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Baldur's Gate II

Irenicus Dungeon Level 1

This of course is where you start the game. Your only goal on this level is really just to get off of it and into level 2. There is also another exit from the level that leads to a small screen where a Genie is located that you will need to talk to. This whole level is sort of like an episode of X-files. A lot of strange conversation takes place with your initial party members and you learn about how sick and twisted Irenicus is. There is a lot of basic equipment and a few magic items to collect here also. This level is pretty much linear so there are no important things to do they are all important. The map is basically labeled in the order things have to be done.

1. This is your starting point where you meet up with Imoen. You definitely want her in your party as well as Minsc and Jaheira who are in cells behind you. To get Minsc out of his cell just say a few things that may make him mad and he will bust out of his bars. To free Jaheira you have to find a key which is located at (2).
2. This room is where you will get your first starting equipment and the key to free Jaheira. Make sure you use Imoen to detect traps and pick locks. Important items to get are the healing potions behind the wall painting and the jail cell key in the chest.
3. This small area has an energy source in the middle of it that will continue to spawn Lightning Mephits until you turn it off using the switch on the wall.
4. This is where you will meet up with a Genie who will ask you a riddle, the two answers you can give are either "push the button" or "not push the button". Either way you will have to fight something afterward. If you answer "push the button" an Ogre Mage will spawn who is worth some good exp so choose that one. The other answer will just spawn some worthless Gibberlings.
5. This is where the Sewage Golem is located. When he asks tell him you are his master. When you tell him to open the doors giving you access to more of the dungeon he will say he needs the activation stone which is located at (7). Make sure you grab the healing potions.
6. There are two Golems in this small room that will not attack you when you enter. It is a good idea to go ahead and attack them now by forcing an attack. Just click your sword icon to force the attack. If you don't kill them now they will show up later and attack you.
7. This is where Rielev is hanging out in his life support bubble. You will get EXP if you turn off his bubble to put him out of his suffering like he asks. Important items to get here are the energy cells and the activation stone which is on the table. You need to take the back to the Sewage Golem at (5)
8. This room is actually optional but has a quarterstaff +1 in it so take a little trip in there. This is where you can use the energy cells to activate four of the bubbles and listen to the sob stories of the captive mutants. Pretty creep stuff.
9. This is a small library where a few goblins will attack. Search the shelves when you are done and make sure you are healed up before going to the next area.
10. Pretty decent little fight with a gang of crazy Dwarves, take out the casters first then the archers and you should be fine. Loot the bodies and make sure you get the acorns and there is some nice armor there also. Don't worry about the locked door yet you will get the key later and watch out for the trap in the next hallway.
11. In here there is a Cambion inside a protection globe attacking you. You have to press the switch in the middle of the room TWICE to remove the globe. This will also open the rest of the dungeon.
12. This room has an Otyugh in it that is pretty nasty. Once you have killed him loot the room for a few good items. Be sure to nab the Wand of frost key and any other wand keys that you come across you will need them on the next level. Then go down the next hallway and search the bedroom for traps and grab the Air elemental statue. This will let you in the door at (15).
13. This where there are three Dryads, they are friendly so don't think you are about to get charmed. they will give you some info on the situation and tell you about the acorns if you don't have them already they are at (10). Now head to the master bedroom if you didn't take out the two golems at (6) they will show up now and attack.
14. The master bedroom is full of traps so get Imoen working. They are several good items in here the most important is the portal key. If you haven't gone through the door at (15) you can go there now since you have the statue.
15. This area is too small for a map but there are several Mephits to fight and a Genie you need to talk with. After you enter head to the left first to loot the chest then straight back til you come to Genie lamp. After you rub the lamp the genie will appear. If you agree to release him he will give you a pretty cool sword but you need his Genie flask to release him. This can be obtained from the Dryads at (13).
16. Now just go through the portal to level 2.

Irenicus Dungeon Level 2

Similar to the first level your main concern is finding a way out. Not as linear as the last level but you will probably want to explore everything since you are in need of cash badly at this point. Think twice about which scrolls you give Imoen to write in her spell book since she is about to be stolen from you after this level. Don't worry about her items they will all be transferred to your inventory or on the ground but her spells will follow her.

1. Entrance to the level and where you will meet another NPC that will offer to join up with you. Yoshimo is a Katana toting Bounty Hunter Thief. To learn more about him refer to the NPC Section. You probably do not need him to complete this level and he will show up again in the next chapter so for EXP purposes you may want to leave him behind. It is up to you. Search the crate to get the Wand of Cloudkill key this should be your third wand key. If you didn't get the two from level one go back and find them now. There are 6 total and you are about to get the other three. After that make sure you are healed before going any further.
2. When you enter this room you will be attacked by various Mephits. There is really no need to fight them until you have taken out the 4 portals along the right hand wall that is spawning them. After you are done have Imoen sweep the room for loot you should find the remaining wand keys in here and (3). Make sure you have all 6 before going any further. This is also the area where you will learn about Khalid being dead with a long cut scene from Jaheira. If you say anything bad about Khalid when she talks to you about him she will leave your party so play nice because you still need her.
3. This room has a wand key in it, you will walk in on a fight in progress. Pick one and help kill them then kill the other and grab the loot.
4. Trap
5. This is where you will need the 6 wand keys. Give them all to one character and have him walk along the left wall clicking the columns as he goes. There are several Dwarven archers in the middle of the room but do not rush them with your other party members. Make sure they stay behind the character with the keys as he is disabling traps with those keys. Try to take out the Dwarfs with ranged weapons or spells. Each trap you use a key on will result in gaining a single use wand. Then loot the statue at the end for the ring of protection +1.
6. Heal up before you enter here and and having a chromatic orb spell memorized will help a lot. There is a caster in here named Ulvaryl that is your main focus. If you can stun her with an orb the battle will be easy if she gets a chance to teleport it will be tougher. Regardless just focus all attacks on her first then worry about her Assassin buddies.
7. Another Dwarf battle that you should win pretty easily. Loot the chest.
8. Several traps in the front part of this room and a guy named Frennedan in the back. Agree to let him out once you find his key in one of the chests. He will then change forms and attack you so just waste him quickly.
9. A pretty decent fight with several Assassins. They can do some good damage with their arrows. So it is a good idea to have a healing potion ready for your weaker characters like Imoen and Jaheira.
10. Now you are ready to go outside and leave this forsaken dungeon. Make sure you have looted everything you because once you leave you ain't coming back and cash will be tough at first.

Waukeen's Promenade

As soon as you appear on this level the evil Irenicus will show up in a cut scene and start threatening Imoen until she begins to cast on him. At that time the Cowled Wizards will show up and arrest them both after Irenicus drops a few without breaking a sweat. Magic use inside the city is forbidden until you can purchase a license later on. I have not labeled the entire map sense your in-game map is already labeled. I have just labeled points of interest. The main storyline quest here takes place in the circus tent at (3). Other than that you can explore or pass on anything else. There are many shops around to buy stuff and a few people to talk with so do some exploring. Once you are done here head for the Slum's District and you will start chapter 2.

1. This is where you will enter the level and watch the cut scene of Imoen being nabbed from you.
2. This is the closest Inn if you want to go ahead and rest your party.
3. This is the main quest to save the circus folks. Before you enter make sure you speak with the little boy named Giran who is standing outside. His mother is trapped inside and this makes for a quick side quest to relay information between them. When you enter the tent you will first be stopped by a Genie who will ask you a question to allow you to pass. The correct answer is "The prince is 30 and the princess is 40". Everyone in the circus is under an illusion spell so they do not look normal. There is a big Ogre in here that is actually an NPC named Aeire that will join your party once you save her and change her back. There is also a huge spider to the left that is really Giran's mother so make sure you speak with her. To change Aerie back to her normal self you must bring her the Ogre's Sword which you find in here and then invite her to join you.

   Everything you fight in the circus is actually an illusion so it can also be killed using a Dispel Magic spell. Something else to know is the "Shadows" require magic weapons to hit. Once you reach the end you will come face to face with an Illusion named Kalah who is trying to kill Quayle. You need to save Quayle by killing Kalah so Quayle can return the circus to normal. After you have saved Quayle return to the little boy outside and tell him about his mother to get the exp. Then speak with the guard to gain a reputation point.

4. This is the Adventurer's Mart it has some really nice and really expensive stuff. You probably will not be able to afford any right now but return here later when you have some cash.
5. The Den of Seven Vales is the location of a very tough and very profitable battle. Head upstairs where you will run into 5 bad guys. The little Dwarf named Mencar will start mouthing off to you trying to get you to fight. Tell him you are NOT looking for a fight so they will not attack. Once you are set up you are going to force attack them and make the battle easier. Go ahead and summon every creature you possibly can and move your party over towards the mage named Amon. You need to drop him and his Familiar as soon as possible before he gets a shield up and starts Dire Charming your members. Use your summoned creatures to try to keep the rest of the room busy.

   Things will probably get a bit out of hand during this battle and you may want to haste everyone so they can run away from an enemy if they need to. The Dwarf is awesome and has around 200 hps. The Barbarian is not a walk in the park either and will use his Rage ability. The Thief may escape if he gets a chance but don't worry about it. I was able to kill the Dwarf by stunning him with a chromatic orb and hacked him to death. The loot will include a set of full plate mail which would cost you around 9,000 GP in as shop so the battle is worth it.

The Slums District

This area is where you begin chapter 2 after you speak with Gaelan Bayle (1). He tells you that he knows who will help you get Imoen back for 20,000 GP. So unless you are cheating you don't have anywhere near that right now. The Copper Coronet (2) is the main stop here. There are several NPCs inside that can join your party and multiple quests. This is where the game becomes very non-linear. Literally everyone you meet in the game needs help doing something. The main quest is raising the 20,000 the side quests are how you accomplish that. I recommend doing two large quests that you get in the Copper Coronet, freeing the slaves which is a two part quest and ridding Nalia's castle of the evil trolls which will set you up financially especially if you are a Fighter since this is your stronghold quest as well. Below I have pointed out the major areas that you may want to check out.

1. Gaelen Bayle's home which has a decent shop upstairs.
2. The Copper Coronet, your main concern here is exploring this place.
3. This is the temple, come here if a member of your party dies.
4. This is the area that the second part of the slave quest takes place but not the way you want to enter the place. Instead you want to clear out the sewers by going through the Copper Coronet and then entering from there.
5. The Planar Sphere is the location of a large side quest, if you are a Wizard this quest leads to your Stronghold but the only way you can do it is by going to Umar Hills and having the Ranger named Valygar join your party.
6. This is a Halfling black market merchant that will only show up at night. He has some pretty decent stuff for sale.

The Copper Coronet

You will probably spend a good bit of time here and it is the best place in the game for filling out your party with NPCs. The most important party NPC here is a Dual-classed Mage from a Thief (Imoen's replacment?) named Nalia. You definitely want to invite her. After you have done that you want to do the Beastmaster quest which is actually the first part of the slave quest since you will free Hendak and he will give you the second part of the quest, you start the Beastmaster quest by talking to Lehtinan at (5). Remember your only main goal here is to raise the money that Bayle requires, however you choose to do that is up to you I am just pointing out the quickest quests that are available. Later I hope to cover all the side quests.

1. This is where Korgan is hanging out. He is an evil Dwarven Berserker that can be valuable if you are short on warrior types in your party. There is also a gang of thugs here that have nothing to do with the plot but it is fun to challenge them to a fight in the arena.
2. If you did not pick up Yoshimo in the beginning he should be hanging out here.
3. Another NPC named Anomen who is a Dual-classed Cleric from a Fighter, although he has a terrible wisdom of 12 he is pretty effective. I would not replace Jaheira with him, but he is good as a back up healer and can melee pretty well also.
4. Nalia is the most important NPC here and just so happens to be almost identical to Imoen. I love a Mage that can use a bow.
5. Here is where the guys that operate the Copper Coronet are. Bernard is the shopkeeper/innkeeper, but Lehtinan is the guy you want to talk to. Ask him about "other" ways to spend your money and he will allow you access to the back part the Coronet. Firkraag and Lord Jierdan have side quests you can inquire about.
6. This is the secret entrance to the sewers that should be your next destination after you are finished here.
7. After you gain access to this section you will be attacked by several guards when you reach this area. Waste them and talk to Hendak who is in the middle cell. You need to get the key from the Beastmaster to release him.
8. This is the arena area and the place you want to set up your "ambush" for the battle with the Beastmaster. If you can set up your ranged attackers and mages right outside the door leading to the cells you can plug the door up with your warriors and keep them safe. As you can imagine the Beastermaster will not be alone.
9. Once you have a character reveal the Beastmaster in the fog all the doors will open and several large cats and bears will pour out of them. It is possible to empty the first cell on each side by opening those doors and drawing them out. Just don't reveal too much fog. If you have picked up Anomen one of his items he came with will cast Protection from normal missiles it is a good idea to use that since the Beastmaster will start firing arrows into your party. You will need to rush him and take him out once you have his zoo under control.

   Once he is dead grab the key and his bow and head back to Hendak. Open the side cells before you open Hendak's to free the children and get extra EXP. Then free Hendak and get ready for the other guards in the joint to turn hostile. You will likely have to fight your back to the main area. Once you get back there Hendak will kill Lehtinan. Talk to Hendak again and he will ask you to free the rest of the slaves by going through the sewer entrance (6) and raiding the prisons they are being held in. This should probably be your next destination. For Freeing Hendak you will receive a discount with Bernard.

10. This is the back portion of the joint. If you see an angry Dwarf named Llynis (11) in one of the rooms, kill him and grab the stuffed bear he has. It belongs to a ghost boy you will encounter later in the Graveyard district. Llynis may not show up until you have spoken with the boy I am not sure about this.

    On a stupid side note:
    There is also a guy up here named Romar or something like that who is enjoying himself with the uhhh "female entertainment". He is worried that his wife is looking for him in the place. You will find her around the bottom of the stairs I think her name is Talia? Anyway if you squeal on him she will get furiously mad and head up the stairs follow her and watch the cat fight. Has nothing to do with anything but you may get a laugh out of it.

The Sewer Maze

If you freed Hendak in the Copper Coronet then you were given the option of freeing the rest of the slaves by raiding their stockade through the sewer entrance. The combat here is not very tough. The main accomplishment is solving the pipe puzzle at the end which requires 4 items to do so. From here you can access the slave stockade and finish Hendak's quest. The 4 items you need to get are at (2,3,6 & 8).

• A horde of Hobgoblins that are waiting for you. Not too tough if you take care of the Shaman in the party first.
• This is the location of the first item you need to get. Once you enter this room you will be attacked by an Otyugh and a couple of jellies. After you finish them off click on the sewer grate and get "Vallah's hand".
• This is the second item you need to get. you should see two skeletons hanging together on the wall. click on them to get the Lover's Ring.
• A side room with a few Myconid in it.
• Trap, there is also one in the section ahead so check it as well.
• 3rd item can be found here it is the "Shaman's Staff", guarded on both sides of the water by Kobolds.
• A lone Carrion Crawler that you can smash to pieces.
• Now you meet Quallo who is under some spell that makes him babble about something. What you need to do here is force an attack on his pet Carrion Crawler and get the 4th item you need which is a vial of blood. After solving the pipe puzzle (9) return here and talk to him again.
• The pipe puzzle is your last stop on this level you have to click on a pipe and read the clue it gives you then decide which item goes there. The solution is actually determining the order to click the pipes a second time. If you are wrong you get hit by a weak lightning bolt. Click the pipes in this order: (pipe 3: hand), (pipe 1: ring), (pipe 2: blood) and then (pipe 4: staff). After that you should get a nice exp bonus and a very good two-handed sword that talks a lot and makes little sense when it does.
• Now you are ready to enter the slave stockade. Make sure you are rested and healed up. Tough battles ahead.

The Slave Stockade

There are two ways to enter this map one is through the sewers and the other is directly from the Slum's district. I recommend enter through the sewers so you can use the layout of the map to your advantage. The level has two major encounters on it that are both pretty tough. Once you have completed this area I recommend doing Nalia's quest to save her castle.

1. As soon as you enter through this door you will be jumped by Captain Haegan and his band of slavers which includes several archers. If you have Anomen have him use his item to cast protection from normal missiles on himself before you enter Nalia may be able to cast it also. Get ready to summon some creatures or animals but save at least one good summoning spell for the next battle unless you plan to rest in between or purchase a scroll. This battle is pretty tough since the enemy is strategically spread out and you are not. You are basically walking into an ambush here. Chromatic Orb can be useful as well hold person and charm person. Anything to disable the slavers and even up the numbers. Haegan has some nice items and there are several gems to snatch. Make sure you grab his key.
2. When you unlock this cell there are a couple of trolls inside to kill. Remember fire or acid is the only way to finish them. Speak to the little girl to free her.
3. Trap
4. There are two cells here to open but nothing to fight. Get ready to battle mages before going any further. A couple of Dispel Magic spells can make this fight a lot easier.
5. Once you reach this room you will have a few Yuan-Ti attack from (6), and several mages and an archer or two attack from (7). Obviously the mages are your major concern. By coming in from this direction though you have an escape for any character that gets in bad trouble. Just run back down the hallway and into one of the cells. The mages will not follow. Also if you attack from the other entrance (9) you will probably set off the trap that is on the staircase (8) trying to get melee pressure on the mages.

   The main concern here is confusion/domination spells. What I did was summon some animals and have them lead me into the room. Then send them immediately after the mages while I got the rest of my party set up. I had Minsc take care of the Yuan-Ti and had my main character (a Dwarven Berserker) drink an oil of speed, start his enrage ability and sent him directly after the mages. The rest of my party stayed in the middle room and lent ranged and spell support and the battle went pretty smooth.

6. Yuan-Ti
7. Mages & Archers
8. Trapped staircase
9. Slum's district entrance. Check this area around here for traps and grab the items.

Nalia's Castle

This is a good quest to help raise the money you need to free Imoen and a great quest if you are playing a Fighter because when you are done they give you control of the place. Sweet. The bad part is the place is ridden with Trolls. So get your fire and acid spells and weapons/arrows ready. Have your priest's memorize a couple of Flame Blade spells.

1. This is the outpost that Captain Arat has set up. Go talk to him first and he will fill you in on the situation and even give you 20 fire arrows to help. He will also tell you about the hidden door entrance to the keep.
2. The hidden door is just north of the outpost. Just walk a character around close to the wall until a purple door shows up.
3. Captain Arat will mention opening the drawbridge to allow his men to assist you in fighting the Trolls. So after you have worked your way around to the front door on the first floor head out into the courtyard. make sure you kill the 4 dogs that will turn hostile and grab the dog meat they drop. You will need this to make stew to use in the cellar.
4. This is the switch that opens the drawbridge. Send a character up to click it but make sure the rest of your party is in a good defensive position because clicking will spawn several trolls in the courtyard.

Nalia's Castle 1st floor

This entire Keep in overrun with Trolls so tread lightly. As far as I can remember the level is free of floor traps. At some point during this level you will need to go back outside through the front door and kill 4 dogs and open the drawbridge refer to the Castle map for that. If you just follow the map the way it is labeled you should be ok. There is a very nice Flail you can assemble during this quest but wait until you are done with the whole keep to collect the extra pieces from the other levels. The combat on this level is not that bad if you have a full party. There are about 6 hidden doors running from (1) back to (5). If you are having trouble finding them use detect traps.

1. Entrance from the secret door. Pick the lock on the door to advance to (2).
2. After you enter this room set up you party here and pull the 2 trolls from the next room into it.
3. In here you meet a servant named Daleson who will engage in a lengthy conversation with Nalia. Be careful not to be mean to Daleson regardless of how stupid he is or you will lose reputation points. When he is done grab the loot in the room and head to the hidden door on the northwestern wall.
4. Back here is the forge you will use to create a flail. Don't do so until you have all three heads for it. There is two more pieces on the next level.
5. Search the Lion statue it has the first flail head and cool ring. Then backtrack your way to the bedroom between (2) and (3).
6. Several Trolls are in this big room. You are better off drawing them out with a warrior instead of rushing into the room to attack them.
7. Front door, go ahead and head outside and get the 4 dog meats and open the drawbridge refer to the previous map.
8. Search the toilet. (yuk)
9. This is the oven you can cook the dog stew on once you have the 4 dog meats. You will need it on the third level which is the cellar.
10. Staircase going to 2nd floor.

Nalia's Castle 2nd floor

Definitely a tougher level than the previous one. Without question the most important thing to remember here is DO NOT open the door to the Golem room (10) until you have finished the next level. I explain why below. Other than that the items that are important here are the Keep Key (2) and the Flail head that Glacias has. The third flail head is in the Golem room you will get it later. There are about 5 or 6 hidden doors to reveal on this level.

1. Entrance to the level and small encounter
2. This is the library and location of a pretty decent small battle with a few trolls and a Yuan-Ti Mage. The mage is pretty tough and has an arsenal of mind controlling spells. So have your protection spells and dispel magic spells ready. When you are done with them grab the keep key from the bookcase and backtrack to the entrance again and proceed to (3).
3. This is small room with loot in the fireplace that is trapped. You need to expose the hidden door here that lets you into the hallway (4).
4. Follow this hallway around and expose the hidden door at the other end.
5. Get ready for battle in this small room before opening the door to (6) which is trapped.
6. Glacias is a pretty tough swordswinger but you should wax him without much problem. Grab the Flail head and whatever else is on his corpse.
7. Backtrack your way through the hallway (4) and then follow the long outer hallway til you end up here.
8. Lady Delcia's room, she is quite rude and full of herself, just let Nalia speak to her and move on to the hidden door behind her.
9. This little hallway has two more hidden doors in it and leads you to the stairs that takes you to the cellar and your battle with the boss troll.
10. Now for the good stuff. This room has about 5 or 6 golems in it that you are better off avoiding. The loot in the room is too good to pass up though. So once you finish the next level return to this room. Move your whole party to the exit of the level (1) except for your toughest warrior. Take that guy and bring him to the golem door. Have him down an oil of speed or haste him somehow. Then open the door. There are 3 statues at the other end of this room that you need to loot. As soon as the Golems see you grab an item other than the flail head in the rightmost statue they will start to come to life. Speed is the key here so do this: Enter the room and pause. Click the first statue, grab the loot and pause again. Click the second statue, grab the loot and pause again. Click the third statue, grab the loot and get the heck out. You will need to head all the way around the hallway (7) and to the exit with a pack of angry golems on your rear unless you can get the door closed behind you. Since the rest of your party is already there just select all and leave. One or two golems may follow you out but that is better than a whole pack. One of items you get will be the third flail head so you can now assemble the flail using the forge on the 1st floor. Refer to that map for details.

Nalia's Castle Cellar

This where you get to finally finish this quest by taking out the boss troll. You can also use your dog stew if you have it.

1. Entrance to the level, grab the Shield Amulet from the trapped chest.
2. Several Trolls just hanging out.
3. There is a group of Umber Hulks in here and in the hallway (4).
4. Hallway leading to feeding pit.
5. This is the Umber Hulks feeding pit, if you can place the dog stew here the Hulks will swarm to it and be out of your way. The best thing to do is give the stew to Minsc or a Thief and have them hide in shadows at (2). Then walk to here and click on the ground panel which will act like a container. just click on the stew and it will transfer it to the container. Immediately re hide because once you transfer the stew the hulks will head this way.
6. Torgal is the boss and has a couple of giant troll buddies with him. You are better off setting up an ambush at (3) and pulling him through the door. Have a bunch of summoned creatures and animals waiting for him there and dump every good spell you have on them. This can be a pretty tough fight but if you just concentrate your whole parties attacks on one troll at a time you should do fine.

   Loot the room and listen to Nalia's story and then head back up into the courtyard. This should complete the quest and give you a massive exp bonus. If you are a Fighter Nalia will offer you the chance at running the keep. Of course you accept and at that time you immediately get a 10,000 gp bonus from the taxes. If you have the money to pay Gaelan Bayle then go ahead and do that when you get there you will find out the price has been reduced to 15,000. This will end chapter 2 and your next stop will be the Shadow Thieves guild in the Dock's District.

The Docks District

After you pay Bayle the money to find out about Imoen the Dock's District will be your next stop. The money has gone to the Shadow Thieves guild and you are about to collect on your investment, uhhh eventually. This map is already labeled in your game so I'm just going to point out a few areas. Once you get inside the guild explore the small area that is inside the front door. There is another section like it north and then the "real" guild is through a hidden door that you find to the right.

1. This is an alternate entrance to the thieves guild. Aran the man you need to speak with is actually in a hidden underground area in the guild that this door leads directly to. But for your first trip here go ahead and enter through the main building labeled on your in game map.
2. After you speak with Aran he will give you three quests to do before he can give you what you actually paid for. The first is to meet a guild member down by the docks. The meeting has to take place at night. Night time begins between 9 and 10pm on your game clock.
3. The guild member will carry you down here and a cut scene will start where the guild member gets killed. Just return to Aran and tell him what happened.
4. Nothing to do with the main quest but the Blacksmith Cromwell can assemble special items when you acquire all the pieces. go by there and let him have a look at what you may have so far.
5. Inside the Shadow guild main entrance you will see a guy named Bloodscalp who has a quest involving this building. If your main character is a Thief this is your stronghold quest so take him up on it.

The Shadow Thief hidden level

There is not much to do here except find Aran who is at (3) and then perform his three quests that he gives you. Other than that I think there is maybe 1 small encounter near the alternate entrance at (2). But go ahead and explore the whole level if you like there is a funny scene at the second training area (5). If Yoshimo is in your party you may get some input from him on this place since it is his type of crowd.

1. Entrance from the main guild area.
2. Alternate entrance that goes directly to this level from the Docks District. Refer to that map to see where it is.
3. Aran Linvail is the man in charge and who your money went to. However untrustworthy he may seem you really have no choice but to do what he wants you to do. He will give you two good items to stay on your good side. You paid him to take you to where Imoen is being held and eventually he will once you complete his three quests. The first is to meet a guild member down by the docks. Refer to that map for details. The second is to go to the Five Flagon's Inn in the Bridge district and waste a couple of his Thieves that are jumping over to an opposing guild. Go ahead and waste the guild contact they are meeting also, he will show up a few minutes after they are dead. Then report back to Aran. His third quest is much larger and takes place in the Graveyard District which will be your next stop. Time to go Vampire hunting, don't forget your stakes.
4. Training room 1
5. Training room 2
6. Torture chamber
7. Prison

The Graveyard District

Pretty interesting level with some good loot and a couple of side quests. Your main quest here is to enter the underground tomb which has two entrances both marked as (2) then kill some Vampires. Your first encounters though will be with various spiders so make sure you pack some antidotes also the Vampires can cast energy drain on you which temporarily removes levels, sometimes 3 or 4 at once. Yikes!!!!. Restoration scrolls or spells will return the levels so be prepared for that, the temple in the Slums district can also cast Restoration if you need it. Before you go down there you may want to clear out the treasure chambers, they are all marked with (1). These are very quick one room chambers where you just enter and kill the skeletons or monsters, grab the loot and head out. There are a few side quests at (3) (4) and (5) that are talked about below.

1. Treasure chambers
2. Underground tomb entrances
3. When you get to this area a weird guy named Nevin may run up you and want your help, he is being followed by a walking corpse who I think was once his dad. Anyway just kill the corpse when it attacks.
4. When you go by here there is something strange happening in a nearby grave, if you click on it a man will pop out who has been buried before he was dead. You can agree to find the men responsible if you want. To be honest with you I never finished this quest I just know you have to talk with a gravekeeper and then it has something to do with a red cloth he gives you.
5. A little ghost boy approached me here and wanted me to find his stuffed bear. The Dwarf who has it is in the Copper Coronet in the back room area. I have details of him on that map so refer to it.

The Underground Tomb

This is not an easy level to do a walk through for. The first part 1-4 is pretty straight forward but once you get to 5 things can get pretty chaotic and anything you have read may not really apply to your particular situation but I can tell you what needs to be done. If memory serves me correctly there are 4 boss vampires that must be killed here in order for the really big boss named Bodhi to appear. She is your actual quest. The other main Vampires are Tanova, Durst, Gellal and finally Lassal. When you kill a Vampire through combat you do not actually kill it completely. You only make it return to it's coffin to later rise again. To kill them completely you will have to find those coffins and stake them which is done just by clicking on the coffin with a stake in your inventory. The coffin room is at (11) but don't worry about it until everything is dead. There are three additional areas that you must explore from here. The southern chamber (2), the home of the spider queen (3) and then Lassal's quarters (7).

1. These are the two entrances from the Graveyard District. Both areas are trapped and need to be checked. Especially the one to the left. Once you get out into the middle area that makes a big semi circle get ready to fight a bunch of spiders in packs of a half dozen or so. You will see everything from babies to Wraiths, Swords and Phase.
2. This is the entrance to the south chamber if you have any undead enhanced weapons get them ready. Clear it out before you go to (4).
3. This is the nest of the spider queen. If you remember fighting the spider queen in the original game in Cloakwood this is almost the exact same encounter.
4. When you get to this point you will meet up with the Mage that Aran has sent and his golem. Brace yourself for an attack when the golem opens the doors. You should see Lassal for the first time, he will then retreat to his chambers which you get to by using the stairs at (7).
5. Whatever protection spells you have, cast them before you get here. There are a couple of Vampires waiting for you and a very tough one at (6).
6. Tanova is a pretty tough battle. She has an arsenal of mind controlling spells and can take away control of most of your party before you even realize it. Priest spells like Chaotic Commands, Defensive Harmony and summoning spells can really help here. She will shield herself and if you can dispel her shield it will help a lot.
7. These are the stairs leading down to Lassal's Chambers, after you kill Tanova head down here. This is nothing but a long hallway with a small chamber at the end where the fighting takes place. Once you take out his minions he will warp back up and wait for you in the spike room (8).
8. This room is full of traps and the less ground you have to cover the better. This battle can be easy if you summon some animals or monsters and equip your whole party with ranged weapons. Lassal will be on the far side behind the blood pool in the middle. Bring your party in just far enough to reveal him in the fog, but have your summoned creatures reach him first then you can stand back by the pool and take him out. If you do it right the only damage you will take is from the traps.
9. After you have killed everything it's time to stake the vampires and confront Bodhi. This is where the hidden door is that will take you into this section.
10. This is a pool of blood that has a nice Mace in it. The only way to get it is to click it a second time which "tells" you that you enter the pool and get the item. You will be diseased when you get out.
11. The coffin room is guarded by a golem. There are three coffins in here that you need to stake, make sure you do the bottom one last and move the rest of your party out into the little hallway that is off to the side before you stake it. Also try to summon some animals or monsters and have them ready to plug up the door. You might want to haste your whole party but definitely haste the character that will click the bottom coffin. Once you click it Bodhi will spawn and start a long conversation. The only outcome is battle. When the fight starts run that character out into the hallway and attack Bodhi with your summoned warriors and anything else you have. She is no joke and can put a hurtin on you quick. Magic Missile is a good spell to use here. You will not kill Bodhi, once she gets down to "near dead" she will escape. That's ok report back to Aran anyway you have just completed chapter 3 and will be on your way to save Imoen.Your next stop will be the island called Asylum and the town of Brynnlaw. Imoen is being held in a prison affectionately known as "Spellhold" by your old buddy Irenicus.
12. Exit to the surface here.

The Southern Chamber

This is the small chamber that connects to the southern part of the underground tomb. The first room is your biggest concern where an ambush of undead is waiting for you.

1. When you enter this area leave your party at the door and cast your defensive spells. You will notice a painting of a man on the floor once you take a couple of steps forward. Take your toughest warrior and run him onto the the head of the painting but be careful not to step on the eyes since they are trapped. Once he reaches the top of the paintings head all the rooms along the side will open up and undead will attack. This battle is not that tough if you know it is coming. There are 4 traps total on the painting. 2 in the eyes, 1 on his chin and 1 on his hand that points south.
2. Vampire lurking in the corner.
3. Hidden door that opens the rest of the area.
4. This is a small skirmish in the hall.
5. There are about 3 traps in this area and another one in the other hall that runs east. Several places to loot in this little area.

The City of Brynnlaw

1. When you get off of the boat your "friendly" captain Saemon has sold out to the enemy and has a little vampire ambush waiting for you here. There will be 3 vampires you need to kill. If you choose to rest first you might avoid this encounter but it is pretty easy.
2. This is the Temple in case you need to restore levels or buy some potions.
3. The Vulgar Monkey tavern
4. Lady Galvena's Festhall
5. Pirate Lord's home
6. Cowled wizard's home
7. Path to Spellhold

This section only applies if you decide to give Saemon another chance and trust him again.

Once you finish Spellhold, you will have the option to go through a portal that will take you directly to Underdark or return to Brynnlaw and help Saemon get another ship and help you go after Irenicus. This option leads to another town called Sahaugin. I recommend taking this option once you finish Spellhold.

Saemon wants you to help him get the Pirate Lord's ship. The only way he can sail it out of the city is to acquire a horn that will open the water gates. You have to sneak into Cayia's home (8) and steal in from the table. If you are discovered she will call the guards and you will have to fight but it is an easy fight. Once you get the horn and meet Saemon at the dock the Pirate Lord and his gang will attack you on the boat. After this battle Saemon will give you the Silver sword (take it) even though your boat will be jumped by Githyanki who are after the sword which Saemon stole from them. This is not a battle that you finish about half way through it a cut scene will start and you will be stranded in the town of Sahaugin which is run by fish people. Refer to that map when it is up.

The Dream Sequence

After you enter Spellhold a strange series of cut scenes will occur and eventually you will end up at this map. Here you have to speak with a demon who is on the bridge at (2). In order to get by him you have to sacrifice one of your attribute points. He will give you the choice of which one to do provided you are not already at your minimum. After that enter the keep and speak with Imoen who is inside. She will tell you to go outside and find Bhaal and bring him back inside so she can help you kill him. Bhaal is located at (4) just speak to him until he goes hostile and have him chase you back into the Keep and lead him back to where Imoen is. You cannot kill him completely unless Imoen helps you. He will stay at "near dead" if you fight him outside the keep.

1. Starting point
2. Demon on bridge
3. Keep where Imoen is
4. Bhaal
5. This is where the rest of your party will be held, they have no purpose on this level so don't worry about them.

Asylum Dungeon Lower Part 1

This is a pretty interesting level and quite challenging. Similar to the dungeon where you began the game your only real goal here is to get out. You can follow the way the map is labeled but there are a couple of places to backtrack I talk about that below.

1. Starting point where you have a cut scene with Bodhi
2. This is a small stronghold with a few wimpy monsters inside. Make sure you grab the Ruby Stone you will need it later.
3. 1st puzzle room. When you go in here there is nothing to fight so just leave the rest of your party outside. There are 11 statues that line the walls of this room and 11 items in the chest. The puzzle here is to click on a statue and read the clue it gives you and then match up the correct item. Just click on the "bowl" and click the correct item to transfer it to the statue. If you have them all correct your reward will then appear in the chest.

   Here is the solution starting with the first statue on the right of the door:
   1. Grinning skull, 2. Hourglass, 3. Mirror, 4. Gagged man, 5. Sword Medallion, 6. Sun Medallion, 7. Sundial, 8. Flask of water, 9. Worn out boots, 10. Golden Circlet, 11. Star Medallion

4. This is the portal room, you need 3 stones to complete the portal, so don't click it yet but go ahead and wipe out the bad guys waiting in there.

   When you get the three stones you need to do the portal, 1 is at (2) and the other 2 are at (8), return here and click the portal. The first time you click it a Pit Fiend will jump out and attack, the second time you click a Greater Werewolf will jump out and attack, the third time a Djinni will jump out and give you a cool set of armor.

5. 2nd puzzle room, When you enter here you will notice a bunch of faces lining the walls. Each has a riddle for you to answer. The prize you get is a ring of regeneration which is a nice item.

   Here are answers starting with the first face on the outer wall and then jumping to the last face on the inside wall and working back to the door.
   1. Ice, 2. Fire, 3. A coffin, 4. A Candle, 5. Darkness, 6. Stars, 7. A Hole, 8. A Secret, 9. Fish, 10. Breath, 11. A Sponge, 12. Shadows

6. When you get around this corner there is an ambush with about 5 yuan-ti warriors and 1 yuan-ti mage.
7. There is a nasty trap in this section that results in instant death. I could not remove it even with a trap skill of 115. There are actually 2 traps here, they can be tripped by sending some summoned creatures through here.
8. This is the storage room that has a Golem inside and some items you need. Grab the bag of holding it is awesome and make sure you get the two stones. You need them both for the portal (4).
9. This is the door to the upper level, you are not finished with the lower level yet though there is another section to it. In order to get past the statue you need two items. The Hand of Dace and the Kurtulmak Crystal which you get in part two of the lower dungeon.
10. Entrance to part 2 of the lower level
11. Another entrance to part 2 of the lower level

Asylum Dungeon Lower Part 2

Even though this level is quite small there are some pretty tough battles here. There are two important items here you need to pick up, one is a crystal that is at (2), the other is Dace Sontan's hand which is at (6) these two items will let you pass by the statue on the previous level and move on to the upper chamber. One thing that has given some people problems here is that you need a stake to kill Dace at (6) if you did not keep an extra one there is one on a Kobold Shaman that you will kill at (2). For most people this level will also probably be your first look at a Beholder. Dace is a Vampire so having the level 4 priest spell Negative Plane Protection memorized can guard against level drain.

1. This is the entrance I used for the level, when you enter here there is a tome lying on the floor that allows you to click on it. You actually need to click a total of 6 times to finish this part. The first 5 times you click it a monster will appear always in the same place. Each one will get tougher. They are 1. Kobold Captain, 2. Sword Spider, 3. Umber Hulk, 4. Mind Flayer, 5. Beholder. The 6th click will yield your reward which is pretty nice. The Mind Flayer and the Beholder are both tough but since you know where they are going to appear you can get the jump on them with your fighters. Haste and Chaotic Commands is very useful here.
2. Next work your way into here, at first you will face a bunch of wimpy arrow shooting Kobolds and Kobold Captains, when you kill those a group of Kobold Shaman, and a few Yuan-Ti Mages? I think it was. They will be pretty spread out so summon some help to cover the area as quickly as possible. Make sure you grab the crystal that will drop and the stake off a Kobold Shaman if you don't have one.
3. Next backtrack around to here and search for loot.
4. In this area there is a small group of undead waiting around this corner. You can leave your party here at the door and pull them out or sneak a mage in there and Fireball them to death. Either way it's not that tough of a battle.
5. Room to loot.
6. Here is where you will come face to face with Dace Sontan who is the boss of the level I guess. He is a Vampire and you know what that means, you may be about to lose some levels. Casting the priest spell Negative Plane Protection on a fighter and using him to rush can allow you to avoid that. After you wax him you need to stake his coffin, refer to (2) if you don't have a stake. Then grab his hand which along with the crystal at (2) will get you past the statue on the previous level and allow access to the next dungeon area.
7. This is basically a trap here that springs once you get on the other side of the small door. The way you play this part probably depends on how you entered the level because you can enter straight into this room. I am not sure what will happen if you enter through (8). There are about 4-5 Umber Hulks in here that are waiting for you to cross the door so it can close behind you. I had a Dwarven Berserker, (my main character) that was loaded up with Haste, Chaotic Commands, Defensive Harmony and Enrage that made him pretty invincible so I just ran him in here and soloed all the Hulks. Chaotic Commands will protect against the Umber Hulk confusion gaze and I've always found that is the best way to fight them instead of getting your whole party exposed.
8. Alternate entrance to the level.

Asylum Dungeon Upper Level

This is a pretty large level that will take some time to complete and has a few very strange parts to it. This is where your main character starts to "lose his sole drastically" so to speak and actually transforms into the demon child of Bhaal momentarily in one part. This will happen when you get around section (6). Make sure your party is no where near you when it does because you will tear them to shreds. Also after I finished this level I decided to rest before leaving for the next map. When I did I transformed again into the demon and went after my party members. You cannot rest if you are spread out but what you can do is put a closed door between your main character and party members and rest. I turned into the demon and just stood there until I turned back. Something else to know about the level is that there are items called mithril tokens scattered around, I think there are about 20 total and I try to point them out in the sections below, save all the tokens you find because you will use them before you leave here. If you find you are missing some check these areas. (3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 13 & 14)

1. This is where you will enter the level.
2. Walk up to this area and reveal the hidden door that lets you into this room. Then click the switch that opens the hidden door to (3).
3. There are several Trolls in here so leave your party in the hallway and pull them out to maintain a defensive formation. Search this room for a token.
4. In here you will find a few Minotaurs waiting so use the same strategy you did with the trolls. You should find a token in here also.
5. In this room there is a pool in the middle and 3 statues lining the wall. You need to loot the pool and all the statues. Only bring your strongest character in here because the 3 statues are trapped and as far as I know the traps cannot be removed. Make sure you save because one statue sets off a death trap and if you miss the saving throw it's curtains for that character. You should find 2 tokens, 4 paintings and a Minotaur horn in here that all need to be acquired.
6. Just like I stated in the overview DO NOT bring your party members in here the first time you enter this area. Stash them in a safe place like (4). You will meet up with Bodhi and several Vampires in this area and do your shapeshifting routine. When that happens it will act like a cut scene and you will attack them. They will retreat (who can blame them) and you will regain your normal form shortly afterward.
7. The big Minotaur statue controls the door that lets you leave the level you need two horns to operate it. One you should already have found at (5). The other is at (9). Go ahead and activate the statue when you get both horns for the nice EXP bonus but don't leave until you have done everything here.
8. This is the exit from the level once you activate the Minotaur statue.
9. Small room with the second horn and a couple of tokens guarded by 4 Minotaurs.
10. There is a Beholder and a few Minotaurs in here. This can be a pretty tough fight if you just run in here and try to bash everything. I summoned up a bunch of animals and lead them in here using a Wizard Eye spell (one of the most useful spells in the game) and then brought my party in behind them and concentrated everything on the Beholder first, once he is gone the Minos are easy. The pool along the wall has 3 more tokens inside. Now backtrack around to 11.
11. Remember those 4 paintings you got at (5)? This is where you use them. If you haven't already stirred up the small party of Yuan-Ti that is in here they will be waiting. The 4 paintings are Mind Flayer, Spirit Troll, Umber Hulk and Djinni and that is exactly what you will get when you click on a section of the wall. As long as you take them one at a time it is not so bad. The Mind Flayer can be tough but a couple of hasted warriors can dispose of it quickly just don't waste any time and be ready to jump it immediately. You should get two pretty good swords here. The Flayer drops the Flame of the North and the Troll drops Malakar +2. Head through the path the Umber Hulk opened when you are done.
12. Grab the pot....errr you know what I mean
13. More tokens and other stuff in here, make sure you get the bow string it goes to Cromwell in the dock's district to assemble the bow
14. I can't remember if there were one or two Clay Golems in here. They probably will not attack until you loot something so go ahead and force attack them so you will be ready. You should find the last 2 tokens in here.
15. Yay it's finally time to use those tokens you have been hauling around at the boot making machine. You have a choice of three boots that vary in the number of tokens they cost.

    Boots of Grounding - 5 tokens (nah)
    Boots of the North - 10 tokens (nice but not quite)
    Boots of Speed - 15 tokens (Cha-Ching, obviously you want these they are a scout's best friend).
    Jester's Chain +4 (AC 0) - 20 tokens (If you don't want boots you can get some good armor but you probably only want it if you have a Bard since he cannot wear plate.

    Now you can head back to the Minotaur statue room and exit the level. If you plan to rest before leaving and you probably should refer to the overview for a cautionary report.

Judgement Day

Irenicus' Lab

Sahuagin City

This city is completely optional but is well worth the trip to it. The only way you see this city is if you decide to trust Captain Saemon again and leave the lab with him instead of taking the portal straight to Underdark which will be your next stop from here. This city is run by a bunch of arrogant Fish people and the strategy here is quite simple, go along with whatever they tell you at first then when you are done with the level kill them all and leave. Actually the story that takes place here has you dropped right in the middle of a civil war that is going on between the King and a band of rebels led by a Prince. The King finds you first and asks you to kill the Prince, say you will. Then a Priestess will tell you secretly that the King is crazy and you need to side with the Prince and kill the King. Say you will. When you meet the Prince at the end of the level he will ask you to kill the King, say you will. Then go ahead and kill the King. If you feel like it kill the Prince afterwards also since he is a jerk as well. Your main priority here is actually to get an item called the Cloak of Mirrors that belongs to a Priestess you find at (8) whatever you do don't leave without that. The only thing that could help you more than that Cloak in this game is a cheat editor and some might argue that it is better

1. After the initial cut scene is over another cut scene will happen here. The King will have you prove you are a worthy group by having you kill one Ettin (easy). After that just go along with his scheme to kill the Prince and return with his heart.
2. A Priestess will tell you to meet here. This is when she drops you a sob story about here people needing the Prince alive and the King dead. As tempting as it is to whack off her ugly head just tell her you will talk to the Prince.
3. Temple merchant, buy some healing potions if you can afford them. You won't really need them here but in Underdark you probably will.
4. Trap
5. Trap
6. This is cool, a bunch of Imps or something have a little game set up here. The first thing you need to know is there are about 5 traps in the middle area you are about to walk on after speaking with the Imps. The game they have involves matching up 5 items with 5 Forgotten Realm characters. Amongst them are Drizzt and Elminster. The game is pretty easy here are the answers anyway.

   Drizzt gets the scimitar (duh)
   Elminster gets the pipe (double duh)
   Khelben gets the staff
   Alustriel gets the pendant
   Piergeiron gets the helmet
   

7. It is critical that you get the item here that is being guarded by a non-aggressive Beholder. It is a tooth that opens the door so you can reach the Prince. Speak to the Beholder and learn he is guarding it for the Drow. It may be possible to talk him into letting you have it, sense the dialogue options hint to that but just go ahead and whack him. Being non-aggressive it is easy to force an attack on him and drop him quick.
8. If you have taken the path I have on the map this is where your first fighting will start and you will continue to fight small easy battles until you reach the prince from here, mostly you will face archers . This area is a must though, when you get here the Rebels will attack you. There is a Priestess here that needs to be your main target. Do not use magic against her. After killing everyone grab her cloak and find a way to identify it as soon as you can. What this cloak does is reflect all damage spells back onto the caster, this is constant it is not something you have to activate. Yes you can now kill a lot of mages just by standing there and watching them fire magic missiles and flame arrows at themselves basically. It will not reflect mind controlling spells but it is still a great item.
9. This is some sort of pit that has a weird thing in it called a Sea Zombie Lord. May actually be two of them but there are about 6 monsters total. I don't know what a Sea Zombie Lord is but I do know they cast Cloudkill at melee range.
10. This doorway takes you to (11).
11. Be sure everyone has a ranged weapon because you may not be able to reach some of the bad guys in here.
12. You finally meet Prince Jerk here, and this is also where the entrance to Underdark is once you get the rope after killing the King. Just tell him you will kill the King so you can get out of this hell hole. He will tell you to return to the King and give you a fake heart. Then when the King is distracted he will bring his men in and help you in the fight. Go ahead and summon a bunch of monsters and place them around the King before the fight starts. After this fight you get the key to the King's treasure room. Then you can head to Underdark. Like I said in the overview if you feel like it kill the Prince also, no one in this game cares what happens to these idiot creatures.

Underdark

Ust' Natha

Kuo-Toan Dungeon

Chapter 6 Overview

Underground Tomb Revisted

Bodhi's Final Battle

Suldanesslar

Lair of Nizidramanii'yt

Elven Palace

Underland

Hell

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