You should bring the holy book (tome of wisdom) to Jalantha Mistmyr before she will give you the scroll to cure the geas. How can I get the book back without killing everybody?

You can pick pocket.

However Jalantha Mistmyr and her cronies are evil so I do not believe you will lose any rep for killing anybody in the temple.

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Although if you decide to rid the world of her evil make sure you do priest quest in the NW area first. His house his north of the museam.

[ 02-20-2003, 02:08 AM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

No I don't get the book back if I pickpocket her. Only a gem and then she hasn't any valid items on her.

Looks like you are going to have to take it by force. You won't lose any rep.

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when you go to deliver it just say that you want the geas removal scroll before you give her the book. She'll give you the scroll - and then just say that you don't have the book [img]graemlins/evillaughter2.gif[/img]

She'll go hostile and then you can either fight and kill her (6000xp!) or just flee the temple *booh hiss* ;)

A better question might be, "Is there a way I can get myself the Tome of Understanding without breaking my Evil roleplay?"

Yes, there is, but you need to apply some cheesy foreknowledge.

STEP 1: As soon as you enter BG City, go North and go to the NE section of town, where you'll meet Marek and Lothander. Gun them down in cold blood. Make *damn* sure you get Lothander, killing Marek is of secondary importance. Not only is it nicely Evil to walk into a new city and cheerfully murder practically the first 2 people you see, but it will also prevent the Poison quest from ever taking place.

STEP 2: Pickpocket the Tome of Understanding from Chauntalas Ulbright (something vaguely like that spelling) in the Temple of Tymora. Since Tymora is a Chaotic Good deity, stealing from her Priests would be an Evil act.

Hmmm!!

Am I the only one who pickpocketed her before talking to her (must be)??

I got both the scroll and the book but it wasn't the solution I really wanted. Well better then killing everyone.