SHELF GRIMOIREShelves and Sorcery Guide

VOLUME · Shops

Grand Athenaeum Walkthrough

Use the illustrated orientation and cleanup sections to plan your next actions.

Updated September 7, 2026

Read this first

Find the statue between the potion aisles.

Potion aisles around a statue, numbered by the source author
The statue separates the inner faces; potion emblems mark the aisle ends. · Image source · Open full-size image ↗

PAGE 01

Orient yourself in the potion area

Shealyn added the blue numbers. Use the statue and potion emblems to orient yourself.

PAGE 02

Clear the last few objects

Use the Pause cleanup commands to find the final loose objects. The menu-and-highlight example below is recorded in Hearth & Barrel; the Grand Athenaeum completion counter follows in the next section.

The August 14 developer update states that Recover Lost Items also returns remaining items to the playable path when fewer than 20 are left.

  1. Open Pause and select Highlight Remaining Items.
  2. Choose YES in the Highlight All Items? confirmation.
  3. Follow the green objects and upright markers, then collect and shelve those objects. The highlighting action alone does not increase the arranged count.
  4. If objects remain out of reach, use Recover Lost Items and collect them from the nearby floor before resuming placement.
Hearth & Barrel Pause menu showing Highlight Remaining Items and Recover Lost Items
Hearth & Barrel example: select Highlight Remaining Items in Pause. · Image source · Open full-size image ↗
Highlight All Items confirmation with YES selected.
Choose YES to highlight the remaining objects. · Image source · Open full-size image ↗
Green loose objects and upright markers on the Hearth & Barrel floor
Hearth & Barrel example: green markers identify loose objects; 1,032 / 1,048 are still arranged. · Image source · Open full-size image ↗

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Check the finished shop counter

The final count in this run is 4,066 / 4,066. Match both sides of your own arranged counter before treating cleanup as complete.

Grand Athenaeum arranged counter at 4066 of 4066
The arranged total has reached the shop’s 4,066-object denominator. · Image source · Open full-size image ↗

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Work through a short sector list

Use the potion statue pictured above as a return point. The order below is a suggested work plan, not a measured fastest route or a map of every shelf. Finish a nearby collection before walking to the next sector.

Treat “treasures” as an editorial basket for the remaining display objects, not a separate game category. Identify each held object by its own placard before placing it.

Sector to checkFirst small jobBefore moving on
BooksSeed a short series on adjacent positions.Read the placard, then finish the selected title.
BottlesGroup a single bottle family near the statue.Keep similar colours separated until the names match.
FoodChoose one recognisable food object.Use its named placard rather than a neighbouring food slot.
WeaponsStart with one rack, not every weapon at once.Compare the held weapon with that rack’s collection.
Other display objectsMove an obstructing large object first.Give it a matching destination before searching behind it.

Library references

TeddyBear Games →

Shealyn →

August 14 update →

Let’s Get Miserable →

Idle cub →

Collection planning reference →

Item category reference →