New to ADOM

Hello All,

I am a new ADOM player.  I have beaten Nethack and Angband and I decided
to 
investigate it out of couriosity.  It's hard to say why I've never played 
ADOM before, since I am a huge fan of Nethack.  ADOM is a very interesting

game, and I am finding it quite enjoyable, especially the skills and the 
quests.

I do have a few questions: what happens if I my character is illeterate? 
Can he go through the whole game not reading a single scroll?  How do I 
uncurse an item?  Is it safer just to avoid wearing strange items?  And 
finally, what kinds of foods can I eat?  I tried to follow Nethack 
guidelines while eating in ADOM and it didn't work out.  Any advice would
be 
greatly appreciated.


Regards,

John