Grimoire

A grimoire is a book that allow their users to cast specific spells that are far in advance of their own natural magical abilities. It is one of the primary sources of power for the Magic Knights and other mages.

Description
Grimoires are magical items that greatly enhance the user's ability to use magic. They also serve as a written record for all of a user's spells. Most of a grimoire's pages are empty at first; as a grimoire owner grows and develops as a person, the grimoire grows and develops with them, and new magic spells are inscribed into the book to fill the blank pages.

When in use, a grimoire levitates in front of its owner and follows the mage wherever they go. When the grimoire owner activates a spell, the pages in the grimoire turn on their own until turning to the page containing the spell that the mage intends to use.

Because a grimoire is connected to its owner, a mage cannot use another person's grimoire, and a grimoire will disintegrate as its owner dies. Five-leaf clover grimoires are the known exceptions. Known as Grimoires of Despair (絶望の), these former four-leaf clover grimoires are corrupted by their owners' deep despair and hatred and become connected to devils, who use the books to manifest their true powers.

A grimoire can only be used by someone who is age fifteen or older. They are usually granted to multiple people who have come of age during an annual Grimoire Acceptance Ceremony. However, a mage can receive their grimoire individually at any point after their fifteenth birthday.

Grimoires of mages from the Clover, Diamond, Heart, and Spade Kingdoms have clover, diamond, heart, and spade insignias, respectively, on their front covers.

In the case of the Clover Kingdom, a grimoire with a three leaf clover symbol is very common, while a grimoire with a four leaf clover symbol is very rare. It is said that a four leaf clover grimoire brings good luck.

Trivia

 * The grimoire term and concept come from real-world instructional textbooks on magic.
 * Most of the grimoires received by the people of the Clover Kingdom have a three-leaf clover on the covers. The leaves of the clover each symbolize certain virtues: Faith, Hope, and Love. The rare fourth leaf represents Good Luck. The fifth leaf is said to represent the devil.
 * Faith, hope, and love are the three theological virtues of Christianity.
 * The three-leaf clover symbolism is similar to the legend of St. Patrick using a shamrock to illustrate the Christian Holy Trinity.
 * According to superstition, four-leaf clovers are considered good luck.

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