Books

A listing of books found in the world during adventures.

• Deep Slumbers in Midtal - found in a basilisk lair half a day from Banak.
• Love Eating Prey - under Vresto Mansion.
• The Account of Them - in an empty room at Sanatorium AlRe Transplanae.
• The Brotherhood of the Stationary Sweater - in Mia's room at Thessaly Hall near Korint.
• The Last Spinsters Society - in a room at The Staggering Jester in Banak.
• The Trees of Illiun - referred to by "Red".

Books that give bonuses

Blue Book

This book details the seedier entertainment establishments in one major city. It contains the names of brothels, burlesque houses, and gambling halls in that city. By consulting the book for 1 hour, for the next 24 hours you gain a +2 bonus on Local Knowledge, Deception, and Persuasion checks to gather or use information in that city.

Book of Letters

This portfolio contains examples of official letters along with proper forms of address, etiquette, and turns of phrase. Used by bureaucrats, diplomats, and clerks, it’s also useful for counterfeiting official correspondence. It provides a +2 bonus on Bureaucracy checks when dealing with city officials and a +2 bonus on Forgery Kit checks when creating forgeries. A book of letters is only accurate for a particular region, such as a country or even a town, and only provides its bonus relating to that region.

Book of War Prayers

This small, leather-bound collection of war prayers features pages of fine vellum. If you have a Charisma of 13 or higher, or at least 1 rank in Performance, you can read aloud prayers from the book before battle to hearten others for the trials to come. Reading prayers for this effect takes 10 minutes. You grant those who hear your prayers a +2 bonus on the next saving throw against fear they attempt, as long as that saving throw is made in the next 24 hours.

Complex Construction with Stone and Wood - The Almanac

This very large and heavy book contains much knowledge on building structures, from small dwellings to large fortresses. It also includes a number of sample plans. When at hand this book can give you a +2 bonus on Architecture and Engineering, Carpenter's tools, and Mason's tools checks.

Dalziel's Practical Primer on the Various Regions of Haza; Silazni, Minar Basin, Kolechia, and the Protectorate of Vilju

There are many travel guides on different regions of the world, this is but one example. The Roddecker guides are some of the most popular but others also publish books like these. When you are able to consult this book it provides a +2 bonus on Geography checks. At the DM's discretion it might give a bonus on other skill checks as well.

Footprints Book

This 50-page tome contains accurate drawings of various common animal, humanoid, and monster tracks, as well as notes on stride length, tread depth, and similarly useful information. The book gives you a +2 bonus to identify a creature by its tracks, though the use of shoes makes identifying many humanoids difficult or impossible. Though the book can’t help you identify unique individuals, it can help you tell an ogre footprint from a troll footprint, or an elf’s track from an orc’s. Books sold in different areas may have different footprints, depending on what creatures are common to that location.

Heritage Book

This collection of genealogical tables, descriptions of common traits found in particular noble families, heraldry, scurrilous rumors, and ancestral deeds provides readers with a great deal of insight into the aristocracy. Consulting this book grants a +2 bonus on Etiquette, Upper Class checks.

Others

In addition to the above books there are many books on specific subjects within the Arcana, History, Medicine, Nature, Religion, and tool skills.

Examples of these are:

• Peat Industry in Dolac - a History
• A Caretaker's Guide to Giant Centipedes
• A Journeyman's Guide to Barrel Making
• Tavern Management In Rural Areas
• A Treatise on Pig Diseases and their Cures
• A History of the City of Bizzaut
• The Remorhaz and its Insatiable Appetite for Small Folk