I'll have to reconfirm this game. Last round, towards the end, after having gotten attribute point extra's from the evil tome quest, from the barrels, potions etc from merchant, when I took the Maker's sigh potion, I was unable to get my total points back (wanted to replicate my attributes and just change talents). I didn't have anything equipped that adds stats that tally up as attributes so couldn't attribute it to gear. I assumed that points gained from quests somehow were not built into the core character, and then lost when taking maker's sigh. Will check again this game to confirm.