The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion A List Of Skill Books Written by: BlackMist27 This file is Copyright (c)2006 BlackMist27. All rights reserved. Introduction This is a list of the all the Skill Books in the game. It also has what skill that they add to and their location. By Location: ******* City: Anvil 2920; Morningstar Bonus: Raises your blade skill Locations: in the castle's private quarters. 2920; Frostfall Bonus: Raises your conjuration skill Locations: Inside the great chapel of Dibella there. Death blow of Abernanit Bonus: Raises your block skill Locations: In the dining room of the Anvil fighters guild. The Doors of Oblivion Bonus: Raises your Conjuration skill Locations: In the mages guild. Fighters Guild History Bonus: Raises your heavy armor skill Locations: In fighters guild, and [Chorral, Mystic Archives] King Bonus: Raises your blunt weapon skill Locations: Inside the castle's royal quarters. The Locked room Bonus: Raises your security skill Locations: In a cave below the castle of Anvil The Red kitchen reader Bonus: Raises your athletics skill Locations: Inside the castle in the private quarters there. ******* City: Bravil 2920; Last Seed Bonus: Raises your sneak skill Locations: In the house of City-Swimme Battle of Sancre Tor Bonus: Raises your Blade skill Locations: In the main hall on display and [random loot] Father of the Niben Bonus: Raises your marksman skill Locations: In the castle of Bravil. The Horrors of castle Xyr Bonus: Raises your destruction skill Locations: In the mages guild. The Importance of Where Bonus: Raises your blunt skill Locations: In the dungeon of the castle. Light Armor repair Bonus: Raises your armorer skill Locations: Inside the castle barracks. Song of Hrormir Bonus: Raises your blade skill Locations: In the castle's private quarters in Drels Theran's room Thief Bonus: Raises your acrobatics skill Locations: In S'krivva's house. The Wolf Queen I Bonus: Raises your security skill Locations: Inside Dro'Shanji's house ******* City: Bruma Ahziir Traajajazeri Bonus: Raises your hand to hand skill Locations: Below J'Ghasta's house in Bruma and [Cheydinhal] Immortal blood Bonus: Raises your hand to hand skill Locations: J'Gasta's house and [Imperial City, Bandit Camp] 2920; Heartfire Bonus: Raises your conjuration skill Locations: Inside the Chapel of Talos A dance in fire 5 Bonus: Raises your marksman skill Locations: In Regners house. Calcinator Treatise Bonus: Raises your Alchemy skill Locations: One fixed place to get it, is by doing the quest "two sides of a coin" a quest situated in Bruma. Speak to Arnoria Auria there to start it, and [ Random loot] How Orsinium passed to the Orcs Bonus: Raises your heavy armor skill Locations: In the castle, in the lords manor. The Wolf Queen III Bonus: Raises your illusion skill Locations: In the cellar of the mages guild there. ******* City: Cheydinhal 2920; Rain's Hand Bonus: Raises your restoration skill Locations: On a shelf in the Chapel of Mara A dance in Fire 1 Bonus: Raises your acrobatics skill Locations: Inside Ganredhel's house A dance in Fire 4 Bonus: Raises your acrobatics skill Locations: Inside Ganredhel's house, same place as Fire 1. Advances in Lockpicking Bonus: Raises your security skill Locations: March-Na's bookstore and [Fingerbowl cave] Ahziir Traajajazeri Bonus: Raises your hand to hand skill Locations: In the Dark Brotherhood sanctuary and [Bruma] The Armorers Challenge Bonus: Raises your Armorer skill Locations: In the fighters guild and [Imperial city] The Black Arrow II Bonus: Raises your marksman skill Locations: Dark brotherhood sanctuary and [boss level vampire and bandit loot] The Firsthold Revolt Bonus: Raises your mysticism skill Locations: Mages guild, downstairs. The Gold Ribbon of Merit Bonus: Raises your marksman skill Locations: Dark brotherhood sanctuary. Incident in Necrom Bonus: Raises your illusion skill Locations: In the Willow bank The Rear Guard Bonus: Raises your light armor skill Locations: Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary. The Wolf Queen VI Bonus: Raises your speechcraft skill Locations: In the castle, in the lords quarters The Wolf Queen VII Bonus: Raises your sneak skill Locations: Dark Brotherhood sanctuary. ******* City: Chorral Fighters Guild History Bonus: Raises your heavy armor skill Locations: In fighters guild, and [Mystic Archives] 2920; Midyear Bonus: Raises your heavy armor skill. Locations: In the store Fire and Steel A dance in Fire 6 Bonus: Raises your mercantile skill Locations: In the house of Casta Scribonia Hallgerds Tale Bonus: Raises your heavy armor Locations: In the fighters guild The Legendary Sancre Tor Bonus: Raises your blunt weapon skill. Locations: In the house of Vilena Donton. Notes on racial philogeny Bonus: Raises your restoration skill Locations: In the great chape. Vernaccus and Bourier Bonus: Raises your marksman skill Locations: In Renoits bookstore Words and Philosophy Bonus: Raises your Blade skill Locations: In Modryn Oreyn's house. ******* City: Imperial city The Argonian account 3 Bonus: Raises your illusion skill Locations: Arcane university, in the mystic archives. Song of the Alchemists Bonus: Raises your alchemy skill Locations: Arcane university, Lustrarium Before the age of Man Bonus: Raises your mysticism skill Locations: Arcane University, In the Chironasium Liminal bridges Bonus: Raises your conjuration skill Locations: Arcane University, mystic archives Mannimarco; King of Worms Bonus: Raises your alchemy skill Locations: Arcane university, mystic archives Response to Bero's speech Bonus: Raises your destruction skill Locations: Arcane University, mystic archives The Ransom of Zarek Bonus: Raises your athletics skill Locations: Arena district, found lying against the outer wall of the Arena bloodworks A dance in Fire 2 Bonus: Raises your block skill Locations: Elven Gardens district. It lies within the guardhouse in the northeastern part of it. The Buying game Bonus: Raises your mercantile skill Locations: Elven Gardens district, Fathis Ules's house. The Dragon Break Bonus: Raises your Alteration skill Locations: Elven gardens district, Dovyn Aren's house The Armorers Challenge Bonus: Raises your Armorer skill Locations: Market district, First Edition bookstore and [Cheydinhal] The Wolf Queen IV Bonus: Raises your mercantile skill Locations: Market district, Imperial commerce office The Refugees Bonus: Raises your light armor skill Locations: Market district, First Edition bookstore. Cherim's Heart of Anequina Bonus: Raises your armorer skill Locations: Market district, First Edition bookstore. 2920; Sun's height Bonus: Raises your mercantile skill Locations: Market district, inside the offices of the horse courier. The Black arts on trial Bonus: Raises your mysticism skill Locations: Market district in the mystic Emporium. Last Scabbard of Akrash Bonus: Raises your armorer skill Locations: Market district, The Fighting Chance store Immortal blood Bonus: Raises your hand to hand skill Locations: Temple district, inside the house of Seridur, in his cellar. and [Bruma, Bandit Camp] The Wolf Queen V Bonus: Raises your speechcraft skill Locations: Temple district. Inside Hastrel Ottus's house. Chimarvamidium Bonus: Raises your heavy armor skill Locations: Imperial legion barracks. 2920; Second Seed Bonus: Raises your speechcraft skill Locations: inside the Imperial palace in councilor Ocato's chambers. Biography of The Wolf Queen Bonus: Raises your speechcraft skill Locations: Waterfront. Is found in the house of Armand Christophe Proper lock design Bonus: Raises your security skill Locations: Waterfront district. Inside the house of Dareloth. ******* City: Leyawiin Ice and Chitin Bonus: Raises your light armor skill Locations: In Ahdarji's house. The Mirror Bonus: Raises your block skill Locations: In the city barracks on the ground floor. Reality and other Falsehoods Bonus: Raises your Alteration skill Locations: In the Southern Books bookstore. Sithis Bonus: Raises your Alteration skill Locations: In the great chapel. Warrior Bonus: Raises your block skill Locations: In the castle's royal bedroom ******* City: Skingrad 2920; Sun's Dawn Bonus: Raises your mysticism skill Locations: Can be found lying on a shelf in the Chapel of Julianos The Exodus Bonus: Raises your restoration skill Locations: In the great chapel of Julianos. A dance in Fire 3 Bonus: Raises your athletics skill Locations: Can be found southwest of city, in the house of Uura the shepherd. The Black Arrow I Bonus: Raises your acrobatics skill Locations: Brindle home, north of city, in the home of Torbal the sufficient Daughter of the Niben Bonus: Raises your Alteration skill Locations: In the mages guild, in the living quarters. De Rerum Dirennis Bonus: Raises your alchemy skill Locations: In the store called "all things alchemy" and [Cloud Ruler temple, Tower above Fort Caractus] Lord Jornibret's last chance Bonus: Raises your light armor skill Locations: Bleak flats cave, can be found north-northeast of city. The Wolf Queen II Bonus: Raises your hand to hand skill Locations: Inside the lords manor in the castle. ******* MISC Locations Bandit Camp Immortal blood Bonus: Raises your hand to hand skill Locations: Just outside the Ayleid ruin Vilverin Cloud Ruler Temple Book: De Rerum Dirennis Bonus: Raises your alchemy skill Locations: in the great hall Cloud Ruler Temple Book: Beggar Bonus: Raises your athletics skill Locations: In the great hall. Cloud Ruler Temple Book: Legend of Krately house Bonus: Raises your sneak skill Locations: In the library. Book: The Warp in the West Bonus: Raises your block skill Locations: Can be found as random loot and one copy lies in the great hall of the Cloud Rules temple. Tower above Fort Caractus Book :De Rerum Dirennis Bonus: Raises your alchemy skill Locations: north side of lake rumare Fingerbowl Cave Book: Advances in Lockpicking Bonus: Raises your security skill Location: Top level, just northeast of Aleswell, north of the Imperial city [*** Random Loot ***] Book: Battle of Sancre Tor Bonus: Raises your Blade skill Locations: and [Castle Bravil] Book: Calcinator Treatise Bonus: Raises your Alchemy skill Locations: and [Bruma] Book: The Argonian Account 1 Bonus: Raises your athletics skill Purloined Shadows Bonus: Raises your sneak skill. Book: Mace Etiquette Bonus: Raises your blunt skill [*** Vampire, Bandit ***] Boss and Vampire Loot Book: A dance in Fire 7 Bonus: Raises your mercantile skill Book: Rislav the Righteous Bonus: Raises your light armor skill Boss level bandit and vampire loot Book: Mystery of Talara I Bonus: Raises your acrobatics skill Boss level bandit and vampire loot Book: Surfeit of Thieves Bonus: Raises your security skill [*** Boss level conjurer and Necromancer loot *** ] Book: The Lunar Lorkhan Bonus: Raises your alteration skill Book: Mystery of Talara II Bonus: Raises your restoration skill Book: Mystery of Talara III Bonus: Raises your destruction skill Book: Mystery of Talara IV Bonus: Raises your illusion skill Boss level tomb creature and marauder loot Book: Master Zoaraym's Tale Bonus: Raises your hand to hand skill Book: The Warriors charge Bonus: Raises your conjuration skill [*** unclassified ***] Book: Fire and Darkness Bonus: Raises your Blade skill Locations: This is quest related, it can be found during one of the thieves guild quests called "the ultimate heist" Book: Heavy armor repair Bonus: Raises your armorer skill Locations: Can be found only as marauder and tomb loot. Book: Palla I Bonus: Raises your illusion skill Locations: Can be found in Arkveds tower, south of lake Poppad Book: Sacred Witness Bonus: Raises your sneak skill Locations: Can be found in the antechamber complex inside the Lake Arrius caverns. Book: Souls, Black and White Bonus: Raises your mysticism skill Locations: Can be found in loot and one edition is lying on the second level of fort Cuptor Book: Way of the Exposed Palm Bonus: Raises your hand to hand skill Locations: Can be found on the southside of Fieldhouse cave, lying underneath a mushroom. Best places to look Looking for a book? There's a very good chance this place has it; Mystic Archives, Arcane university in the Imperial City First edition bookstore, Market district in the Imperial City Cloud ruler temple, a blade fortress in the Jerall Mountains to the northwest of Bruma. Final Notes: This list may not be 100% accurate or complete This piece of work is copyright BlackMist27 c)2006. 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