I. Theoretical Foundations
1.1 The Starforged Hierarchy
The Key of Blamagthiel postulates 72 celestial intelligences called “Starforged Thrones,” each ruling a quadrant of the night sky and bound by oaths etched into Blamag’s founding stones. These entities are neither angels nor demons, but sentient constellations forged during the Primordial Alignment (circa 1022 CE).
Invocation relies on Sympathetic Astrology — a doctrine asserting that earthly geometries mirror celestial patterns. For example, summoning the 12th Throne (Lyra’s Chord) requires constructing a stone lyre whose strings vibrate in resonance with Vega’s stellar frequency (472.3 THz).
1.2 The Soul Forge Principle
To channel stellar power safely, casters must forge a “Soul Mirror” — a mercury-filled glass orb containing the caster’s breath, hair, and three drops of blood exposed to midnight starlight. This mirror anchors the caster’s consciousness during astral communion, as proven in Archmage Orpheus’ 1435 experiment where his unprotected soul was stretched across 11 light-years.
II. Conjuration Procedure
2.1 Preparatory Phase (3 Moons Prior)
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Material Gathering:
- Collect Stardust Iron from meteorites that fell during a solar eclipse.
- Harvest Lunar Lichen growing exclusively on Blamag’s west tower between winter solstice and Imbolc.
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Grimoire Activation:
- Place the Key of Blamagthiel beneath a lens made of fused comet ice for 13 nights to “charge” its star charts.
- Recite the Oath of Containment daily while tracing the book’s silver filigree to prevent premature stellar leakage.
2.2 Ritual Implementation
Step 1: Sigil Inscription (Dusk of the Third Day)
- Mix powdered Stardust Iron with Lunar Lichen sap to create Astral Ink.
- Using a raven quill plucked during a crow’s funeral, transcribe the target Throne’s sigil onto parchment made from stillborn lambskin.
Step 2: Celestial Alignment (Midnight)
- Position the Soul Mirror at the ritual circle’s northern vertex, reflecting Polaris.
- Light seven candles made from hanged men’s tallow, arranging them in the Thuban constellation pattern.
Step 3: Invocative Chant (Precision Timing Required)
- Chant the Throne’s True Name backward in Enochian while rotating counterclockwise at 1 revolution per 17 heartbeats.
- Simultaneously, drip three tears (collected during a sorrow oracle’s prophecy) onto the grimoire’s active sigil page.
Step 4: Pact Sealing (First Cockcrow)
- Press the Soul Mirror against the parchment sigil until mercury begins bubbling.
- Recite the Blamag Triad Oath:
“By stone that binds the sky’s dominion,
By blood that fuels the star-forged minion,
By breath that chains the cosmic fire,
This pact shall hold till pyre expires.”
Step 5: Throne Manifestation (Dawn)
- The summoned Throne will materialize as a constellation-shaped luminescence above the ritual site.
- Feed it Stellar Ambrosia (honey fermented in an astrolabe) through a silver funnel while maintaining eye contact with the Soul Mirror’s reflection.
III. Critical Apparatus
3.1 The Key of Blamagthiel (Grimoire)
- Binding: Dragonhide cured in liquid starlight, with hinges made from a traitor knight’s melted sword (see the 1166 Betrayal of Sir Galeron).
- Pages: 72 vellum sheets from unicorns born during lunar eclipses, requiring annual re-inking with comet tail particles.
- Taboo: Opening the book during daylight causes its diagrams to bleed quicksilver, as per the 1313 Mercurial Plague records.
3.2 Soul Mirror
- Construction: Blown glass orb containing:
- 1 oz quicksilver from Blamag’s alchemy vaults
- 3 crystallized tears of a widowed constellation oracle
- Ash from a book burned for heresy in 1409
- Function: Shattering the mirror mid-ritual creates an emergency astral quarantine field, as demonstrated during the 1499 Andromeda Breach.
IV. Historical Precedent
Case Study: 1388 Sirius Rebellion
When Scholar Malachi attempted to bind the 25th Throne (Sirius’ Fang) without Lunar Lichen, the uncontrolled stellar energy transformed Blamag’s courtyard into a desert of glass. The site remains a Forbidden Shardfield, with spectral hounds howling during heliacal risings.
Conclusion
The Key of Blamagthiel represents both pinnacle and peril of astral magic. As inscribed on the grimoire’s final page in ever-shifting starfire script: “To dance with constellations, one must first learn to burn.”
Blamag Curatorial Warning
“This manuscript triggers unknown disasters if read by non-initiates. Survivors of the 1521 Auto-da-fé Incident confirm the ashes form prophetic patterns in lunar soil.”
