Take the Waypoint to the Submerged Passage.This is recommended for league starters due to the Quicksilver Flask it provides, as well as the gems it unlocks as rewards and for purchase. (Optional): Take the Waypoint back to the Coast and enter the Tidal Island to the right.Once you have the Ammonite Glyph, Haliotis Glyph, and Roseus Glyph, find the glyph wall and open the exit to The Submerged Passage. Enter the Coast and run to the end of the zone.Enter Lioneye’s Watch and talk to Tarkleigh to receive the reward.Kill Hillock at the end of the Twilight Strand.You can also use the Table of Contents on the side of the screen to navigate. Provided here is the Table of Contents for our guide, and at the bottom of each page is a button to take you to the next Act guide. Return the Tome to Alkor to complete the quest.This guide has been split up by the in-game Acts so that it can easily be viewed and absorbed without being overly long or confusing. The Ruined Temple is a rather small dungeon, compared to the other dungeons in the area. On the Automap, it should become pretty easily seen soon after entering the temple. The Tome is guarded by a Unique Corrupt Rogue boss called Battlemaid Sarina.

The Ruined Temple is located in the Kurast Bazaar. It will not be found in any other dungeon, so the player has the option to skip exploring the other temples. Lam Esen's Tome can always be found within the Ruined Temple in Kurast. It's rumoured it still remains, hidden somewhere within one of the temples in Kurast.

This Black Book was lost when the misguided Zakarum took over the land, believing it to be filled with blasphemous heresy. Lam Esen, a sage of old who studied Skatsimi magic and the effects of the Prime Evils on the mortal world, wrote his findings down in a magical Tome. The quest is completed after players return Lam Esen's Tome to Alkor, who will then reward the player with five free attribute points. It's initiated by talking to Alkor after completing the Blade of the Old Religion quest and after having entered the Kurast Bazaar, or simply by entering one of the six temples in the Kurast Bazaar, Upper Kurast and the Kurast Causeway. Lam Esen's Tome is the fourth quest of Act III. The Black Book is much sought after by both good and evil.'' - Alkor

Quest icon 'The Black Book contains powerful secrets of Skatsim, the Old Religion, long eclipsed by Zakarum.

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