Grim Dawn Guide

Guide to Notes for Grim Dawn

Guide to Notes

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

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