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Baldur's Gate Game Guide

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Introduction
Index
Getting in Character
Companions
Monster & Animal Types
Combat & Spell Tips
Area & Quest Guide
Items
Walk-through
9. Sector North of Nashkel

  • There's a band of hobgoblins (several equipped with bows) a little up the path. Approach slowly and you can take them out a couple at a time.

  • Portalbendarwinder is an NPC that'll give you a few cryptic hints regarding your character's destiny.
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Map of the sector north of Nashkel. Not much adventure in this location.

NPCs in this sector: Lord Foreshadow and Portalbendarwinder

Enemies in this sector: Bandits, ghouls, hobgoblins, and kobolds

Magic items in this sector: None


10. Nashkel

Quest Giver and Location

Goal of Quest

Solution Location

Solution Explanation

Reward

Storekeeper (Nashkel Store)

White wolf pelt

Cloudpeak ice fields, south of Nashkel

There's a white wolf in the area directly south of Nashkel, and several more in the area southwest of Nashkel

500 gold each pelt

Minsc (north of the Belching Dragon Tavern)

Rescue Dynaheir

West of Nashkel, in a gnoll stronghold, in the southwest corner of the map

Dynaheir is in a pit in the middle of the gnoll fortress, up a couple of levels

800 xp and Dynaheir will join you as a party member companion

Berrun Ghastkill (outside the Nashkel Store)

Find out what's affecting the Nashkel mine

Nashkel mine, fifth level

A group of kobolds led by Mulahey are sabotaging the mine. Kill Mulahey and open his treasure chest to solve the quest. Return the letters from inside the chest to Berrun Ghastkill

650 xp for killing Mulahey, plus boots of grounding, ring of holiness, short sword +1, moonblade and 1,000 xp; 900 gold plus one rep point from Berrun

Oublek (outside the Garrison)

Retrieve emeralds stolen by Prism

Prism is creating a sculpture in the Nashkel mine sector

You can insist upon receiving the emeralds back, in which case you'll have to kill Prism, or if you decide to help him, you'll have to fight Greywolf, which is definitely worth doing because Greywolf carries one of the best swords in the game

For returning the emeralds, you'll get 200 xp and 300 gold. If you defend Prism you'll get 1,400 xp for killing Greywolf, long sword +2: Varscona, and 1,000 xp for helping Prism

Nalin (in the Temple of Helm)

Bring in Captain Brage

Brage is in the sector northwest-west of Nashkel (two sectors north of the Gnoll Encampment)

Answer Brage's riddle when you meet him ("death") and take him to the Temple of Helm

2,000 xp and 1 reputation point;

potion of stone giant strength and Brage's sword (Cursed Berserking +3). Killing Brage will net you 250 gold and 500 xp

Commoner (in the locked building in the southeast corner of Nashkel)

Find her husband Joseph, recognizable by a greenstone ring

You'll find the ring in the lower levels of the Nashkel mine

Just pick the ring up as you explore the mine. It's on the third level, near the entrance

800 xp if you give it back

Next: Nashkel, continuedNEXT
 



 
 
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