diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/book.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/book.dm
index 7775b3692a..3b655550b4 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/book.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/storage/book.dm
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(bibleitemstates, list("bible", "koran", "scrapbook", "bible",
playsound(src.loc, "punch", 25, 1, -1)
return 1
-/obj/item/weapon/storage/book/bible/attack(mob/living/M, mob/living/carbon/human/user)
-
+/obj/item/weapon/storage/book/bible/attack(mob/living/M, mob/living/carbon/human/user, heal_mode = TRUE)
+
if (!user.IsAdvancedToolUser())
to_chat(user, "You don't have the dexterity to do this!")
return
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(bibleitemstates, list("bible", "koran", "scrapbook", "bible",
to_chat(user, "The book sizzles in your hands.")
user.take_bodypart_damage(0,10)
return
-
+
+ if (!heal_mode)
+ return ..()
+
var/smack = 1
if (M.stat != DEAD)
@@ -156,3 +159,38 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(bibleitemstates, list("bible", "koran", "scrapbook", "bible",
/obj/item/weapon/storage/book/bible/booze/PopulateContents()
new /obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/drinks/bottle/whiskey(src)
+
+/obj/item/weapon/storage/book/bible/syndicate
+ icon_state ="ebook"
+ deity_name = "The Syndicate"
+ throw_speed = 2
+ throwforce = 18
+ throw_range = 7
+ force = 18
+ hitsound = 'sound/weapons/sear.ogg'
+ damtype = BURN
+ name = "Syndicate Tome"
+ attack_verb = list("attacked", "burned", "blessed", "damned", "scorched")
+ var/uses = 1
+
+
+
+/obj/item/weapon/storage/book/bible/syndicate/attack_self(mob/living/carbon/human/H)
+ if (uses)
+ H.mind.isholy = TRUE
+ uses -= 1
+ to_chat(H, "You try to open the book AND IT BITES YOU!")
+ playsound(src.loc, 'sound/effects/snap.ogg', 50, 1)
+ H.apply_damage(5, BRUTE, pick("l_arm", "r_arm"))
+ to_chat(H, "Your name appears on the inside cover, in blood.")
+ var/ownername = H.real_name
+ desc += "The name [ownername] is written in blood inside the cover."
+
+/obj/item/weapon/storage/book/bible/syndicate/attack(mob/living/M, mob/living/carbon/human/user, heal_mode = TRUE)
+ if (user.a_intent == INTENT_HELP)
+ return ..()
+ else
+ return ..(M,user,heal_mode = FALSE)
+
+/obj/item/storage/book/bible/syndicate/add_blood(list/blood_dna)
+ return FALSE
diff --git a/code/modules/uplink/uplink_item.dm b/code/modules/uplink/uplink_item.dm
index 71a530a8fb..cbee8e53f2 100644
--- a/code/modules/uplink/uplink_item.dm
+++ b/code/modules/uplink/uplink_item.dm
@@ -929,6 +929,15 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(uplink_items) // Global list so we only initialize this once.
cost = 4
include_modes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear, /datum/game_mode/gang)
+/datum/uplink_item/device_tools/syndietome
+ name = "Syndicate Tome"
+ desc = "Using rare artifacts acquired at great cost, the syndicate has reverse engineered \
+ the seemingly magical books of a certain cult. Though lacking the esoteric abilities \
+ of the originals, these inferior copies are still quite useful, being able to provide \
+ both weal and woe on the battlefield, even if they do occasionally bite off a finger."
+ item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/book/bible/syndicate
+ cost = 9
+
/datum/uplink_item/device_tools/thermal
name = "Thermal Imaging Glasses"
desc = "These goggles can be turned to resemble common eyewears throughout the station. \
diff --git a/icons/obj/storage.dmi b/icons/obj/storage.dmi
index afdd5c3630..19e2cc0e48 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/storage.dmi and b/icons/obj/storage.dmi differ
diff --git a/storage.dmi b/storage.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91055cc42c
Binary files /dev/null and b/storage.dmi differ