Important: The following screenshots are from the game Thief Gold and are done using Thief Enhancement Pack, so they may look somewhat different from the way your game appears.
M9BENIIR[]
Description: An ancient scroll
Location: on the ground, behind an old bed in the lower floor
- The Library
Beniir has been informed that you ordered the sacrosanct parchments moved to the archives beneath the great temple-palace, lest they be destroyed by the angry and fiery breath of the earth. On the morrow's eve we shall move ourselves there as well. Do not tarry.
M9BOOK[]
Description: The diary of a member of the Keepers' expedition (the book with the key on the cover)
Location: near the bones of a long dead Keeper, in front of the tomb entrance
- The Emperor's Tomb
We've been careful to avoid the roaming elementals throughout our sojourn, but today we've taken a serious blow. From out of nowhere, a number of them assaulted the troupe. We fended them off with our remaining supply of water crystals, but the price was heavy. Hodge was severely burned and may not live through the night. Both Yannis and Abner are dead. Hodge died this morning. I tried desperately to care for him, but to no avail. He was delirious and gibbering and he cried out in pain, clawing the abysmal ground beneath him. I tried to calm him, but when he grabbed my hair and pulled my ear close to his lips, he said but one thing before expiring... 'burning water'.
M9BOOK2[]
Description: The diary of a member of the Keepers' expedition
Location: near the bones of a long dead Keeper
- passage between The Arena and The Fire Talisman Tower
We had just come upon a tall and sturdy tower, and it was agreed upon that we should deposit the Talisman there. The staircase to the top floor had collapsed some time ago which made ascension difficult. Aeric had pointed out the ledge circling the tower, suggesting that one of us place the Talisman out there. I laughed at his comment uncaringly. This disturbs me. Tomorrow we shall head back the way we came. I cannot keep myself from wondering why the burning elementals stood at bay as we passed. Will they still, now that we no longer carry the Talisman of Fire?
M9MAILU[]
Description: An ancient letter
Location: in a semi-full of lava collapsed building, near the district sign obelisk
- The Market Area
Dear Mailu The city is too grand for this unworthy country lass. I visited the Emperor's colosseum. Such a spectacle! The colosseum is bigger than our village! The cheer is deafening when they extend the bridge from below the royal balcony. Great doors open and the combatants enter the battlefield, a raised island in the middle of the arena. Hundreds of magical fires float on the surface of the water. I saw there a gladiator who wrestled with a pair of lions, and the Emperor's son himself tossed him a bag of gold! I will tell you more later, but Cherok calls. Naza.
M9MONEY[]
Description: An ancient scroll
Location: on the floor in a secret room
- The Arena
From: Secretary of Protocol Weitan To: Keeper of the Keys Fuquan It is spoken that Va-Toran has closed the coliseum for reasons other than piety. In a year and a day of mourning Toran may devise a way to make money from the building. As cheering crowds were to his father, is the clink of coins to Toran. To inter the key with Va-Taraq is genius. None will touch it, yet should it serve, it can be "lost" to grave robbers. Our new master is wily. This humble servant fears for Karath-din.
M9RAIN[]
Description: An ancient scroll
Location: on the ground
- The Fire Talisman Tower
Fire rains upon us from the sky. At the Temple of N'Lahotep, four hallowed geldings were offered to appease the acrimonious earth. The sanguine overture has done nothing to pacify her.
M9RUITAN[]
Description: The correspondence of an ancient institution present in Karath-din
Location: on the floor in an east side room
- The Theatre
A speech given by Master Ruitan to the Guild of Enlightenment. The priests tell the ignorant that the earth is crying for her departed brother, Va-Taraq. We know that these tremors signify something more ominous. Taraq would have listened to us and evacuated the city, but his son is less enlightened. The Guild must protect what we can, by whatever magical and mundane means we posses. The tower must not fall.
M9SCHOLR[]
Description: The notes of a Keeper about the civilization of the Precursors
Location: on the side of the path on the lower floor
- The Library
Despite hardships, I have welcomed this opportunity to study the city of the precursors. Their society was remarkable, stratified like the bedrock, and seemingly as stable. Above all was the Emperor, a divine figure, answerable to none but their gods. Emperors were seldom seen by the common people and this distance gave rise to a powerful and politically charged bureaucracy. The last Emperor but one, Va-Taraq seems to have been different, an unprecedented man of the people.
M9TIP2[]
Description: An acquaintance has been given a request by the famous mask collector Lord Gervaisius about something Garrett could find
Location: can be bought at the shop, before the mission, for 150 gold
Shop Description:use_m9papyrus: "An acquaintance will sell you a commission he has to \ pick up some antiquities which you may be able to find around the Lost \ City. Cost:150"
Bonus: Buying this papyrus at the shop opens the opportunity of getting extra goods value (and therefore total money) from the mission. This is related to a few mask found in the Theatre area. If you don't buy the papyrus from the shop, the masks can again be found but are worthless.
Sangar -- Let me know if you ever come across any good antiquities in your, ah, explorations. I'd be particularly interested in any ritual headresses and masks. The gold and enamel work from Cyric is increasingly rare, and I needn't point out that if you ever found something dating back to the Precursors, I'd make you a rich man. -- Bram Gervaisius
M9TOMB[]
Description: The Precursors' testament about The Emperor's Tomb (the scroll next to the book with the key)
Location: near the bones of a long dead Keeper, in front of the tomb entrance
- The Emperor's Tomb
Let the tomb be dug deep into the earth, and filled with all manner of things which are pleasing to serve him in his nether days. Splendor shall follow our beloved monarch to mark his glory. And woe to those who would disturb his sleep! They shall be imperiled from below, from above and from that which is directly before their eyes.
M9VATORN[]
Description: An ancient scroll regarding the burial of emperor Va-Taraq, written by his son
Location: on the floor in an east side room
- The Theatre
To honor the life memory of our departed father and king, Va-Taraq, Son of the Sky, the coliseum he built for his people will be closed for a year and a day. Let the gates be locked and none make merry while the sky and earth themselves do shake and cry for their departed brother. This I decree Va-Toran Son of the Sky
M9WATER[]
Description: The notes of a Keeper
Location: near a past fireplace
- The Market Area
We must soon find a supply of water here in the city. The heat from the magma is dehydrating us too quickly. Our water crystals have been saved for emergencies, but we may soon be forced to rely on them. Hopefully the Tower is not much farther. Hopefully we have not much further to go to the Tower.