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* We managed to read most of the book, absorbing some of it's necromatic power, but it snapped shut before we could finish. There must be a way to read the end. | * We managed to read most of the book, absorbing some of it's necromatic power, but it snapped shut before we could finish. There must be a way to read the end. | ||
* We made it to the final page of the tome, but it's indecipherable. We need to find a way to read it. | * We made it to the final page of the tome, but it's indecipherable. We need to find a way to read it. | ||
* Mystic Carrion and his | * Mystic Carrion and his spirits told us that we need the 'Tharchiate Codex' to unlock the true power of 'The Necromancy of Thay'. | ||
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<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Find the Tharchiate Codex in Sorcerous Sundries.</div> | <div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Find the Tharchiate Codex in Sorcerous Sundries.</div> | ||
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* Mystic Carrion and his | * Mystic Carrion and his spirits told us that we need the 'Tharchiate Codex' to unlock the true power of 'The Necromancy of Thay'. We can find it in the Sorcerous Sundries. | ||
* We spoke to Tolna, the bookseller in Sorcerous Sundries. She said that rare books, such as the 'Tharchiate Codex', are not for sale. Instead, they are kept in a secure vault. | * We spoke to Tolna, the bookseller in Sorcerous Sundries. She said that rare books, such as the 'Tharchiate Codex', are not for sale. Instead, they are kept in a secure vault. | ||
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[[File:Dark Amethyst Quest.jpg|thumb|The Amethyst is under the spider's lair.]] | [[File:Dark Amethyst Quest.jpg|thumb|The Amethyst is under the spider's lair.]] | ||
There are two ways to find the [[Dark Amethyst]] needed to unlock the book. One way is to enter the blacksmith's basement north of the Blighted Village waypoint (this is also the same basement where [[Finish the Masterwork Weapon]] is completed). One of the northern walls is cracked and can be destroyed with force damage, which leads to the Whispering Depths. The other way is to investigate the well {{Coords|23|400}} north of the waypoint. Choose "[INVESTIGATION] Peer into the well" and then climb the bucket rope ladder down into the well to arrive at the cave. Inside the cave is an Apprentice's Pack {{Coords|-494|-364}} which has more information on the stone's whereabouts. It's deeper within the cave. The Dark Amethyst is in the western area of the cave {{Coords|-563|-353}} below a Spider Matriarch's webs. Either sneak past the horde | There are two ways to find the [[Dark Amethyst]] needed to unlock the book. One way is to enter the blacksmith's basement north of the Blighted Village waypoint (this is also the same basement where [[Finish the Masterwork Weapon]] is completed). One of the northern walls is cracked and can be destroyed with force damage, which leads to the Whispering Depths. The other way is to investigate the well {{Coords|23|400}} north of the waypoint. Choose "[INVESTIGATION] Peer into the well" and then climb the bucket rope ladder down into the well to arrive at the cave. Inside the cave is an Apprentice's Pack {{Coords|-494|-364}} which has more information on the stone's whereabouts. It's deeper within the cave. The Dark Amethyst is in the western area of the cave {{Coords|-563|-353}} below a Spider Matriarch's webs. Either sneak past the horde of spiders, or defeat them all. Defeating the matriarch grants the [[Poisoner's Robe]]. | ||
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=== Fully unlocking the book's secrets === | === Fully unlocking the book's secrets === | ||
More hints - not mandatory to unlock the book - about the ''Necromancy of Thay'' can be found throughout [[Act Two]] and Act Three: | More hints - not mandatory to unlock the book - about the ''Necromancy of Thay'' can be found throughout [[Act Two]] and Act Three: | ||
* A book on necromantic tomes on the rooftop of [[Moonrise Towers]] also makes reference to the Tharchiate Codex. | * A book on necromantic tomes on the rooftop of [[Moonrise Towers]] also makes reference to the Tharchiate Codex. | ||
* [[Mystic Carrion]] in the [[Lower City]] of Baldur's Gate can be paid to reveal that [[Sorcerous Sundries]] holds the Codex in its lower vaults. | * [[Mystic Carrion]] in the [[Lower City]] of Baldur's Gate can be paid to reveal that [[Sorcerous Sundries]] holds the Codex in its lower vaults. |