A Dusty Tome A Dusty Tome is a random spawn in Dire Maul . They have a roughly 80 % chance to contain , a 20 % chance to contain a class quest book , and a . 01 % chance to contain ( see the Dire Maul Quests section or the ThottBot link above for a list of the book quests ) . Known Spawn points : DM North : DM East : DM West : Pre 1 . 10 Solo Method . The first solo farmable tome is in the very first courtyard , when you enter DM West via the left door . Walk to the wall on your left and look North . You can check for the book using some sort of vision ability ( Eye of Kilrogg , Mind Vision . . . or just buy an Ornate Spyglass ) . If you ' re using an Ornate Spyglass , press the crouch button so as to obtain a better overview . You will see two benches and three to four Petrified Treant s walking around ( they ' re the little trees ) . Look for a small red book lying on the ground where they walk , between the deer and bear statues . Perhaps one in seven instances have a book there . ( Note that Terrain Distance , under Video Options , can be an issue when using a spyglass ) . To obtain the book , simply run across the courtyard , avoiding the patrols ( this takes a bit of practice , but isn ' t very difficult . ) Distract the four Petrified Treant s somehow - - AE fear , pet tank ing , or something along those lines - - loot it , and run . Soloing the Lethtendris book . " This solo method requires you to have stealth , in other words being a Rogue or a Druid helps a lot . " You start off in the " short cut " way in DM East . From here go straight ahead and jump up on the highened edge - do NOT jump down . Follow the edge , until you come to the place where you say goodbye to the trees and enter the Demon s whereabouts ; you take the right turn when you meet the wall and sees a hallway on your right . Beware when you ' ve come this far , there is a Wildspawn Shadowstalker patrolling the area , and he can see through your stealth . When he has passed , go right and through the door and to the far end of the room . You will see some kind of stairway going to the upper floor . Follow that , and you will soon see Lethtendris and her imp , Pimgib . In the furthest left corner of this floor , there is a spawn point for the book . Either it ' s there , or you will have to reset and have another go . When finished , either empty handed or with a book of some kind , die or run out and reset the instance . However , you can only be in 5 instance s per hour , so beware ! Alternate strategy . " This solo method also requires you to have stealth , in other words being a Rogue or a Druid helps a lot . " You start off in the " back door " way in DM East ( via the pavilion north of Camp Mojache ) . Once in the first big room , hug left wall to avoid popping the warpwood pod at the tree root . Once cleared the 2 roaming lashers , strafe right to center line of the room , line up to the warpwood pod in front . The goal is to avoid popping another warpwood pod ( to your left by the 3 demons ) and aggroing a Shadowstalker ( to your right ) . Once at the other 2 roaming lashers , strafe right and aim directly at the leftmost visible demon at the end of the room . The goal here is to avoid popping the warpwood pods to the left ( the one you originally aimed at ) and to the right ( hidden behind the big tree root ) . Watch the lashers and avoid bumming into them . 2 - 3 steps before bumping into the demon you are aiming at , strafe left to aim at the tunnel . Move into the tunnel . The tunnel has 1 roaming level 56 elite ( usually ) Shadowstalker that you will HAVE to kill . Should be easy for any level 60 rogue or druid . Go through the rest of the tunnel and turn left into the next demon room . Aim at the center of the ramp and walk straight through the room . There are warpwood pods first to the left ( between the first single demon and the first lasher ) and then to the right ( under the gazebo ) , so keep a tight line . Before the last pillar , strive right and go around the pillar . There is another roaming Shadowstalker that comes up from the circular ramp to under the Lethtendris ramp and it will aggro if you get too close . Go up the Lethtendris ramp and you should see Lethtendris and her pet imp . Check the spot at the corner of the platform for the book ( visible as soon as you come up the ramp ) . Whether it is there or not , continue on the platform and head back the direction you came . Jump down when done and return the same way .