45. Southwest Corner of Baldur's Gate

• If you sided with Aldeth Sashenstar against the druids in the first Cloakwood sector, you'll find him here and he'll help you to get into the Merchant Consortium and give you a quest. If you took the side of the druids in Cloakwood, you'll have to face Aldeth's brother, Dabron (72 hp, level nine) in combat. In the store that is on the same block as the Merchant Consortium, you can buy potions of fire resistance, hill giant strength, healing, invisibility, oil of fiery burning, elixir of health, absorption, agility, antidote, cold resistance, oil of speed (cursed), defense, healing (cursed), infravision, insulation, antidote (cursed), magic protection, magic shielding, master thievery, regeneration, insight, freedom, and stone form. You can purchase the same group of potions from the shop on the same block as, and just north of, the Seven Suns.
  

  Map of Southwest Corner of Baldur's Gate.

• Entering the Seven Suns, you'll be greeted by a merchant. He'll inform you, regardless of your conversation choice, that shapeshifters have infiltrated the Seven Suns. Once he imparts that information, return to Scar, in the Flaming Fist headquarters in the northeast portion of this sector, for your reward and to receive the quest to destroy the shapeshifters. Don't talk to Duke Eltan, who is waiting upstairs, unless you no longer want to bother with the quests Scar will give you.
  

• Return to the Seven Suns, and talk to the other merchants until they attack you (you may have to speak to them three times, depending upon your conversation choices). Jhasso is in the basement, which you can access through a door in the southwest of the first floor. There's a spear +1 in the weapons rack near Jhasso, and a potion of hill giant strength, a wand of magic missiles, and two protection scrolls in the room across from his prison.
  

• If you enter one of the houses in the southeast corner of this sector, you'll be set upon by a mage, Sunin (35 hp, level six), and his servants, Maka (53 hp, level seven fighter) and Joular (55 hp, level six fighter). They are equipped with arrows of piercing, robe of electrical resistance, long sword +1, a ring of wizardry, scrolls of fireball, and vampiric touch. You'll also be confronted by a group of thieves - Wiven (35 hp, level six), Dirk (42 hp, level six), Sath (41 hp, level six), and Meakin (41 hp, level six) - if you enter one of the locked buildings in the middle of the sector. The thieves are armed with arrows of fire, and Wiven is also a spell-caster. Their equipment consists of a short sword +1, arrows of fire, arrows +1, scrolls of ghost armor and protection from normal missiles, and potions of master thievery, and there are scrolls of identify and friends within the house.
  

• At the store in the southwest portion of this sector, you can purchase the following magic items: medium shield +1, large shield +1, potion of stone form, mace +1, and a cloak of protection +1. The General Store on the same block as the Seven Suns sells the same items. There is also oil of fiery burning on one of the shelves, and a potion of healing and of antidote are in the houses.
  

• You'll be confronted by Phandalyn in a tavern in the west portion of this sector, who will check if there are any evil characters in your party.
  

• In the Ye Olde Inn, you'll walk into a battle between green slime and the bartender and commoners in the town. You won't be able to save most of the pedestrians (including the bartender), who are already infected with green slime, but any survivors will tell you that the green slime was apparently summoned by Ramazith.
  

• Tiax is waiting to join your party in front of the Flaming Fist barracks, in the southwest corner of this sector. Be careful with Tiax, as he may one day rule the world.
  

• Chapter seven: Tamako, whom you could meet in the middle, east sector of Baldur's Gate, will be waiting in front of the Flaming Fist headquarters. She's seeking Sarevok's attentions, and will ask you to try to leave Sarevok alive when you stop his plans. As many NPCs will tell you, Eltan's healer, Rashad, is actually the cause of his illness. Go to Flaming Fist headquarters and free Eltan by taking out the mercenaries guarding him and Rashad, who will reveal his true nature as a greater doppelganger. Take Eltan to the Harbor Master in the southwest sector of Baldur's Gate (45) and you'll receive 2,500 xp.
  

• For information on dealing with the Flaming Fist in general in chapter seven, and escaping from jail if imprisoned, see the discussion under area 51 of this guide.