Prior to Leaving for the Island
After speaking to Mendas in Ulgoth's Beard, you'll have to return to the northeast corner of the city of Baldur's Gate to retrieve the sea charts requested by Mendas. The charts are in the Counting House in the southeast corner of that portion of the city (separated from the Elfsong tavern by a wall).

Inside the Counting House, you'll be confronted by Ulf (35 hp) and various crewmates. If you indicate you're looking for a port of call, you'll be attacked. However, if you tell Ulf that your business is your own, or that you are there to pay a debt for tea and spices purchased in Kara-Tur, you can avoid a battle at the entrance of the building. Upstairs you'll encounter Captain Tollar Kieres (42 hp) and various merchant league guards, and you can avoid a battle by indicating that you are a new deckhand. The Captain has the sea charts, however, so you'll have to either take him out, pickpocket him, or volunteer to get him an ale from the Blushing Mermaid tavern in the same sector (which will cost you 900 gold or a pickpocket) to get what you need for Mendas.

NPCs in the town: Captain Tollar Kieres, Ulf.

Enemies in this area: potentially Ulf, Captain Tollar Kieres, crew members and merchant league guards.

After Arriving on Balduran's Island
Talk to the child, Solianna, who will tell you of the "beastie" problem the inhabitants of the island are facing. Head into the makeshift village and talk to Kaishas Gan, at a large building north of your arrival point, who will ask you to rid the island of the wolf beasts, who have a leader named Karoug. Until you speak to Kaishas Gan, most of the occupants of the settlement won't have much to say to you.

Once you have spoken to Kaishas, you can obtain a few additional quests from the other named residents of the settlement. Delainy, who is located just north of the house of Kaishas Gan, will ask you to get her cloak back. Maralee, who waits by the fire south of the house of Kaishas Gan, will ask you to retrieve her baby. Evalt, who is fishing just west of where you arrived on the island, will ask you to track down his brother, whom he thinks has fallen under the spell of a witch on the west of the island. Farthing, who is just north of Evalt, would like you to return her doll.

The building to the far west of the village has a secret exit that you won't be able to access until completing Kaishas' quest.

In various building in the village, you can find the following magic items: potions of healing (cursed), explosions, oil of fiery burning, fire-giant strength, regeneration and agility.

NPCs in this sector: Delainy, Evalt, Farthing, Jorin, Kaishas, Lahl, Maralee, Solianna, Tailas and Taloun.

Magic items in this sector: potions of healing (cursed), heroism, explosions, oil of fiery burning, fire-giant strength, regeneration and agility.

Enemies in this sector: Bears (Brown).

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