Whilst journeying across the Sword Coast, Amn and Tethyr and completing your quest, you will find many many books. Combined these tomes contain vast amounts of background lore for the Forgotten Realms.
The contents of these books varies in significance;
- Insignificant Trivia - These are books that contain information on other events in Faerun's history. You do not need to read them, but if you're into D&D you'll find them quite interesting.
- Significant Trivia - These books contain information that is releavant to the storyline, and may help you solve clues and puzzles in the game.
- Quest Books - These books contian a variety of things but they all can be used to complete quests or subquests.
- Enchanted Books - Referred to more as Tomes, these books increase certain character abilities of the reader.
General Books
These books appear in all games of the Bhaalspawn series.
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Manual of Bodily Health | Enchanted Book | |
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Manual of Gainful Exercise | Enchanted Book | |
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Manual of Quickness of Action | Enchanted Book | |
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Tome of Clear Thought | Enchanted Book | |
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Tome of Leadership and Influence | Enchanted Book | |
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Tome of Understanding | Enchanted Book | |
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History of Calimshan | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of Cormyr | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of Dambrath | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of Durpar and Var the Golden | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of Estagund | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of Gondegal the Lost King | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of Halruaa | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of Luiren | History of Luiren, Land of the Halflings | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Sembia | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of Shadowdale | History of Shadowdale - The Fall of Azmaer, Last Drow Marshall of the Twisted Tower | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Shadowdale | History of Shadowdale - Ashaba Becomes First Lord of Shadowdale | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Shadowdale | History of Shadowdale - Joadath and the Tyrist Massacre | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Shadowdale | History of Shadowdale - Aumry Rules in Peace | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Shadowdale | History of Shadowdale - Jyordhan the False Lord | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Shadowdale | History of Shadowdale - Khelben Kills Jyordhan | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Shadowdale | History of Shadowdale - Lords Accepted by Acclamation | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Shadowdale | History of Shadowdale - The Time of No Lords | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Shadowdale | History of Shadowdale - Doust Sulwood Becomes Lord of Shadowdale | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Shadowdale | History of Shadowdale - Elminster Moves to Shadowdale | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Shadowdale | History of Shadowdale - Doust Chooses Mourngrym Amcathra to Succeed Him | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Shadowdale | History of Shadowdale - Shaerl and Mourngrym Meet and Marry | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Shadowdale | History of Shadowdale - Mourngrym's Rule | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Tethyr | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of the Bell in the Depths | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of the Chosen of Mystra | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of the Dales and the Elven Court | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of the Dead Three | History of the Dead Three: 'KNUCKLEBONES, SKULL BOWLING, AND THE EMPTY THRONE' | Significant Trivia |
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History of the Dragon Coast | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of the Drow | History of the Drow, The Descent | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of the Drow | History of the Drow, The Dark Wars | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of the Fateful Coin | Quest Book | |
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History of the Last March of the Giants | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of the Moonsea | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of the North | History of the North - The First Flowering | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of the North | History of the North - The Crown Wars | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of the North | History of the North - Recent History of the North | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of the North | History of the North - The Elven Exodus | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of the North | History of the North - The Spread of Humankind | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of the North | History of the North - The Might of Men | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of the North | History of the North - 1368, Year of the Banner | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of the North | History of the North - 1369, Year of the Gauntlet | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of the North | History of the North - Return of the Beast (1367 - ?) | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of the North | History of the North - 137O, Year of the Tankard | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of the Red Ravens | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of the Unicorn Run | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of the Valley of the Gods | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of the Vast | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of the Zhentarim | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of the Ulgarth | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of Amn | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of Waterdeep | Insignificant Trivia | |
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History of Waterdeep | History of Waterdeep - Age 0, Tuabemoots and Pioneers | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Waterdeep | History of Waterdeep - Age I, The Rise of the Warlords | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Waterdeep | History of Waterdeep - Age III, The Bloody Reign of the Guildmasters | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Waterdeep | History of Waterdeep - Age II, The Lords' Rule Begins | Insignificant Trivia |
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History of Waterdeep | History of Waterdeep - Age lV, The Return of the Lords | Insignificant Trivia |
Baldur's Gate and Enhanced Edition
These books only appear in Baldur's Gate and the Enhanced Edition
| Image | Cover Title | Extended Title | Significance |
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History of the Nether Scrolls | Insignificant Trivia | |
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Yago's book of curses | Quest Book | |
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Dusty Book |
Moved ne'er by rage and ne'er by anger,
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Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book |
Too young to fight, except to fall,
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Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book |
Islanne, my wife, I love you still.
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Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book |
Oh Kiel, Clan-prince of this dark tower,
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Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book |
Soft walks the trait'rous doppelganger,
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Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book |
Foul mimic of the mortal man,
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Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book | Taste My Fear | Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book | Know My Madness | Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book | Face My Demons | Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book | Seek No Heirs | Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book | Seek No Exit | Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book | Know No Refuge | Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book | Feel No Warmth | Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book | Dance With The Dead | Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book | Know My Loss | Significant Trivia |
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Dusty Book | Here fell Kiel the Legion-Killer | Significant Trivia |
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Balduran's Log Book | Quest Book | |
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The Recipes and Ruminations of One Dradeel of Tethir | Insignificant Trivia | |
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Dradeel's Spell Book | Quest Book | |
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Delorna's Spellbook | Quest Book | |
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The Diary of Sarevok | Significant Trivia |
Baldur's Gate II and Enhanced Edition
| Image | Cover Title | Extended Title | Significance |
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Book of Infinite Spells | Can be used as an item. | |
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The Book of Kaza | Quest | |
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Golem Building Book | Significant trivia | |
| Tome of Amaunator | Quest | ||
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Merella's Journal | Quest | |
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Orcish Cookbook | Significant trivia | |
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The Vapiricus Omnibus: Unabridged | Quest | |
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Dea Vampir Becomos | Quest | |
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Conjur Ota Servanta | Quest | |
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Lellyn's Journal | Significant trivia | |
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Book of King Strohm III | Insignificant trivia | |
| Elminster's Ecologies | Elminster's Ecologies: Appendix Illa | Significant trivia | |
| Holy Book | Quest | ||
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History of the Imprisoned One | Significant trivia | |
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Madman's Journal | ||
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First journal of Jon Irenicus | ||
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Second journal of Jon Irenicus | ||
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| Lazarus' Spellbook | |||
| Umar Witch Project Journal | |||
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Yaga Shura's Journal |