Books

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==Description==
Books are items that are found in the world of Deepwoken and are a separate category from loot, tools, weapons, etc. Books can be obtained by looting the various bookshelves around the world or as a guaranteed item sold at a Traveling Merchant Ship. Upon opening a book, player's are given a small sum of Intelligence XP. Besides that, most books have no purpose besides providing additional lore and information regarding Deepwoken's world and history; excluding Intelligence or Charisma Training Gears and Weapon Training Gears. Books can also be donated in a Guild Bases' library for future reading. With a select few books, you can read them and gain the ability to perform it's song, without lyrics. 
Some books are obtained in specific areas only, and cannot be found outside of it. Such books include: 
*Debriefing Log on Operator Polaris Enigvidion: Greathive Aratel
*The Gideshu March: Fort Merit
*Operation 'Distant Light' Report: Fort Merit
*Operation 'Puppet Master' Report: Fort Merit
*Ossuary Maintenance: Greathive Aratel
*Our Fortress (Of Smoke And Steel): Summer Isle
*Strange Missives: Greathive Aratel
Some books are obtained as part of specific quests and cannot be found outside of them, and thus multiple copies cannot be obtained. Such books include:
*Diver Journal I, II, III: Second Layer
*Ministry Field Report: Outpost Antumbra
*Coldheart's Journal: The Cold Forge
==Books==
Archivist Journal: 'Megalodaunt'
Children of the Aftertide I
Coldheart's Journal
A Deathscribe's Journal
Debriefing Log on Operator Polaris Enigvidion
Diver Journal, I
	
Diver Journal, II
Diver Journal, III
Eggs In A Basket
The Ferryman's Lullaby
The Gideshu March
God in the Machine
 
The Hammer's Call
 
from Vincent Zeneke's monograph cycle 'Songs of the Sea'
Lament of Cirryn
A Light In The Sky
Lumen's Folklore: Volume 'Attunement'
 
Lumen's Folklore: Volume 'North'
Ministry Field Report
Munet Journal, XIV
My Warm Blood
 
O Pardoner of Mine
 
Operation 'Distant Light' Report
 
Operation 'Puppet Master' Report
 
Our Fortress (Of Smoke And Steel)
The Song of Fathoms / Oscillation
 
Stars Above, and the Blade between
Strange Missives
 
Studies on Canticlysm, Vol. IV
		
Tale of the Storm
Vows by the Sea: Inheritance
==Trivia==
*Children of the Aftertide I, A Deathscribe's Journal, Eggs In A Basket, The Ferryman's Lullaby, The Gideshu March, The Hammer's Call, Operation 'Distant Light' Report, Our Fortress (Of Smoke And Steel), The Song of Fathoms/Oscillation and Tale of the Storm were written by game composer Naktigonis.
*Debriefing Log on Operator Polaris Enigvidion was written by developer yayafino.
*Stars Above, and the Blade between was written by former developer iltria.
*Ossuary Maintenance and Strange Missives was written by contributor Hautdesert.
*'Vows by the Sea: Inheritance' is named after the group that made Deepwoken, Vows by the Sea.
* Currently there are four books that can't be obtained through the usual means. The Diver journals (1-3) can be acquired from corpses in The Eternal Gale. The Ministry Field Report can be found in Outpost Antumbra as part of Elykris quest.
*The canjolin instrument could be loosely based on the mandolin.
*The book 'A Deathscribe's Journal' contains numerous Easter Eggs and references.
**Black Diver Selim is a reference to Houseless Selim, a member of the Rogue Lineage community who desired to be, but was not made, a part of the game's lore.
**Douglas Douglas Vondren is a reference to YouTuber and streamer DougDoug.
**Rick Ashet is a reference to a leak where an Adret named Rick Ashet fights a Crustaceous Rex.
**Sylvester Staelen is a nod to American filmmaker Sylvester Stallone.
**Jossue Cassatra, who came back from the dead after a few days, is a reference to Jesus Christ.
**Ivan Ivanel was a slot owned by Naktigonis during Deepwoken's testing period.
*It is implied that Ryrda from God in the Machine is the same Ryrda in Lament of Cirryn.
**In both stories, they are Vesperians.
**In Lament of Cirryn, the main character Ekhusa keeps a shard of Ryrda's mask for good luck, and hopes that she will meet him again.
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