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26. Ulcaster Sector (Southeast of Beregost Temple)
Above Ground

There are kobold commandos on the elevated ridges. Although they can't take much of a beating, the arrows of fire they shoot are deadly. Use potions of fire resistance to minimize their damage. While bows and missile weapons are always useful in Baldur's Gate, they're particularly handy in this sector, where you'll constantly be up against other archers. If you're forced to melee combat in order to take them out, you'll take some serious damage on the way.

Map of the Ulcaster sector. Talk to Ulcaster the wraith in the ruins to the NE prior to entering the dungeon level.

A green hobgoblin near the middle of the screen is wearing boots of stealth.

Ulcaster, a wraith, haunts the ruins in the northeast corner of the map. If you talk to him a few times you'll learn that he's mourning the loss of books at the school. Return the Book of the History of the Last March of Giants that is in the stack of bodies at the bottom of the school.

Furret, an NPC in the northwest corner of the map, will try to get you to buy a "gem of truth seeing" for 1,000 gold. It's a con, and if you go for the deal you'll be stuck with a plain ordinary turquoise gem.

You'll need magic weapons to take out Icharyd (46 hp) at the top of the hill in the northeast corner of this sector

Resting in the sector will likely bring an attack by zombies.

NPCs in this sector: Furret, Icharyd, and Wilco

Enemies in this sector: Hobgoblins, hobgoblin elites, kobold commandos, skeletons, and zombies

Magic items in this sector: Arrows of fire and boots of stealth

Quest Giver and Location

Goal of Quest

Solution Location

Solution Explanation

Reward

Ulcaster (northeast corner of sector, in ruins)

Return book in the ruins to him

Within the Ulcaster school ruins in the same sector

There are several traps within the dungeon, including a fireball trap triggered as soon as you touch the bodies in the southern portion of this dungeon

1,000 xp for returning the book

Ulcaster Dungeon

(Within dungeon in this sector): On a body on the ground there is a potion of absorption, a dagger +1, and a potion of genius. On the floor there is a potion of strength. In a room with huge spiders there are some potions of healing. Near a group of jellies there is a potion of mirrored eyes and a scroll of protection from undead. On another body are some arrows of fire and arrows of piercing, arrows of ice, arrows of biting, and in a corner near the fireball traps, there are a potion of absorption, a potion of healing, and a wand of fire.

Map of Ulcaster Dungeon. Be wary of traps.
There are three nasty fireball traps near the south of this dungeon, one triggered to go off as soon as you touch the stack of bodies. The bodies contain potions of healing, a cursed antidote, oil of fiery burning, potion of hill giant strength, acid arrows, and a Book of the History of the Last March of the Giants. Give the book to Ulcaster for a reward.

NPCs within the dungeon: None

Enemies within the dungeon: Ochre and mustard jelly, huge spiders, and dire, dread, and vampiric wolves

Magic items within the dungeon: Dagger +1, acid arrows, arrows of fire, arrows of piercing, arrows of ice, arrows of biting, potions of healing, a cursed antidote, absorption, oil of fiery burning, genius, hill giant strength, wand of fire, and protection from undead scroll