Barroc's Black Book (Exalted)

The black pages of this book are filled with golden runes in a language not known by any mortal being.

Sentience. Barroc's Black Book is a sentient neutral good item with an Intelligence of 18, a Wisdom of 18, and a Charisma of 22. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. It can see in darkness as if it were bright light, and can see through magical darkness.

The book communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Celestial and Common.

Personality. Barroc's Black Book values and encourages kindness, charity and self sacrifice. The book despises and discourages any form of necromancy, reanimation and even resurrection magic. When speaking about the subject Barroc's Black Book speaks of an impending world ending doom that may come to pass as a result of weakening the barrier between the material plane and the afterlife.

When a creature dies within 5ft of the Barroc's Black Book, the creature's soul is sealed within the book. The creature cannot become undead and nothing less than a wish spell, true resurrection or divine intervention can restore it to life.

Dormant

The book grants the following benefits in its dormant state:

• You can speak, read and write Celestial.
• You gain a +5 bonus to Passive Perception
• You learn the following cantrips:
  Chill Touch
  Guidance
  Mold Earth
  Spare the Dying

The book grants the following detriments in its dormant state:

• When a creature you can see within range casts a spell to reanimate a corpse, create undead or resurrect a creature you must use your reaction to cast a 3rd level Counterspell to attempt to end the spell. If you have to make an ability check you can use your spellcasting ability modifier or +3, whichever is higher.

Awakened

When the book reaches an awakened state, it gains the following properties:

• You gain a +1 bonus to spell attack rolls and to the saving throw DCs of your spells.
• You have Darkvision out to a range of 120ft.
• You learn the following cantrips:
  Eldritch Blast
  Light
  Mage Hand
  Minor Illusion

The book grants the following detriments in its awakened state:

• When a creature you can see within range casts a spell to reanimate a corpse, create undead or resurrect a creature you must use your reaction to cast a 5th level Counterspell to attempt to end the spell. If you have to make an ability check you can use your spellcasting ability modifier or +4, whichever is higher.

Exalted

When the book reaches an exalted state, it gains the following properties:

• The bonus to spell attack rolls and to the saving throw DCs of your spells increases to +2.
• You can see normally in darkness, both magical and nonmagical, to a distance of 120 feet.
• You have advantage on death saving throws.
• You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks.
• The bonus to Passive Perception increases to +10.
• You can cast the spell Speak with Dead at will.

The book grants the following detriments in its exalted state:

• When a creature you can see within range casts a spell to reanimate a corpse, create undead or resurrect a creature you must use your reaction to cast a 8th level Counterspell to attempt to end the spell. If you have to make an ability check you can use your spellcasting ability modifier or +5, whichever is higher.

Notes: Language: Celestial, Bonus: Passive Perception, Bonus: Spell Save DC, Bonus: Spell Attacks, Sense: Darkvision, Advantage: Perception, Advantage: Death Saving Throws, Barroc's Black Book was once a Book of Ancient Secrets granted to a warlock by his patron Urogalan., spellcaster, Buff, Detection, Sentient