Books and Scrolls
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BOOKS AND SCROLLS
Books and scrolls are essential to the game progression. Every book you read adds one or several entries to your journal, be it about history, events, places, races, monsters, ingredients and even formulas.
Needless to say, you need to find key books if you want to complete certain quests, because you can’t get a cockatrice feather until you learn about cockatrices. You can’t pick herbs until you learn the Herbalism talent, and you can’t pick all plants right away until you read about the types of plants growing in certain areas. You can’t do an autopsy without reading about medicine first, and you won’t have all potions formulas available until you know their formulas.
With that said, here are the useful books.
Note: If you drop a Bronze talent point in Monster Lore, these will be added to your journal: Barghest, Ghoul, Graveir, Beast Fangs, Death Dust, Ectoplasm and White Vinegar.
Jump to: prologue – chapter 1 – chapter 2 – chapter 3 – chapter 4 – chapter 5 – epilogue
PROLOGUE
The Frightener: Adds Frightener to bestiary, and Frightener Claw and Frightener Eye to glossary. Obtained from Vesemir in the Prologue.
Frightener’s Vision: Adds Frightener’s Vision to formulas. Obtained from Vesemir in the Prologue.
Monstrum, or, a Portrayal of Witchers: Adds Witchers to the glossary. Find it in Kaer Mohren, in a chest on the upper floor.
CHAPTER 1
An Invitation to Magic: Adds Magic to the glossary. Buy it from the antiquary at the inn.
Against Nonhumans: Adds Elves, Dwarves, Gnomes and Scoia’tel to the glossary. Find one in the wardrobe in Haren’s house or buy it from the antiquary at the inn.
Arrest Warrant: Take it from the notice board outside the inn (goes into quest items). Adds Professor to characters.
Barghests: Barghests added to bestiary. Beast Fangs, Ectoplasm and Death Dust added to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary at the inn or from Abigail.
Basics of Alchemy: You can get it from a wardrobe in the house across the chapel, buy it from the antiquary at the inn or receive it as a reward from Kalkstein from completing the Ghoul contract. Adds Additional Substances to the glossary.
The Book of Animals: adds Wolf and Dog to monsters. Adds Beast Fangs and Beast Liver to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary at the inn or from Abigail.
The Book of the Swallow: White Gull, Swalloq, Cat, Blizzard and Necrophage Oil added to formulas. Buy it from the antiquary at the inn.
Book of the Tawny Owl: Tawny Owl, Bindweed and White Honey added to formulas. Found in a coffer in the Salamadra cave and also on one of the bandit’s corpses.
The Conjunction of the Spheres: Adds Conjunction of Spheres to the glossary. Buy it from the antiquary at the inn.
Fairytales and Stories: Sorcerers added to the glossary. Buy it from the antiquary at the inn.
Field Plants: Adds Hellebore Petals, Balisse Fruit, Crow’s Eye, Berbercane Fruit and White Myrtle to the Ingredients list. Buy it from the Viziman Herbalist outside the inn, the antiquary at the inn or from Abigail.
Hellhound’s Soul: Hellhound’s Soul added to formulas. Receive from Abigail after giving Alvin the potion.
The History of the World: History of Temeria added to glossary. Sold by the antiquary at the inn.
Ithlinne’s Prophecy: Adds Ithlinne’s Prophecy to the glossary. Buy it from the antiquary at the inn, or find one in the basement of the Reverend’s house, in a cabinet.
Monstrum, or a Portrayal of Witchers: Witchers added to glossary. Buy it from the antiquary at the inn.
Recent History: History added to glossary. Buy it from the antiquary at the inn or find it in Vesna’s grandmother’s house.
Subterranean Plants: Adds Green Mold to ingredients. Buy it from the Viziman Herbalist outside the inn.
Swamp Monsters: Adds Drowner, Drowned Dead and Bloedzuiger to bestiary. Adds Cadaverine, Ginatz’s Acid, Drowner Brain, Drowned Dead Tongue, Abomination Lymph, Bloedzuiger Blood, Albar’s Crystals to ingredients.Buy it from the antiquary at the inn or from Abigail, or find it in a wardrobe in a hut (usually an old woman sits outside of it on a stool during the day).
The Tome of Fear and Loathing, volume I: Ghoul and Graveir added to monsters. Ghoul Blood, Graveir Bone, Cadaverine and White Vinegar added to ingredients. You can buy it from the antiquary at the in, ot get it by winning a drinking game against the drunkard at the inn he’s dressed in green, you need five weak alcohol to outdrink him).
Zerrikanian Alchemy: Buy it from the antiquary at the inn. Adds King and Queen and Cinfrid Oil to formulas.
CHAPTER 2
A Guide to Vizima: Adds Vizima to glossary. In Raymond’s house, in a chest.
Against Nonhumans: Adds Elves, Dwarves, Gnomes and Scoia’tel to the glossary. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Aninmating the Inanimate: Adds Golem to bestiary and Golem’s Obsidian Heart to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
An Invitation to Magic: Adds Magic to the glossary. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Basics of Alchemy: Additional Substances to the glossary. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
The Book of Animals: Adds Wolf and Dog to bestiary. Adds Beast Fangs and Beast Liver to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
The Book of the Golden Oriole: Wolf, Golden Oriole and Black Blood added to formulas. Buy it from Thaler in Vizima Temple Quarter.
The Conjunction of the Spheres: Adds Conjunction of Spheres to glossary. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Cults and Religions of the Nordlings: adds Elves, Cult of Melitele and Cult of the Lionhead Spider to the glossary. You can find it in the hospital or buy it from the antiquary in Vizima’s Temple Quarter.
Curses and the Cursed: Adds Echinops, Archespore, Werewolf and Striga to monsters. Adds Werewolf Fur, Striga Heart, Spores, Echinops Rootstock and Archespore Juice to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary in Temple Quarter.
Dragon’s Dream: Adds Dragon’s Dream bomb to formulas. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Fairytales and Stories: Adds Mages to glossary. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Feainnewedd: Feainnewedd added to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Field Plants: Adds Hellebore Petals, Balisse Fruit, Crow’s Eye, Berbercane Fruit and White Myrtle to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary or the herbalist in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Forensic Medicine: Adds medical science to the glossary. Buy it from the antiquary or Thaler in Vizima Temple Quarter.
The History of the World: Adds Temerian History to glossary. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Ithlinne’s Prophecy: Adds Ithlinne’s Prophecy to glossary. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Lara’s Gift: Elves added to the glossary. Found in the house across from the warehouse, near the Hairy Bear Inn, or you can buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Little Book of Minerals: Adds Sulfur, Ginatz’s Acid, Wine Stone, Naezan Salts, Calcium Equum and Phosphorus to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Monstrum, or a Portrayal of Witchers: Witchers added to glossary. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Ornithosaurs: Adds Cockatrice, Basilisk and Wyvern to bestiary. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Recent History: History added to glossary. In Raymond’s house, in the wardrobe, or you can buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Ritual Plants: Adds Mandrake Root, Mistletoe, Allspice Root, Wolsfbane, Han, Hop Umbels and Ergot Seeds to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
The Road of No Return: Adds Koshchey to bestiary and Koshchey’s Heart to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
A Small Book of Minerals: Adds Sulfur, Wine Stone, Naezan Salts and Phosphorus to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Specters, Wraiths and the Damned: Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
The Story of Lara Dorren and Cragen of Lod: Adds Elves to the glossary. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Subterranean Plants: Adds Green Mold to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary or the herbalist in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Swamp Monsters: Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Swamp Plants: Adds Celandine, Beggartick Blossoms and Fool’s Parsley Leaves to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
The Tome of Fear and Loathing Volume I:Adds Ghoul and Graveir to monsters. Adds Ghoul Blood, Graveir Bone, Cadaverine and White Vinegar to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
The Tome of Fear and Loathing, volume II: Adds Alghoul, Cemetaur and Devourer to monsters. Adds Abomination Lymph, Cadaverine, White Vinegar, Albar’s crystals, Shadow dust, Alghoul Marrow, Devourer’s Teeth and Cemetaur jaw to ingredients. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Transmutations and Metamorphoses: Adds Kalkstein to characters. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Zerrikanian Alchemy: Adds King and Queen and Cinfrid Oil to formulas. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
Zerrikaninan Insects and Other Vermin: Adds Zerrikania to glossary. Buy it from the antiquary in Vizima Temple Quarter.
CHAPTER 3
Against Nonhumans: Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Ars Amandi: In one of the bookshelves in Triss’ house. Adds Gifts to glossary.
Animating the Inanimate: Adds Golem to bestiary and Golem’s Obsidian Heart to ingredients. Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
An Invitation to Magic: Adds Magic to the glossary. Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Basics of Alchemy: Additional Substances to the glossary. Buy it from Kalkstein at the tower in the swamp.
The Book of the Golden Oriole: Buy it from Kalkstein at the tower in the swamp.
Book of Kisses: Kiss, Argentia, Insectoid Oil added to formulas. Buy it from Kalkstein at the tower in the swamp.
Book of the Tawny Owl: Buy it from Kalkstein at the tower in the swamp or from the Bookseller in the market square.
The Conjunction of the Spheres: Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Cults and Religions of the Nordlings: Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Curses and the Cursed: Adds Echinops, Archespore, Werewolf and Striga to monsters. Adds Werewolf Fur, Striga Heart, Spores, Echinops Rootstock and Archespore Juice to ingredients. Find it in a chest at the Salamandra’s Base or buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Dragon’s Dream: Adds Dragon’s Dream to formulas. Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
The Druid’s Herbarium: Buy it from the Bookseller or the Zerrikanian merchant in the market square.
Field Plants: Adds Hellebore, Balisse Fruit, Crow’s Eye, Berbercane Fruit and Sewants to the Ingredients list. Buy it from the Bookseller or from the Zerrikanian merchant in the market square.
The Flower and the Flame: Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Foreign Lands: Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Great Book of Minerals: Buy it from the Alchemist or from the Bookseller in the market square.
Hymns of Madness and Despair: Dagon added to monsters. Dagon Secretions added to ingredients. Reward from Vaska (brickmakers village in the swamp) from completing Reaping Time quest.
Ithlinne’s Prophecy: Adds Ithlinne’s Prophecy to glossary. Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Kikimore Nerve: Adds Kikimore’s Ire to formulas. Find it during The Unforgiven quest, in the Kikimore Queen cave.
The Last Wish: Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Lara’s Gift: Elves added to the glossary. Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Little Book of Minerals: Adds Sulfur, Ginatz’s Acid, Wine Stone, Naezan Salts, Calcium Equum and Phosphorus to ingredients. Buy it from the Alchemist or Bookseller in the market square or from Kalkstein at the tower in the swamp.
Ornithosaurs: Adds Cockatrice, Basilisk and Wyvern to bestiary. Buy it from Kalkstein at the tower in the swamp or from the Bookseller in the market square.
Plants of the Barren Lands: Buy it from the Bookseller or the Zerrikanian merchant in the market square.
Ritual Plants: Adds Mandrake Root, Mistletoe, Allspice Root, Wolsfbane, Han, Hop Umbels and Ergot Seeds to ingredients. Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
The Road of No Return: Adds Koshchey to bestiary and Koshchey’s Heart to ingredients. Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Secrets of the Southern Masters: Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Sorceresses and Sorcerers: Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Specters, Wraiths and the Damned: Buy it from Kalkstein at the tower in the swamp or from the Bookseller in the market square.
The Story of Lara Dorren and Cragen of Lod: Elves entry added to the glossary. Found in one of the brickmakers houses in the swamp, but you can also buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Subterranean Plants: Adds Green Mold to ingredients. Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Swamp Plants: Adds Celandine, Beggartick Blossoms and Fool’s Parsley Leaves to ingredients. Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
The Tome of Fear and Loathing, volume II: Adds Alghoul, Cemetaur and Devourer to monsters. Adds Abomination Lymph, Cadaverine, White Vinegar, Albar’s crystals, Shadow dust, Alghoul Marrow, Devourer’s Teeth and Cemetaur jaw to ingredients. Buy it from Kalkstein at the tower in the swamp or from the Bookseller in the market square.
Transmutations and Metamorphoses: Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Vampires: Facts and Myths: Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Vodyanoi: Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
Wonderful World of Insectoids: Kikimore Worker, Kikimore Queen, Kikimore Warrior and Giant Centipede added to monsters. Kikimore Claw, Trachea, Toxin, Venom Glands and Kikimore Queen’s Nerve added to ingredients. Buy it from the Bookseller in teh market square.
Wolverine: Wolverine, Willow and Ornithossaur Oil added to formulas. Found during The Unforgiven quest, in the Kikimore Queen cave.
Zerrikanian Alchemy: Adds King and Queen and Cinfrid Oil to formulas. Buy it from the Bookseller in the market square.
CHAPTER 4
Ballads: Murky Waters, Adam’s House.
Diary of a Dice Collector: buy it from Julian.
Disenchanting a Striga: buy it from Julian.
The Double Cross of Alzur: buy it from Julian.
Elder Blood: Murky Waters, in the wardrobe in one of the houses, or you can buy it from Julian.
Fairytales and Stories: Sorcerers added to the glossary. Murky Waters, Adam’s house.
Field Plants: Adds Hellebore, Balisse Fruit, Crow’s Eye, Berbercane Fruit and Sewants to the Ingredients list. buy it from the healer.
The Flower and the Flame: buy it from Julian.
Foreign Lands: buy it from Julian.
Hymns of Madness and Despair: Dagon added to monsters. Dagon Secretions added to ingredients. buy it from Julian.
Ithlinne’s Prophecy: Adds Ithlinne’s Prophecy to the glossary. Murky Waters, Baker’s house.
Sorceresses and Sorcerers: buy it from Julian.
Swamp Monsters: buy it from the healer.
CHAPTER 5
The Aftermath of the War: Buy it from the Fence in Vizima.
Basics of Alchemy: Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
Civilization Disease: Zeugl entry added to monsters. Zeugl Venom added to ingredients. Buy it from the Elder Druid in the Druids Cave in the swamp.
The Book of Fear and Loathing, volume II: Buy it from the Elder Druid in the Druids Cave in the swamp, or from Kalkstein in Vizima.
Book of Kisses: Kiss, Argentia, Insectoid Oil added to formulas. Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
Book of the Tawny Owl: Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
Dagon?s Secretions: Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
De Vries recipe: Adds DeVries Extract to formulas. Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
Diary of a Dice Collector: Buy it from the Fence in Vizima.
Dragon’s Dream: Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
The Druid?s Herbarium: Buy it from the Elder Druid in the Druids Cave in the swamp.
Elder Blood: Buy it from the Fence in Vizima.
Experiment Notes: Adds Mutant, Greater Mutant and Armored Hound to monsters. Adds Mutagen, Beast Liver, Best Fangs and Pituitary Gland to ingredients. Loot it from Count De Wett’s body during Her Majesty, the Striga quest.
The Great Book of Minerals: Buy it from the Elder Druid in the Druids Cave in the swamp.
Greater Brothers: Mutant Assassin and Greater Brother added to monsters. Mutagen and Pituitary Glands added to ingredients. Found on Azad Javed’s body.
Golden Oriole: Wolf, Golden Oriole and Black Blood added to formulas. Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
Koshchey’s Core: Adds Koshchey’s Core formula to journal. Found on Azad Javed’s body.
Little Book of Minerals: Adds Sulfur, Ginatz’s Acid, Wine Stone, Naezan Salts, Calcium Equum and Phosphorus to ingredients. Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
Ornithosaurs: Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
Petri’s Philter: Adds Petri?s Philter to formulas. Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
Samum: Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
Secrets of the Southern Masters: Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
Specters, Wraiths and the Damned: Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
Swamp Plants: Buy it from the Elder Druid in the Druids Cave in the swamp.
Thunderbolt: Thunderbolt, Full Moon, Shrike and Vampire Oil added to formulas. Found in the tomb in Raven’s Crypt. Can also buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
Wolverine: Wolverine, Willow and Ornithossaur Oil added to formulas. Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
Zerrikanian Alchemy: Buy it from Kalkstein in Vizima.
EPILOGUE
Ithlinne’s Prophecy: Basement of the safe house, in a crate.
Zeugl Vigor: Adds Zeugl Vigor formula to journal.Basement of the safe house, in a crate.