Johannes Trithemius’ Copy of Steganographia

Origin
Johannes Trithemius was a Benedictine monk who conducted studies into writing, history, magic and most famously cryptography. He wrote the Steganographia, a three volume book which at first appeared to only document magical practices. However, further study revealed a decryption key that detailed the true purpose of the text: code making, sending and intercepting.

Collection
Trithemius passed away at the very close of Warehouse 8 and it was considered uncollected. Several years later however, a grateful student of his had relinquished it to the Warehouse for safekeeping of his mentor’s personal achievements. That pupil was (former) Warehouse 9 Caretaker, Paracelsus.

Effects
After each group of pages are flipped, the user’s pattern seeking abilities are heightened. They will be able to notice what events or details recur only with specific conditions. Anomalies will also become easier to notice and make the user want to investigate more. Anyone affected will slowly start to see texts and written words to behave oddly. Words will randomly change their letters and stay that way for all to see until it is neutralized.