A Quick Study

A Quick Study is an achievement obtainable in Act 1. It involves the collection of People Lore items.

Entries

Adria's Journal

Location: Automatic

Quest: The Legacy of Cain, Explore Cellar

"Aidan came to me last night. I suspected what was lurking within his troubled heart. I consoled him as best I could. Regardless, wherever he's headed, Hell will surely follow in his wake.

The shadows close in on Tristram once again. But, like Aidan, I'll be gone before they fall."

Lachdanan's Scroll, Part 1

Location: Cathedral, in a scribe's lectern

Quest: The Legacy of Cain

"My name is Lachdanan, and I am cursed. Once the captain of King Leoric's army, I lived only to honor my land and my king. No man has a greater love for his king than I had for mine, even as I drove my blade through his dark and corrupted heart."

Lachdanan's Scroll, Part 2

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"It was Lazarus - of that I am certain. He alone had the king's ear and whispered dark and evil magics into it, instilling the notion of an imminent attack by Westmarch. Afraid to speak against the archbishop, the councilors nodded their empty heads in agreement and sent us off to die."

Lachdanan's Scroll, Part 3

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"When we returned from our horrific defeat in Westmarch, my beloved king lost all pretense of sanity. He seethed with rage, spitting curses upon us as traitors. With great sorrow, I ran him through."

Lachdanan's Scroll, Part 4

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"I will forever live in anguish for my last attempt to honor my king. As we lay him to rest in his burial chamber, he manifested as a hideous skeletal demon. Gorash and my other knights were overcome at once, but I fought on."

Lachdanan's Scroll, Part 5

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"And now I wander, cursed by my once-beloved king. Evil gnaws at my bones, and I cannot risk putting my beloved Tristram in danger should I fail to contain that which tears at me. I must venture down into the labyrinth to die alone."

Leah's Journal, Part 1

Location: Leah's Room, in the Slaughtered Calf Inn

Quest: The Fallen Star

"We've been under siege for six days now. Uncle Deckard is still missing. Captain Rumford and the others are losing hope. I tell them not to lose faith... but if help doesn't arrive soon..."

Leah's Journal, Part 2

Location: Leah's Room, in the Slaughtered Calf Inn

Quest: The Legacy of Cain, before entering the Cathedral.

"A miracle has happened! A hero, like one out of Uncle Deckard's tales, appeared and saved us! I know in my heart that my uncle still lives and I pray that the hero will bring him home safely."

Leah's Journal, Part 3

Location: Leah's Room, in the Slaughtered Calf Inn

Quest: A Shattered Crown

"Uncle Deckard's home--rescued from the clutches of the Skeleton King! I'm so glad. But the Skeleton King? I thought he was a folktale. The idea of mad King Leoric returning to torture this place... Hasn't Tristram suffered enough?"

Leah's Journal, Part 4

Location: Leah's Room, in the Slaughtered Calf Inn

Quest: Sword of the Stranger

"I can hardly believe it, but the falling star... is a man! When Uncle Deckard realized this, he was crushed. I know he was hoping for something more... miraculous."

Leah's Journal, Part 5

Location: Leah's Room, in the Slaughtered Calf Inn

Quest: The Broken Blade

"Uncle Deckard believes the key to unlocking the Stranger's memory is reassembling his sword. I wish I could say this was another of Uncle's crazy theories, but I can't deny that these ominous events are starting to really scare me."

Leah's Journal, Part 6

Location: Leah's Room, in the Slaughtered Calf Inn

Quest: Unknown

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Leah's Journal, Part 7

Location: Leah's Room, in the Slaughtered Calf Inn

Quest: Trailing the Coven

"Uncle Deckard is gone forever. I remember the wonderful times we had together, always off on another crazy quest. What will I do without him? He believed the Stranger was an angel, but he is only a man. I always knew they were just stories. Uncle Deckard died for those stories."

Leoric's Journal, Part 1

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"We have just arrived in Tristram, and I must say I'm a bit dismayed. This place is a backwater filled with serfs and an ancient, broken-down monastery, hardly fit for the king of Khanduras! I cannot fathom why Lazarus was so intent on this becoming our new seat of power."

Leoric's Journal, Part 2

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"A fetid, pallid malaise has fallen over the manor we now call home. Young Albrecht seems to be enjoying himself in our new home, however. Perhaps I am simply suffering from an imbalance of humors brought on by the recent change of clime."

Leoric's Journal, Part 3

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"I am convinced that some malevolent being is attempting to wrest control of my thoughts away from me. Voices direct me to horrendous acts, and there are times when I seem unable to control my body. Lazarus knowns; this is certain. He looks at me strangely when he thinks me otherwise disposed."

Leoric's Journal, Part 4

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Leoric's Journal, Part 5

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Farmer's Journal

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Scabbard of Talic the Defender

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Deckard Cain's Journal, Part 1

Location: Cain's House, New Tristram

Quest: The Fallen Star, after talking to Leah the first time.

"We have come at last to Tristram's old cathedral. This is where Diablo, Lord of Terror, first corrupted mankind. This is where I may finally find the answers I seek. Leah worries after my safety, but I believe information vital to defeating the last Lords of the Burning Hells can be found here."

Deckard Cain's Journal, Part 2

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"I wish that Leah could live a different life - a more normal life - but, alas, such is not her fate. When I pass, there is none but her to continue my work, and the future of this world hangs in the balance."

Adenah's Jottings

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Hermit's Ravings

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"I used to be one of them. Ordinary. Untouched. Until her voice came to me. Then I knew how I must serve. I must kill the one who threatens my mistress and the dark power that created her. I have been chosen!"

A Prisoner's Journal

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Queen Asylla's Journal

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Scoundrel's Journal

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"After much searching, I have found a promising lead. A family near New Tristram has obtained a valuable relic, and poor fools that they are, they haven't the slightest idea what to do with it! I have some idea of what to do with their daughter, though... and through her, I'll get my prize."

Kingsport Bill

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"Wanted: one relic, scarlet, roughly the size of a man's fist.

It was stolen two months past during a deplorable theft from the Merchants Guild Bank. Those apprehended were not in possession of the item. The relic is greatly missed by its rightful owner, who offers a reward for its safe return."

Skeleton King

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"The Zakarum high priests in Kurast proclaimed Leoric king of Khanduras many year ago. He ruled well until Diablo's influence drove him mad, and the loyal knight Lachdanan was forced to slay him. Afterward, Diablo himself raised Leoric from the dead as the Skeleton King until the monarch's son Aidan vanquished him."

Wandering Tinker's Diary

Location: Sheltered Cottage, Fields of Misery

Quest: The Broken Blade

"We should have known. The farmers left over a fortnight ago, and yet we stayed. Last night, we heard the beasts creeping closer. My husband left to investigate, and I haven't seen him since...All I have left are the things we made together. Hopefully they are of more use to someone else. - Rina the Tinker"

Notes of Urik the Seer, Part 1

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"Long I have labored to master the dark arts. Now I finally reap the rewards, for Maghda has acknowledged me! She promised me a special task that will bring endless glory to the Great One. I can hardly rest until she reveals it on the morrow!"

Notes of Urik the Seer, Part 2

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"Goatmen! All of my labors were for a bunch of rotten, stinking goatmen! Maghda claims that they will become our most valuable allies and that the task is one that she can entrust to no one but me, but I know my place. I am most bruisingly humbled."

Notes of Urik the Seer, Part 3

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Priest's Contemplations, Part 1

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Priest's Contemplations, Part 2

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Mira's Letter to Haedrig

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Cain's Old Journal, Part 1

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Cain's Old Journal, Part 2

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Gillian's Diary, Part 1

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Gillian's Diary, Part 2

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Lost Journal

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"I had heard the rumors, but I thought them just fancies of bored women... until I saw them dragging people through the streets today. Our own citizens! Has the world gone mad?!"

Old Diary

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

"There is chaos everywhere, and word in town is that Lachdanan killed the king!

If only this is true, perhaps our days and nights of living in terror are behind us now."

Despina's Journal

Location: Old Tristram Road, in a keepsake box

Quest: The Fallen Star

"Praise the powers that be! Griswold, bless his dear heart, risked everything to bring that dear boy home from the cathedral. Though he is troubled and moody now, I am certain it will pass and he will once again be the sweet Wirt we all love."