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3. Beregost                                                          [3BRGST]
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Note: When you first enter Beregost, in addition to having to watch a little
      movie (which is on Disc 2), you also get some directions from Golin Vend.

Companions:      S  D  C  I  W  Ch
  - Kagain       16 12 20 15 11 8       Dwarf       Fighter         Lawful Evil
    Kagain runs a Mercenary business, and one of his caravans has disappeared.
    Help him recover it, and you get to keep what you find.  Goodie.  Take him
    to the Area S of the Friendly Arm Inn and he will get disgusted with
    looking for Caravans, but will still stay in your party.
    Where he is:  Beregost (Shop North of Feldepost Inn) (x 1549 y 2031)

  - Garrick      14 16 9  13 14 15      Human         Bard      Chaotic Neutral
    Garrick will join you only after you finish the Silke subquest (see below).
    Where he is:  Beregost, by the Burning Wizard Inn (x 2564 y 2284)

Enemies: none

Treasures:  Ring of Protection +1 (Mirianne's Letter)
            Medium Shield +1 (Bjornin's Half-Ogres)
            Staff +1 (Silke)
            Algernon's Cloak (Algernon's Cloak)
            Ankheg Armor (Ankheg Armor)

Plot:
  - We're just passing through Beregost on our way to Nashkel in the south, but
    there are a great many subquests here to do, and I would suggest doing all
    that you feel you can.

Subquests:
  - Mirianne's Letter
    Just south of Beregost you will find two Ogrillons, and on one of their
    bodies is a letter for a Mirianne, who lives in Beregost.  Take her the
    letter and she will give you a Ring of Protection + 1 and 300 exp.
    Mirianne: Beregost (x 4804 y 2086)
    Ogrillons: Area S of Beregost (x 3850 y 1460)

  - Firebead Elvenhair's Book
    You'll find Firebead in Beregost (he was also in Candlekeep while you were
    there) and he wants you to pick a book up for him, the History of the
    Fateful Coin.  You can find it across the street in the Feldepost's Inn
    (for 2gp).  Give him the book and you get 300 exp, the History of the Dead
    Three, and a Reputation + 1. (If he doesn't give you the subquest, you can
    still complete it, just buy the book and give it to him as if he had)

      Note: If you're cheap, the book History of the Fateful Coin can be found
            in a bookcase in the home directly south of Firebeard's place.
            (from John Van De Graaf)

      Josh Clue sent in this exploit:
        "Forgot to mention this one in the last e-mail. Even if you do kill
        Firebead in Candlekeep, he manages to pull himself out of the grave
        and back into his house in Beregost... Yep, we can put him down for
        good for another 2700 XP! You can use the same ranged weapon technique
        you used in Candlekeep if your level is still low."

    Firebead: Beregost (x 2044 y 2905)
    Feledepost's Inn: Beregost (x 1406 y 2640)

  - Marl the Drunk
    Marl is in the Feldepost Inn, and he has had his fill of adventurers.  He
    accosts you in the bar, and you can fight him (650 exp), but you can also
    talk him out of fighting.  Choose options 1, 1, 3, 3, 1.  For your trouble
    you get 900 exp.  Interestingly enough, if you choose to kill him you do
    not get a decrease in reputation.  (which leads to this oddity found by
    edwardalacey:  After calming Marl down, you can kill him to get that
    experience as well, with no loss of reputation!)
    Marl: Beregost, Feledepost's Inn (x 1406 y 2640)

  - Kagain's Quest
    Kagain lost a caravan that he was protecting, and a noble's son was
    kidnapped by bandits.  Agree to help him get the kid back, and he will join
    with you.
    Kagain: Beregost (x 1516 y 2030)

  - Landrin's Spiders Part 2
    We first heard of this quest back in the Friendly Arm Inn, and now we can
    finally complete it.  Go to Landrin's house, it is the one just to the left
    of the Jovial Juggler Inn.  Inside will be several spiders.  Kill them, and
    one will leave behind a spider body for you to take.  Also take the Worn
    Out Boots and the Wine in the chest by the bed.  (you don't want to use
    either, since we are returning them to Landrin back in the Friendly Arm
    Inn)  Take the items back to Landrin for your reward: for the boots (300
    exp, 120gp), for the Spider Body (200 exp, 100gp), and for the wine (300
    exp, 75gp).
    Landrin: Friendly Arm Inn, Third Floor (x 796 y 735)
    Spiders: Beregost (x 3078 y 3416)

  - Gurke's Cloak
    The Dwarf Gurke, whom you can find in the Jovial Juggler Inn, has had his
    cloak stolen from him by some Tasloi in the Cloakwood Forest.  You will
    find it semi-hidden under a tree.  Take it and return to Gurke, who doesn't
    actually want it anymore to get your reward: 300 exp, and you get to keep
    the Cloak of Non-Detection.
    Gurke: Beregost (x 3760 y 3627)
    Cloak: Cloakwood Forest One (x 4391 y 3472)

  - Bjornin's Half-Ogres
    The Paladin Bjornin, who is recuperating in the Jovial Juggler Inn, was
    beaten by some nasty Half-Ogres south south-west of Beregost.  (Go south
    twice, then west once)  Go there and defeat all the Half-Ogres that you can
    find, then return to Bjornin to get your reward:  Medium Shield +1, 400
    exp, Reputation +1
    Bjornin: Beregost (x 3760 y 3627)
    Half-Ogres: Area S-SW of Beregost

  - Silke
    If you talk to Garrick, who is in front of the Burning Wizard Inn, he asks
    for your help in defending the Lady Silke.  Agree to his proposal, and
    follow him to Silke.  Talk to Silke, if she likes the look of you she will
    offer to pay more than what Garrick offered (I got 400 offered).  The
    "thugs" will show up, but act like Silke had hired them for some purpose,
    and now she had double crossed them.  Refuse to kill them and instead kill
    Silke (900 exp, 400gp, Staff +1, Potion).

    Tip: You can pickpocket each of the 3 men for potions of defense. Do this
         before talking to them. If you don't have enough pickpocket to get
         the potions, they will stay there as long as you don't talk to them.
         (from Yamian)

    Talk to one of the men who Silke was going to kill to get a Potion of
    Defense.  Lastly, if you want, you can get Garrick to join your party.

    If you do what Silke asks and kill the three men, you get 400 gp, lose
    2 reputation points, and can't get Garrick to join you.  Then, of course,
    you could just kill Silke afterwards...

    Garrick: Beregost (x 2498 y 2267)
    Silke: Beregost (x 3455 y 2143)

  - Zhurlong's Boots
    In the Burning Wizard Inn you will find a "pesky" thief named Zhurlong.  He
    was going about his business (stealing from people like you) and had his
    Boots of Stealth stolen by some Hobgoblins.  You can find these Hobgoblins
    to the south of Beregost.  Oh, and did I mention that he swipes gold from
    you everytime you talk to him?  Return the boots to get your gold back, and
    to get a reward: 300 exp, 100gp (plus whatever he stole from you).  Or you
    could keep the boots, they are Boots of Stealth (stealth +35%).  Or you
    could give him the boots, then kill him and take the boots back, suffering
    no loss in reputation.
    Zhurlong: Beregost (x 2649 y 2030)
    Hobgoblins: Area S of Beregost (x 1865 y 2449)

  - Perdue's Short Sword (from Operador de Sala and edwardalacey)
    You can find Perdue in the Red Sheaf Inn.  A Gnoll has stolen his short
    sword in High Hedge.  Be careful when you talk to Perdue, because you can
    easily lose this subquest.  He tells you about a Dog Face and you have to
    say to him if the Dog Face is a Gnoll.  Give the sword to Perdue for your
    reward: 50 gp and 500 exp.

    The correct conversation thread is 1,2,1,1.

    Perdue: Red Sheaf Inn (Beregost) (x 3273 y 2124)
    Gnoll: High Hedge (W of Beregost) (x 3780 y 2818)

Assassination Attempts: 1
  - Inside the Red Sheaf Inn (x 3273 y 2124)
    Karlat -- 270 exp, Chain Mail, Shield, 38 gp

Other:
  - Robbing Houses
    There are a great many houses in Beregost that you can rob.  I would send
    in only your thief, and once inside, immediately save it.  Then rob the
    house.  If any of the chests are locked, try to pick it first, then bash
    it.  If you get caught, re-load and try again.  If you don't get caught,
    your reputation can't go down!

  - Algernon's Cloak
    In the Feldepost's Inn on the second floor you will find a fat man named
    Algernon.  Pick his pocket to steal his wonderful cloak. (save it before
    you do this, as if it fails, he will attack and you lose reputation)  So
    what is so special about the Cloak?  Well it has the obvious effect of +2
    Charisma.  But if you use it as an item (click on the backpack icon) you
    can charm people/animals/monsters.  Cool.
    Feledepost's Inn: Beregost (x 1406 y 2640)

  - Oogie Wisham's fear of Paladins
    On the second floor of the Jovial Juggler you will find Oogie Wisham, who
    has a dreadful fear of the Paladin Bjornin.  Nothing you say will fix his
    irrational fear.

  - Ankheg Armor
    If you have an Ankheg Shell you can either sell it for 500gp, or you can
    turn it into a very nice armor (AC 1) for 4000gp.  Talk to Taerom in the
    Smithy about it and try to get the armor made (it's the first option in
    your dialogue).  If you have 4000gp good, but if not, you can always go
    hunt down Bassilus for the money.  See the 3b. Area SW of Beregost section
    for the Bassilus subquest.  It will take him about 10 days or so to make
    the armor.
    Smithy: Beregost (x 4615 y 2828)