In the house just north of the entrance on the east side of town, you can find oil of speed (cursed) and a bastard sword that's +1, +3 vs. shapeshifters that will particularly come in handy during your adventures to Balduran's Island.

For 500 gold, you can purchase Delsvirftanyon's trinkets. In addition to a few non-magical rings, his gadgets include two wardstones (a wardstone forgery and a dwarven rune wardstone, the latter of which will get you into Durlag's Tower). You can also get a wardstone from Galkin in the Inn, but he'll charge you 900 gold.

At the inn, you can purchase the following magical items: darts +1; darts of stunning; acid arrows; arrows +2; bolts +1; bolts of lightning; bullets +2; large shield +1; cloak of displacement; quarter staff +3; greagon's harp; wand of the heavens; wand of frost; greenstone amulet; ring of invisibility, mage scrolls of emotion and greater malison; priest scrolls of defensive harmony, mental domination, protection from lightning and remove curse; and potions of healing, antidote, mirrored eyes. There's also a war hammer +1 in a locked bookcase in the inn.

An overhead map of the fishing suburb.

To get to Durlag's Tower: In the inn, Hurgan Stoneblade will offer you a quest to retrieve his family dagger in Durlag's Tower. If you accept it, Durlag's Tower will show up on your world map, so you can just walk there. Ike, who hangs out just north of the middle of town near the inn, will offer to take you to Durlag's Tower for 60 gold. If you go there on your own, make sure to take a dwarven rune from either Delsvirftanyon or Galkin.

To get to the Island of Ice: Shandalar, who hangs out in the middle of the town, will ask you to retrieve his cloak. If you accept his quest, you'll immediately be transported to the Island of Ice.

To get to Balduran's Island: Mendas, who is in a house in the western part of town, near the docks, will state that he's from Waterdeep and needs help retrieving belongings from the shipwreck of Balduran. You can find Calahan wandering outside Mendas' house if you're polite to Mendas. By telling Calahan that you think Mendas is a miserable scalawag, you'll get some information about Mendas. You can get the information otherwise, but it'll cost you 20 gold pieces. You'll have to retrieve the ship charts from the northeast sector of Baldur's Gate for Mendas before you'll be able to head to Balduran's Island.

NPCs in the town: Calahan, Delsvirftanyon, Dushai, Fenrus Boulon, Galkin, Hurgan Stoneblade, Ike, Mendas, Shandalar, Therella and Baresh (after returning from Balduran's Island).

Magic items in the town: bastard sword +1, +3 vs. shapeshifters; war hammer +1; darts +1; darts of stunning; acid arrows; arrows +2; bolts +1; bolts of lightning; bullets +2; large shield +1; potions of healing, antidote, mirrored eyes, oil of speed (cursed); cloak of displacement; quarter staff +3, greagon's harp; wands of the heavens, frost; greenstone amulet; ring of invisibility, mage scrolls of emotion and greater malison; priest scrolls of defensive harmony, mental domination, protection from lightning and remove curse.

Enemies in the town: None until after you complete the quests in Durlag's Tower. See part ten of the area walk-throughs for more details on events following your party's return from Durlag's Tower.

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