diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/items/talisman.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/items/talisman.dm
index e0bc85b3384..b19084233ce 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/items/talisman.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/items/talisman.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /obj/item/paper/talisman
 	icon_state = "paper_talisman"
+	can_change_icon_state = FALSE
 	var/uses = 1
 	var/datum/rune/rune
 	info = "<center><img src='talisman.png'></center><br/><br/>"
@@ -33,4 +34,4 @@
 /obj/item/paper/talisman/proc/use()
 	uses--
 	if(uses <= 0)
-		qdel(src)
\ No newline at end of file
+		qdel(src)
diff --git a/code/modules/customitems/item_defines.dm b/code/modules/customitems/item_defines.dm
index c4ffd3e03bc..a8557a117e2 100644
--- a/code/modules/customitems/item_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/customitems/item_defines.dm
@@ -2216,11 +2216,68 @@ All custom items with worn sprites must follow the contained sprite system: http
 	icon_state = "mrakiizar_book"
 	item_state = "mrakiizar_book"
 	contained_sprite = TRUE
+	var/open_state = "mrakiizar_book1"
+	var/list/open_states = list("mrakiizar_book1", "mrakiizar_book2", "mrakiizar_book3", "mrakiizar_book4")
 
 /obj/item/journal/fluff/mrakiizar_book/update_icon()
-	..()
-	if(open)
-		icon_state = pick("mrakiizar_book1","mrakiizar_book2","mrakiizar_book3","mrakiizar_book4")
+	if(!open)
+		icon_state = "mrakiizar_book_closed"
+	else
+		icon_state = open_state
+
+	if(closed_desc)
+		desc = open ? initial(desc) + closed_desc : initial(desc)
+
+/obj/item/journal/fluff/mrakiizar_book/attack_hand(mob/user)
+	if(open && user.a_intent == I_HURT)
+		if(!LAZYLEN(indices))
+			to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("There aren't any indices to rip a paper out of!"))
+			return
+
+		var/list/viable_indices = list()
+		for(var/index in indices)
+			var/obj/item/folder/embedded/E = indices[index]
+			if(!(locate(/obj/item/paper) in E))
+				continue
+			viable_indices += index
+
+		if(!length(viable_indices))
+			to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("None of the indices in \the [src] contain a paper!"))
+			return
+
+		var/selected_folder = input(user, "Select an index to rip a paper out of.", "Rip Index Select") as null|anything in viable_indices
+		if(isnull(selected_folder))
+			return
+
+		var/obj/item/folder/embedded/E = indices[selected_folder]
+		var/list/papers = list()
+
+		for(var/obj/item/paper/P in E)
+			papers += P
+
+		var/obj/item/paper/selected_paper = input(user, "Select a paper to rip out.", "Rip Paper Select") as null|anything in papers
+		if(isnull(selected_paper))
+			return
+
+		user.visible_message(SPAN_WARNING("<b>[user]</b> rips \the [selected_paper] out of \the [src]."), SPAN_NOTICE("You rip \the [selected_paper] out of \the [src]."), range = 5)
+		if(selected_paper.can_change_icon_state)
+			selected_paper.icon = icon
+			selected_paper.base_state = "torn"
+			selected_paper.update_icon()
+		user.put_in_hands(selected_paper)
+		E.handle_post_remove()
+		playsound(loc, 'sound/items/poster_ripped.ogg', 50, FALSE)
+		return
+	return ..()
+
+/obj/item/journal/fluff/mrakiizar_book/CtrlClick(mob/user)
+	if(open && Adjacent(user))
+		open_state = next_in_list(icon_state, open_states)
+		user.visible_message("<b>[user]</b> flips a page in \the [src].", SPAN_NOTICE("You flip a page in \the [src]."), range = 3)
+		playsound(loc, 'sound/items/pickup/paper.ogg', 50, FALSE)
+		update_icon()
+		return
+	return ..()
 
 /obj/item/clothing/accessory/fluff/jaquelyn_necklace //Shrapnel Necklace - Jaquelyn Roberts - roostercat12
 	name = "shrapnel necklace"
diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
index 7f50dff2d3b..35b432c5dbf 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	gender = NEUTER
 	icon = 'icons/obj/bureaucracy.dmi'
 	icon_state = "paper"
+	var/base_state = "paper"
 	item_state = "paper"
 	contained_sprite = 1
 	throwforce = 0
@@ -42,8 +43,11 @@
 	drop_sound = 'sound/items/drop/paper.ogg'
 	pickup_sound = 'sound/items/pickup/paper.ogg'
 
+	var/can_change_icon_state = TRUE
+
 /obj/item/paper/Initialize(mapload, text, title)
 	. = ..()
+	base_state = initial(icon_state)
 	if (text || title)
 		set_content(title, text ? text : info)
 	else
@@ -79,12 +83,12 @@
 	updateinfolinks()
 
 /obj/item/paper/update_icon()
-	if(icon_state == "paper_talisman")
+	if(!can_change_icon_state)
 		return
 	else if (info && length(trim(info)))
-		icon_state = "[initial(icon_state)]_words"
+		icon_state = "[base_state]_words"
 	else
-		icon_state = "[initial(icon_state)]"
+		icon_state = "[base_state]"
 
 /obj/item/paper/proc/update_space(var/new_text)
 	if(new_text)
@@ -131,7 +135,7 @@
 		return
 
 	var/n_name = sanitizeSafe(input(usr, "What would you like to label the paper?", "Paper Labelling", null) as text, MAX_NAME_LEN)
-	
+
 	if(use_check_and_message(usr, USE_ALLOW_NON_ADJACENT))
 		return
 
@@ -184,7 +188,7 @@
 	if (user.a_intent == I_HELP && old_name && (icon_state == "paper_plane" || icon_state == "paper_swan"))
 		user.visible_message(SPAN_NOTICE("\The [user] unfolds \the [src]."), SPAN_NOTICE("You unfold \the [src]."), "You hear paper rustling.")
 		playsound(src, 'sound/bureaucracy/paperfold.ogg', 50, 1)
-		icon_state = initial(icon_state)
+		icon_state = base_state
 		throw_range = initial(throw_range)
 		name = old_name
 		old_name = null
@@ -409,7 +413,7 @@
 				. = replacetext(., written_lang_regex.match, "")
 			else
 				content = L.scramble(content)
-		
+
 		if(!language_check)
 			// Refer to paper/proc/show_content to edit the spans here.
 			. = replacetext(., written_lang_regex.match, "<span class='[L.written_style] [reader_understands ? "understood" : "scramble"]'>[L.short && reader_understands ? "([L.short]) [content]" : content]</span>")
diff --git a/icons/obj/custom_items/mrakiizar_book.dmi b/icons/obj/custom_items/mrakiizar_book.dmi
index e9af53007d3..5c589e46512 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/custom_items/mrakiizar_book.dmi and b/icons/obj/custom_items/mrakiizar_book.dmi differ