Books

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Books are locations you enter during a run. In any run you can visit 2 books and must fight Guardians in their end to progress further.

Currently there are six Books in total:

Derelict Starship
Garden's Edge
Proving Ground
Radiant Market
Silent Promenade
The Vengewood

All Books have the same structure. The only differences in Books are the enemies you face and NPCs you may encounter. Book structure is different for quick dives than deep dives:

Book 1 Kwilling Cages reward 2 rolls of 4-5, 3 rolls of 8-10, 3 rolls of 16-20 (verify this for quick vs ranked)
Book 2 Kwilling Cages reward 4 rolls of 8-10, 6 rolls of 16-20 (verify this for quick vs ranked)

Area	Player Choice
The Sea of Ink
1	Cabinet of Trinkets Aspect Apparatus Choice of 3 Books
Book 1
1	Potion Supply, Tarnished Vault, Uncommon Augment Easy Combat (Tarnished Vault and Kwilling Cage) Easy Combat (Tarnished Vault x2) Additionally, always rewards a Binding Tuner
2	Random selection of 3 of the following: Carver's Refuge, Vestigial Shrine, Binding Empowerment, Sea Breach, NPC Location if the Book has one: The Gardener for Garden's Edge, The Chronicler for Radiant Market OHM for Silent Promenade The Captive for Derelict Starship
3	Easy Combat (Tarnished Vault x2 or Tarnished Vault and Kwilling Cage) Two Hard Combats, with the following possible rewards: Tarnished Vault and Uncommon Augment Tarnished Vault and Superior Vault Tarnished Vault and Big Kwilling Cage Tarnished Vault and Glyph Globe All combats have a 50% chance for a Treasure Pot on Wave 1
4	Random selection of 3 of the following: Carver's Refuge, Vestigial Shrine, Binding Empowerment, Sea Breach, NPC Location if the Book has one and it has not been offered already earlier in the Book: The Gardener for Garden's Edge, The Chronicler for Radiant Market OHM for Silent Promenade The Captive for Derelict Starship
5	Easy Combat (Tarnished Vault x2 or Tarnished Vault and Kwilling Cage) Two Hard Combats, with the following possible rewards: Tarnished Vault and Superior Vault Tarnished Vault and Uncommon Augment Tarnished Vault and Big Kwilling Cage Tarnished Vault and Glyph Globe Combat will always contain a Treasure Pot on Wave 1 unless there was a Treasure Pot in the previous combat
6	Always has Vestigial Shrine OR Carver's Refuge. The other two nodes are randomly selected from: Nothing (it is possible to roll 2 nothings so there is only one node to choose from), Binding Empowerment, Sea Breach, NPC Location if the Book has one and it has not been offered already earlier in the Book: The Gardener for Garden's Edge, The Chronicler for Radiant Market OHM for Silent Promenade The Captive for Derelict Starship
7	Vestigial Shrine OR Carver's Refuge, whichever was not offered on the previous location.
8	Guardian (Boss Battle) Always rewards 100% HP Restore, Binding Tuner, and Epic Augment
The Sea of Ink
1	Nib & Bin Vestige Harvester Choice of 3 Books
Book 2
1	Easy Combat with the following possible rewards: Uncommon Augment and Kwilling Cage Uncommon Augment and Superior Vault Superior Vault and Kwilling Cage Two Hard Combats, with the following possible rewards: Uncommon Augment and Rare Augment Uncommon Augment and Big Kwilling Cage Uncommon Augment and Glyph Globe Superior Vault and Rare Augment Superior Vault and Glyph Globe
2	Random selection of 3 of the following: Carver's Refuge, Vestigial Shrine, Binding Empowerment, Sea Breach, NPC Location if the Book has one: The Gardener for Garden's Edge, The Chronicler for Radiant Market OHM for Silent Promenade The Captive for Derelict Starship
3	Easy Combat with the following possible rewards: Uncommon Augment and Superior Vault Uncommon Augment and Kwilling Cache Superior Vault x2 Two Hard Combats, with the following possible rewards: Superior Vault and Heroic Vault Superior Vault and Big Kwilling Cage Superior Vault and Glyph Globe Uncommon Augment and Heroic Vault Uncommon Augment and Rare Augment All combats have a 50% chance for a Treasure Pot on Wave 1 All combats also reward a Binding Tuner
4	Random selection of 3 of the following: Carver's Refuge, Vestigial Shrine, Binding Empowerment, Sea Breach, NPC Location if the Book has one and it has not been offered already earlier in the Book: The Gardener for Garden's Edge, The Chronicler for Radiant Market OHM for Silent Promenade The Captive for Derelict Starship
5	Easy Combat with one of the following possible rewards: Superior Vault x2 Uncommon Augment x2 Uncommon Augment and Kwilling Cache Two Hard Combats, each with the following possible rewards: Uncommon Augment and Heroic Vault Uncommon Augment and Big Kwilling Cache Uncommon Augment and Glyph Globe Superior Vault and Rare Augment Superior Vault and Heroic Vault Superior Vault and Big Kwilling Cache Combat will always contain a Treasure Pot on Wave 1 unless there was a Treasure Pot in the previous combat
6	Always has Vestigial Shrine OR Carver's Refuge. The other two nodes are randomly selected from: Nothing (it is possible to roll 2 nothings so there is only one node to choose from), Binding Empowerment, Sea Breach, NPC Location if the Book has one and it has not been offered already earlier in the Book: The Gardener for Garden's Edge, The Chronicler for Radiant Market OHM for Silent Promenade The Captive for Derelict Starship
7	Vestigial Shrine OR Carver's Refuge, whichever was not offered on the previous location.
8	Guardian (Boss Battle) Always rewards 100% HP Restore, Binding Tuner, and Epic Augment
Villain's Lair
1	Vestige Harvester
2	Hard Combat (Heroic Vault, Ancient Vault, and Epic Augment)
3	Carver's Refuge
4	Villain (Final Boss)

Derelict Starship[]

Guardian: The Mimic
Side Area: The Lab
- Contains The Captive
Quests:

Book	Combat	Difficulty	Contains
1	First	Easy
1	First	Easy
1	First	Hard
1	Second	Easy
1	Second	Hard
1	Second	Hard
1	Third	Easy
1	Third	Easy
1	Third	Hard
1	Third	Hard
Book 2
2	First	Easy	Wave 1: Ghostquill x2, Slimpe Egg x2 Wave 2: Ghostquill x3
2	First	Hard	Wave 1: Inkblaster, Slimpe Egg x2 Wave 2: Inkblaster, Slimpe x4
2	First	Hard	Wave 1: Inkzooka, Chompy x2 Wave 2: Inkzooka, Chompy x2 Wave 3: Chompy x3
2	First	Hard	Wave 1: Armored Rhinkling, Chompy x3 Wave 2: Armored Rhinkling, Chompy x2 Wave 3: Chompy x2, Inkstain x3
2	Second	Easy	Wave 1: Quillion, Shield Spindlecaster Wave 2: Slimpe Egg x2
2	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Thantaloupe, Ghostquill x2 Wave 2: Slimpe Egg x2 Wave 3: Splinter Blotter, Chompy x2
2	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Ghostquill x2, Chompy x3 Wave 2: Ghostquill, Chompy x2 Wave 3: Ghostquill x2, Chompy
2	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Quillion x2, Slimpe Egg x2 Wave 2: Inkzooka Wave 3: Inkstain x3
2	Third	Easy	Wave 1: Armored Rhinkling x2, Rooting Blotter, Inkstain x2 Wave 2: Armored Rhinkling, Rooting Blotter, Inkstain x2
2	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Thantaloupe, Quillion x2 Wave 2: Chompy x3 Wave 3: Chompy x3
2	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Razorshade, Ghostquill x2 Wave 2: Chompy x3 Wave 3: Ghostquill x2, Chompy x2

Garden's Edge[]

Guardian: Nim the Lost
Quest/Side area: The Garden
- Contains: The Gardener
- Inkwell Mysteries: Find me in the blooming greens tended to by matronly hands

Book	Combat	Difficulty	Contains
1	First	Easy	Wave 1: Rhinkling, Supportive Spindlecaster, Inkling Jabber x2
1	First	Easy	Wave 1: Supportive Spindlecaster, Needle x3
1	Second	Easy	Wave 1: Figment x2, Bit x3 Wave 2: Bit x2
1	Second	Easy	Wave 1: Supportive Spindlecaster, Figment Wave 2: Inkling Slasher x2, Inkling Jabber
1	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Figment Earthshaker, Needle x3 Wave 2: Figment Earthshaker Wave 3: Needle x4
1	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Figment, Needle, Bit x3 Wave 2: Needle, Bit x3 Wave 3: Needle x2, Bit x3
1	Third	Easy
1	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Rhinkling x2, Supportive Spindlecaster, Needle x2 Wave 2: Supportive Spindlecaster, Needle Wave 3: Rhinkling, Needle x2
1	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Figment Earthshaker x2, Supportive Spindlecaster Wave 2: Inkling Slasher x2 Wave 3: Inkling Slasher x2, Inkling Jabber x2
Book 2
2	First	Easy	Wave 1: Armored Rhinkling, Supportive Spindlecaster Wave 2: Ghostquill x2, Inkstain x2
2	First	Hard
2	Second	Easy
2	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Supportive Spindlecaster, Ghostquill x3 Wave 2: Shield Spindlecaster, Ghostquill x2 Wave 3: Supportive Spindlecaster, Chompy x3
2	Second	Hard
2	Third	Easy
2	Third	Easy
2	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Razorshade, Ghostquill x2 Wave 2: Chompy x3 Wave 3: Ghostquill x2, Chompy x2
2	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Razorshade, Figment Earthshaker Wave 2: Supportive Spindlecaster, Ghostquill x2 Wave 3: Inkstain x3

Proving Ground[]

Guardian: Janus the Malformed
Quest/Side area:
- Contains: Hektor's Camp
- Inkwell Mysteries: Find me near the Shrine in ruins for the world of training young Binders

Book	Combat	Difficulty	Contains
1	First	Easy	Wave 1: Bastion Blotter, Inkling Slasher x2, Inkling Jabber
1	First	Easy	Wave 1: Sparring Dummy x2, Inkling Slasher x2
1	First	Easy
1	Second	Easy	Wave 1: Sparring Dummy, Needle, Inkling Slasher Wave 2: Sparring Dummy, Needle x2
1	Second	Easy	Wave 1: Bastion Blotter, Figment x2 Wave 2: Inkling Slasher, Inkling Jabber x2
1	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Sparring Dummy x2, Inkling Jabber x3 Wave 2: Sparring Dummy, Inkling Jabber x2 Wave 3: Sparring Dummy x2, Inkling Jabber x2
1	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Bastion Blotter, Rhinkling x2 Wave 2: Inkling Jabber x2 Wave 3: Bastion Blotter, Rhinkling, Inkling Jabber x2
1	Third	Easy	Wave 1: Figment x2, Inkling Jabber x2 Wave 2: Figment, Inkling Jabber x2 Wave 3: Figment, Inkling Jabber x3
1	Third	Easy	Wave 1: Bastion Blotter, Figment, Sparring Dummy Wave 2: Figment, Sparring Dummy
1	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Sparring Dummy x2, Figment, Inkling Jabber x2 Wave 2: Figment, Inkling Jabber x2 Wave 3: Sparring Dummy, Figment, Inkling Jabber x2
1	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Bastion Blotter, Figment, Needle x3 Wave 2: Figment, Needle Wave 3: Bastion Blotter, Figment, Needle x2
Book 2
2	First	Easy
2	First	Easy
2	First	Hard	Wave 1: Bastion Blotter, Sparring Dummy x2, Chompy x2 Wave 2: Bastion Blotter, Chompy x2 Wave 3:
2	Second	Easy
2	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Splinter Blotter, Armored Rhinkling, Sparring Dummy x2 Wave 2: Armored Rhinkling, Sparring Dummy Wave 3: Splinter Blotter, Armored Rhinkling, Sparring Dummy
2	Second	Hard
2	Second	Hard
2	Third	Easy
2	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Bastion Blotter, Razorshade, Ghostquill x3 Wave 2: Bastion Blotter, Chompy x3 Wave 3: Ghostquill x4
2	Third	Hard

Radiant Market[]

Guardian: The Captor
Quest/Side Area: The Study
- Contains the Chronicler and his Kwill Lys
- Inkwell Mysteries: Find me with the merchant who whittles his sculptures in a world of trade and brightness

Book	Combat	Difficulty	Contains
1	First	Easy	Wave 1: Inkling Jabber x2, Ink Pen x2
1	First	Easy	Wave 1: Inkpot, Inkling Slasher x2, Inkling Jabber
1	First	Easy	Wave 1: Needle x2, Inkling Slasher x2
1	Second	Easy	Wave 1: Inkling Jabber x2, Ink Pen x2 Wave 2: Inkling Slasher x3
1	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Inkpot x2, Inkling Jabber x2 Wave 2: Inkling Slasher x2, Inkling Jabber Wave 3: Inkling Slasher x2, Inkling Jabber
1	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Figment x2, Ink Pen x2 Wave 2: Figment, Inkling Jabber x2 Wave 3: ink Pen, Inkling Jabber x2
1	Third	Easy	Wave 1: Inkpot, Figment, Ink Pen Wave 2: Inkpot, Ink Pen Wave 3:
1	Third	Easy	Wave 1: Figment x2, Inkling Jabber x2 Wave 2: Figment, Inkling Jabber x2 Wave 3: Figment, Inkling Jabber x3
1	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Inkpot x2, Ink Pen x2 Wave 2: Ink Pen, Inkling Jabber x2 Wave 3: Inkling Slasher x2, Inkling Jabber x2
1	Third	Hard
Book 2
2	First	Easy
2	First	Hard	Wave 1: Inkzooka, Inkpot, Inkstain x2 Wave 2: Chompy x3 Wave 3: Chompy x3
2	First	Hard	Wave 1: Armored Rhinkling x2, Chompy x3 Wave 2: Chompy x3 Wave 3: Chompy x2, Inkstain x3
2	Second	Easy
2	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Razorshade, Shield Spindlecaster, Ink Pen x2 Wave 2: Razorshade, Ink Pen Wave 3: Shield Spindlecaster, Ink Pen
2	Second	Hard
2	Third	Easy	Wave 1: Rooting Blotter, Armored Rhinkling x2, Inkstain x2 Wave 2: Rooting Blotter, Armored Rhinkling, Inkstain x2 Wave 3:
2	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Razorshade, Ghostquill x2 Wave 2: Chompy x3 Wave 3: Ghostquill x2, Chompy x2
2	Third	Hard

Silent Promenade[]

Guardian: The Rhinferno
Quest/Side Area: The Hovel
- Contains OHM, a lost Kwill
- Inkwell Mysteries: Find me with the sole Kwill to reside in a place of ruin and stone

Book	Combat	Difficulty	Contains
1	First	Easy	Wave 1: Inkling Slasher x2, Bit x4
1	First	Easy	Wave 1: Needle x2, Bombbit x2
1	Second	Easy
1	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Burrower, Bombbit x2, Bit x2 Wave 2: Figment, Bombbit, Bit x2 Wave 3: Figment, Bombbit x2
1	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Figment x2, Bombbit x2, Bit x2 Wave 2: Figment, Bombbit, Bit Wave 3: Figment x2, Bombbit x2
1	Third	Easy
1	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Burrower, Rhinkling, Inkling Jabber x2 Wave 2: Rhinkling, Inkling Slasher x2 Wave 3: Rhinkling, Inkling Jabber x3
1	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Burrower, Figment x2 Wave 2: Burrower, Figment Wave 3: Bombbit x4
Book 2
2	First	Easy
2	First	Hard	Wave 1: Bombbit x3, Rooting Blotter x2 Wave 2: Bombbit x3, Rooting Blotter
2	Second	Easy
2	Second	Hard
2	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Inkstain x4, Burrower Wave 2: Inkstain x4, Burrower Wave 3: Inkstain x5
2	Third	Easy
2	Third	Hard
2	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Chompy x2, Ghostquill x2, Razorshade, Treasure Pot Wave 2: Chompy x3, Razorshade Wave 3: Chompy x3, Ghostquill x2

The Vengewood‎[]

Guardian: Lusk The Blightbag
Quest/Side Area:
- Contains
- Inkwell Mysteries: Find me where the sea has broken the surface in a world of poison and bogs

Book	Combat	Difficulty	Contains
1	First	Easy	Wave 1: Cynder Cultist, Inkling Slasher x3
1	First	Easy
1	First	Easy
1	Second	Easy
1	Second	Easy
1	Second	Easy
1	Third	Easy
1	Third	Easy
1	Third	Hard
1	Third	Hard
Book 2
2	First	Easy	Wave 1: Tangled Kwill, Chompy x2 Wave 2: Chompy x2, Inkstain x2
2	First	Hard	Wave 1: Armored Rhinkling, Chompy x3 Wave 2: Armored Rhinkling, Chompy x2 Wave 3: Chompy x2, Inkstain x3
2	First	Hard	Wave 1: Inkzooka, Chompy x2 Wave 2: Inkzooka, Chompy x2 Wave 3: Chompy x3
2	Second	Easy
2	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Tangled Kwill, Rooting Blotter, Chompy x2 Wave 2: Tangled Kwill, Chompy x3 Wave 3: Rooting Blotter, Chompy x2
2	Second	Hard	Wave 1: Splinter Blotter, Supportive Spindlecaster, Chompy x2 Wave 2: Supportive Spindlecaster, Chompy x2 Wave 3: Splinter Blotter, Chompy x2
2	Third	Easy
2	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Tangled Kwill, Razorshade Wave 2: Cynder Cultist, Inkstain x2 Wave 3: Tangled Kwill, Inkstain x2
2	Third	Hard	Wave 1: Tangled Kwill x2, Inkstain x4 Wave 2: Tangled Kwill, Cynder Cultist Wave 3: Cynder Cultist, Inkstain x4

Villain's Lair[]

Each Villain has the same Hard Combats

Area	Combat	Difficulty	Contains
2	First	Hard	Wave 1: Ink-in-a-Box, Shadowquill, Barbed Banshee Wave 2: Tuhning Guardian, Barbed Banshee Wave 3: Shadowquill, Barbed Banshee x3
2	First	Hard	Wave 1: Ink-in-a-Box, Shadowquill, Barbed Banshee Wave 2: Shadowquill, Barbed Banshee Wave 3: Barbed Banshee x4