The Illustrated Manual Companion Quest in The Outer Worlds

The Illustrated Manual

Vicar Maximillian DeSoto has asked you to find a banned heretical book, the Journal of M. Bakonu.

• Quest Type: Companion Quest
• Quest Giver: Vicar Max in Edgewater in Emerald Vale Region on Terra 2
• Experience Reward: 6400 XP
• Reward: 1050 Bit Cartridge
• Reputation Reward: Raises Spacer's Choice Reputation

Companion Quest Starter Location

The Illustrated Manual Walkthrough

Search the Collector's Domicile

Max says the journal was last possessed by a book collector whose residence was part of a small community directly north of Edgewater. He has marked the location on your map.

Retrieve the Journal

When the collector had to abandon his home, he hid the banned book in a small cave along with some other contraband. Travel to the cave and retrieve it.

You found an entrance to the river cave mentioned in the collector's note. The book must lie somewhere within.

Return to the Vicar

You've found the Journal of M. Bakonu. Return to the Vicar.

The Illustrated Manual Ending

The Vicar was initially quite pleased to receive the book, but quickly became frustrated when he found he could not read it.

Reward: 6400 XP, 1050 Bit Cartridge.

Reputation Reward: Raises Spacer's Choice Reputation.

The Illustrated Manual Quest will allow you to join Vicar Max as a Companion.