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14. Sector Southwest of Nashkel

A dryad of the Cloud Peaks will ask you to rescue her tree from two men, Krumm (25 hp, level three) and Caldo (20 hp, level three), moronic fighters. Striking a blow for the environment will net you a girdle of bluntness, a potion of healing, 500 xp, and a reputation point. You can also side with the gumps and take out the dryad.

Area Map for sector 14. Be sure to search the bottom of the waterfall.

There's a group of four gnolls in the northern portion of this sector. You can avoid combat with the four of them by giving them 50 gold, or by telling them you have no money and fighting the leader in one-on-one combat.

A gnoll, Ingot, will inform you that Minsc's companion is still alive in the gnoll fortress in the southwest corner of the Sword Coast.

Drienne, a child who lost a pet cat in the waterfall, will give you a protection scroll if you retrieve the body.

NPCs in this sector: Caldo, Drienne, dryad, Ingot, and Krumm

Enemies in this sector: Gnolls, Krumm and Caldo, dread, dire, and winter wolves, and xvarts

Magic items in this sector: Halberd +1, girdle of bluntness, potion of healing, antidote, and protection scroll

Quest Giver and Location

Goal of Quest

Solution Location

Solution Explanation

Reward

Dryad (in forest sector southwest of Nashkel)

Save the dryad's tree

Two men, Caldo and Krumm, are just about to take out the tree northwest of the dryad

Caldo and Krumm are moronic opponents

500 xp, girdle of bluntness, potion of healing, antidote, and 1 reputation point. Killing the dryad instead will net you 975 xp and the potion (and you'll lose 7 rep points)

Drienne (child standing near the waterfall in forest sector southwest of Nashkel)

Investigate Drienne's cat's fate

Base of the waterfall

Get the dead cat from the base of the waterfall and return it to Drienne

200 xp, plus a protection scroll and an additional reputation point