http://www.kiya1.de/beyond/act1screens/Act1Poisonbook0.jpgthere are only 2 cages in the arena where you drop down the hole. Take the left cell and zoom - you will find the book under the hay, not in it.
Kiya
http://beyond.divinedivinity.net/help/act1_citadel01.htmthere you are, number 8 on Hellfighter's map <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />
The mage in Act 2 - I used the Shaman magic hammer spell to stun him. Sneaked up in single mode with my archer/mage. He managed to paralyze me, but she finished him off with arrows.