Overview
A guide to help you search for all those notes which offer a glimpse at the game’s lore and backstory. Right-clicking on these notes for the first time also grants additional experience.The notes in this guide is mostly in order of appearance throughout the game, but personal gameplay may vary.
Act 1 Guaranteed Notes
Francis’ Note
Harbormaster’s Log – Lower Crossing
Journal of Inquisitor Creed – 1st Entry
Journal of Inquisitor Creed – 2nd Entry
Missive to Wightmire Bloodbound
Dirt Covered Note
Milton Hart’s Note
Crudely Scrawled Note
Alister’s Diary
Writings of Rolderathis – 1st Entry (Even though this note goes into the Act 2 section, I decided to place it here because Sunken Reliquary is located in Act 1)
Harbormaster’s Log – Burrwitch
Direni’s Directions (This is a one time only note, and you can only get it if you allow Direndi to live in the “A Cultist in the Midst” quest, “Cultist Orders” which is required to start the quest location shown below)
Warden Krieg’s Journal
Journal of Inquisitor Creed – 3rd Entry
Journal of Inquisitor Creed – 4th Entry
Journal of Inquisitor Creed – 5th Entry
Journal of Inquisitor Creed – 6th Entry
Gethrand’s Notes – 1st Entry
Gethrand’s Notes – 2nd Entry
Gethrand’s Notes – Final Entry
Zanbrandt’s Notes
Missive to Warden Krieg
Act 1 Random Notes
Writings of Rolderathis – 2nd Entry (Even though this note goes into the Act 2 section, I decided to place it here because Sunken Reliquary is located in Act 1)
Ch’thonic Heresy – Page 1
Ch’thonic Heresy – Page 2
Ch’thonic Heresy – Page 3
Ch’thonic Heresy – Page 4
Criminal Records – Page 1
Criminal Records – Page 2
Criminal Records – Page 3
Gildam Arcanum – Page 1
Gildam Arcanum – Page 2
Origin of the Slith – Page 1
Origin of the Slith – Page 2
Origin of the Slith – Page 3
Warning: Groble Attacks on the Rise
the above notes randomly drop from breakable bookcases all over Act 1
Act 2 Guaranteed Notes
Kymon’s Scripture: First Passage
Wilkins’ Note
Excerpt from the Annals of Arkovia
Cronley’s Notes – Part 1
Cronley’s Notes – Part 2
Last Days of Arkovia (obtained when you finish the quest “The Depths of Old Arkovia”, Forgotten Passage fragments locations shown below)
only 1 lectern will spawn randomly in the 3 locations shown below
multiple lecterns (usually around 4-5) will spawn throughout the first level of the Arkovian Undercity map
Writings of Zarthuzellan
Act 2 Random Notes
“The Bruiser” Romanov’s Note
Bloodstained Note
these two notes randomly drop off of enemies inside Cronley’s Hideout, I have personally only found them off of the green (aether tainted?) type enemies, but some people have found them off of the normal version enemies as well
Forbidden Art – Part 1
Forbidden Art – Part 2
Forbidden Art – Part 3
Malros Khas’ Journal
Passing Judgment
the above notes will drop randomly from Ancient Lecterns located in the Old Arkovia and Arkovian Undercity maps in Act 2
only 1 lectern will spawn randomly in the 3 locations shown below
multiple lecterns (usually around 4-5) will spawn throughout the first level of the Arkovian Undercity map
Act 3 Guaranteed Notes
Bozeman’s Folly (drops from a special traveller’s pack named “Bozeman’s Satchel”)
Journal of Inquisitor Creed – 7th Entry
Journal of Inquisitor Creed – 8th Entry
Excerpt from Daila’s Diary
Walter’s Note
Elara’s Journal
Wald’s Note
The Last Will of Marthos Everbrook (this note has multiple spawn locations shown below)
Aether-Scorched Note
The Amalgamation