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Starting the Quest
There is no real way to start this quest other than to find some of the components. It does not appear in your journal like most quests in game and you receive no experience for completing it. The only reward is the book. The name of this quest is taken from the name of the thread posting in the SOE forums where the quest hints first appeared.

Steps

 * 1) Gather all the materials needed to recontruct the book:
 * 2) *12 Translated Pages (see Discussion Page link). These are from glowing orbs found through Antonica and The Commonlands.
 * 3) *Vial of Enchanted Ink, from a clickable inkwell. Known locations include in the red portal of the South Qeynos Mage Tower. Go into the portal - then head down the steps and hang a right. It is on a desk in the back. You can also find it on a desk in The Academy of Arcane Science in North Freeport.
 * 4) *fine volcanic ash from the Timorous Deep or from the beach in Lavastorm. The exact locations for this item seem to vary by server, although the Lavastorm beach locations are relatively similar. This will look like a circular mound of dirt on the ground. Respawn rate seems to be about 10 minutes.
 * 5) *leatherbound backing, which can be purchased from any Sage type NPC, such as Sage Indis Surion (Mage Tower, yellow portal) in South Qeynos or Navarius Orvalis in North Freeport.
 * 6) Right click on the leatherbound backing to bind the book and collect your reward.

Rewards

 * Assistant Researcher's Notes, Vol. 3, The High Council of Erudin