Well Read
by Thalía - Frostmane
Unlike Higher Learning this reading achievement is all about traveling around Azeroth finding these books, instead of having to camp book spawns in Dalaran. It’s more convenient in the sense that you can find these books as you feel like it, instead of feeling forced to camp a 3-4 hour book spawn. Lore enthusiast will love this
-If you use stealth to get to some of these books, note that the action of reading the book will not break your stealth.
-There is a huge concentration of books in Scholomance, Stratholme, and Scarlet Monastery.
Scroll down past the first book listing if you want to see a submitted list that categorizes the books by the highest concentration as to make your traveling a lot less stringent (Submitted by user Shaylea)
Below are the list of books you need to read to complete this achievement, along with information on where to find them. I found this on WoWWiki and ported it since it was going to be very similar to what I would write. Thanks WoWWiki for the info.
•Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt :
Scarlet Monastery library; Gallows’ End Tavern; The Royal Library in Stormwind [76, 29]
•Aftermath of the Second War :
Darnassus building west of Enchanting, Craftsmen’s Terrace; Scarlet Monastery; The Royal Library in Stormwind [76, 31]
•Arathor and the Troll Wars:
Hall of Explorers; Southshore Town Hall; Tarren Mill; The Scarlet Monastery
•Archimonde’s Return and the Flight to Kalimdor
Ratchet, on the desk behind Liv Rizzlefix; The Scarlet Monastery; Academy of Arcane Arts and Sciences in Stormwind, near the Stockades
•Beyond the Dark Portal
Scarlet Monastery; Booty Bay Inn; The Royal Library in Stormwind [76, 28]
•Charge of the Dragonflights
Astranaar in Ashenvale; The Hall of Explorers; Menethil Keep; Ratchet, near engineering trainers; Brill Town Hall
•Civil War in the Plaguelands
Northshire Abbey; The Scarlet Monastery library; The Hall of Explorers in Ironforge; The Royal Library in Stormwind [76, 32]; Undercity near Innkeeper; Stratholme in the Scarlet Bastion; Southshore Inn
•Empires’ Fall
Gadgetzan Inn; Booty Bay, basement of building that “Sea Wolf” MacKinley resides in
•Exile of the High Elves
Ratchet, on balcony of Jazzik’s General Goods; Scholomance; The Apothecarium; Cenarion Enclave near the Rogue Trainer
•Icecrown and the Frozen Throne
Scholomance Reliquary; Lion’s Pride Inn in Goldshire; Scarlet Monastery; Undercity in the Apothecarium; Stratholme in the Scarlet Bastion
•Ironforge – the Awakening of the Dwarves
Hall of Explorers; Thelsamar; Blackrock Depths domicile; Bael Modan; Bael’dun Digsite
•Kel’Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge
Scholomance Reliquary; Scarlet Monastery library; Undercity in the Apothecarium; Stratholme in the Scarlet Bastion; Southshore Inn
•Kil’jaeden and the Shadow Pact
Scarlet Raven Tavern second floor [74, 45]; Scholomance; Stratholme in the Scarlet Bastion
•Lethargy of the Orcs
Northwatch Hold, top of mage tower; Second floor of building behind Marshal Haggard in Eastvale Logging Camp [85, 69]
•Mount Hyjal and Illidan’s Gift
Academy of Arcane Arts and Sciences in Stormwind, near thAuberdine Inn; Ratchet Inn; 2nd floor of Scarlet Raven Tavern [73, 44] in Duskwood;e Stockades
•Old Hatreds – The Colonization of Kalimdor
Gadgetzan near gryphon master; Scholomance
•Rise of the Blood Elves
Darnassus, in Craftsmen’s Terrace near first-aid trainer; Hammerfall inn; Scholomance; Tower of Azora
•Rise of the Horde (History of Warcraft)
Hall of Explorers; Tiragarde Keep; Stonard in the room above the portal trainer
•Sargeras and the Betrayal
Astranaar; Hammerfall Inn; Ratchet Inn; Scholomance Reliquary
•Sunwell – The Fall of Quel’Thalas
Salty Sailor Tavern in Booty Bay, second floor
•The Alliance of Lordaeron
Hall of Explorers in Ironforge; Royal Library in Stormwind [76, 31]; Thunderbrew Distillery of Kharanos in Dun Morogh; Darkshire Town Hall in Duskwood [72, 47]; Tarren Mill in Hillsbrad Foothills; Walk of Elders Inn in Silvermoon City, upstairs
•The Battle of Grim Batol
Second floor of Deepwater Tavern in Wetlands [10, 60]; Hall of Explorers in Ironforge; War Room of Stormwind Keep in Stormwind City [84, 34]; Bael’dun Digsite in Mulgore
•The Betrayer Ascendant
Silvermoon City, Walk of Elders by alchemy and wand vendors; Darnassus, ground floor of middle house in Tradesmen’s Terrace opposite cloth armor vendor
•The Birth of the Lich King
Darkshire Town Hall in Duskwood [72, 46]; Scholomance in the Viewing Room; Stratholme in the Scarlet Bastion
•The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind
War Room of Stormwind Keep [82, 36]; Stonard, near the portal trainer
•The Founding of Quel’Thalas
Second floor of Scarlet Raven Tavern [73, 45] in Duskwood next to Gunder Thornbush; in the Viewing Room of Scholomance.
•The Guardians of Tirisfal
Guardian’s Library in Karazhan; Royal Library in Stormwind [76, 31]; Dalaran
•The Invasion of Draenor
Scholomance, room before Viewing Room
•The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity
Caverns of Time next to Alexston Chrome; The Royal Library in Stormwind
•The Last Guardian
Thelsamar in the building with the WANTED poster outside; Westfall inn, on table by bed; Karazhan
•The Lich King Triumphant
Reliquary of Scholomance in the Western Plaguelands; Stratholme in the Scarlet Bastion
•The New Horde
Stonard in the room above the portal trainer; Northwatch Hold Bottom of Tower; The Royal Library in Stormwind
•The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth
Darnassus above Alchemy trainer; Scholomance in the Western Plaguelands; Undercity in the Apothecarium; Hall of Explorers in Ironforge
•The Scourge of Lordaeron
Reliquary of Scholomance in the Western Plaguelands; Booty Bay, basement of building that “Sea Wolf” MacKinley resides in; Athaenaeum in Scarlet Monastery; Stratholme in the Scarlet Bastion
•The Sentinels and the Long Vigil
Booty Bay upstairs from “Sea Wolf” MacKinley
•The Seven Kingdoms
Reliquary of Scholomance in the Western Plaguelands; Stratholme in the Scarlet Bastion
•The Twin Empires
Booty Bay, basement of building that “Sea Wolf” MacKinley resides in; Gadgetzan Inn
•The War of the Ancients
Darnassus between First Aid and Cooking trainers, 1st floor; The Athenaeum of The Scarlet Monastery in Tirisfal Glades; Stormwind in the Inn in the Park District
•The World Tree and the Emerald Dream
Darnassus NW building in Craftsmen’s Terrace; The Scarlet Monastery in Tirisfal Glades; Stormwind By Nara Meideros in the Park District
•War of the Spider
Scarlet Monastery in Tirisfal Glades; War Room of Stormwind Keep [83, 33]; Stratholme in the Scarlet Bastion
•War of the Three Hammers
Gallery of Treasures of The Scarlet Monastery in Tirisfal Glades; Stormwind Dwarven District Inn; Bael’dun Digsite; The Hall of Explorers in Ironforge
•Wrath of Soulflayer
Booty Bay, basement of building that “Sea Wolf” MacKinley resides in; Gadgetzan Inn
WELL READ – GUIDE TO PLACES WITH BOOK CONCENTRATIONS
* By Shaylea *
Most of the list can be found in the Scarlet Monastery Library. When you hover over them it has a magnifying glass icon. I started there and worked my way through. The books I found in the Library were:
Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt
Aftermath of the Second War
Arathor and the Troll Wars
Archimonde’s Return and the Flight to Kalimdor
Beyond the Dark Portal
Charge of the Dragonflights
Civil War in the Plaguelands
Icecrown and the Frozen Throne
Kel’Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge
The Scourge of Lordaeron
The War of the Ancients
The World Tree and the Emerald Dream
War of the Three Hammers
• Undercity:
Exile of the High Elves
The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth (The Apothecarium)
• Booty Bay:
Empires’ Fall
Sunwell- The Fall of Quel’Thalas (in the Salty Sailor Tavern on the second floor)
The Sentinels and the Long Vigil (upstairs from Sea Wolf MacKinley)
The Twin Empires (basement of Sea Wolf MacKinley)
Wrath of Soulflayer (basement of Sea Wolf MacKinley)
• Silvermoon City, Walk of Elders:
The Alliance of Lordaeron (inn, upstairs)
The Betrayer Ascendand (by alchemy and wand vendors)
• Bael’dun Digsite in Mulgore:
The Battle of Grim Batol
• Ironforge:
The Awakening of the Dwarves
• Ratchet:
Mount Hyjal and Illidans Gift (at the Inn)
• Tanaris, Gadgetzan:
Old Hatreds-The Colonization of Kalimdor
• Arathi, Hammerfall:
Rise of the Blood Elves (Hammerfall Inn)
Sargeras and the Betrayal (Hammerfall Inn)
• Dalaran:
The Guardians of Tirisfal
• Swamp of Sorrows, Stonard:
Rise of the Horde (in the room above the portal trainer)
The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind (near the portal trainer)
The New Horde (in the room above the portal trainer)
• Westfall Inn:
The Last Guardian
• Stratholme in the Scarlet Bastion:
Kil’jaeden and the Shadow Pact
The Seven Kingdoms
• Northwatch Hold:
Lethargy of the Orcs (top of mage tower)
• Scholomance:
The Founding of Quel’Thalas (the viewing room)
The Invasion of Draenor (the room before the viewing room)
• Stormwind:
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity (Royal Library or Caverns of Time next to Alexston Chrome…)
I appreciate the thoroughness of listing all of the places that the books may be found. That said, would it be possible for someone to re-edit the list such that an actual path might be found? For example, if many (most?) of the books are found at Scarlet Monastery Library, then start there. The next entry would be the closest non-SM book, and so forth. Present it in such a manner that someone could follow it like a path, rather than an alphabetical list that will have someone running all over the place.
Sure thing, if you want to volunteer to do that just submit the edited version at my e-mail: lolajohnson@failsafestudio.com.
I’ll post your edited version and give you editor credit =)
I have sent an email to you. Hope it helps. Just give credit where its due. Hope its of some help to other people.