Neverwinter Nights Game Guides

• tkgg

  27 Aug 02, 13:17

  The East Road
  The road leading east from Port Llast travels past an archaeological dig and into Neverwinter Woods. This area is immense, and the troll caves in the area lead down into ancient caverns where you'll discover hints of more frightening events on the horizon.
  A- To Port Llast
  B- To North Road
  C- To Neverwinter Woods
  D- To South Road
  E- The Archaeologists' Camp
  F- Jax's barracks
  G- Geth
  H- To Troll Caves Storage Area
  I- To Troll Caves: Level One
  
  The Archaeologists' Camp
  Go through the gates into the campsite. Speaking with any of the archaeologists will lead you to Jax, the leader of the dig until the group was attacked by trolls. Jax will tell you about a creator race and how he will reward you if you bring him proof that it existed. Enter the barracks and speak with Revat and Lenton. Revat wants you to rescue his mother from the trolls and gives you a ring. Lenton wants you to avenge the death of his brother by bringing him the head of the troll chief.
  Luckily, you can accomplish all of these goals in one place: one huge seven-level place full of trolls, golems, and strange beasts of which you've never even heard tales. Before you leave the barracks, pay a visit to the second floor. One of the escaped convicts from the Bounty Hunt quest, Deliliah (14th-level rogue), is hiding up here. Kill her, or let her surrender in exchange for information and her ear.
  
  Geth
  Before you enter the Troll Caves, head south along the road. You'll be set upon by poor Geth in werewolf form. When he surrenders, make him use the silver charm. Now head to the caves in the northeastern corner of the east road.
  
  Troll Caves: Storage Level
  A- From East Road
  B- Revat's Mother
  C- To Troll Caves: Level One
  D- Portal from Creator Ruins
  
  Make your way through the caves to the stairs. Before you descend, stop and talk with Janis, Revat's mother. Use Revat's ring to free her, then continue downstairs.
  
  Troll Caves: Level One
  A- To Storage Area
  B- To East Road
  C- To Troll Caves: Level Two
  D- Troll Chieftain
  E- Synth La'Neral's Corpse
  
  Fight your way to the troll chieftain's chamber in the northeast corner of this level. He's a tough fighter--a 15th-level giant/6th-level cleric. His minions will be a little easier. Once they're dead, loot his body and take the head. Loot the room, then head to the west side of the cave. In the northwest tunnel, you'll find a corpse. Search it for the journal of Synth La'Neral, needed for Linu's henchman quest.
  
  Troll Caves: Level Two
  A- To Troll Caves: Level One
  B- Troll Shaman
  C- To Troll Caves: Level Two
  
  There is little to note on this level, apart from the troll shaman behind a locked door in the southern central area of the cave. Fight your way through and continue down.
  
  Troll Caves: Level Three
  A- To Troll Caves: Level Two
  B- Darius
  C- To the Creator Ruins
  
  Near the stairs from level two, you'll find a disturbed individual in a cell. He'll tell you about something lurking beneath the troll caves, and his behavior should convince you that he's serious. At the east end of the long tunnel, you'll find stairs leading down.
  
  
• tkgg

  27 Aug 02, 13:17

  The Creator Ruins: Level One
  A- To Troll Caves: Level Three
  B- Seal Guardian
  C- Prism Blossom Seed
  D- Golem Signet Ring
  E- To Creator Ruins: Level Two
  
  The tunnels of the Creator Ruins are full of enemies (mostly gargoyles, minogons, and battle horrors), as well as some good loot. You'll want to search everywhere and open everything. You won't, however, be able to open the sealed doors easily.
  
  You'll see the first guardian as soon as you descend from the caves. He'll tell you that you cannot pass without a signet ring. Before you go looking for it, be sure to open the chest just to the south of the entrance. Inside, you'll find the prism blossom seed that Boddyknock needs for his henchman quest.
  
  In a chest in the southeast corner, at the end of a long bridge, you'll find the Golem Signet Ring. Return to the guardian and he will let you pass.
  
  The Creator Ruins: Level Two
  A- To Creator Ruins: Level One
  B- Seal Guardian
  C- Creator Scroll
  D- Treasure Rooms
  E- To Creator Ruins: Level Three
  
  The guardian on this level requires a password. You will find it ("Thurth mog lama gat rag") by reading the creator scroll locked in a heavily guarded chest in the southern area of the level. When you open the chest, you will be attacked by three 13th-level flesh golems.
  
  The southeast and southwest sections of this level both contain some good loot. The latter is guarded by a 13th-level helmed horror.
  
  The Creator Ruins: Level Three
  A- To Creator Ruins: Level Two
  B- Seal Guardian
  C- Dead Thief
  D- Creator Sorcerers
  E- Portal to Troll Caves: Storage Area
  
  The seal guardian on this level is only after one thing: you. It's only 3rd level, but it has 25 percent immunity to piercing and slashing weapons and a damage reduction of 10/+1, and it is totally immune to critical hits, death magic, disease, poison, paralysis, energy draining, and mind-affecting spells. And killing it won't get you through the door.
  
  This won't be the last you see of the creators.
  To find the key, head into the southern hallways. In one of the central rooms, you'll find the body of a dead thief. Search his corpse for the seal key. There is also some good treasure in these rooms, as well as a battle horror and some gray renders.
  
  Return to the entry, unlock the seal, and face the creator sorcerers (8th-level wizards). They aren't too tough individually, but there are four to contend with. Through the gate, you'll face another sorcerer. He'll surrender after you do enough damage, and you can learn a bit about the (awful, awful) creator race. Kill him when the conversation ends. Search the nearby chests for three books, particularly History of the Slave Race, which Jax will want. Use the portal to return to the surface, and talk to everyone at the archaeologists' compound to receive your rewards.
  
  
• tkgg

  27 Aug 02, 13:17

  East Road: Neverwinter Woods
  As Ballard informed you, the animals are acting strangely. You'll fight a fair amount of wildlife--including weak little deer--as you investigate the goings-on among the trees. As you've probably already guessed, the cult has something to do with it all. Druid Encampment
  A- To East Road
  B- Druid Encampment
  C- Bridge to Deep Woods
  D- Wyvern's Camp
  
  Find the druid camp in the north. Talk to Archdruid Aawill, and he will set you off on a quest to find out what is wrong in the woods. Along the way, he'd like for you to find three missing druids: Orlane, Terari, and Bree. They can be found in a spider cave in the deep woods, the Nymph's House, and Setara's House, respectively. Once you've accepted Aawill's quest, you can cross the bridge to the east.
  
  You can cross the bridge after you agree to look for the missing druids.
  Druid Challenge
  Characters with at least one druid level can take the druid challenge. In it, you will fight four increasingly powerful druids. For each one you beat, you will earn a ring. The Ring of the First Circle will cast Stoneskin once a day, the Ring of the Second Circle will cast Poison, the Ring of the Third Circle will cast Resist Elements, and the Ring of the Fourth Circle will cast Summon Creature I.
  
  Wyvern's Camp
  It isn't a real wyvern; it's just a guy named Wyvern whose friends are being attacked. And it isn't a real guy named Wyvern whose friends are being attacked; it's one of the escaped convicts. His plea for help is actually an ambush. Wyvern is only a 5th-level ranger, and he'll surrender quickly. Kill him, or let him escape in exchange for his ear and some information.
  
• tkgg

  27 Aug 02, 13:18

  The Deep Woods
  A- To Druid Encampment
  B- Spider Cave
  C- The Nymph's House
  D- To the Heart of the Forest
  
  When you first enter the Deep Woods, you will be attacked by a 7th-level dryad. When she surrenders, talk to her. Seems everyone is under the evil spell of the forest. She has two suggestions as to creatures that may not be affected: a local nymph and a witch named Setara, who lives to the east in the Heart of the Forest.
  
  The Nymph's House
  A- To Deep Woods
  B- Nymph Slave
  C- The Nymph
  D- Ceremonial Dagger and Mirror of Vanity
  E- Terrari
  F- Lock of Nymph Hair
  
  The nymph has many slaves, and they're all hostile. The one in the northwestern corner will surrender and seem unaware of where he is or how he got here. Makes you feel a little bad for killing all the others, doesn't it?
  
  The nymph can help you reach the Spirit of the Wood.
  Continue to the northeastern room, where you will meet the seductress herself. Her charms won't work on you, and she'll break down and tell you what she knows about the Spirit of the Wood and how a mortal might possibly reach it. Search the nearby chest for a ceremonial dagger, the Mirror of Vanity, and the Treatise on the Spirit of the Wood.
  
  In the southern portion of her house, you'll find the missing druid Terrari. He'll leave once you talk to him. In an armoire in the bedroom to the southeast, you'll find the lock of nymph hair needed for Sharwyn's henchman quest.
  
  The Spider Cave
  A- To Deep Woods
  B- Orlane
  
  In the southeastern part of the region, you'll find a cave opening. Enter, and you'll be knee-deep in arachnids and ettercaps. In the southeastern cavern, you'll face an 11th-level queen spider. She guards a spiderweb cocoon that contains Orlane, the first of the missing druids.
  
  
• tkgg

  27 Aug 02, 13:18

  The Heart of the Forest
  A- To Deep Woods
  B- Setara's House
  C- Campsite
  D- Altar
  E- Dire Bear Cave
  
  In the campsite to the north, you'll find a vial of poison. Its reason for being here will be made clear soon. The south cave that's home to a 12th-level dire bear is a good place to visit for some experience points and some loot. But there are two more-important places to visit. First, let's see what the witch knows.
  
  Setara's House
  A- To the Heart of the Forest
  B- Bree
  C- Setara
  D- Library
  
  When you find Setara, she won't help you unless you have the Mirror of Vanity from the Nymph's House. Give it to the witch, and she will give you the key to Bree's cell along with Setara's Gem, one of the Serpent's Gems for Elaith. Free Bree, then loot the house. Don't miss the Imaskarran Tome of Resonance--it's in the glowing bookshelf in the library.
  
  The Altar
  Once you've explored Setara's House and the Dire Bear Cave, go to the altar in the southeastern corner of the Heart of the Forest. Examine the altar, then plunge the ceremonial dagger (from the Nymph's House) into your chest.
  
  The Realm of the Spirit
  A- From the Heart of the Forest
  B- Relmar
  C- Spirit Poison Antidote
  D- Spirit of the Wood
  E- Portal
  
  In this strange realm, you'll encounter a fairly incoherent dwarf named Relmar (12th-level fighter). His circuitous rambling will tell you why he's here (to poison the spirit) and what you can do about it (find the antidote hidden in the rocks to the west). He'll attack you, and you should take his journal from the corpse.
  
  The Spirit of the Wood.
  Get the antidote, then find the spirit in its grove to the east. It will attack (5th-level fighter/2nd-level magical beast/11th-level sorcerer), and it's immune to most every type of magic but elemental. When the spirit surrenders, you can cure it of the poison with the antidote, or you can kill it. If you choose the former, you will be transported back to the forest. Choose the latter, and you'll have to use the portal to the south.
  
  
• tkgg

  27 Aug 02, 13:19

  The South Road
  If you're visiting the South Road as your final destination in the Port Llast area, it will all come together. You'll find the evidence you need to locate the cult, as well as a strange town trapped in time, some petty inter-rural romantic squabbles, a strange wizard's tower, and a haunted forest.
  A- To the East Road
  B- To Port Llast
  C- To the Farmlands
  D- Troll Bridge
  E- Wanev's Tower: Front Entrance
  F- Wanev's Tower: Cave Entrance
  G- Tomb of Maegel
  H- Bran's Cave
  
  Bran's Cave
  A- To South Road
  B- Bran
  
  Convince Bran to wear the silver charm.
  The last of the three teenage werewolves you're hunting is located in a cave to the northeast. Like both of his friends, Bran is a 16th-level warrior. Once you've cured (or killed) him, return to Neurik for your reward and the next assignment in your werewolf-hunting career.
  
  Tomb of Maegel
  A- To South Road
  B- Dying Adventurer
  C- Well
  D- Maegel's Burial Chamber
  
  This tomb is completely optional. There are no quest items and no real loot to speak of. Follow the tunnels to the small locked cell. Open the door and talk to the dying adventurer. Read his book--Treatise on Forgotten Heroes--then go to the well in the south. Examine the well and swim through the underwater channel.
  
  In Maegel's burial chamber, his ghost will awake and speak with you. He'll ask you the name of his clan, and you can answer "Mirialis" if you've read the treatise. Maegel will give you a watchman's helm for the correct answer.
  
  Wanev's Tower
  A- To South Road
  B- Gong
  C- Library
  D- Portal to Guard Barracks
  E- Guard Barracks
  F- Stairs to Summoning Chamber
  
  If you have Wanev's wardstone, his minions won't bother you.
  To get to Wanev's Tower, you will need to cross a bridge guarded by a troll. If you have the wardstone from his cottage in Port Llast, the troll will let you pass without incident.
  
  You can enter the tower through the cave to the southwest or through the front door. Once inside, the wardstone will ensure that the guards leave you alone. Without the wardstone, you still won't have much difficulty--most of his guards are 3rd-level bugbear fighters. If you want to avoid them, and don't have the wardstone, just ring the gong in the hallway and slip through the empty hallways as the guards run to the alarm.
  
  Examine the glowing bookshelf in the library for the Imaskarran Tome of Ice, then go through either of the portals to the barracks. In the barracks, open the middle chest on the northern side of the room to find the Star of Calimshan for Tomi's henchman quest. Climb the stairs to the second floor.
  
  Wanev's Summoning Chamber
  A- Entrance
  B- Wanev's Gem
  C- Gulgash
  D- Portal
  
  Gulgash is a tough little imp.
  Wanev will attack you. He's a 12th-level wizard, and he's resistant to fire damage. When he surrenders, he will tell you that you can have his gem (for Elaith's Serpent's Gems quest) if you'll help him out. You must stop the infestation of imps in his summoning chamber.
  
  Enter the summoning chamber. You'll find Wanev's Gem in a chest along the north wall and Gulgash (10th-level outsider/4th-level cleric/4th-level sorcerer) in the southwestern corner. Kill Gulgash and place his heart in the portal to close it.
  
  
• tkgg

  27 Aug 02, 13:19

  South Road: The Farmlands
  The South Road winds east here, into a haunted forest that leads to Charwood. Most of your quests here are totally optional, and if you already have Relmar's journal and Vardoc's letter, the entire area is optional. There are some interesting places to visit, though--especially the mysterious village of Charwood.
  A- To East Road
  B- Standing Stones
  C- To Haunted Forest
  D- Stirge's Camp
  E- Ingo Farm
  F- O'Deel Farm
  G- Silverback's Cave
  
  The Farmlands
  On the road leading into the haunted forest, near the standing stones, you'll find Neva--the poor little boy who supposedly disappeared with his birthday money. Strangely, Neva is actually a 4th-level fighter/4th-level rogue, and a female. Her "sister," Jaheel, and her "brother," Tarran (both 6th-level fighters), are with her, and the whole thing is yet another ambush by the cult. Search Neva's corpse for a letter.
  The Farms
  Inside Ingo's farm, you'll find Erik behind a locked door. He wants you to retrieve his mother's brooch from Constance O'Deel. Head south to the other farm, and she'll be easily convinced (or threatened) to give it up for some gold. She'll ask for 1,000, but you can persuade her down to 400, or even 250 if you have a high persuade skill. Return the brooch to Erik. Talk to Pete O'Deel, and he'll hire you to kill a local pack of wolves living in a cave to the south.
  
  Constance will return Erik's brooch for a price.
  Silverback's Cave
  A- To South Road
  B- Silverback
  
  This cave is full of dire wolves. Silverback is a 15th-level dire wolf and can be found in the southeast corner of the cave. You can convince Silverback to leave the O'Deel farm alone, or you can kill him for his head. Return to Pete O'Deel and either give him the head or tell him of Silverback's promise.
  
  Stirge's Camp
  One of the escaped convicts is camped out to the north of the main road, near the East Road exit. Talk to him to learn all about his proud career as a baby killer, then attack him. As with his colleagues, you can let him surrender in exchange for his ear or just strike him down (he's a 12th-level bard). He has some treasure stashed away in the woods behind his camp.
  
  The Haunted Forest
  A- From Farmlands
  B- To Charwood
  C- Ruined Building
  D- Pillar
  E- Haunted Crypt
  
  You can just head straight into Charwood or take a little detour here to explore a haunted crypt full of undead and loot. To enter the Haunted Crypt, explore the ruined building to the northwest. In a chest among the rubble, you'll find an old scroll with three words that stand out: "NETHER SHALL RULE."
  
  Examine the pillar to the southeast. If you've read the scroll, you can press the runes in the correct order. This will open a portal to the unreachable area in the southeast corner. Enter the crypt.
  
  
• tkgg

  27 Aug 02, 13:20

  The Haunted Crypt
  A- To Haunted Forest
  B- Gate Levers
  C- Exit Portal
  
  The Haunted Crypt.
  This crypt is full of moderately difficult undead--zombie lords, skeleton mages, and, especially, the ghoul ravagers on the central walkways. To open the locked gates, use the levers located to the east and the west. On the north side you'll find more undead and a sarcophagus that will summon a mummy when opened. Be sure to check behind the altar for more loot before leaving.
  
  Charwood
  A- To Haunted Forest
  B- Mayor's Office
  C- Inn
  D- To Castle Jhareg
  
  The cultist in the inn.
  Talk to Quint at the gates. He'll say some cryptic things about the dead, the children, and his brother, Karlat. Inside the gates, you'll find everyone is just as confused and confusing. In the mayor's office, talk to Mayor Mobley. He is a bit more coherent, but he isn't much help. Still, his defensive nature should tell you that something is strange in Castle Jhareg.
  
  Before entering the castle, visit the inn to the north. Inside you'll find a strange man (7th-level sorcerer) who seems to have been affected by too much time in this city. If you can make some persuasion checks, you'll learn that he is a member of the cult. Either way, he'll eventually attack you. Take the Charwood cultist's journal from his body.
  
  Castle Jhareg
  A- To Charwood
  B- Central Passage
  C- Side Passages
  D- The Guardian
  E- Quint's Chambers
  F- Karlat's Chambers
  
  The chest in the foyer contains a riddle and a key. The key will open one of the doors, and the "correct" door is the center one. The side passages are filled with creatures, while the center corridor is straight and safe to the north end of the floor.
  
  In the northern room you'll meet the guardian, who will address you as "judge" and give you the key that unlocks the brothers' chambers. You must return with an oath from each brother and determine who is at fault for Charwood's strange situation.
  
  
• tkgg

  27 Aug 02, 13:20

  Quint's Chambers
  A- To Castle Jhareg
  B- Quint's Key
  C- Quint's Bedroom
  D- Quint Jhareg
  E- Library
  F- Alchemist's Laboratory
  
  You primary goal in Quint's chamber is to find Quint himself and get the signed oath. His chamber is filled with undead guards--including a bodak that guards him. You'll find his key in a small alcove on the northern side of the central chamber, and you'll find his journal in his bedroom. Kill the bodak and unlock the door behind it. Talk to Quint to receive his side of the story and his sworn oath.
  
  You also will want to grab the Imaskarran Tome of Death from a chest in his library, and you can follow the recipes in his alchemist's laboratory to create some potions.
  
  Karlat's Chambers
  A- To Castle Jhareg
  B- Karlat's Key
  C- Library
  D- Storage Room
  E- Summoning Chamber
  F- Karlat Jhareg
  G- Tome of Fire
  
  Karlat's Chambers are a bit more interesting--and informative. You'll find his journal in a chest in the library (also be sure to read the large book) and his key in a storage room on the west side of his chambers. Once you've read his journal and found his key, unlock the door to the southern room to obtain his oath. Be sure to ask him about his journal and Belial.
  
  Summon Belial to learn the truth about Karlat and Quint.
  With these oaths, you have satisfied the guardian's request. But you don't have the full story. To get the full story, find Karlat's Burning Wand (in the chest with his key), the Protection Wand, and a fire beetle's belly (in the northeast storage room). Go to the summoning room and use the Protection Wand to cast Protection from Alignment on yourself. Put the fire beetle's belly in the brazier, then use Karlat's Burning Wand to cast Burning Hands on the brazier. Belial will appear, and you can question him. Get his sworn oath, then return to the guardian.
  
  You have several choices when it comes time to pass judgment. You can blame Quint or Karlat. If you have Belial's oath, you can acquit them both and blame Belial. As for the fate of the phylactery, take it or have it destroyed. If you blame Quint or have the guardian keep the phylactery, Charwood will remain trapped in time. Otherwise, it will vanish, and you'll be given a reward upon leaving the castle.
  
  
• tkgg

  27 Aug 02, 13:21

  The Journey to Luskan
  Return to Kendrack's Barracks and speak with Aribeth. You will need two of the following: the Charwood cultist's journal, the letter to Vardoc, and Relmar's journal. This will prove that the cult is sequestered somewhere in Luskan. Aarin Gend will arrange for you to enter the sealed city.
  The Last of Port Llast
  Before heading to Luskan, it's time to wrap up some unfinished business. First, talk to Kendrack. If you've delivered the first four bounty ears, he will tell you that his daughter has been kidnapped and is being held in the Port Llast Mines.
  
  Next, visit the Temple of Tyr. Neurik will tell you to hunt down Sir Karathis in his cave. It's located near the Green Griffon Inn.
  
  Now it's time to venture north.
  
  Port Llast Mines
  A- To North Road
  B- Yesgar
  C- Shaldrissa
  
  These mines are home to the last escaped convict and the kidnapped daughter of Kendrack. Fight your way to the eastern tunnels and prepare for the showdown with Yesgar. He's a 12th-level half-orc monk wielding two Kamas. When he's dead, search his body for a key. If you let him go, you'll find the key in his chamber. Free Shaldrissa, loot the chests, then return to Kendrack.
  
  Yesgar, the final escaped convict.
  Ambushed
  As you pass into the Green Griffon Inn region on your way to Luskan, you'll be attacked by Darktongue Breakbone (16th-level figher/3rd-level rogue) and his guards (both 12th-level fighters).
  
  The Black Wolf's Cave
  If you've cured the three teenage werewolves, Neurik will send you here to kill the Black Wolf. You'll find Sir Karathis in werewolf form. Like the boys, he is a 16th-level fighter and will put on the silver charm when defeated. He'll tell you, however, the real identity of the Black Wolf. Surprise! Maybe.
  
  Will the real Black Wolf please sit down?
  Alhelor's House
  If you visit this house before you've thoroughly investigated the werewolf attacks, the only thing of note will be its mysterious scent. Later, though, all wolf tracks will lead here. Alhelor is a 16th-level ranger and cannot be cured, so you'll need to bring his dog days to an end the old-fashioned way.
  
  Now it's time to enter Luskan. Once you pass through the gates, there is no turning back, so finish up any other outstanding quests, and make sure you're satisfied with your current henchman.
  
  
• tkgg

  27 Aug 02, 13:21

  Luskan
  The city is sealed for good reason. Wererats and thugs fight it out in the street as two warring high captains fight for control. Walking the streets here can be dangerous. Your first order of business will be talking with Aarin Gend at the temple (just use the stone of recall for a quick trip). The cult seems to be based out of a tower in the northwest, and he needs a high captain's seal to forge your entry documents.
  A- From North Road
  B- The Wink and Tickle
  C- Temple of Tyr
  D- The Cutlass Inn
  E- To Baram's Sewers
  F- Crack in Wall (to Docks)
  G- Ruined Tower (to Harbor Sewers)
  H- Garlone's House
  I- To Sewers
  J- Lady Jadale's Estate
  K- Colmarr's Fantabulous Contraptions and Magical Errata
  L- Smithy
  M- Mercantile Shop
  N- Shady Character
  O- To Host Tower
  
  The Wink and Tickle
  Your first stop should be this brothel near the main gates. Talk to Bela about the city's problems, then head upstairs, where three quests can be started. First, speak with Erb. The halfling wants his ring back from Lady Jadale before her husband returns. Next, speak with Yvette (you'll have to open some doors to speak with the working ladies). She'll ask you to help her rescue her baby, taken by Garlone who lives in the slums.
  As Bela told you, one of the courtesans will give you some information on the captains. If you're female, speak with Oreth. Males should visit Rhaine. They will give you the keys to Kurth's and Baram's compounds if you agree to kill them.
  
  Aarin welcomes you to Luskan with bad news.
  Garlone's House
  You won't have much trouble convincing Garlone to give you Yvette's baby--you just need to show him some coin. He'll want 1000 gold but will take 250 if you threaten him. Make sure you check your inventory to see the baby nestled among the potions, rings, and books.
  
  Lady Jadale's Estate
  Lady Jadale doesn't want to give up Erb's ring. Erb loves her, and she knows it. Appeal to her love of Erb--tell her that he wants the ring back so that her husband won't hurt him. She'll relent and hand it over. Alternately, you can lie to her about the legality of the ring, or you can just buy it from her for 1000 gold or talk her down to 400 or 250, depending on your persuasion skill.
  
  The Cutlass Inn
  Two rescue missions await you here. Baram has kidnapped Londa's nine children, and she wants them back. Elynwyd has also lost a loved one--his sister Evaine has been taken by Kurth, and he'll give you his signet ring so that she'll trust you.
  
  You'll need to buy Yvette's baby from Garlone.
  Equipment
  There are a few places to buy stuff. There's the Priest of Tyr at the temple, a shady character at the northern wall, and a smithy and general merchant in the city center.
  
  Colmarr's Fantabulous Contraptions and Magical Errata sells a variety of good equipment. It's run by a gnome inventor. He's developed a machine that turns sewage into potions, but it's broken. Find the three missing levers and fix the machine, and you can use it. The Lever of Stone can be found in a chest on the first floor of the Wink and Tickle, the Lever of Wind is in a chest in the sewers, and the Lever of Water will be given to you by the outcast ghoul in the sewers.
  
  
• tkgg

  27 Aug 02, 13:22

  The Sewers
  A- To Luskan
  B- To Baram's Sewers
  C- The Outcast Ghoul
  D- Ghoul Lord
  E- Colmarr's Contraption
  F- Londa's Vault
  
  It's best not to question why the sewers are filled with undead. You'll find the sewer entrance to Baram's compound to the north and Colmarr's Contraption to the northwest.
  
  In the southern area, you'll find Londa's treasure room (which can be opened only if you've finished her quest) and a ghoul outcast. Speak to the ghoul, and he'll ask you to kill a ghoul lord (10th-level wizard/5th-level undead) to the east and return his Amulet of Power. Once you've done so, he'll give you one of Colmarr's levers and a sewer key.
  
  The outcast ghoul.
  With the key, you can open the door in the northwest and fix Colmarr's invention. You'll need the lever from the ghoul, the lever from the Wink and Tickle, and the lever found in a chest near the ghoul lord.
  
  Baram's Sewers
  A- To Main Sewers
  B- To Luskan
  C- To Baram's Lair
  
  High Captain Baram welcomes you to the sewers.
  Entering from the main sewers, you will be confronted by Baram himself, or at least a projected version of him. He will offer you 1,000 gold and some magical items for Kurth's head. (If you enter from Luskan, you will not have this exchange.) If you go through the gate behind him, the deal is off and his guards will attack. The door to his lair is guarded by a 13th-level Yuan-Ti necromancer.
  
  Baram's Lair
  A- To Baram's Sewers
  B- Shrine Spirit Ritual
  C- Bone Spirit Ritual
  D- Undead Generator
  E- Cocoons
  F- Baram
  
  Baram's Lair is an undead factory--literally. Destroy the implements in the Bone Spirit Ritual room, then kill all of the skeleton acolytes conducting the Shrine Spirit Ritual. This will put a halt to the undead production, but you'll then have to fight a 5th-level Yuan-Ti conjurer and a 5th-level Yuan-Ti necromancer near the generator.
  
  Before facing Baram himself, visit the spider's lair, kill the vermin, and search the cocoons. You'll uncover Londa's nanny, who will tell you the children have all been murdered and give you a teddy bear for Londa. When you return to Londa, you should consider lying to her. Tell her they've been shipped to orphanages to save her feelings and to ensure you get her treasure key, which opens her husband's vault in the sewers.
  
  Finally, it's time to kill Baram (12th-level rogue/8th-level ranger) and his attendant Priestess of Mask (6th-level cleric). Baram's morningstar does 1d6 fire damage, and he wears a Ring of Elemental Resistance. The priestess gets her power from the two gargoyles behind her, but she's not too tough even if you don't destroy them. Once Baram is dead, grab his high captain's seal from the chest behind him, as well as his head if you want the reward from Kurth.
  
  
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  27 Aug 02, 13:22

  The Docks
  A- To Luskan
  B- To Harbor Sewers
  C- Kurth
  D- Kurth's Lair
  E- Ruins of Illusk
  
  There are two entrances to the docks--through a crack in the wall in the southwest of Luskan and through the harbor sewers accessed through a ruined tower just to the northeast of the crack. If you take the crack entrance, Kurth will appear and offer a reward for Baram's head.
  
  The crack in the wall leads to Kurth's compound.
  Kurth will offer you 1,000 gold for Baram's head, though you can talk him up if Baram has already made you a similar offer. He will also agree to release Elynwyd's sister if you bring him Baram's head, but when the time comes he will refuse to do so. Once you go through the gate behind him, his guards will attack.
  
  If you decide to infiltrate his lair, be careful: The door is guarded by an ogre deathward (10th-level giant/10th-level sorcerer).
  
  Kurth's Lair
  A- To Docks
  B- Burke's Room
  C- Fountain
  D- Tolan Losen
  E- Planar Portal
  F- Evaine
  
  In the prisons to the east, in the northernmost cell, you'll meet Tolan Losen, one of Kurth's former soldiers who was being held as a potential sacrifice. He'll give you some information about Burke and his demonic allies.
  
  In the center of Kurth's Lair, you'll find Burke's bedroom. Inside, Burke has lain down for a permanent nap. Search his body for a smooth token and Burke's Manual, which describes how to close the portal in the next room. To do so, you'll also need the glowing sphere from the fountain in the northeastern room of the lair.
  
  To close the planar portal, place the token and the sphere within it. This will make the fight with Kurth much easier, because you won't have to fight the 8th-level vrock and the 7th-level rakshasa guards.
  
  You will still need to kill Kurth (10th-level fighter/8th-level barbarian), and his armor gives him a fair amount of spell resistance and +2 regeneration. His sword does 1d6 cold damage as well. His attendant Priestess of Auril is a 6th-level cleric.
  
  Once Kurth is dead, search his body for the prison key and free Evaine. Then search the room in the northwestern corner for the high captain's seal. Take his head if you want the reward from Baram.
  
  Return to Aarin with either of the high captain's seals, and he'll give you documents to enter the Host Tower. Before you enter, though, you may want to finish up your secondary quests and take some time to explore the strange house in the southwestern corner of the docks.
  
  
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  27 Aug 02, 13:22

  The Ruins of Illusk
  
  The skull warrior's skull is the key to the first seal.
  In the southwestern corner on the docks, you'll see a strange statue next to a ruined house. Read the inscription, then enter the house. Inside, you'll be attacked by a skull warrior (6th-level undead/4th-level fighter). When it's dead, take its head and place it on the altar to open the seal to the first level.
  The Ruins of Illusk: Level One
  A- To Ruined House
  B- Levers
  C- Fallen Hero
  D- To Level Two
  
  Directly ahead of you, you'll see a large group of undead. If you don't feel like fighting them yourself, pull the two levers near the gate--one will send a jolt of electricity through the mob, and the other will summon a golem to finish them off.
  
  Proceed through the ruins until you reach the fallen hero (10th-level paladin) and his 6th-level mummy buddy. Once the fallen hero has fallen, take his heart to the altar near the stairs in the southeast corner. Place his heart on the altar to break the seal.
  
  The Ruins of Illusk: Level Two
  A- To Level One
  B- Water Elemental
  C- To Level Three
  
  Explore this level if you want. You'll find moderately difficult undead everywhere and some good treasure. To get to level three, kill the 15th-level water elemental in the northwest hallway. Search its body, take the blessed water, and place it on the altar to break the seal.
  
  The Ruins of Illusk: Level Three
  A- To Level Two
  B- Voleron
  C- Portal to Docks
  
  The final level has quite a few enemies. Fight your way to the center chamber, where you'll face Voleron, a 15th-level wizard. Voleron is a lich and is immune to poison, paralysis, negative energy, critical hits, disease, death magic, sneak attacks, and mind-affecting spells. He also has a good variety of defensive spells. Once he's dead, loot the chamber and return to the surface via the nearby portal.
  
  
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  27 Aug 02, 13:23

  The Host Tower
  You have the documents from Aarin, so now it's time to explore the mysterious tower. Once you cross the bridge, you'll enter the courtyard. Talk to Captain Islund, and he'll be suspicious of your papers. You can talk your way by him or just attack. He's an 11th-level monk.
  The Host Tower: Ambassadors' Quarters
  A- To Courtyard
  B- Yeanasha
  C- Gurak Entrailspiller
  D- Aribeth's Quarters
  E- Werecat Pen
  F- Host Tower Portal
  
  Talk to Yeanasha and Gurak to learn a little bit about what the cult is doing here and its plans for Neverwinter. Explore the room on the eastern side of the foyer, which was formerly home to Aribeth. In an armoire you'll find the tower entry key and a small diary, which tells of Aribeth and Maugrim's alliance.
  
  Using the Host Tower portal
  The key opens the door to the south, which leads to the Host Tower portal. This is the method of transportation between floors. Once you get to the second floor, you'll need portal stones to go any higher.
  
  The Host Tower: Second Floor
  A- Host Tower Portal
  B- Blaskar's Room
  C- Bedroom
  
  Blaskar's room has two portal stones.
  You'll need to fight some tower acolytes when you enter, then you should search the rooms for the necessary portal stones. In Blaskar's room to the east, you'll find portal stones for the third and sixth floors. In the bedroom to the southwest, you'll find a fourth-floor portal stone.
  
  For the quickest route to the top of the tower: Go to the sixth floor and find the pinnacle portal stone. The rest of the floors are completely optional.
  
  The Host Tower: Third Floor
  A- Host Tower Portal
  B- Hellish Portal
  C- Abyssal Portal
  D- Alchemist's Apparatus
  E- Chest
  
  On the third floor, you'll be caught in the middle of an endless flow of quasits and imps. Search the corpses for a quasit eye and an imp eye. Place the quasit eye in the hell portal and the imp eye in the abyssal portal to close them both. For a Rod of Reversal (which can cast Dispel Magic and Greater Dispelling), place a gargoyle skull and a slaad tongue in the alchemist's apparatus to the northeast. Cast Dispel Magic on the apparatus and the rod will appear. There's a fourth-floor portal stone in the chest near the apparatus.
  
  The Host Tower: Fourth Floor
  A- Host Tower Portal
  B- Golem Control Rod
  C- Golem Replication Rod
  D- Golem Replication Pod
  E- Rimardo
  F- Library
  
  Search the corpse of Arteno Geth and get his journal. Read it for information about the strange room in the northeast. In the southeast room, take the Golem Control Rod from the chest, and then get the Golem Replication Rod from the chest in the room to the north. Take both rods and use them on the Replication Pod. A helmed horror will appear and break through the sealed door. Follow it and join in the battle with Rimardo (14th-level wizard) and his 18th-level iron golem.
  
  Once Rimardo surrenders, he'll tell you about Maugrim's takeover of the tower. Kill him or let him leave, then search his library for a seventh-level portal stone.
  
  
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  27 Aug 02, 13:23

  The Host Tower: Fifth Floor
  A- Host Tower Portal
  B- Nyphithys
  C- Eighth-Floor Portal Stone
  D- Battle Devourer
  
  Nyphithys will reward you for setting her free.
  In the northeast room, you'll meet Nyphithys, former cohort to Archmage Arklem. Free her by destroying the nearby brazier, and she will reward you. Search the room for sixth- and seventh-floor portal stones. In a chest in the far northwest section, you'll find an eighth-floor portal stone.
  
  The Host Tower: Sixth Floor
  A- Host Tower Portal
  B- Valindra
  C- Eighth and Ninth-Level Portal Stones
  
  In the northwest room of this level, you'll face Valindra (13th-level wizard/6th-level cleric). She's a powerful spellcaster in both of her chosen fields, but once she's dead you can search the small bedroom to the south to find portal stones for both the eighth and ninth floors.
  
  The Host Tower: Seventh Floor
  A- Host Tower Portal B- Host Tower Warden C- Deltagar D- Ettercap E- Lich F- Gray Sladd G- Prisoner and Fred
  
  This prison has little of importance. Kill the warden for the key, then search the cells. There are a few monsters you can kill for experience points and a strange prisoner talking to a dummy named Fred. If you free Deltagar in one of the cells to the west, he will tell you about Maugrim's infiltration of the Host Tower.
  
  The Host Tower: Eighth Floor
  A- Host Tower Portal
  B- Vrock
  
  The top of the tower.
  There is absolutely no reason to come to this floor, except for experience points. There's an 8th-level vrock here, as well as some low-level wizards and mephits.
  
  The Host Tower: Pinnacle
  A- Host Tower Portal
  B- Archmage Arklem
  C- Stairs Up
  
  This is the penultimate level, but the pinnacle portal stone will bring you here. Talk to Archmage Arklem, a powerful lich. He will ask you to free him, and you have no choice. Destroy the braziers in the alcoves to the west and south. With each brazier's destruction, a creature will appear. Once the braziers are destroyed, Arklem will vanish and open the door to the actual pinnacle.
  
  The Host Tower: Maugrim, Aribeth, and Morag
  Approach the gate and listen to Aribeth, Maugrim, and Morag discuss the Words of Power. When they're alerted to your presence, they'll vanish and you'll have to fight a small army of lizardmen. Kill the reptiles and head down the stairs to Maugrim's Lair. Take Maugrim's journal from the desk, then return to the temple and speak with Aarin. It's time to learn more about these Words of Power.
  
  
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  27 Aug 02, 13:24

  Chapter Three
  
  Beorunna's Well
  Your base of operations for Chapter Three is a small village where racial tensions run high. From here, you will set out to the outlying areas in search of the Words of Power, while learning more about the cult, the creator race, and how they're connected. A- Aarin's Lodge
  B- To Coldwood
  C- To Fort Ilkard
  D- To Moonwood
  E- Temple of Tyr
  F- Mercenary Enclave
  G- Drinking House
  H- Druid Enclave
  I- Black Lion Tribe Enclave
  J- Many-Starred Cloak Enclave
  K- Trading Post
  
  Aarin's Lodge
  Talk to Aarin Gend to get the battle plan for this chapter. He wants you to speak with Lillian Cambridge at the local Drinking House. He believes she may have some information regarding one of the Words of Power. Your henchmen are here as well, and once again they are each seeking an item.
  Henchman Quests
  
  Tomi Undergallows
  Bring him the ashes of Running Wolf from the Elk Tribe Keep, and he'll give you a Ring of the Rogue +4, which adds four points to your dexterity and two points to your disable-traps, hide, move-silently, open-lock, and pick-pocket skills.
  
  Boddyknock Glinckle
  You'll find the dragon scale for Boddyknock in the dead dragon's cave. He'll give you Prophyro's Ring +4, which adds four points to your charisma and gives you +1 regeneration.
  
  Linu La'Neral
  Bring her the volcanis oak seed near the entrance to the Creator Ruins. The Pendant of the Elf +4 gives you four dexterity points and makes you immune to mind-affecting magic.
  
  Grimgnaw
  The dagger for Grimgnaw is in Vaath's camp. The Amulet of the Silent Lord +4 gives you a +4 constitution and makes you immune to level and ability draining.
  
  Sharwyn
  Tamorlyn's song can be found in the creator ruins. The Belt of the Performer +5 adds five points to your dexterity and four points to your persuade and perform skills.
  
  Daelan Redtiger
  The Uthgardt ceremonial spear will be a gift from Zokan if you cure his people's plague. The Amulet of the Uthgardt +4 adds four to your strength, gives you fear immunity, and gives you a spell resistance of 12.
  
  
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  27 Aug 02, 13:25

  The Trial of Rolgan
  In the Temple of Tyr, Neurik will ask you to help him once again. A member of the Black Lion Tribe has been accused of murder, and he needs a defense lawyer for the trial. You don't have to agree, but it's a fun side quest. You need to get at least three of five jurors to find him not guilty, but it is possible to get a unanimous verdict without resorting to bribes.
  
  It is possible to get a unanimous verdict without bribing any jurors.
  You'll want to talk to all of the witnesses and jurors. You can bribe some of the potential jurors, but not all. The most important people to talk to are the witnesses: Zed (at the Mercenary Enclave), Lodar (at the Drinking House), and Rolgan's wife, Vanda (at the Black Lion Tribe Enclave). Heal Zed, and he'll tell you that Griff drugged Rolgan during the card game. Lodar will tell you the same thing if you buy him enough drinks. Both will also tell you that Griff was a violent man who hated the Uthgardt and was prone to fighting. Speak to Vanda about the heirlooms Rolgan lost in the card game.
  
  During the trial, focus on Griff's violent behavior, his drugging of Rolgan, and the fact that neither of the two human witnesses saw who started the fight. Do not ask about racism (except in terms of Griff's attitude), and don't ask Vanda about the heirlooms' religious significance. Most importantly, don't even mention that Rolgan was drunk. You'll get a unanimous verdict and, as a result, the highest payment from Neurik.
  
  The Drinking House
  Speak with Lillian Cambridge about the Word of Power. She'll send you to the Wizard's Dungeon in Coldwood to fetch her missing snow globe. She'll give you a scroll to enter the dungeon once you find it.
  
  Yusam the Druid
  At the Druid Enclave, speak with Yusam. He'll ask you to investigate the Elk Tribe's alliance with Maugrim's forces.
  
  The Mercenary Enclave
  Rolkid will send you on a bounty hunt to kill two orcs who have been raiding supply lines. Guzud can be found to the south, near Fort Ilkard, and Vaath will be found in Coldwood. After you return their heads, he will send you after Obould Many-Arrows, who can be found in Moonwood.
  
  Many-Starred Cloak Enclave
  Eltoora can sell you spellcaster supplies and also has a lab available to create special items. There are five tomes in this chapter, but there is no quest to find them.
  
  The Tome of Robes (fire beetle belly + quartz crystal, cast Enervation = Crystal Robes) is in the massacred homestead in the homelands near Fort Ilkard. The Tome of Power (two bodaks' teeth, cast Feeblemind = Staff of Power) can be found in Layenne's Tomb. The Tome of the Amulet (slaad's tongue + fenberry, cast Mage Armor = Amulet of Natural Armor) is in a book pile in the Creator Ruins. The Tome of the Ring (fenberry + rakshasa's eye, cast Melf's Acid Arrow = Ring of Regeneration) is in the dead dragon's cave. Finally, the Tome of Boots (bodak's tooth + gargoyle skull, cast Stoneskin = Boots of the Gargoyle) is in a chest right outside of Aarin's Lodge.
  
  
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  27 Aug 02, 13:25

  Trading Post
  
  Husher wants you to find the Star Sapphire.
  Speak with Husher, and he'll send you after a coveted gem called the Star Sapphire. It can be found in Layenne's Tomb in Coldwood. His smith, Barun, will give you a book with special items he can make. They are the same items Marrok offered in Neverwinter, but they are more powerful incarnations.
  Here is the list of items and needed components:
  
  Armor and Axes:
  Chromatic Breastplate: Diamond and a suit of magical armor with AC 6.
  Scales of Truth: Special holy water and a suit of magical armor with total AC 5.
  Leather Whitebone Armor: Gargoyle skull and a suit of magic armor with AC 3.
  Sentinel: Adamantite and a magic battle axe.
  Double Axe of the Tall Kin: Adamantite and a magic double axe.
  Stonefire Great Axe: Adamantite and a magic great axe.
  Ice Reaver Hand Axe: Dragon blood and a magic hand axe.
  
  Blunt Weapons:
  Gladiator Club: Ironwood and a magic club.
  Ironwood Mace: Ironwood and a magic dire mace.
  Reaver Heavy Flail: Dragon blood and a magic heavy flail.
  Storm Light Hammer: Diamond and a magic light hammer.
  Foundation Light Flail: Ironwood and a magic light flail.
  Mace of Disruption: Special holy water and a magic mace.
  Drone Morning Star: Fairy dust and a magic morning star.
  Rune Hammer: Adamantite and a magic war hammer.
  
  Swords:
  Harbinger Kin Greatsword: Adamantite and a magic greatsword.
  Sword Saint Katana: Adamantite and a magic katana.
  Astral Blade Longsword: Diamond and a magic longsword.
  Namarra Rapier: Dragon blood and a magic rapier.
  Desert Wind Scimitar: Adamantite and a magic scimitar.
  Feyduster Short Sword: Fairy dust and a magic short sword.
  Uthgardt Ceremonial Two-Bladed Sword: Ironwood and a magic two-bladed sword.
  
  Other Weapons:
  Ravager Halberd: Dragon blood and a magic halberd.
  Sea Reaver Scythe: Adamantite and a magic scythe.
  Fey Spear: Fairy dust and a magic spear.
  Golden Sickle: Special holy water and a magic sickle.
  
  
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  27 Aug 02, 13:25

  Coldwood
  The Coldwood region is made up of three small forests. In them, you'll find orcs and undead, a tomb, and a dungeon. And they will lead you to the first Word of Power.
  Coldwood: Entrance
  A- To Beorunna's Well
  B- Vaath's Camp
  C- To Coldwood: Wizard's Dungeon
  D- To Coldwood: Layenne's Tomb
  
  Vaath's head will fetch you a pretty penny.
  When you enter Coldwood, you'll be approached by a ranger named Devlar. He's scouted the region for you and can fill you in on some of the more important local sights. The only thing of note in this area of Coldwood is the orc camp in the southeast. Here you'll find Vaath (17th-level fighter), one of the orcs Rolkid asked you to hunt. Kill him and return his head for the reward, or let him surrender and take one of his subordinates' heads instead. Search a chest a short distance to the north for the dagger for Grimgnaw's henchman quest.
  
  Coldwood: Wizard's Dungeon
  A- To Coldwood: Entrance
  B- Cultist Attack
  C- Wizard's Dungeon Entrance
  
  As you enter this region of the forest, you will be attacked by a group of cultists, lead by a cult leader (10th-level cleric). Kill them, and search the leader's body to find the cultist's journal. When you step into the portal outside the Wizard's Dungeon you'll be teleported in, thanks to the teleport scroll from Lillian.
  
  Wizard's Dungeon
  A- To Coldwood: Entrance
  B- Nax
  C- Libraries
  D- Summoning Room
  E- Wizard's Laboratory
  F- Gong Room
  G- Fire Braziers
  
  The first thing you'll want to do is head to the prison and speak with Nax. He'll tell you that you may be able to summon an elemental to help him. You may want to destroy the braziers in the northeast and southwest corners of the dungeon--these will continually spawn elementals until they are destroyed.
  
  Free Nax to learn the whereabouts of the snow globe.
  There are libraries in the northwest and southeast corners of the dungeon--in either of them, you'll find a book titled The Nature of Water Summoning, which will explain the process. You'll need a slaad's tongue (which can be found on a corpse near the wizard's laboratory) and the ability to cast Melf's Acid Arrow. If you can't cast it, don't worry--there's a Ring of Melf in the lab that will allow any character class to cast the spell.
  
  Go to the summoning room and place the tongue in the summoning pool. Cast the spell at the pool, and a water elemental will appear. Ask it to free Nax, and then go speak with him. He'll tell you about the key to the gong room, which will unlock the vault. Ring the gongs in the following order--northwest (puma), northeast (dog), southeast (bear), southwest (dragon). The vault will open. Kill the huge fire elemental guard (11th-level elemental/4th-level fighter) and take the snow globe from the pedestal.
  
  You can now return to town and give the globe to Lillian, or you can go explore Layenne's Tomb, an optional area to the north of Coldwood.
  
  
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  27 Aug 02, 13:26

  Coldwood: Layenne's Tomb
  A- To Coldwood
  B- Layenne's Tomb
  C- Chests
  
  The path to Layenne's Tomb is guarded by several groups of powerful undead. The tomb itself is located in the northeast of the forest. Before entering, you may want to head west from the entrance where there are several treasure chests.
  
  Layenne's Tomb
  A- To Coldwood
  B- Succubus
  C- Succubus Items
  D- Gems
  E- Pedestal Room
  F- Tome of Power
  
  Defeat the golem by destroying the glyph generators.
  Fight your way through the undead to the succubus' room to the south. She will reward you for bringing her three items she needs--the Succubus Stone, the Succubus Necklace, and the Succubus Ring. She will reward you in three ways. For one item, she will open all the doors in the tomb. For another, she will give you a Courtesan's Blade. For the third, she will reward you with a beatdown. Either don't give her the third item, or get ready to fight her. She's 13th level and is resistant to cold, electrical, and fire damage.
  
  As you loot the tomb, keep an eye out for four gems--you will need them to solve the puzzle in the pedestal room. The iron golem guarding the two gems to the west can't be killed through conventional means--destroy the five glyph generators in the room to destroy him.
  
  The pedestals will unlock the Star Sapphire.
  Once you have all four gems, enter the pedestal room. Each of the outside pedestals contains a tablet of light. You can determine which gem to put in which pedestal by examining the tablets. Place the Gem of Misery with the Tablet of Purple Light, the Gem of Honor with the Tablet of White Light, the Gem of Pain with the Tablet of Blue Light, and the Gem of Duty with the Tablet of Green Light. Take the Star Sapphire from the center pedestal.
  
  Before leaving, grab the Tome of Power from the sarcophagus in the southwest room.
  
  The Snow Globe
  A- Exit Portal
  B- Arwyl
  C- Hodd
  D- Guardian White Dragon's Cave
  
  Return the snow globe to Lillian, and she will put it in her room. Climb up and examine it. You can enter its tiny world, and you can rotate it so that the dryads are attacking the dwarves or the dwarves are attacking the dryads. For simplicity's sake, turn so that the dryads are the aggressors, then enter.
  
  Get through the warring factions and enter the cave. Talk to the guardian white dragon. He'll tell you a little about this world, and he'll tell you about his Word of Power. Search the book piles near the entrance for Arwyl's journal and Hodd's journal. Take the Amulet of the Ages from a nearby chest and leave the cave.
  
  The snow globe.
  Talk to Hodd. He will repair the Amulet of the Ages when he sees it. Now exit the snow globe, rotate it, and enter it again. Go speak to Arwyl, who will reenchant the Amulet of the Ages. Now prepare for your toughest battle yet.
  
  With the Amulet of the Ages in hand, return to the guardian white dragon's cave. He will immediately attack you. He's a level-30 dragon, but the amulet will make him significantly weaker. Use fire attacks if possible, and just keep swinging until he goes down. A chest will appear after he dies, containing some good loot and the first Word of Power. When you take it, you will have your first encounter with Haedraline. Speak with her, then use the portal to leave the snow globe.
  
  
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  27 Aug 02, 13:26

  Fort Ilkard
  The Lord's Alliance is engaged in battle with the Uthgardt Elk Tribe. If you want to help Yusem the druid, this is where you can find out why the Elk Tribe has aligned itself with Maugrim. You'll also find the second Word of Power in this region.
  A- To Beorunna's Well
  B- Guzud's Cave
  C- Damas' Lodge
  D- Settler's Barracks
  E- Siege Weapons
  F- Sub-chieftain Arness
  G- To Homesteads
  H- To Creator Ruins
  
  Guzud's Cave
  A- To Fort Ilkard
  B- Guzud
  C- Uncas
  
  You'll want to visit this cave in the northwest of the region before heading down to the fort--it's a bit of a pain to get back here. In the center of the cave you'll find Guzud, one of the orcs wanted by Rolkid. He will try to surrender and offer you one of his subordinates' heads in place of his own. Behind Guzud is an Uthgardt captive named Uncas. Speak with him, and he'll tell you an interesting story about a plague killing off his tribe. Take the Feather of Peace that he offers you. Now follow the road south to the fort.
  
  Inside Fort Ilkard
  Commander Damas has some tasks for you. First, he wants you to destroy the siege weapons assaulting the fort. There are six in all: four catapults and two ballistas. Kill the commander for each weapon, and then simply use the weapon to destroy it. The weapons will be invincible if the commander is alive. Next, Damas wants you to kill Sub-chieftain Arness.
  
  Destroying the siege weapons.
  Arness is on the hill just to the west of the fort, and he's a 14th-level barbarian/2nd-level fighter. Kill him and return his head to Damas. Damas will now want you to kill the leader of the Elk Tribe, Zokan.
  
  Before venturing to the Homesteads, speak with Eckel in the Settler's Barracks. He'll ask you to deliver a note to his wife.
  
  The Homesteads
  A- To Fort Ilkard
  B- Trapped Merchants
  C- Massacred Homestead
  D- Eckel's House
  E- Elk Tribe Keep
  
  As you enter the Homesteads region, you'll see two merchants on a hill to the southwest. Talk to them, and the Elf Tribe will attack. Save them if you can, then continue west. You'll pass a massacred homestead--inside you'll find the Tome of Robes, if you want it.
  
  The next house is Eckel's. Stop the marauder pounding on the door, and then enter and give Eckel's note to Galia, Eckel's wife. Continue to the Elk Tribe Keep.
  
  The Feather of Peace from Uncas will grant you violence-free access to the keep.
  
  The Elk Tribe Keep
  In the keep, find Zokan in the central room. Ask him about the war, and he'll explain that Damas infected his tribe with the plague, and they joined with Maugrim only because they were promised a cure. If you want to please Damas, kill Zokan for his head (he's a 16th-level barbarian).
  
  Confront Commander Damas for the plague cure.
  Otherwise, return to Damas with the plague-ridden blankets and demand the cure. Either buy it from him or kill him for it, then return to the keep with the plague cure. Zokan will give you the Uthgardt ceremonial spear (for Daelan's henchman quest) and a dreamcatcher, which you should show to Yusam on your next visit to Port Llast.
  
  There are two prisoners being held to the east. Free them for some very meager experience.
  
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  27 Aug 02, 13:27

  The Creator Ruins
  A- To Fort Ilkard
  B- Cultist Attack
  C- Creator Ruins Entrance
  D- Volcanis Oak Seed
  
  South of Fort Ilkard is a path leading to another former stronghold of the creators. On your way to the entrance, another group of cultists will attack you. Search the leader's body for another cultist's journal. Near the strange altar to the south, search the pile of stones for the volcanis oak seed for Linu.
  
  The Creator Ruins: Present
  A- Entrance
  B- To Garden
  C- Sundials
  D- Guardian Golems
  E- Smoke Puzzle
  F- Sound Puzzle
  G- Light Puzzle
  H- Altar
  I- Tamoryn's Song
  J- Tome of the Amulet
  
  Sapphira will teach you how to travel to the past.
  At first, you will want to head straight for the garden. The guardian golems in the ruins are unbeatable, for the moment. You'll need to fix that. Talk to Sapphira in the garden. She will teach you the principles of time travel in exchange for a favor: Return to the past and plant the ultarg tree seeds in this very garden. Take the time crystal and return to the ruins.
  
  Head for one of the two sundials. Use the time crystal on the sundial, and you will be transported to the past.
  
  The Creator Ruins: Past
  A- Sundials
  B- Lokar
  C- Golem Workers
  D- To Garden
  
  You will enter at whichever sundial you use in the present. First, you'll want to talk to Lokar in the northeast corner. To speak with him, you'll need a Translation Amulet, which can be found on any of the Old Ones you fight in the ruins (you should also pick up a copy of On Temple Defenses). He'll give you his ring, which will make the other slaves more inclined to help.
  
  Get Lokar's ring to convince the slaves to help you.
  Talk to all three of the golem workers. Lokar's ring will make them want to help you, and they'll add a single weakness into the guardian golems. Your choices are fire, cold, blunt, or piercing. You must speak to all three workers to weaken all three golems in the present. Choose your poison, then head up to the garden.
  
  Talk to Morag. She'll attack, then vanish when she gets too wounded. Plant the ultarg seeds, then return to the present via the sundials.
  
  
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  27 Aug 02, 13:27

  The Creator Ruins: Present
  Return to the garden and talk to Sapphira for your reward. Now it's time to kill the guardian golems. All of the golems are level 18 and are immune to everything but what you chose in the past. Once they are dead, it's time to solve the Old One's puzzles. The solutions to all of the puzzles can be found in the On Temple Defensesmanual that you (hopefully) picked up in the past. Before you solve the puzzles, grab Tamoryn's song for Sharwyn. It's in a sarcophagus in an eastern room of the ruins. If you plan on using Eltoora's lab, you'll find the Tome of the Amulet in a book pile in the northeast.
  The Smoke Puzzle
  The smoke puzzle is located in the southeast of the ruins. Take the powder from the alchemist's apparatus, then examine the smoky brazier nearby. You'll need to place the powder in the brazier in the order specified by the gems on the brazier.
  
  Place a red powder vial and a yellow powder vial in the brazier. Next, place a blue powder vial and a red powder vial in the brazier. Finally, put a yellow powder vial and a blue powder vial in the brazier. You are now the master of smoke!
  
  The Sound Puzzle
  A bodak champion (15th-level undead/5th-level fighter) guards the sound puzzle. Kill him, and take the fairy bottle from his corpse. Free the fairy, and it will show you the pattern. There are eight notes in all and four gongs. Using the directional location to denote the gongs, the order is as follows: SE, NE, SW, NW, SW, NE, NW, SE. Once you play the gongs in the correct order, the fairy will vanish, and you will be the master of sound.
  
  The Light Puzzle
  The light puzzle is the easiest of the three. Look in the Pool of Swirling Color and take the gems. Next, look in the Pool of Primary Colors. Press any of the gems. Look in the other Pool of Primary Colors, and press another gem. Now, you must place the appropriate gem in each of the Pools of Secondary Colors. The appropriate gem is whatever color would be created by mixing the colors you chose in the Pools of Primary Colors. So if you pushed blue and red, place the purple gems in the Pools of Secondary Colors. If you pushed blue and yellow, place the green gems. If you pressed red and yellow, place the orange gems.
  
  A powerful Balor guards the Word of Power.
  The Word of Power
  In the southernmost room in the ruins, you'll find an altar. The puzzles unlocked the seal, and you can grab the Word of Power once you get past the powerful Balor guardian. Haedraline will appear again and tell you more about who she is and why she is trying to help you. Now it's time to look for the third Word of Power.
  
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  27 Aug 02, 13:28

  Moonwood
  Like Coldwood, Moonwood is a series of small maps. It will take you to a series of dragons' caves, and you'll face giant after giant after giant. The third Word of Power is somewhere in the vicinity, but you're going to have to earn this one.
  Moonwood: Entrance
  A- To Beorunna's Well
  B- Golden Eagle Tribe
  C- Obould Many-Arrows' Cave
  D- To Moonwood: Akulatraxas
  
  As you wind your way through Moonwood, you'll pass a cave entrance to the west. If you've been given the second part of Rolkid's bounty hunt, you'll find Obould Many-Arrows inside. Up ahead, you'll encounter the Golden Eagle Tribe engaged with a group of Hill Giants. Kill the giants to help the outnumbered tribesmen.
  
  Obould Many-Arrows' Cave
  A- To Moonwood
  B- Dire Boar Pen
  C- Drow
  D- Obould
  
  You'll encounter Drow here, which may strike you as peculiar. Seems evil forces from all over are coming to help Maugrim destroy Neverwinter. In the central cave, you'll find Obould himself. He's a 5th-level barbarian/8th-level fighter, and like his fellow orcs, he'll offer you another head and some gold if you let him go. The decision is yours.
  
  Moonwood: Akulatraxas
  A- To Moonwood: Entrance
  B- Akulatraxas' Cave
  C- Hill Giant Lair
  D- To Spine of the World
  
  Akulatraxas will pay you for some Hill Giant bounty hunting.
  In the center of this Hill Giant-infested region, you'll find the cave of a green dragon named Akulatraxas. She'll offer you a job if you play your cards right: Infiltrate the Hill Giant Lair and bring her the head of the Hill Giant chieftain. Accept the gig, leave the cave, then enter the Hill Giant Lair to the west.
  
  Hill Giant Lair: Level One
  A- To Moonwood: Akulatraxas
  B- To Hill Giant Lair: Level Two
  
  This level is nothing but fightin' giants. Make your way to the central cave and head down to the second level.