《灵魂钱币:论文专著》
《灵魂钱币:论文专著》分属于《博德之门3》的文书。
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基本信息
《灵魂钱币:论文专著》 | |
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英文名 | Soul Coins: A Treatise |
描述 | 这份手稿的红色皮革封面上刻着一个古怪的印记,样子类似一张尖叫的脸庞。 |
中文:
[学术信息披露:此项研究是独立出资的,试验场地位于九层地狱的第一位面阿弗纳斯。烛堡并不鼓励或推动对凡人灵魂的诱捕。]
灵魂硬币,作为一种概念而言,是一种残忍的简单。肉体以及魔力精华的总和 - 灵魂 - 被束缚在一块地狱铸铁里,被魔鬼和他们的同类当作流通货币。
灵魂硬币经常会用于交易,因为它们的价值可以购买到雇佣兵、魔法物品、甚至是地狱里最古怪引擎的燃料。然而,伴随灵魂硬币而生的还有一种引人入胜的文化。我曾经跟一个魔鬼了解过,她承认自己拥有一枚永远也不会卖掉的硬币,因为她现在的劣魔身份正是靠它换来的。
她将我与一个半精灵邪术师连接,对方承诺死后会将自己的灵魂化为一枚硬币。我有幸看到了他的魔契,内容如下所述:
[接下来的50多页似乎是用炼狱语费尽心尽力写下的法律文书,还附带着数目足以令人头痛的脚注。]
英文原文:
[Academic Disclosure: This research was funded independently and conducted at a site in Avernus, the first plane of the Nine Hells. Candlekeep does not encourage or promotethe entrapment of mortal souls.]
Soul coins, as a concept, are one of merciless simplicity. The sum of personal and magical essence - the soul - is bound into a minted piece of infernal iron and used as currency by devils and their cohort.
They are frequently traded, for their value can purchase mercenaries, magical items, and even fuel the strange engines in the Hells. However, there is a fascinating culture surrounding soul coins as well. I spoke to a devil who admitted she has one coin that she will never sell, for it was the bargain that got her promoted out of lemure status.
She connected me to a half-elf warlock who had promised his soul to a coin after death. I was able to look at his contract, which is reproduced below:
[The next fifty pages appear to be a painstakingly written legal document in Infernal, with a headache-inducing number of footnotes.]