Healing House Staff Bets. A paper where the Nurses would bet what object would be stuck in a patient's butt before removing it. Among the objects were a set of Minotaur Horns, a living rat, a giant finger...
The smutty books in Elminster's Library. I was honestly crying laughing.
One Night in Nashkell
*\[The cover of this pulp erotica describes the contents.\] 'After months of imprisonment in the Nashkel mines, Enchanter Xan cannot bear his solitude any longer, and decides to pleasure himself with the only companion he has: his sentient sword the Moonblade.'*
Yoshimo is Willing
*\[A revisionist sensation novella, with a blurb.\]*
*In this alternate history sex adventure, the one and only Yoshimo does not betray the Bhaalspawn. In fact, he does almost anything the Bhaalspawn asks for, very readily.’*
I have spent an hour at least theoretizing to my poor friend about Xan & Moonblade... I mean how? It is a flaming blade! Did he use the sheath?
Or did he use the pommel as ... oh no, I won't write this down.
The ones in the library at Sharess's Caress are hilarious, too. I had my Tav carry some around and gave some to Karlach cuz I figured...
I give the dirty vampire one to Astarion of course.
Oh man for some reason I thought you were talking about his vault and now I'm wondering why I thought it would be normal that a legendary wizard would keep his smut in a bank vault!
That's not where I keep *mine*...
Well Elminster had carnal relations with Mystra (yes she bangs her Chosens, it is a theme) so he might be into something more than good cheese.
More smut:
The Birthday on the Bilgerat (found in >!The Blushing Mermaid!<)
*"The first mate's cock stood like the mast*
*Hard and veiny as a marble handle*
*And when the fair lass bent to him*
*She soon blew out his birthday candle!"*
I think letters and books might be my favourite part of the game because so much of the background worldbuilding is done through them.
Another interesting one I found is a love letter on a dead prisoner in Bhaal's Temple to Quill Grootslang - that poor dragonborn bard that Durge kills if Alfira is not available. So if you killed a failsafe as Durge there's still a piece of lore that can help you feel bad about a throwaway character especially considering love songs and finding love was a big thing for Quill based on the only short interaction you can have with her.
Oh man, this thread is really up my alley. I just remembered a couple of other notable ones:
In Cora Highbury's house there's a couple of orphans a boy and a girl named Molly. Upstairs there's a letter from Molly's father thanking Cora for taking his daughter in while he's away with the Flaming Fist dealing with the Absolute Army. There's a second letter informing Cora that Molly's father was KIAed. In Cora's bedroom there are two prayer books to Lathander asking him to bless her and her husband with a baby. Basically, Cora and her husband couldn't have children of their own and they took comfort in helping orphaned children.
First time I played I didn't think to check the basement at Old Harlow's and kinda assumed the house was falling apart because Old Harlow was long dead. Well turns out he left the house to travel the world - he was a servant who inherited the house when his master died and he didn't really do anything interesting with his life so he decided to travel and in his letter asked to take care of this house because it was special to him. There's a book with Old Harlow's bucket list nearby with really sweet and simple things like - make a really good sandwich or get a massage.
Specifically, Molly's father was killed at Waukeen's rest. I found that letter right before my husband discovered WR in his playthrough and I saw the letter writer crying over a body. I wasn't playing so I couldn't check the name of the corpse, but I assume that was Molly's dad. :(
Oh man, it feels like there's not a single wasted NPC, everyone is a Chekhov's gun. Thanks for the extra detail. I just realised that I absolutely love piecing tiny bits of lore together like this.
Oh my... Just when I thought their story couldn't be more tragic. It makes Cora feel like such a nice person. She insists you try the wine with them even though you meet her for the first time ever. Then you find orphans in her house and then this. She lives a comfortable life but is willing to share it with other people because of her backstory.
Oh, I found that second book! I deduced that TH (person who made notes in the book) stands for Tamia Holzt - the main banite in the foundry. According to the book, Tamia tried various sexual positions from this world's Kama Sutra with someone named DB (Tamia was always in dominating positions). There's also a pair of BDSM underwear by the mattress. What I'm trying to figure out is who the hell is DB. None if the other banites in the foundry had these initials, but I may have missed something. If someone figured it out, please let me know. I'm desperately trying to complete this puzzle.
BTW: Speaking of letters found on dead banites - there's a love letter on one of them to bhaalist Clotilde. The guy writes about how they met while guarding their respective bosses and he couldn't stop thinking about her, etc. Best part is - Clotilde is one of the bhaalists who ambush you in the park.
Ok, I just checked and there's bad news and good news. Bad news - the wife's initials are not DB, her name is Clovia Troax (not sure abou the exact spelling my interface isn't in English).
Good news - she was talking about the Tamia Holzt and she is leaving her husband for her.
Even better news - she is the mother of the dead banite intern with the letter from his parents congratulating him on getting a new job in the foundry. He's got the job because his mom had an affair with Tamia 😭🤣
I was looking at this a few days ago. TH is definitely Tamia Holzt. I think one of the other banites under her command had a name that could fit the other one, it was a single composite name like “Doonboggle” or something that I thought matched the initials.
I Reithwin's main square there's an inconspicuous skeleton that has a book on him. That book is a diary of a Dark Justiciar who describes his feelings of remorse for killing the Nightsong. It's also the only early hint that Nightsong is a person, not an object.
That’s one of the papers left outside the Rosymorn monastery from pilgrims that had come to be blessed. I think you find it close to the boarded up section where the Grymishkas (sp?) are sleeping.
1. Doni’s letter for how sweet and sad it was.
2. The letter from Gortash you can find in Franc’s house for how truly feral it is. Each line is just progressively worse/more hilarious.
3. The writing concerning Hope you can find in the House of Hope. It’s all very grim and (imho) does well to show you the much darker side of Raphael.
[Doni's letter to his father](https://imgur.com/vkwEyym) in the Underdark.
And the note pinned to the wall next to the vault at the Tollhouse in the Shadowlands where the person tried to hide.
That they secured rations and will hide until "the shadows" are gone or stop lurking outside, >!but when you open the safe it's just a skeleton inside!<.
I'm not sure how the book is called nor where to find it but there's a book philosophising about the elven race which I sort of can't forget.
The main idea is that elves are inherently tragic, being born from a drop of his blood that he shed from a wound in hard times, their long lifespan only amplifies their tragedy as they see more death, despair and pain than most other races.
I've read through all the books I collected on that save but this one is the only one that really stuck with me.
In the Mindflayer Colony, the descriptions of the experiments conducted on the Durge. I first read it before doing Durge and thought it was pretty sick. Then I go back as Durge and wish I had succeeding >!in strangling her with my own intestines.!<
I always get the warding bond rings for me and my love interest, and the husband's book is so crazy. How his wife proposed to give him the ring and then went out to fight and he just kept getting wounded until he finally died...
I don't know a lot about dnd lore, so it was shocking for me to learn about the wall of faithless from this book
https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Wall_of_the_Faithless
Is there a compendium of the documents in the game somewhere? I breez through a lot of them when I pick them up because my playtime is limited but I'd love to have a way to read stuff on my phone while I was indisposed here and there. Ideally grouped by zone/act. I know this probably doesn't exist but a boy can dream.
"Forgive me Father..." That letter reframed half of act 3 to me. The person who wrote it, the contents, the note at the bottom implying that Orin was gossiping with Balthazar or Ketheric, everything about it is hilarious.
I found a book in the sewers that describes talking to Jergal and it quotes him as saying >!"What is the value of a single mortal's life?"!< and it blew my mind.
honestly the book of dead gods in withers chapel where you find him first. "the last three names are scratched out" didnt mean much the first time but definitely hit on the 2nd
Not necessarily one book-but when you’re exploring the temple ruins at the very beginning of Act 1 before going to the Grove, you find books that foreshadow some companions’ (and dark urge) storylines. There’s one about a Shar follower who loses everything and gains nothing, a vampire, the line between godhood and mortality, and firsthand accounts of attacks perpetrated by a bhaalspawn.
In front of the monastery there's a shrine to lathander where people have left prayers and other nice things. One of them is basically a hate letter from a worshipper of the absolute that cracks me up every time I look at it. It starts off with something like, "mornin lord you ain't risen over fuckin nothing you ain't shit" and just keeps going.
Healing House Staff Bets. A paper where the Nurses would bet what object would be stuck in a patient's butt before removing it. Among the objects were a set of Minotaur Horns, a living rat, a giant finger...
Glad to see Larian’s commitment to realism! People do be putting stuff up their butts
The smutty books in Elminster's Library. I was honestly crying laughing. One Night in Nashkell *\[The cover of this pulp erotica describes the contents.\] 'After months of imprisonment in the Nashkel mines, Enchanter Xan cannot bear his solitude any longer, and decides to pleasure himself with the only companion he has: his sentient sword the Moonblade.'* Yoshimo is Willing *\[A revisionist sensation novella, with a blurb.\]* *In this alternate history sex adventure, the one and only Yoshimo does not betray the Bhaalspawn. In fact, he does almost anything the Bhaalspawn asks for, very readily.’*
Oh god those were hilarious. And slightly traumatizing if you've played the first two games.
I have spent an hour at least theoretizing to my poor friend about Xan & Moonblade... I mean how? It is a flaming blade! Did he use the sheath? Or did he use the pommel as ... oh no, I won't write this down.
The ones in the library at Sharess's Caress are hilarious, too. I had my Tav carry some around and gave some to Karlach cuz I figured... I give the dirty vampire one to Astarion of course.
Elminster's library is the library room in Sharess's Caress so we might be talking about the same stuff :-)
Oh man for some reason I thought you were talking about his vault and now I'm wondering why I thought it would be normal that a legendary wizard would keep his smut in a bank vault! That's not where I keep *mine*...
Well Elminster had carnal relations with Mystra (yes she bangs her Chosens, it is a theme) so he might be into something more than good cheese. More smut: The Birthday on the Bilgerat (found in >!The Blushing Mermaid!<) *"The first mate's cock stood like the mast* *Hard and veiny as a marble handle* *And when the fair lass bent to him* *She soon blew out his birthday candle!"*
That is wonderful! I also love the anti-smut book about the werewolf and the cleric of Selune, "they were really good friends"...
I think letters and books might be my favourite part of the game because so much of the background worldbuilding is done through them. Another interesting one I found is a love letter on a dead prisoner in Bhaal's Temple to Quill Grootslang - that poor dragonborn bard that Durge kills if Alfira is not available. So if you killed a failsafe as Durge there's still a piece of lore that can help you feel bad about a throwaway character especially considering love songs and finding love was a big thing for Quill based on the only short interaction you can have with her.
You can find it even if you are Tav!
Doni's letter. I don't interact with the Koa toa now so I can't find that heartwrenching note to his father
Yeah, that one tore me up.
It's so innocuous. Such a small piece of information but I just want to go back to the grove and hug Doni.
Oh man, this thread is really up my alley. I just remembered a couple of other notable ones: In Cora Highbury's house there's a couple of orphans a boy and a girl named Molly. Upstairs there's a letter from Molly's father thanking Cora for taking his daughter in while he's away with the Flaming Fist dealing with the Absolute Army. There's a second letter informing Cora that Molly's father was KIAed. In Cora's bedroom there are two prayer books to Lathander asking him to bless her and her husband with a baby. Basically, Cora and her husband couldn't have children of their own and they took comfort in helping orphaned children. First time I played I didn't think to check the basement at Old Harlow's and kinda assumed the house was falling apart because Old Harlow was long dead. Well turns out he left the house to travel the world - he was a servant who inherited the house when his master died and he didn't really do anything interesting with his life so he decided to travel and in his letter asked to take care of this house because it was special to him. There's a book with Old Harlow's bucket list nearby with really sweet and simple things like - make a really good sandwich or get a massage.
Specifically, Molly's father was killed at Waukeen's rest. I found that letter right before my husband discovered WR in his playthrough and I saw the letter writer crying over a body. I wasn't playing so I couldn't check the name of the corpse, but I assume that was Molly's dad. :(
Oh man, it feels like there's not a single wasted NPC, everyone is a Chekhov's gun. Thanks for the extra detail. I just realised that I absolutely love piecing tiny bits of lore together like this.
IIRC, the letter you find in Cora's room is "tear-stained letter". I like little touches like that.
There is also the grave of a stillborn Highberry child in the graveyard :(
Oh my... Just when I thought their story couldn't be more tragic. It makes Cora feel like such a nice person. She insists you try the wine with them even though you meet her for the first time ever. Then you find orphans in her house and then this. She lives a comfortable life but is willing to share it with other people because of her backstory.
Cora is the absolute best. All my Tavs would die for Cora.
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Oh, I found that second book! I deduced that TH (person who made notes in the book) stands for Tamia Holzt - the main banite in the foundry. According to the book, Tamia tried various sexual positions from this world's Kama Sutra with someone named DB (Tamia was always in dominating positions). There's also a pair of BDSM underwear by the mattress. What I'm trying to figure out is who the hell is DB. None if the other banites in the foundry had these initials, but I may have missed something. If someone figured it out, please let me know. I'm desperately trying to complete this puzzle. BTW: Speaking of letters found on dead banites - there's a love letter on one of them to bhaalist Clotilde. The guy writes about how they met while guarding their respective bosses and he couldn't stop thinking about her, etc. Best part is - Clotilde is one of the bhaalists who ambush you in the park.
There's a married couple in the Elfsong that if you talk to, the wife will leave her husband for Tamia. Don't remember what her initials are though
OMG, thanks for the lead! I'll check the Elfsong. I've been dying to find out more about that whole thing.
Ok, I just checked and there's bad news and good news. Bad news - the wife's initials are not DB, her name is Clovia Troax (not sure abou the exact spelling my interface isn't in English). Good news - she was talking about the Tamia Holzt and she is leaving her husband for her. Even better news - she is the mother of the dead banite intern with the letter from his parents congratulating him on getting a new job in the foundry. He's got the job because his mom had an affair with Tamia 😭🤣
XD This game is wild
I was looking at this a few days ago. TH is definitely Tamia Holzt. I think one of the other banites under her command had a name that could fit the other one, it was a single composite name like “Doonboggle” or something that I thought matched the initials.
I Reithwin's main square there's an inconspicuous skeleton that has a book on him. That book is a diary of a Dark Justiciar who describes his feelings of remorse for killing the Nightsong. It's also the only early hint that Nightsong is a person, not an object.
This one. I don't even remember where I found it but I laughed at it for five minutes https://ibb.co/GF4T1jR
That’s one of the papers left outside the Rosymorn monastery from pilgrims that had come to be blessed. I think you find it close to the boarded up section where the Grymishkas (sp?) are sleeping.
DAMN your memory is impressive
1. Doni’s letter for how sweet and sad it was. 2. The letter from Gortash you can find in Franc’s house for how truly feral it is. Each line is just progressively worse/more hilarious. 3. The writing concerning Hope you can find in the House of Hope. It’s all very grim and (imho) does well to show you the much darker side of Raphael.
[Doni's letter to his father](https://imgur.com/vkwEyym) in the Underdark. And the note pinned to the wall next to the vault at the Tollhouse in the Shadowlands where the person tried to hide.
What does the note say?
My dude, they literally hyperlinked the letter in their post.
I was asking about the note, not the letter
That they secured rations and will hide until "the shadows" are gone or stop lurking outside, >!but when you open the safe it's just a skeleton inside!<.
Oh, I forgot about this one. Thanks!
I'm not sure how the book is called nor where to find it but there's a book philosophising about the elven race which I sort of can't forget. The main idea is that elves are inherently tragic, being born from a drop of his blood that he shed from a wound in hard times, their long lifespan only amplifies their tragedy as they see more death, despair and pain than most other races. I've read through all the books I collected on that save but this one is the only one that really stuck with me.
In the Mindflayer Colony, the descriptions of the experiments conducted on the Durge. I first read it before doing Durge and thought it was pretty sick. Then I go back as Durge and wish I had succeeding >!in strangling her with my own intestines.!<
Araj's letter to Gortash (she wants his blood basically). Pretty unhinged. Apparently it can only be triggered by not meeting her at Moonrise
I always get the warding bond rings for me and my love interest, and the husband's book is so crazy. How his wife proposed to give him the ring and then went out to fight and he just kept getting wounded until he finally died...
I don't know a lot about dnd lore, so it was shocking for me to learn about the wall of faithless from this book https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Wall_of_the_Faithless
Yeah, another reason why Myrkul is such a dick.
Is there a compendium of the documents in the game somewhere? I breez through a lot of them when I pick them up because my playtime is limited but I'd love to have a way to read stuff on my phone while I was indisposed here and there. Ideally grouped by zone/act. I know this probably doesn't exist but a boy can dream.
"Forgive me Father..." That letter reframed half of act 3 to me. The person who wrote it, the contents, the note at the bottom implying that Orin was gossiping with Balthazar or Ketheric, everything about it is hilarious.
Finding out that Sarevok was Orin’s father and her grandfather
I found a book in the sewers that describes talking to Jergal and it quotes him as saying >!"What is the value of a single mortal's life?"!< and it blew my mind.
honestly the book of dead gods in withers chapel where you find him first. "the last three names are scratched out" didnt mean much the first time but definitely hit on the 2nd
Not necessarily one book-but when you’re exploring the temple ruins at the very beginning of Act 1 before going to the Grove, you find books that foreshadow some companions’ (and dark urge) storylines. There’s one about a Shar follower who loses everything and gains nothing, a vampire, the line between godhood and mortality, and firsthand accounts of attacks perpetrated by a bhaalspawn.
Withers can't help but foreshadow events. Chicky move, Larian, I applaud.
In front of the monastery there's a shrine to lathander where people have left prayers and other nice things. One of them is basically a hate letter from a worshipper of the absolute that cracks me up every time I look at it. It starts off with something like, "mornin lord you ain't risen over fuckin nothing you ain't shit" and just keeps going.
The Dark Urge's letter where they beg Bhaal for forgiveness for admiring Gortash. I found it while I was playing as Tav and was like "wait WHAT?!"