2. Candlekeep Coastway (Sector East of Candlekeep)

• Head north to the site of Gorian's battle and pick up the items on his body and the items of the attackers he managed to bring down.
  

  Map of sector east of Candlekeep. Pick up the items in the charred circle where Gorian met his fate.

• Imoen will join your party and she's one of the best available companions. Even if you don't want Imoen as a long term companion, she has a valuable wand of magic missiles. Equip your character and Imoen with missile weapons. You'll be attacked by diseased gibberlings, whom you should be able to handle easily, especially with ranged weapons. There are a few black bears in the woods - even if you're an evil character or have a vendetta against Smokey the Bear, be warned that if you attack the bears you better ensure that you take them out with missile weapons. If you let them get close to your character you'll quickly discover that bears pack a mean wallop. Although the experience points might be tempting, the bears are quite a handful for starting characters.
  

• If you're attacked by a single opponent, like a bear, get your enemy to chase one character around the map while your other party members pick off your opponent with missile weapons.
  

• Kolssed (hey, spell that guy's name backwards!) will tell you the direction to the Friendly Arm Inn and provide you with a little bit of information on two non-player characters on the road ahead.
  

• Two characters of evil alignment, Xzar and Montaron, are on the road ahead. They'll join your party if you agree to travel with them to Nashkel. A little extra firepower will come in handy in the sector to the east, so you might want to take Xzar and Montaron along, even if your character has a good alignment.