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=== Books ===
* '''The Dweller's Shanty''' ({{Aspect|Lantern|4}}, Rite of the Third Eye): The widely known version of this seafarer’s song tells of an ill fated sea voyage, and ends with the sinking of the ship. But that is not where this story ends. Study Start: How the ship sank varies, depending on the singer. And it is ultimately unimportant, for it is how one overcomes a struggle that is important, according to He Who Dwells In Depths. He converses with The Captain as he sinks. Study Finish:The deeper The Captain sank, the more he saw, and the stronger he became, until his feet touched the bottom of the sea, and by the grace of He Who Dwells In Depths, he fell into the Mansus. The ritual within should provide you with a similar vision.
* '''Two Beings''' ({{Aspect|Secret Histories|2}}, Contentment): A fable written in the style of a children’s story about a squid and a reptile, and the friendship they share. The illustrations are typical of books written by the People’s Committee for Openings.
* '''Monsters of the Sea''' ({{Aspect|Lantern|8}}): A bestiary discussing sea creatures monstrous and mundane. Study Start: The tone is patronizing, but the text itself is accurate and detailed. Perhaps a little overly-detailed, considering how unlikely it would be for the author to visit many of the deep-sea places discussed. Study Finish: The end of the book has a twenty-page dissertation on the possible mating rituals and reproductive habits of the ‘colossal abyssal squid.’ More than anyone should ever learn. In Latin.
* '''The Unmaking of The Maker''' ({{Aspect|Forge|8}}): This book is written in an almost academic format, like a student writing an essay. The author does not divulge their name. Study Start: There was once a God-from-Stone, one of many consumed by The Engine during the Ignition. The Architeuthian took affront to this, for he desired the Forge-power that The Maker had. That power now exists somewhere deep within The Engine. It is foolish for The Architeuthian to combat this consuming power directly, after the events of the Fifth History, so he wages a secret war against its followers, across the Histories. Study Finish: Shortly after the Ignition, The Architeuthian came to remaining servants of The Maker, the Unfinished, and offered them a deal. Vengeance for their dead god, and an avenue of further advancement, in the service of the Architeuthian. The rest were either slain, or left to the whims of other Hours. * '''Advice''' ({{Aspect|Edge|4}}, {{Aspect|Forge|2}}): Months ago, a prominent scholar of the occult was found murdered in his home, his body beaten to a pulp, spectacles missing. This missive was found nailed to his door. This is a reproduction, the original was almost immediately confiscated by the Bureau. Study Start: It appears to be a warning, against deviations from certain teachings. The writing is shaky, as if the author only learned to write recently. Its writing is blunt and to the point. ‘Remember the Ignition, and ware the Engine.’ Study Finish: It warns against betrayal, and of the rise of industry. It is both a warning, and a promise. Other movements have interpreted it as a protest against industry, pollution, or other such ills, but you see it for what it truly is.
