diff --git a/Scripts/Items/VirtueTomeBook.cs b/Scripts/Items/VirtueTomeBook.cs
index 0b405ac..ffa93da 100644
--- a/Scripts/Items/VirtueTomeBook.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Items/VirtueTomeBook.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace Server.Items
     public class VirtuousQuestBook : BlueBook
     {
         [Constructable]
-        public VirtuousQuestBook() : base( "The Virtuous Quest", "Lord British", 3, false ) // 3 pages, false means players can't edit it
+        public VirtuousQuestBook() : base( "The Virtuous Quest", "Lord British", 4, false ) // 3 pages, false means players can't edit it
         {
             Hue = 1150; // Makes the book a royal white/silver
 
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ namespace Server.Items
             };
 
             Pages[2].Lines = new string[]
+            {
+                "Rumors say that these",
+                "are the mantras",
+                "'mu', 'ahm', 'summ'",
+                "'lum', 'beh', 'cah'", 
+                "'om', and 'ra'.",
+                "",
+                "I do not know which",
+                "Shrines they work on."
+            };
+
+            Pages[3].Lines = new string[]
             {
                 "Once your tome has",
                 "absorbed the knowledge",
diff --git a/Scripts/Mobiles/Base/PlayerMobile.cs b/Scripts/Mobiles/Base/PlayerMobile.cs
index c6e385c..36b70c9 100644
--- a/Scripts/Mobiles/Base/PlayerMobile.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Mobiles/Base/PlayerMobile.cs
@@ -1893,7 +1893,13 @@ namespace Server.Mobiles
 				}
 			}
 
-			StatCap = 200; 
+            int bonusStatCap = 0;
+            if ( m_VirtueTomeCompleted )
+            {
+                bonusStatCap += 15;
+            }
+            StatCap = 200 + bonusStatCap;
+
 			Skills.Cap = 7000;
 
 			if (m_RecentlyReported == null)
diff --git a/Scripts/Mobiles/Towns/HintCrier.cs b/Scripts/Mobiles/Towns/HintCrier.cs
index 27380a6..b12b231 100644
--- a/Scripts/Mobiles/Towns/HintCrier.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Mobiles/Towns/HintCrier.cs
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ namespace Server.Mobiles
 
 		private static string[] m_Hints = new string[]
 		{
-			"I hear a pure dexterous warrior strikes 10% harder than the rest...",
-			"They say exceptional weapons have the ability to deal more damage.",
-			"Rumor has it that some armors have invisible limits to evasion...",
+            "Lord British is looking for brave adventures for a 'Virtuous Quest'! See him in the castle throne room!!",
 			"Walk near the crops and they just might harvest themselves..."
 		};
 
diff --git a/Scripts/Mobiles/Towns/LordBritish.cs b/Scripts/Mobiles/Towns/LordBritish.cs
index 8811d06..0448a62 100644
--- a/Scripts/Mobiles/Towns/LordBritish.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Mobiles/Towns/LordBritish.cs
@@ -146,9 +146,11 @@ namespace Server.Mobiles
 
                     // Flag the player as having completed the quest forever
                     pm.VirtueTomeCompleted = true; 
-
-                    pm.AddToBackpack( new Gold( 5000 ) );
-                    pm.SendMessage( 63, "Lord British rewards you with 5,000 gold pieces!" );
+                    int instantBonus = 0;
+                    if ( pm.VirtueTomeCompleted ) instantBonus += 15;
+                    pm.StatCap = 200 + instantBonus;
+                    pm.AddToBackpack( new GoldDeed( 10000 ) );
+                    pm.SendMessage( 63, "Lord British rewards you with 10,000 gold pieces and permanently increased your maximum stat cap to 215" );
                     pm.PlaySound( 0x2E6 ); 
 
                     pm.AddToBackpack( tome );