Borrowed and lost | Torment Tides of Numenera Wiki

Borrowed and Lost is a  in Torment: Tides of Numenera.

Quest Information

Falinda, a book seller in Circus Minor, accuses the Last Castoff of theivery for borrowing a very rare book and never returning it. It seems important to Falinda that this book be found and returned.

Quest Start

• This quest can be acquired by talking to Falinda in Circus Minor.

Walkthrough

• The book Falinda is looking for can be found in the Buried Crossroads, a former lair of the Changing God. 
• The Buried Crossroads can first be accessed by starting the side quest Shaky Foundations, it's entrance is in the SW corner of the Sticha Lair. Alternatively you can take a more direct route to the crossroads by following The Cold, Calculating Jack questline.  
• (Before returning it to Falinda, it's a good idea to read The Tome of Singing Thorns and attempt to solve it's puzzle.) 
• Return the tome to Falinda in Circus Minor to complete the quest, Falinda will then offer to give the Last Castoff a different (less valuable) book as thanks for finally returning The Tome of Singing Thorns. You can choose to decline her offer for a small increase in the Last Castoff's Gold Tides. 

Results

• 25XP
• One of Falinda's extra books or a small increase in Gold Tides.

Notes

• The Changing God borrowed The Tome of Singing Thorns at least a decade prior while still using the Last Castoff's body, this is why Falinda only refers to the Last Castoff as "thief."