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* Drop the book and proceed with [[Destroy the Ancient Tome]] | * Drop the book and proceed with [[Destroy the Ancient Tome]] | ||
Once the book is opened and read, the player must pass three Wisdom saving throws to avoid being cursed. See the [[Necromancy of Thay]] page for full details on this interaction. Turning at least one page of the book grants the [[Speak with Dead]] spell and the [[Forbidden Knowledge]] buff. Once all three saving throws are passed, the book snaps shut. It has one more secret to reveal, but the [[Lower City]] must first be reached in [[Act Three]] to unlock its full potential. | |||
Choosing to give the book to Astarion grants approval points from him and a special cutscene at camp. | Choosing to give the book to Astarion grants approval points from him and a special cutscene at camp. | ||
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* In the Silent Library within the [[Gauntlet of Shar]], one of the books refers to a Tharchiate Codex that can unlock the tome's true power. | * In the Silent Library within the [[Gauntlet of Shar]], one of the books refers to a Tharchiate Codex that can unlock the tome's true power. | ||
* 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. | ||
From the Lower City, proceed to the [[Sorcerous Vault]]. {{SmIconLink|Book WizardyGenericF.png|The Tharchiate Codex}} is in the Elminster section of the Vault, which can be unlocked by opening doors in this order: Silverhand -> Evocation -> Wish. | From the Lower City, proceed to the [[Sorcerous Vault]]. {{SmIconLink|Book WizardyGenericF.png|The Tharchiate Codex}} is in the Elminster section of the Vault, which can be unlocked by opening doors in this order: Silverhand -> Evocation -> Wish. | ||