Tome of Tomes

The Ethereal Way
Author: Kalbalim Mbulu
Race: Unknown
Dimensions: 16x16x5
Weight: 25 lbs.
Materials: Shedu hide bound, woodboard, vellum, silver corners and clasps
Rarity: Very rare
Fields of Study: Supernatural & unusual
Special Knowledge Categories: Planes (astral)
Value: 3,250 gp

The companion work to his The Great Astral Chart, The Ethereal Way is equally  rare and valuable, Those reading and mediating upon The Way can learn to avoid ethereal encounters to a great degree.  Understanding The Way requires at least a Wisdom of 18, a 14 Intelligence, and a month’s time of detailed study. When travelling the Ethereal, a follower of The Way travels one and half times faster than normal, results in only one encounter check per trip (as opposed to the normal three), and also reduces the chance of encountering a ethereal cyclone by half.