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If some of the below numerical information is incomprehensible to you,
please refer to the treatment at the bottom of this page.

ACCOUNTS OF THE SHAMATA GARRISON SHOPS: 1
CACHES: 0
One Reading: 6 hours
100: 25 days 0 hours
INFO: Redweed Brew

Click Assessment + 5% (Not Selected)
Assessment + 7.5% (Selected)
A
Subsequent: 20% Chance

CHAPEL'S RMUR N WHEPUNS SHOPS: 3
CACHES: 1
One Reading: 7 hours
100: 29 days 4 hours
INFO: Modifiers (unreliable)

Click Weaponcraft/Armorcraft + 3% (Neither Selected)
Weaponcraft/Armorcraft + 4.5% (Either Selected)
Weaponcraft/Armorcraft + 3.75% (Both Selected)
Subsequent: 15% Chance

DORCAS' TREATISE ON THE ANIMATION OF OBJECTS SHOPS: 1
CACHES: 0
One Reading: 10 hours
100: 41 days 16 hours
INFO: Lewton's Concentrate

Click Casting Accuracy + 5% (Not Selected)
Casting Accuracy + 7.5% (Selected)
A
Subsequent: 18% Chance

KALEM'S DIALECTIC ON ARROW FLIGHT SHOPS: 2
CACHES: 1
One Reading: 6 hours
100: 25 days 0 hours
INFO: Truesight Tea

Click Crossbow Accuracy + 5% (Not Selected)
Crossbow Accuracy + 7.5% (Selected)
A
Subsequent: 20% Chance

PSALMS OF DALA SHOPS: 2
CACHES: 0
One Reading: 2 hours
100: 8 days 8 hours
INFO: Dalatail Milk

Click Defense + 4% (Not Selected)
Defense + 6% (Selected)
A
Subsequent: 20% Chance

STRATEGIES OF TRADING SHOPS: 4
CACHES: 0
One Reading: 3 hours
100: 12 days 12 hours
INFO: Prices (dubious)

Click Haggling + 10% (Not Selected)
Haggling + 15% (Selected)
A
Subsequent: 25% Chance

THIFUL'S BIRD MIGRATIONS SHOPS: 1
CACHES: 1
One Reading: 15 hours
100: 62 days 12 hours
INFO: Fadamor's Formula

Click All Skills + 5% (None Selected)
All Skills + 7.5% (One Selected)
All Skills + 6.25% (Two Selected)
[etc. - but never less than 5%]
Subsequent: 8% Chance

ABBOT'S JOURNAL

Click Found in CAVALL RUN (ROPE Chest)
Contains important information on the Guarda Revanche, which will be useful in Chapter 6. Also triggers important dialogue in Chapter 3, which can prove essential to finishing the Chapter. (Detailed information is found in the Chapter 3 Walkthrough, and the Map Web (Zone 4, Kenting Rush).

LORGAN'S JOURNAL

Click Found in Upper MAC MORDAIN CADALL (SIEVE Chest)
Information is basically irrelevant. Triggers extra dialogue with Naddur Ban Dok (near the Mac entrance). The reference to "Rhuargh's Room" is not a clue - it is just a reference to Feist's novels, easily recognized by readers. Don't waste time looking for this.

NOTES on the READING and RE-READING of BOOKS

This is best explained with an example, so let's use ACCOUNTS:

Reading ACCOUNTS for the first time will permanently add 5% to your Assessment Skill, if not Selected. If the Skill is selected, 7.5% will be gained. Selection generally adds 50% to any Skill-raising effect.
Question: The game only shows whole-number Skill rises. How can a Skill rise by 7.5?
Answer: The game actually measures fractions of a Skill Point, by using Experience Points. 256 Experience Points equal 1 Skill Point. If a Skill rises by 7.5 Points, it will rise by 7 whole Points, plus 128 Experience Points.
At each subsequent Reading after the first one, you have a RANDOM CHANCE of gaining extra Experience Points - in this case 20% (1 out of 5). A simple formula determines the Points gained (if you're lucky): 100 minus Skill.
Example: If a Skill is 20%, the gain will be 100-20=80 (not selected). If selected, the gain will be 80*1.5=120. This, of course, means that Low Skills rise faster than High skills.
Reading Books takes Time, and Rations will be consumed accordingly (at midnight). If you intend to utilize all 100 Uses of a Book, first make sure you have enough Rations! In the above example, one Reading of ACCOUNTS takes 6 hours. A full 100 Readings takes 25 days! You could starve to death, if you're not careful. (100 Readings of Thiful's Bird Migrations takes 62.5 days!)

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ACCOUNTS OF THE SHAMATA GARRISON		SHOPS: 1 CACHES: 0 One Reading: 6 hours 100: 25 days 0 hours INFO: Redweed Brew
Click	Assessment + 5% (Not Selected) Assessment + 7.5% (Selected) A Subsequent: 20% Chance

CHAPEL'S RMUR N WHEPUNS		SHOPS: 3 CACHES: 1 One Reading: 7 hours 100: 29 days 4 hours INFO: Modifiers (unreliable)
Click	Weaponcraft/Armorcraft + 3% (Neither Selected) Weaponcraft/Armorcraft + 4.5% (Either Selected) Weaponcraft/Armorcraft + 3.75% (Both Selected) Subsequent: 15% Chance

DORCAS' TREATISE ON THE ANIMATION OF OBJECTS		SHOPS: 1 CACHES: 0 One Reading: 10 hours 100: 41 days 16 hours INFO: Lewton's Concentrate
Click	Casting Accuracy + 5% (Not Selected) Casting Accuracy + 7.5% (Selected) A Subsequent: 18% Chance

KALEM'S DIALECTIC ON ARROW FLIGHT		SHOPS: 2 CACHES: 1 One Reading: 6 hours 100: 25 days 0 hours INFO: Truesight Tea
Click	Crossbow Accuracy + 5% (Not Selected) Crossbow Accuracy + 7.5% (Selected) A Subsequent: 20% Chance

PSALMS OF DALA		SHOPS: 2 CACHES: 0 One Reading: 2 hours 100: 8 days 8 hours INFO: Dalatail Milk
Click	Defense + 4% (Not Selected) Defense + 6% (Selected) A Subsequent: 20% Chance

STRATEGIES OF TRADING		SHOPS: 4 CACHES: 0 One Reading: 3 hours 100: 12 days 12 hours INFO: Prices (dubious)
Click	Haggling + 10% (Not Selected) Haggling + 15% (Selected) A Subsequent: 25% Chance

THIFUL'S BIRD MIGRATIONS		SHOPS: 1 CACHES: 1 One Reading: 15 hours 100: 62 days 12 hours INFO: Fadamor's Formula
Click	All Skills + 5% (None Selected) All Skills + 7.5% (One Selected) All Skills + 6.25% (Two Selected) [etc. - but never less than 5%] Subsequent: 8% Chance

ABBOT'S JOURNAL
Click	Found in CAVALL RUN (ROPE Chest) Contains important information on the Guarda Revanche, which will be useful in Chapter 6. Also triggers important dialogue in Chapter 3, which can prove essential to finishing the Chapter. (Detailed information is found in the Chapter 3 Walkthrough, and the Map Web (Zone 4, Kenting Rush).

LORGAN'S JOURNAL
Click	Found in Upper MAC MORDAIN CADALL (SIEVE Chest) Information is basically irrelevant. Triggers extra dialogue with Naddur Ban Dok (near the Mac entrance). The reference to "Rhuargh's Room" is not a clue - it is just a reference to Feist's novels, easily recognized by readers. Don't waste time looking for this.