The Krivbeknih



The Krivbeknih is a strange artifact in the Fallout 3 add-on Point Lookout.

Background
Said to possess a dark power, The Krivbeknih was mentioned to have been owned long ago by Constance Blackhall until it went missing. The swampfolk now possess it, and use it in their rituals. This book is the one that Jaime Palabras' father was searching for, as mentioned in the personal journal holotapes found throughout the Dunwich building.

Characteristics
The Krivbeknih is a large brown book with a large seemingly bloody gash in it. Due to its disturbing nature, Marcella wants the book destroyed, but Obadiah Blackhall wants the book returned to its rightful owner, him. It seems that the book does indeed possess dark and mystical otherworldly powers as a strange event unravels when pressed against the Obelisk in the Dunwich Building. Furthermore, upon taking the Krivbeknih from the ritual site, objects on the table behind it will start to shake and fall off the table.

Location
The Krivbeknih is found in the deepest bowels of the ritual site, in a bowl full of blood on a stone altar.

Related quests

 * The Dark Heart of Blackhall

Behind the scenes
The Krivbeknih is a reference to the many esoteric and arcane tomes featured in the Cthulhu mythos, written by H.P. Lovecraft, such as the Necronomicon, Book of Eibon, Pnakotic Manuscripts, etc. These artifacts play a similar role in the mythos, often being used by evil men for sinister purposes.

The Dunwich Building, where Marcella instructs the player to destroy the book, is a reference to Lovecraft's short story "The Dunwich Horror" and an audio tape recovered in the building contains a reference to "Alhazred", the fictional author of "Necronomicon".

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