Pillars of Eternity Guidebook Volume One is a compendium to Pillars of Eternity, serving as a encyclopedia for in-depth lore and history. It covers deities, factions, monsters and other elements associated with the world of Eora, as well as more specific information about The Dyrwood as the setting for the game.
It was released on March 26, 2015, and is included digitally in the Royal and Definitive editions of the game. A physical hardcover was available during the kickstarter campaign, for backers of the $250 and above tiers, and later for purchase from online retailers.
Blurb[ | ]
THE WHEEL OF BERATH SPINS endlessly, passing the souls of the vanquished through pillars of adra, the veins of the world, and giving them new life when they emerge again. With every journey's completion, another unfurls. With every danger averted, a new calamity looms. This is the world of Eora, where all life begins and ends at the Pillars of Eternity.
Pillars of Eternity Guidebook Volume One paints in vivid detail the gods, monsters, cultures, factions, places, and histories of Pillars of Eternity — a definitive guide covering everything you need to know about this rich new setting, assembled by the acclaimed storytellers of Obsidian EntertainmentChapters[ | ]
There are a total of ten chapters in the book, as follows:
- Foreword
- Introduction to Eora
- Overview of Eora's History
- Celestial Beloved
- Calendar: Anni Iroccio (AI)
- Geography and Climate
- The Gods and The Wheel
- Gods
- Souls and Reincarnation
- Berath's Wheel
- Adra Pillars
- Essence and Animancy
- Souls and Essential Nature
- Animancy Research and Experimentation
- People and Cultures
- The Kith
- Cultures of the Eastern Reach and Beyond
- Other Regions
- History of the Eastern Reach
- Precolonial History
- Early Dwarven Settlements
- Aedyran and Vailian Colonization
- Conflicts in Dyrwood and Eir Glanfath
- Recent Events
- The Saint's War
- Waidwen's Legacy
- Political and Religious Factions
- Defiance Bay
- Gilded Vale
- Languages, Terms and Expressions
- Aedyran
- Eld Aedyran
- Hylspeak
- Vailian
- Glanfathan
- Bestiary
- Beasts
- Spirits
- Undead
- Wilders
Notes[ | ]
- In the Steam version of the game, the guidebook is located in the directory
..\Steam\steamapps\common\Pillars of Eternity\CollectorsBook\pe-collectors-book.pdf