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Tome of worldly memory

(Magic Item Compendium, page 190)

Price (Item Level): 1,500 gp (5th)
Body Slot: — (held)
Caster Level: 3th
Aura: Faint; (DC 16) transmutation
Activation: 1 minutes or 1 standard action; see text
Weight: 1 lb.

This small book is bound in hammered silver and engraved with the continents of the world.

A tome of worldly memory allows you to call upon the secret memories of the world to aid you in unlocking forgotten knowledge. By studying the book for 1 minute, you gain a +5 competence bonus on a single Knowledge check.
The tome functions three times per day.
If you have at least 5 ranks in the Knowledge skill in question, you need only peruse the book as a standard action to gain its benefit.

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, fox’s cunning.
Cost to Create: 500 gp (plus 500 gp for base item), 40 XP, 1 day.