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Baldur's Gate Game Guide

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21. Sector West, Northwest of Nashkel (Sector South of Lighthouse)

  • Ba'ruk, a hobgoblin, is waiting near the northwest corner of this sector, will attack you with a few kobold commandos, who are armed with arrows of fire. He's equipped with arrows of biting, so take him out as quickly as possible, both to spare your party dangerous attacks and to get some good equipment after the combat is over.

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    Map of sector 21. Brage, mad captain of the Nashkel guard, is camped in the SE corner.

  • Charleston Nib and a group of NPC diggers are hanging out near the center of the map. Charleston will try to get you to help him excavate treasure for altruistic reasons, while his partner Gallor will try to hire you to kill Charleston and take the treasure. The diggers will attack you once you enter the treasure chamber, which contains a chest with an idol of Kozah. A doomsayer will charge you when you leave the tomb, but he'll quickly head into the tomb unless you have the idol on you. You can net some major experience points by taking out the doomsayer, but to do so you'll want to avoid his melee attacks, which are deadly. Slow him down with a web spell and then attack him with magical missile weapons. Casting a dispel magic spell will remove the doomsayer's blurring effect.

  • Brage (75 hp, level seven fighter), in the southeast corner, will ask you a riddle - the answer to which is "death." Take him along to Nashkel to the Temple of Helm in the middle of that city (you'll be transported there immediately), and get a potion of stone giant strength as well as Brage's cursed two-handed sword.

NPCs in this sector: Ba'ruk, Brage, Charleston Nib, and Gallor

Enemies in this sector: Ba'ruk, black, brown, and cave bears, wild dogs, flinds, ghouls, gnolls, gnoll chieftains, gnoll elites, gnoll veterans, gnoll slashers, kobold commandos, tasloi, and wolves

Magic items in this sector: Arrows of fire, arrows of biting, two-handed sword +3: Cursed Berserking, and potion of stone giant strength

Quest Giver and Location

Goal of Quest

Solution Location

Solution Explanation

Reward

Charleston Nib (middle of the map)

Guard his expedition as it completes its dig

Within the cave nearby Charleston, once the chamber is breached, the diggers will be possessed

Kill the diggers or charm them. If you're of evil alignment, you can kill Charleston and give the idol to Gallor, Charleston's partner

1,000 xp plus one reputation point (50 gold if you asked for pay). 900 gold from Gallor, if you opt for an evil path, and the loss of 12 reputation points

Next: Sector North of Lighthouse, West of High HedgeNEXT
 



 
 
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