Morrowind:Skill Books
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Throughout Vvardenfell, there are books designed to enhance various skill levels through academic study of them. Basically, when you open one of these skill books, you receive a one-point increase in its associated skill. Unlike training, this skill increase occurs without regard to the level of the skill's governing attribute; however, once a particular skill reaches 100 points, skill books don't raise that skill above 100, but you still get a skill increase message, and if the skill raised is in major/minor groups, the raise counts towards levelling up. Note that reading a book does not count as theft even if it happens to belong to somebody. Thus you can read a book (and get your skill bonus) right in front of its owner without being accused of stealing. Unless you click the "Take" button on the bottom, it's not illegal.
A particular book only improves a skill once, when you first read it; repeat readings have no additional effect on your skill level. An exception to this is a few books which exist in both opened and closed varieties. You can read one of each and gain a skill point each time.
Note: Locations are not all-inclusive, but only list places you are guaranteed to find a book. All of these books can also be found as random loot in other places.
| Book Name |  |
 |
Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrobatics | |||
| Realizations of Acrobacy bookskill_acrobatics1 |
4.0 | 200 | |
| A Dance in Fire, Chapter 1 BookSkill_Acrobatics2 |
3.0 | 150 | |
| A Dance in Fire, Chapter 4 BookSkill_Acrobatics3 |
3.0 | 150 |
|
| The Black Arrow, Volume 1 BookSkill_Acrobatics4 |
2.0 | 400 | |
| Mystery of Talara, Part 1 BookSkill_Acrobatics5 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| Alchemy | |||
| A Game at Dinner BookSkill_Alchemy1 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| The Cake and the Diamond BookSkill_Alchemy2 |
3.0 | 200 | |
| Song of the Alchemists BookSkill_Alchemy3 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 2 BookSkill_Alchemy4 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 18 BookSkill_Alchemy5 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| Alteration | |||
| Breathing Water BookSkill_Alteration1 |
2.0 | 400 |
|
| The Dragon Break Re-Examined BookSkill_Alteration2 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| Sithis BookSkill_Alteration3 |
3.0 | 275 | |
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 13 BookSkill_Alteration4 |
3.0 | 200 | |
| The Lunar Lorkhan BookSkill_Alteration5 |
4.0 | 350 |
|
| Armorer | |||
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 6 BookSkill_Armorer3 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 25 BookSkill_Armorer4 |
3.0 | 200 | |
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 29 BookSkill_Armorer5 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| The Armorer's Challenge BookSkill_Armorer1 |
4.0 | 325 | |
| Last Scabbard of Akrash BookSkill_Armorer2 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| Athletics | |||
| The Ransom of Zarek BookSkill_Athletics1 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| A Dance in Fire, Chapter 3 BookSkill_Athletics2 |
3.0 | 150 | |
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 1 BookSkill_Athletics3 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 8 BookSkill_Athletics4 |
3.0 | 200 | |
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 31 BookSkill_Athletics5 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| Axe | |||
| The Axe Man bookskill_axe2 |
3.0 | 225 |
|
| The Seed BookSkill_Axe3 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| The Third Door BookSkill_Axe1 |
4.0 | 250 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 5 BookSkill_Axe4 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 16 BookSkill_Axe5 BookSkill_Axe5_open |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| Block | |||
| A Dance in Fire, Chapter 2 BookSkill_Block3 |
3.0 | 150 |
|
| Death Blow of Abernanit BookSkill_Block1 |
3.0 | 300 |
|
| The Mirror bookskill_block2 |
2.0 | 225 | |
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 7 BookSkill_Block4 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 32 BookSkill_Block5 |
3.0 | 200 | |
| Blunt Weapon | |||
| The Hope of the Redoran bookskill_blunt weapon1 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| The Importance of Where BookSkill_Blunt Weapon 2 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| Night Falls on Sentinel bookskill_blunt weapon3 |
4.0 | 275 | |
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 3 BookSkill_Blunt Weapon4 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 9 BookSkill_Blunt Weapon5 |
3.0 | 200 | |
| Conjuration | |||
| Feyfolken II BookSkill_Conjuration1 |
4.0 | 300 | |
| Feyfolken III BookSkill_Conjuration2 |
4.0 | 300 | |
| 2920, Hearth Fire BookSkill_Conjuration3 |
3.0 | 275 | |
| 2920, FrostFall BookSkill_Conjuration4 |
3.0 | 275 |
|
| The Warrior's Charge bookskill_conjuration5 |
3.0 | 325 | |
| Destruction | |||
| The Horror of Castle Xyr bookskill_destruction1 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| Response to Bero's Speech bookskill_destruction2 |
4.0 | 200 |
|
| A Hypothetical Treachery bookskill_destruction3 |
3.0 | 175 |
|
| The Art of War Magic bookskill_destruction4 |
3.0 | 225 |
|
| Mystery of Talara, Part 3 BookSkill_Destruction5 BookSkill_Destruction5_open |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| Enchant | |||
| Feyfolken I BookSkill_Enchant1 |
4.0 | 300 | |
| The Wolf Queen, Book VIII BookSkill_Enchant2 |
3.0 | 250 | |
| Palla, Book II bookskill_enchant3 |
3.0 | 400 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 19 bookskill_enchant4 |
3.0 | 200 | |
| The Final Lesson bookskill_enchant5 |
3.0 | 350 |
|
| Hand-to-hand | |||
| Charwich-Koniinge, Volume 2 bookskill_hand to hand3 |
3.0 | 300 |
|
| Charwich-Koniinge, Volume 4 bookskill_hand to hand4 |
3.0 | 300 |
|
| Master Zoaraym's Tale bookskill_hand to hand5 |
3.0 | 300 |
|
| The Prayers of Baranat bookskill_hand to hand1 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| The Wolf Queen, Book II bookskill_hand to hand2 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| Heavy Armor | |||
| Hallgerd's Tale bookskill_heavy armor1 |
4.0 | 325 |
|
| 2920, MidYear BookSkill_Heavy Armor2 |
3.0 | 275 | |
| Chimarvamidium BookSkill_Heavy Armor3 |
4.0 | 225 |
|
| How Orsinium Passed to the Orcs bookSkill_heavy armor4 |
2.0 | 200 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 12 bookskill_heavy armor5 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| Illusion | |||
| incident in Necrom bookskill_illusion3 |
3.0 | 225 |
|
| Mystery of Talara, Part 4 bookskill_illusion5 |
3.0 | 250 | |
| Palla, Book I bookskill_illusion4 |
3.0 | 400 | |
| Silence bookskill_illusion2 |
4.0 | 230 | |
| The Wolf Queen, Book III bookskill_illusion1 |
3.0 | 250 | |
| Light Armor | |||
| Ice and Chitin BookSkill_Light Armor2 |
3.0 | 325 |
|
| Lord Jornibret's Last Dance bookskill_light armor3 |
4.0 | 300 | |
| The Rear Guard BookSkill_Light Armor1 |
4.0 | 200 | |
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 21 bookskill_light armor4 |
3.0 | 200 | |
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 28 bookskill_light armor5 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| Long Blade | |||
| 2920, Morning Star BookSkill_Long Blade2 |
3.0 | 275 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 17 bookskill_long blade3 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 20 bookskill_long blade4 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 23 bookskill_long blade5 |
3.0 | 200 | |
| Words and Philosophy BookSkill_Long Blade1 |
3.0 | 225 |
|
| Marksman | |||
| The Black Arrow, Volume II bookskill_marksman5 |
2.0 | 400 | |
| A Dance in Fire, Chapter 5 BookSkill_Marksman2 |
3.0 | 150 |
|
| The Gold Ribbon of Merit bookskill_marksman1 |
3.0 | 250 | |
| The Marksmanship Lesson bookskill_marksman4 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| Vernaccus and Bourlor bookskill_marksman3 |
4.0 | 250 | |
| Medium Armor | |||
| Bone, Part One BookSkill_Medium Armor2 |
4.0 | 300 |
|
| Bone, Part Two BookSkill_Medium Armor3 |
4.0 | 300 |
|
| Cherim's Heart of Anequina bookskill_medium armor1 |
4.0 | 225 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 22 bookskill_medium armor4 |
3.0 | 200 | |
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 33 bookskill_medium armor5 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| Mercantile | |||
| 2920, Sun's Height BookSkill_Mercantile3 |
3.0 | 275 |
|
| The Buying Game bookskill_mercantile1 |
4.0 | 200 |
|
| A Dance in Fire, Chapter 6 bookskill_mercantile4 |
3.0 | 150 |
|
| A Dance in Fire, Chapter 7 bookskill_mercantile5 |
3.0 | 150 |
|
| The Wolf Queen, Book IV bookskill_mercantile2 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| Mysticism | |||
| 2920, Sun's Dawn BookSkill_Mysticism2 |
3.0 | 275 |
|
| Charwich-Koniinge, Volume 3 BookSkill_Mysticism5 |
3.0 | 300 |
|
| The Firsthold Revolt bookskill_mysticism1 |
4.0 | 200 | |
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 4 BookSkill_Mysticism3 |
3.0 | 200 | |
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 36 BookSkill_Mysticism4 |
3.0 | 200 | |
| Restoration | |||
| 2920, Rain's Hand BookSkill_Restoration4 |
3.0 | 275 |
|
| The Four Suitors of Benitah bookskill_restoration3 |
3.0 | 300 |
|
| Mystery of Talara, Part 2 BookSkill_Restoration5 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| Notes on Racial Phylogeny bookskill_restoration2 |
3.0 | 275 |
|
| Withershins bookskill_restoration1 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| Security | |||
| Chance's Folly bookskill_security4 |
3.0 | 250 | |
| The Dowry BookSkill_Security3 |
3.0 | 300 |
|
| The Locked Room bookskill_security1 |
4.0 | 200 |
|
| Surfeit of Thieves bookskill_security5 |
4.0 | 350 | |
| The Wolf Queen, Book I bookskill_security2 |
3.0 | 250 | |
| Short Blade | |||
| 2920, Sun's Dusk BookSkill_Short Blade2 |
3.0 | 275 | |
| 2920, Evening Star BookSkill_Short Blade3 |
3.0 | 275 | |
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 10 BookSkill_Short Blade4 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 30 BookSkill_Short Blade5 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| Unnamed Book bookskill_short blade1 |
4.0 | 225 |
|
| Sneak | |||
| 2920, Last Seed BookSkill_Sneak2 |
3.0 | 275 | |
| Azura and the Box BookSkill_Sneak3 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 26 bookskill_sneak5 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| Trap bookskill_sneak4 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| The Wolf Queen, Book VI bookskill_sneak1 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| Spear | |||
| 2920, First Seed BookSkill_Spear2 |
3.0 | 275 | |
| Smuggler's Island bookskill_spear1 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 14 bookskill_spear3 |
3.0 | 200 | |
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 24 bookskill_spear4 |
3.0 | 200 | |
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 35 bookskill_spear5 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| Speechcraft | |||
| 2920, Second Seed BookSkill_Speechcraft3 |
3.0 | 275 | |
| Biography of the Wolf Queen BookSkill_Speechcraft1 |
3.0 | 250 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 27 bookskill_speechcraft5 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| The Wolf Queen, Book V bookskill_speechcraft2 |
3.0 | 250 | |
| The Wolf Queen, Book VII bookskill_speechcraft4 |
3.0 | 250 | |
| Unarmored | |||
| Charwich-Koniinge, Volume 1 bookskill_unarmored2 |
3.0 | 300 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 11 bookskill_unarmored3 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 15 bookskill_unarmored4 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 34 bookskill_unarmored5 |
3.0 | 200 |
|
| The Wraith's Wedding Dowry bookskill_unarmored1 |
4.0 | 300 |
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