Tome of the Rubicon

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Tome of the Rubicon
Fragile	No
Campaign	Prophecies

The Tome of the Rubicon is an ancient book, written by the Great Dwarf himself, that tells how the Dwarven race was forged by their god on Anvil Rock. It describes the ancient battle between the Dwarven deity and the Great Destroyer, his arch-nemesis. However, not only does it contain lore on Dwarven past, but an ancient prophecy that details the Dwarven equivalent of the apocalypse, where the ancient battle of the two gods will be repeated, and no matter what the outcome, changing (or ending) the Dwarven race in the process forever.

This armageddon can be brought about by reading the Great Destroyer's true name aloud from the Tome, something which the Stone Summit attempted to do six years ago, in the depths of Sorrow's Furnace, before it was retrieved by High Priest Alkar, its secrets safe again. Somehow it was dug up around six years later and the true name of the Great Destroyer was read.

[edit] Acquisition

The Tome of the Rubicon can be found:

• Prophecies
  • Southern Shiverpeaks
    • Hierophant Morlog

[edit] Quests

• Prophecies
  • Unspeakable, Unknowable

[edit] Trivia

• This item is always referred to as the Tome of Rubicon when in the context of Guild Wars: Eye of the North, in which it is a significant plot device.
• It bears the same emblem as the guild cape for Ascalon's Chosen. But this symbol has likely no significance, as its model is used by several bundles.
• The Tome of Rubicon says "The Great Destroyer has been cast down into the depths. Never again shall its name be uttered, lest it rise up and bring ruin to the world." (GW:EN manuscript)
• The name Rubicon may have come from an old river in Italy called the Rubicon. Its significance comes from the phrase "Crossing the Rubicon" which means crossing the point of no return.