Grimoires refers to devices, usually in the form of books, containing knowledge about magic. In Trinity Seven, information about the Thema of a magician is recorded in grimoires to help them in their research.
A grimoire doesn't have to be in the shape of a book, for example, Mira's grimoire, Book of the Mirrored Lands, is a crystal ball, while the Headmaster's grimoire, Solomon's Gate, is, as its name indicates, a huge gate following him everywhere, and cannot be seen unless you possess a certain amount of magic.
Currently, only Hijiri, and by extension Arata, have been shown to be powerful enough to have contracts with more than one of the legendary grimoires.
According to the headmaster, whenever one is fighting a magus of a higher level, equipping one's grimoire is indispensable.
Known grimoires
- Astil Manuscript/Sora (Owner: Hijiri (former), Arata (current)): A legendary grimoire, described by Lilith as containing information about another world. In terms of pure magical power, Sora can act independently and is much more powerful than Ilias Fragment, however, much less crafty. It normally looks like a small book bound in chains, but can assume several other forms, including a female human.
- Ilias Fragment/Ilya (Owner: Hijiri (former), Arata (current)): A legendary grimoire, sometimes she would take on Hijiri's memories and appearance to act as a substitute when Hijiri was out of the house on magus duty. Self-described as a "Support-type grimoire".
- Yggdrasil Laguna (Owner: Arin)
- Hermes Apocrypha (Owner: Lilith)
- The Book of the Mirrored Lands (Owner: Mira)
- Solomon's Gate (Owner: Headmaster): As said before, it is invisible to all unless they possess a certain amount of magic. According to the Headmaster, even the stronger magi lose their minds after staring at it for too long.
- Aleister's Score (Owner: Yui)