Baldur's Gate | Inventory | Items | Books
Books

Books store the knowledge of past people and places. As you wander around the Sword Coast, you will discover many books describing its history and that of the Realms. The Adventurerer's Companion v. 1.01, a Word97 file prepared by Wotan, has the full text of the history books.

Tomes and Manuals
Manual of Bodily Health
(+1 Constitution permanently)
Manual of Gainful Exercise
(+1 Strength permanently)
Manual of Quickness of Action
(+1 Dexterity permanently)
Tome of Clear Thought
(+1 Intelligence permanently)
Tome of Leadership and Influence
(+1 Charisma permanently)
Tome of Understanding
(+1 Wisdom permanently)
History Books
History of Amn
History of the Bell in the Depths
History of Calimshan
History of the Chosen of Mystra
History of Cormyr
History of the Dales and the Elven Court
History of Dambrath
History of the Dead Three:
 'Knucklebones, skull bowling, and the empty throne'
History of the Dragon Coast
History of the Drow
 - The Descent
 - The Dark Wars
History of Durpar and Var the Golden
History of Estagund
History of the Fateful Coin
History of Gondegal the Lost King
History of Halruaa
History of the Last March of the Giants
History of Luiren, Land of the Halflings
History of Moonsea
History of North
 - The First Flowering
 - The Crown Wars
 - Recent History of the North
 - The Elven Exodus
 - The Spread of Humankind
 - The Might of Men
 - 1368, Year of the Banner
 - 1369, Year of the Gauntlet
 - Return of the Beast (1367-?)
 - 1370, Year of the Tankard
History of Red Ravens
History of Sembia
History of Shadowdale
 - The Fall, of Azmear, Last Drow Marshall of the Twisted Tower
 - Ashaba Becomes First Lord of Shadowdale
 - Joadath and the Tyrist Massacre
 - Aumry Rules in Peace
 - Jyordhan the False Lord
 - Khelben Kills Jyordhan
 - Lords Accepted by Acclamation
 - The Time of No Lords
 - Doust Sulwood Becomes Lord of Shadowdale
 - Elminster Moves to Shadowdale
 - Doust Chooses Mourngrym Amcathra to Succeed Him
 - Shaerl and Mourngrym Meet and Marry
 - Mourngrym's Rule
History of the Sisters of Light and Darkness
History of Tethyr
History of Ulgarth
History of the Unicorn Run
History of the Valley of the Gods
History of the Vast
History of Waterdeep
 - Age O, Tuabemoots and Pioneers
 - Age I, The Rise of the Warlords
 - Age II, The Lord's Rule Begins
 - Age III, The Bloody Reign of the Guildmasters
 - Age IV, The Return of the Lords
History of the Western Heartlands
History of the Zhentarim, Two Zhents' Worth




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