [[Pipe]] Artifact / Map Source ## Known Facts - Vanthar’s Sanctarium is in Pipe’s possession. - The book is full of rituals used to summon creatures. - The creatures may be pre-Breaking, extraplanar, or otherwise unusual. - Each time [[Pipe]] uses one of the rituals, markings expand across his body. - The markings appear to form or reveal a map. - Gillian Quill’s location is linked to Pipe’s markings. - [[Lucius Neeve]] is especially focused on finding Vanthar’s Sanctarium. - [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]] appears to want the book because he wants [[The Engine]]. - [[Myvendra]] appeared to be looking for “the one with the book,” likely [[Pipe]]. - Pipe’s rituals have summoned strange creatures, including lizard-like creatures and Silver Glass. ## Current Holder - [[Pipe]]. ## Connected To - [[Pipe]] - [[Lucius Neeve]] - [[Gillian Quill]] - [[The Engine]] - [[The Order]] - [[Myvendra]] - [[Perturbias]] - [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]] - [[Time-Touched]] - Pre-Breaking creatures - [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/05 - Nations & Regions/Astral Sea|Astral Sea]], possibly - Pipe’s body-map markings ## Open Questions - Who was Vanthar? - What exactly is the Sanctarium? - Why does [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]] need it? - How does it lead to Gillian or [[The Engine]]? - What is the map growing across [[Pipe]]? - What happens if the map completes? - Where do the summoned creatures come from? - Can the rituals be completed safely? - Is [[Myvendra]] interested in the book because of [[Yuvendra]], [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]], or something else? ## Sessions 49-55 Updates - Restricted Archive research identified the creator as [[Vanthar Pendrick]]. - Vanthar attempted to save creatures threatened by [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/03 - Cosmology & Divine Structure/The Breaking|The Breaking]] and [[The Great Purge]], possibly including [[Anima Mundi]]. - Evidence suggests [[Vanthar's Sanctarium, Volume Three|Vanthar’s Sanctarium, Volume Three]] exists. - Pipé has temporarily left the party to protect the volumes from [[Lucius Neeve]], continue the map, search for the third volume and investigate [[Gillian Quill]] and [[The Engine]].