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[MoonStoneX]

Just how many books are there and where can I find them? cuz I' ve found like 5.

[TallBearNC]

Well first off.. you MUST DESTROY EVERY BOOK. I didn't realize this until it was too late. So I'll do the quest on my next playthrough. If u chose take, or use any books to boost your stats, you won't ever be able to finish it (at least this is what the official playthrough guide says), but I didn't get the play guide till today when it was too late

[MoonStoneX]

oh wow I took them kind of dumb. Thanks guess I'll destroy them on my next playtrough.

[Imarikurumi]

Is it important to complete the quest? Like unlocking new quests/items etc if i destroy all the books? If not then i'd rather get the extra stats points and freidnship points with Merril...

[Todsicher]

To give you a list of locations and some details on the reasons to do so...read below.

The Chantry: South side of map on a table.

Viscount's Keep: East side, throne room, on a bench before the stairs.

Bone Pit: East side, middle path, in a cave that is rather small.

Sundermount: West side, near exit, inside a cave. Lots of undead and some Golems. Book is at very end of the dwarven cave.

Wounded Coast: North-west side, the cave is near a fireplace with some crates that have qunari markings on them, on the path leading south. Cave has a dragon at the end, and it's rather tough for being so small.

Final tome - Darktown: Forgotten Lair, north side of darktown in it's own area. Desire demon (Xebenkneck) at the end, with a lot of rage demons.

From what I have read, if you read any of the first 5 you can't complete the quest, so you must destroy the 5. The final tome (as I have come to find) can be destroyed, read, or taken like the previous. The difference is that the quest will complete regardless of which you choose. Reading the tome and accepting the offer (since it's the first time) grants 2 attribute points. Taking the tome does nothing, and destroying it just finishes the quest. I personally read the final tome. Save before you read the final tome, in case you don't like the results.

edit: Oh, and Xebenkneck drops a rather nice blood mage staff if you
destroy the 5 to access the 6th.  The loot from Xeb seems to be the same
regardless of what you chose to do with the final tome (tested
3/10/11).

Modifié par Todsicher, 10 mars 2011 - 05:58 .

[SirEuain]

...wow, this quest is badly designed. There's no reason given for why I'm suddenly unable to read any of the other books if I've read one, and worse, no indication that collecting the books is just picking up vendor trash. While it's fortunate this isn't a plot-critical quest, it's still kind of rude to hold off on giving any clarity at all until after the second tome at best, or after the last one at worst.

[Vukodlak]

SirEuain wrote...

...wow, this quest is badly designed. There's no reason given for why I'm suddenly unable to read any of the other books if I've read one, and worse, no indication that collecting the books is just picking up vendor trash. While it's fortunate this isn't a plot-critical quest, it's still kind of rude to hold off on giving any clarity at all until after the second tome at best, or after the last one at worst.

Did you read any of the dialog when you picked up the first tome? Or the letter you recieve which activates this quest. I imagine if you did you wouldn't be posting this topic.

[Zaldemon]

Shame you can only read the one book then you have to destroy or keep for sale all the others. That kinda sucks considering the other way if you destroy them all you get loads more reward such as skill points and xp etc...They should have balanced that quest out a bit in my opinion. I destroyed them all in my 1st play thru and got the reward etc....but thought it would be better to read them all the 2nd time round for more ability points.....DOH !!!!! big mistake....<sighs>

[Torax]

It's just a side quest in the equal of like collecting codex for achievements. Why even worry about it. To a point I don't even bother with it unless I feel like getting that mage staff. The scrolls are the only really other useful one if you're a warrior and for Fenris.

[Wompoo]

I don't know about it being a bad quest Zaldemon, you get good XP, 2 skill points and the best Blood Mage staff in the game... all that for an easy quest.

hmm Brings back some fond memmories of a rogue stone a pocket plane and several nasty bosses

[Zaldemon]

it is a bad quest if yiu decided to make the choice and read the books as you only get to read one get 2 points and thats it.....no staff no huge xp....etc....I did it the correct way 1st play thru and got the staff blah blah......but thought I would give it a go the other way hopeing for at least equal result or better.....<sigh>

[Liliandra Nadiar]

Also note that Merrill doesn't like you destroying books unless she's at 100%. I also imagine Fenris wouldn't like you reading them either.

[Zhargard]

Any clue why cant i enter the cave in bone pit? I got in during the miner quests but the book wasnt there and now i cant go back in, plus the only quest left for me is the final quest in act 2, is this quest still avaliable during act 3?

[sylvanaerie]

are you entereing the right cave? The one with the book isn't the same as the miner pit quests. it is further along the path, all the way to the end. and marked simply "the cave"

[Zhargard]

umm, had the wrong one, thanks for the swift reply sylvan

[theangryllama]

Vukodlak wrote...

SirEuain wrote...

...wow, this quest is badly designed. There's no reason given for why I'm suddenly unable to read any of the other books if I've read one, and worse, no indication that collecting the books is just picking up vendor trash. While it's fortunate this isn't a plot-critical quest, it's still kind of rude to hold off on giving any clarity at all until after the second tome at best, or after the last one at worst.

Did you read any of the dialog when you picked up the first tome? Or the letter you recieve which activates this quest. I imagine if you did you wouldn't be posting this topic.

It explains that you can't read any more once you read one but if you kill her you can still find the tomes but you don't get the letter to explain anything