Books

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Books are the cornerstone of the mysteries in Medivia. Not only do they have information on the mysteries yet undiscovered, they were also the birthplace of many quests. Most books can be found inside libraries although some can be found random places.

This list includes only the books that are currently spawning in-game on a daily basis.

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Eschen

Picture	Name	Location
	"Rune of Power"
Elder wizards know of strange dwarven magic that imbues minerals with a special properties. This is how runes of power works; they use it to improve the quality of metal in order to make it more durable. But some sinister forces found other uses of this powerful rune. They imbue sacrificial stones in order to link them directly with the realm of the demons. The power created after taking a life travels towards their masters making them stronger with each death.
	"The Dragon Lair of Mittenhoff"
Following the fall of Umos, dragonkin fled and scattered, eventually settling and establishing their lairs all over the world. One rests south of the great mountains, where they live separated from the dangers of our world. Their numbers grow year after year, but they pose no threat to travelers unless provoked. Dragons dislike the company of humans, for they see us as unworthy of trust. Some have tried to enter their lairs and never returned. Those who did, never thought about doing it again. Some mages have made use of spells to conceal their presence in order to study the dragons and their elder queen Archiona for academic purposes
	"The Elven City Secrets"
The city of elves is well known for its magical waters that restore strength and heal all wounds, but what is the nature of this water, and why is it only present in Lucindel? The scholars don't know for certain. The cause could be some great source of power, possibly an artifact buried in the depths of the earth. We cannot know for sure since the Elves would never dare taint mother nature by digging mines as the dwarves do. The archini believe that the actual cause of that healing property is the great river of mana itself. In fact, they say the city is built on top of the very source of the magical stream.
	"The Minotaur Threat"
The great Eschenian builders of old knew very well that the walls of the city had to be built to withstand all manner of threats and attacks. During the years of brutal fighting in the first minotaur war, the minotaur kingdom and its people were pushed to the brink of extinction. They simply could not match the human Eschenians' superior defenses and weaponry, so in their great desperation to survive they fled and hid below the land of Eschen in order to rebuild their kingdom. The stories speak of an artifact that casts light all over their underground city as they prepare for the final war. Eschen will be well prepared if such a threat were ever to arise, and if the situation were to escalate out of control, then the underground tunnels, along with the minotaurs' kingdom, would have to be buried forever.
	"The Orc Fortress"
While Eschen made war with the minotaurs, the dwarves of Mittenhof and the one eyed giants, the folk of Arak clashed against one awful and fearsome enemy - orckind. The conflict continues even to this day, and neither side seems to be letting up. The orcs have worked hard to establish their base, claiming a piece of land abundant with water and wildlife and using stone to fortify their kingdom against enemy attacks. They kept a vigilant watch over their fortress and guarded their lands, as well as regularly sending guard patrols to scout over ours. Then, several years ago, the orcs stopped leaving their castle, a change apparently due to the splitting of the orc clan into two parts, which they deemed a bigger threat to their kind than their human enemies.

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Mittenhoff

Picture	Name	Location
	"The Border of Eschen I"
The border of Eschen was established hundreds of years ago. We are allowed to dig as far as the Stone Temple, cross that line and we risk war. The king of Eschen has agreed to allow us to mine on their territory for a monthly payment of 1000 precious stones, it is a reasonable price and no issue for us. They respect us, and we respect them.
	"The Border of Eschen II"
The King of Eschen spoke with me about the Manuscript of Fire. He knows it has been stolen and remains in our possesion. He said that soon the White Light will find out as well. We need to find a good explanation as to why it is in our hands.
	"The Border of Eschen III"
Their ruler is just. But their faith is corrupt and full of lies. They grow in number, perhaps soon they will try to control the King himself. We have sent our spies and discovered they are doing the unspeakable, burning people as they did thousands of years ago. Hopefully, the people will rebel and destroy them once and for all. It's important for us to aid them in this, we mustn't risk losing control in the region. The so called "heretics" are hiding south of Arak. We have sent some equipment there hoping they might be the solution we are looking for.
	"The Passage I"
The passage between Mittenhoff towards the great lake of Imar is under construction. Our miners reported no problems during their work. If everything goes according to plan it will be finished in two weeks.
	"The Passage II"
Karmir broke through a wall and it sprung a leak. We did expect leakage, we are tunneling below a lake after all, but it will clearly slow our progress. We have to fortify the cave walls and get rid of any water. I don't want to inform the King just yet.
	"The Passage VI"
The King sent his soldiers, but they never returned, then he sent another unit. Karmir came to me today, he wants to see what is going on in there. But if the King hears that someone disobeyed his orders, they will be thrown into the lake of fire. I tried to stop him but he did not listen.
	"The Passage VII"
Karmir returned a week later, pale as a corpse. He was covered in dirty old spider webs and was repeating the same word over and over again - "Thornag". Before I could take him to our mage for help, he cast himself into the burning lake. I informed the King of what had happened, he said that our priority was to seal the passage and not allow any miners near it.
	"The Strife with Arak I"
Arak folk think they can get away with destroying our mountain. They're trying to open mines without our permission. We've already sent guards to scare them away, but for how long. The situation is getting more intense as of late due to Arak cutting us off from their precious vodka stocks in revenge. Our dwarves are furious and demand blood. We won't do anything for now, we have to wait.

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Novus

Picture	Name	Location
	"Dungeon Survival Guide"
Don't explore the dungeons before you tested your skills in the training cellars of our academy. You will find dungeons somewhere in the wilderness. Don't enter dungeons without equipment. Especially a rope and a shovel will prove valuable. Make sure you have a supply of torches with you, while wandering into the unknown. It's wise to travel the dungeons in groups and not alone. For more help read all the books of the academy before you begin exploring. Traveling in the dungeons will reward the cautious and brave, but punish the reckless.
	"Magic"
There are two kinds of spells: rune-spells, and spontaneous spells. Rune-spells are cast on blank runestones and some mana is used up in this proces. This stones can easily be carried around and store the specific spell. It can be used at any time, and only some require further investment of mana. Spontaneous spells are cased in the heartbeat they are needed and take effect instantly. Most of these spells are spells of healing but some of them are agressive and some even have more astonishing effectes, as invisibility, illusionary shapechage etc.
	Most monsters are...
Most monsters are far more dangerous when you're attacked by more of them. Keep in mind that you can defend only one opponent at a time. Use this to your advantage and attack single monsters with help of other heroes. Don't get sourrounded by monsters, that might be your death even if the monsters are not that powerful.
	"My Travels"
As the orcs approached I've hidden myself in the bushes near the lake. I did hardly dare to breath as they met only some inches from my nose. I thought my wild beating heart might betray me to this murderous beasts. I overheared the greenskined brutes. 'charach' (or so) one said and the other responded the same way, then they began to chat in their strange language, certainly talking about some gruesome plot against mankind. Talking they wandered away and after they vanished from my view I quickly got up and headed to Thais as fast as I could.
	Once upon a time...
Once upon a time there was a little gnome. And as all gnomes he was a treacherous, greedy coward (and that's pretty treacherous, greedy and cowardish). One day in the middle of a deep forest the little gnome met a little girl wearing a pretty red cap. As the greedy gnome saw that she was carrying a bag full of finest bread and a flask of wine, he pretended to be starving and begged the little girl for food and water in a way anoying as only gnomes can be (and that's pretty anoying). But the girl was warned of treacherous gnomes by a valiant huntsman she met before and she quickly ran away from the greedy little gnome. The gnome became angry but was afraid to steal from her, because she might have been stronger than him. So he wandered into the woods cursing as only gnomes can curse (and that's pretty ugly). By chance he almost stumbled over a sleeping bard. Quickly figuring out the magical nature of the flute lying near the sleeping bard, he stole it as quickly as only a gnome can do (and that's pretty quick). Using the magic flute he lured a pack of wolves to the little girls grandmas house and let the beasts chase both into the wilderness and laughed wickedly as only gnomes can laugh (and that's pretty wicked). Laughing the gnome gulped the wine and swallowed the bread as fast as only gnomes can (and that's pretty fast). So he lived in the woods and molested squirrels happily ever after.
	"The Birth of the Elements BOOK FOUR"
Fardos connected himself with air, and its child was called Nornur, fate. Nornur envied the brother Crunor because of his shape, as he was hardly more than wind and nebulae, and he asked he brother for assistance in creating a shape for him. But no matter how hard the brothers tried, Nornur couldn't appear to be much more than a shadow of a ghost. Thus Nornur decided to create creatures in order to reveal himself. Thus the spiders came into the world, which are able to web their ghostlike spiderwebs, which copy Nornurs shape, and thus praise and honor him. Also Uman and Sula, the sea, found together, and they conceived Bastesh, the unfathomable one. She was exceedingly beautiful, and the Godly were astonished. But Fafnar, the sun, looked upon all this beauty full of envy! When the newly born Bastesh looked up to her, she attacked her with fiery claws in the face and scratched it dreadfully. Probably Bastesh would not have survived the attack of her sister, had not the other Gods hurriedly come to help and driven away the ravishing Fafnar. Bastesh however was frightened and disfigured. Full of fear she fled into the embrace of her mother Sula. In the depths of the seas the unfathomable one hides herself since that time, and little is known about her and her workings. Only the fact that the sea has been populated since that time by numerous creatures, may tell us that Bastesh seems to create these in the depth. In addition it is said that since that time the water of the seas is salty from the tears, which the disfigured Bastesh sheds out of anguish and pain.
	"The Citys of the Continent"
Vilias is a small village on an isle southwest of the mainland. Its under the rulership of the Thais monarchy. Its rumored that beneath this isle are caves and dungeons of unknown but certainly ancient origin. On the mainland is the city of Thais, ruled by the wise and just King Medivus. His explorers found the new soulvortex on this isle and build this base to protect and train the incoming heroes. In the far northwest is the city of Carlin, that is ruled by amazons. The stuborn so called queen refuses to accept the rulership of the Thais monarchy over the whole continent. At the great bay, east of Thais lies a rotten town of criminals. Little is known about it and only the most ruthles people even think about travelling there. The dwarfen town, north of mount sternum, the central Medivia mountain massive, is the home of the Medivia dwarfs. If you are looking for smiths of unparraleled skill you should travel there. Farer north, at the northern shores you find the elven city of Ab'Dendriel. There live the elves, masters of nature and masterhunters.
	"The Clerics"
Clerics conenctrate on the magics of nature and acquire great healing powers. They also adept in the use of some offensive and protective spells.
	"The Creations of Humans BOOK THREE"
All this however could not turn the war luck against the dark hordes. Whereever Banor appeared personally to lead the armies of humans, they triumphed, but on the other battlegrounds they were too often crushed by the dark crowds. Thus Banor asked the gods to help him and the gods in their infinite wisdom created the portal of the souls. By means this mystic of gate souls from planes of existence far, far away of Medivia could be called in order to assume the shape of heroes. With these champions as leaders the humans turned the tables in the great war. They alone under all the mortals had the possibility of becoming similar to Banor, uniting power and cunning. Thus the hordes of undead and their terrible leaders were slowly but inexorably overwhelmed.
	"The First Creatures BOOK TWO"
Brog however laughed over the dragon, which he had create, because he roamed over Medivia and was a terror to the few other creatures. Brog was fascinated by this created being and its terrible children, although they showed him neither loyalty nor respect. Thus Brog created further life, imitiating his shape, in order to please him, and so the cyclops entered the world. Zathroth however was angered, because he thought the cyclos stupid and awkward. Too little trouble did they spread in the world, because they quarried in Medivia for metals and enjoyed to process it with fire and force. They were too few for his likes, because they hardly grew in numbers. Thus Zathroth reprimanded his blockheaded son and ordered him to create new life. For he himself still could not understand the secret of life. Under his guidance the first trolls, numerous and vexatious, developed but still without the malicious cunning, which Zathroth desired. Next father and son therefore created the orcs. And the orcs turned out just like the dark God wanted them. They flowed over Medivia, spread out and began to devastate it.
	"The Great Creation BOOK TWO"
But even at the culmination point of the creation Zathroth bundeled all his destructive powers to a weapon and pushed it with all the strength that he could muster into the heart of Medivsula, whose existence he did not want to endure any more. And as the divinity was weakened by the creation and without suspicion and resistance, the deadly attack penetrated to the core of her being and destroyed her. The elements - fires, water, earth and air - were jerked out of their harmony and landed at the base of the column of time.
	"The Scouts"
Scouts are great archers and also their spears hardly miss their marks. They are able to cast some minor spells of healing and protection.
	"The Sorcerer"
Sorcerers are masters of magic. They posses an enormous arsenal of spells of protection and destruction.
	"The Soulvortex"
Its said that in ancient times, the gods created a great vortex to allow the souls of spirits from 'beyond' enter the realm of Medivia. Through this vortexportal many great heroes were able to manifest themselves on Medivia. In their new bodys they fought againt the forces of destruction. But also agents of destruction and evil entered the world through this portal. More and more the dark forces used the portal to spread over Medivia and to annoy, disrupt and subvert the brave people of the world. Some of the evil spirits remained long enough in this world to wreak even more havoc on the good people of Medivia. Destruction of all that others had built, slaying of new manifested souls as soon as they left the vortex. The gods watched in grief what had become of their great accomplishment. And one day Uman and Banor combined their awesome forces and split the vortex. One strand now aimed to the isle of rookgaard, the other one remained aimed on the temple of Thais. From this day on the newborn heroes awakened on the holy and protected isle of rookgaard and only the stronger and better prepared souls could travel to the continent. Guided by omens an expedition of brave warriors from the thaian order of the knights of noodles traveled the perillious seas the the remote isle of rookgaard and discovered the new soulvortex. Soon this base was built and this fine academy founded. Praise the gods and our King.
	"The War over the Creation BOOK FOUR"
The good Gods created and threw race after race into the struggle about the world. All of them were defeated! :Almost everyone of the old races, which we know only as the Ancients, was defeated and buried by the sands of the time, because they were no match to the agressive rage and the emotionless intrepidity of their opponents. According to our knowledge, only the delicate elves in their cities deep in the forests and the dwarves in their fortresses deep under the mountains survived the corpse wars, although at some campfires rumors are spread about other races, created by both sides for this unholy war, and of which some individuals are said to still be around. Just as strong and powerful as these peoples were, they were one-sided and of little flexibility. Worse still: Some creatures succumbed to the temptations of Zathroth about power and great knowledge. They switched sides, and rumor has it that the most powerful of the Ancients were hurled out of this world by the good Gods for their betrayal to suffer eternally in the sphere, which was created in order to punish them for their misdeeds, and changed to what nowadays is called the daemons. All their magic, which was probably given to the old peoples in excess, could not make them victorious, and they and their buildings disappeared gradually from the face of Medivia.
	"The Warriors"
Warriors are unparraleled in close combant. They are masters of most weapons and the shield. A skilled knight can inflict enormous damage even with the lesser weapons

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