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Page 4 of 6Operating A Butcher’s Saw
Book[Excerpt from a company pamphlet] First, a reminder: All equipment within the Rothwild Slaughterhouse is the sole property of Mister Bundry Rothwild himself,…
The Knife of DunwallOur Natural Philosophers, By Kenneth Obenshaw
Book“There is always a cure! The question is - what are you willing to sacrifice to have it?” When Anton Sokolov spoke those words, Gristol was battling the worst…
Dishonored 2Overseer Chant
BookRestrict an errant mind before it becomes fractious and divided. Can two enemies occupy the same body? No, for the first will direct it one way, and the second…
DishonoredPandyssian Bull Rat Study
Book[Excerpt from lab notes - By Anton Sokolov] The bulk of the rodent is hardly the most interesting detail, though it is the one first remarked upon by visiting…
DishonoredPetals and Thorns
Book[Excerpt from a children's book] In the verdant garden, kneeling quietly, Rosalind and her basket attended a gathering of Crown Roses. Rosalind bent, caressing…
The Brigmore WitchesPorts of Call
Book[Excerpt from a guide to port cities across the Empire of the Isles] Potterstead, Gristol: A small town, but the locals are charming and the ale is unmatched.…
The Brigmore WitchesPrisons of the Isles
Book[Excerpt from a report commissioned by the Royal Spymaster] The most striking characteristic one will notice when comparing incarceration facilities across the…
The Brigmore WitchesProcedures Following the Escape of Corvo Attano
Book[Excerpt from a case study intended for prison wardens] Following the escape of Corvo Attano, the council appointed by the Lord Regent has decided it is of the…
The Brigmore WitchesPump System Report
BookLog Entry: Standing water, not more than ankle deep. Something must be blocking the drainage. Log Entry: Drainage was cleared and the standing water isn't an…
The Knife of DunwallRat Behavior and Extermination
Book[Excerpt from a series of interviews with street workers - By Rat Catcher Lena] Used to be, you'd go out with a bag, a stick with a nail on the end, and catch…
DishonoredRefinery Manager's Log
Book[Excerpt from a work log] The tankers marked "Batch B" coming from the Whalehouse slaughteryard need to be connected to the deeper pipe-row ONLY. These barges…
DishonoredRegency and Emergency Powers
BookIn a time of political upheaval, there are provisions in place for a staged transfer of power, designed with three goals in mind. The first is the minimization…
The Brigmore WitchesReports from the Oracle
BookDay 18 Sister Allison, Recorder of Proceedings Also present Sister Anne, Sister Margaret, and Sister Tabatha. The following is the true and complete transcript…
Dishonored 2Rhyme of the Rosewater Hag
Book[Excerpt from an almanac on folk tales and superstitions of Gristol] So far in this almanac we have cataloged many trite and ignorant, if somewhat harmless…
The Brigmore WitchesRiver Krust Reproduction
Book[Excerpt from a nature journal - By Piero Joplin] Curiously, the river krust possesses both male and female anatomical features. One can only imagine what this…
DishonoredRoland's Journal
BookSo, Timsh thinks he's invincible because he carries a letter from the Lord Regent giving him legal immunity from the state seizing his goods in case of plague.…
The Knife of DunwallRosewyn's Prophecies
Book19 Earth Five red strings pulled taut over some unknown instrument. My sisters could not make sense of it. Perhaps it will reveal itself again. 3 Harvest More…
Death of the OutsiderRumors and Sightings: Daud
Book[Excerpt from an Overseer's covert field report] For over a year now, I have lived away from the Abbey, without the company of my Overseer brethren or the…
DishonoredSéance Notes
BookMonth of Songs Lady Cottington brought silk scarves from her boutique, one of which Mr. Prospero used to gently strangle her. I maintained a count of her pulse…
Dishonored 2Security Work Log
Book[Excerpt from a security work log] For the next couple of days we're going to quadruple the rate of drops from the plague wagon. This inevitably means we're…
DishonoredSelected Sayings of the Overseer
Book“Let not the eyes linger upon pretty things. Better to pluck them out than to rest them long on temptations.” Sayings of the Overseers, 114 “One heretical…
Dishonored 2Selected Sayings of the Overseer
Book“Let not the eyes linger upon pretty things. Better to pluck them out than to rest them long on temptations.” Sayings of the Overseers, 114 “One heretical…
Death of the OutsiderSewer Capacity in the Month of Nets
Book[Excerpted interview attached to a formal report - By City Works Crew 17A] I been asked to tell the problem, so here it is. It's been every year that we work…
DishonoredShopkeeper’s Journal
BookI saw a young woman digging near the Royal Conservatory. I thought she must’ve lost something so I approached to help. But as I got close I could see she was…
Dishonored 2Silvergraph Studio Notebook
BookLook — all that matters is that every wedding silvergraph delivery comes with a nice little message. I know they’re tacky, but it’s what our customers want!…
Dishonored 2Slackjaw's Bottlestreet Gang
Book[Excerpt from a report on thuggish gang activities] Clavering Boulevard, leading to the Office of the High Overseer, is still under tight control. The City…
DishonoredSlaughterhouse Row
Book[Excerpt from a book on Dunwall city districts] For more than two decades, a small number of slaughterhouses sat along the Wrenhaven, out away from the finer…
The Knife of DunwallSokolov Technology and the New Age
Book[Excerpt from a recent book detailing Sokolov's machines] One of the advantages of Sokolov's technologies is that they share the same magnetic socket for the…
DishonoredThe Knife of DunwallThe Brigmore WitchesSokolov Technology and the New Age
Book[Excerpt from a recent book detailing Sokolov’s machines] One of the advantages of Sokolov’s technologies is that they share the same magnetic socket for the…
Dishonored 2Spirit of the Deep
Book[Excerpt from a longer work of fiction.] Spirit of the Deep, Siren of the Dreams. I walked for hours along the coast, leaving Dunwall behind me until the…
DishonoredThe Brigmore WitchesSpirit of the Deep
Book[Excerpt from a longer work of fiction.] Spirit of the Deep, Siren of the Dreams. I walked for hours along the coast, leaving Dunwall behind me until the…
Dishonored 2Strange Smelling Manuscript
Book[Excerpt from a untitled manuscript, written in a scrawling hand] Stronger than scrimshaw? A skull full of guile. Whale bile. Bones in a pile. White-scraped…
DishonoredTales for Children
Book[Excerpt from a set of cautionary tales for children] They say that Jimmy Whitcomb Riley Was a brawler his mates called Smiley. He ran around, up and…
DishonoredThe Abbey of the Everyman
Book[Excerpt from a larger work on the history of the Overseers] The Abbey of the Everyman is the seat of religious power and inspiration for all Overseers across…
DishonoredThe Knife of DunwallThe Abbey of the Everyman
Book[Excerpt from a larger work on the history of the Overseers] The Abbey of the Everyman is the seat of religious power and inspiration for all Overseers across…
Dishonored 2The Academy of Natural Philosophy
Book[Excerpt from an overview of the Academy] Squatting at the edge of Dunwall, the Academy of Natural Philosophy is an ancient educational institute, bustling…
DishonoredThe Knife of DunwallThe Ancient Music
Book[Excerpt from a longer work] Throughout the natural world there are ripples that we can barely perceive with our senses, an Ancient Music permeating everything…
DishonoredThe Ancient Music
Book[Excerpt from a longer work] Throughout the natural world there are ripples that we can barely perceive with our senses, an Ancient Music permeating everything…
Dishonored 2The Ancient Music
Book[Excerpt from a longer work] Throughout the natural world there are ripples that we can barely perceive with our senses, an Ancient Music permeating everything…
Death of the OutsiderThe Arc Mine
BookMy experiments continue with what I've been calling the Arc Mine. Initially, I began the work out of idle curiosity. Waking from a nap in the middle of the…
The Knife of DunwallThe Art of the Enchanting Garden
Book[Excerpt from a book on landscaping] Effective garden design must entice the casual observer by drawing them through the garden gates with a promise of the…
The Brigmore WitchesThe Astounding Clockwork Soldiers
BookA Precise History by the Creator Himself, Kirin Jindosh, Grand Serkonan Inventor Chapter 23 Dear readers, you will be fascinated to know that earlier models of…
Dishonored 2The Blight of the Cobblestone
Book[Excerpt from street pamphlet, drafted by anonymous intellectuals] Action is necessary if The Empire is to stand against the juggernaut of what is commonly…
The Brigmore WitchesThe Bone Charm Situation
Book[Excerpt from a report to the Office of the High Overseer - By High Overseer Gerard] I was asked, should we not tolerate the possession of simple bone charms…
DishonoredThe Child Empress
Book[Excerpt from a Historical Series] There was a definitive moment when people stopped calling Emily Kaldwin “the Child Empress.” It came after an ambush by the…
Dishonored 2The Child Empress
Book[Excerpt from a Historical Series] There was a definitive moment when people stopped calling Emily Kaldwin “the Child Empress.” It came after an ambush by the…
Death of the OutsiderThe City Barrister
Book[Excerpt from a series of profiles about Dunwall's key figures] While the keen-minded barristers of the Legal District have always played a vital role in the…
The Knife of DunwallThe Corroded Mind, by Álvaro Cardoza
BookEffects of the Outsider’s Influence The anatomical evidence clearly demonstrates that the mind itself deteriorates under the Outsider’s influence. This…
Death of the OutsiderThe Deep Watchers
Book[Excerpt from a natural philosopher's journal] Before the cable snapped, there was nothing to see. Nothing to report. My lantern revealed only an endless depth…
The Knife of DunwallThe Distillery District
Book[Excerpt from a pre-plague promotional book on products made in Dunwall] Across the Empire, Old Dunwall Whiskey is not only the finest libation of its kind,…
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