Compendium

The Compendium is a collection of books about the history of the continent. Pages for these books are found in chests scattered throughout the world.

Books are a collectible item in Regions of Ruin. Pages are scattered around the continent at various location nodes. Certain containers, such as pedestals and bookshelves, will always contain a book page, but otherwise the pages are randomly found in chests.

Books
There are currently 12 available books with pages to collect. Once a book is completed, the Librarian will study it for a price. Studying a book will unlock a permanent buff to your character.

A Brief History of Dwarven Kin

 * A Brief History of Dwarven Kin is a book series which Explores Dwarven culture, practices, and clans through the known continent and beyond.

Study Cost: 5,000

Study Effect: Gain +10% speed with all melee attacks

Book of Norn

 * The Books of Norn are a compendium dedicated to a brief history of Dwarven kin's legendary hero, Norn.

Study Cost: 6,000

Study Effect : Gain + 10% damaged with all ranged attacks

Book of Ruin

 * The Book of Ruin exposes Dwarven belief that a single dark being is behind their downfall. What is it? What does it seek to achieve?

Study Cost: 4,000

Study Effect: Gain +5% to all resistances

Loss of Under

 * A short re-telling of how the Dwarves civilization use[sic] to bustle beneath the ground, but eventually got driven to the surface.

Study Cost: 16,500

Study Effect: Gain +10% total melee damage.

Scouts Personal Memoirs

 * The memoirs of a ranger who observes the wilds, with close encounters and unique experiences to share.

Study Cost: 14,000

Study Effect: Gain +20% throwing speed.

The Legend of Axebeard

 * The history and accounts of Axebeard, and the reasoning behind the fame and attributed persona.

Study Cost: 17,000

Study Effect: Gain 10% to Maximum Health

Gishlain's Flora and Fauna

 * A snippet of the life and major events through the life of Gishlain. A dwarf who loved the things that grow.

Study Cost: 25,000

Study Effect: Backstabs do triple damage.

A Study of Dwarven Kin

 * A physical study on the metabolic nature and hardiness of dwarves and their capabilities.

Study Cost: 22000

Study Effect: Lose sneaking visibilty twice as slow.

Rodenren's Rule

 * The tales of Rodenren, the mighty hero of miraculous constitution and resilience.

Study Cost: 24,000

Study Effect: Stunning is 50% more effective.

Dwarven Inventions

 * Dwarven Inventions, a collection of dwarf ingenuity and clever crafting.

Study Cost: 34,000

Study Effect: All melee hits have a 5% chance to KO.

Tepuk The Rogue

 * A record of all known activities of the infamous dwarf thief and rogue, Tepuk.

Study Cost: 30,000

Study Effect: Can dash while sneaking

Dwarven Drinking

 * A trivial collection of dwarven drinking games and their cultural significance to dwarf kin.

Study Cost: 3?,000

Study Effect: Invulnerable to stuns.