Octavo

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Octavo is the powerful and ancient spellbook in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series that contains the eight Great Spells central to the world’s creation and continued existence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artifact in Discworld
fictional magical object
spellbook
appearsIn Discworld NERFINISHED
appearsInWork The Colour of Magic NERFINISHED
The Light Fantastic NERFINISHED
associatedWithInstitution Unseen University NERFINISHED
associatedWithMagicSystem Discworld wizardry
canCastSpells true
canSpeak true
centralTo continued existence of Discworld
creation of Discworld
contains Great Spells NERFINISHED
containsSpellType Great Spell
creator Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED
etymology derived from Latin for "eighth" or "in eight parts"
firstPublicationAppearance 1983
firstPublicationWork The Colour of Magic NERFINISHED
genre comic fantasy
guardedBy Unseen University NERFINISHED
hasAlternateForm magical book bound in unknown material
hasCanonicalStatus one of the most powerful magical artifacts in Discworld
hasEffect can trigger apocalyptic events if misused
influences reality of Discworld
hasProperty ancient
dangerous
indestructible
powerful
sentient
hasProtectiveMagic true
interactsWithCharacter Rincewind NERFINISHED
The Archchancellor of Unseen University NERFINISHED
The Creator of Discworld
keptAt Unseen University Library NERFINISHED
language Mysterious magical script
locatedInFictionalPlace Ankh-Morpork NERFINISHED
numberOfGreatSpells 8
numberOfSpells 8
originUniverse Discworld universe NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Discworld series NERFINISHED
requires powerful wizard to handle safely
riskOfUse cosmic catastrophe if spells are released incorrectly
madness for unqualified readers

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