Scientist. Announstate, how many appraisers in your city pawnshop?
Announstate. Many.
Scientist. And they are all former cannibals?
Announstate. Almost everything.
E. Schwartz, "Shadow"
Meager equipment, some combat experience behind the shoulders, a ticket to the third-class cabin to Westgate. In a duffel bag – an enchanted mask that saturates nightmarish dreams. Here, in WestGate, you can get rid of it. In any case, they say so ..
Gorodok in a snap
The whole world of Mysteries of Westgate can fit on the map of the base campaign, as they say, in a vest pocket. All events take place … In a single city consisting of three and a half cards plus one underground. And the cards are not so very large – a couple of dozen houses. A couple of times, we are released in the fresh air in the plot, but actually almost the whole story will happen here-on the close streets of Westgate.
However, they are inhabited densely! Pay attention to the left-here the holy fathers live, and on the right hand-renegade from some crazy cult. There are dog running, and here – gladiatorial battles. They kill here, and here they only cut off their ears … This venerable city dweller is a bandit and a corruption, but compared to that worthy master, he, right, is a real lamb. And the main conspiracy with which we have to deal with multi -layer is not inferior to the “Five Luskan Captains” cake (we are mistakenly called “Napoleon”).
However, the first impression of a new addition is pressed in the shoulders. The locations will vime, the novelties of players come down to a couple of new monsters.
This is understandable, because before us is not a full -fledged addition. Unlike Mask of the Betrayer And Storm of Zehir – Global updates of the game with new classes and gaming mechanics, a modified engine and a set of fresh bugs chewing antenatals, Mysteries of Westgate is only one of the many "fan" scenarios. Just a new adventure based on the old game – but the adventure is damn fascinating and deep.
Let's be honest, scripts are not the strongest side Obsidian. NWN 2 for its gigantic proportions is simply defiantly lines and unequivocal. Here they took up the script otherwise.
We will have three satellites, and, as it is started in this series, they will constantly argue and start a squabble; However, your choice will not be so simple. We have very complicated companions.
Three comrades
Rinara
Tanned green -eyed half -eulfka, not so long ago belonging to the mafia of "night masks". Now … retired. He carefully depicts a burned cynic, a thief with the only life principle of "you will not get all the money, but we must strive for this". In every possible way condemns the beautifulness, weakness and excess of morality. However, by and large, this pose … which, under our influence, can become its real essence.
Rinara is also very sensitive to attempts to expose it as a former "night mask". This threatens her with many troubles – if not from the side of the law, which in Westgate is pretty blizoruk, then from the side of the former companions.
If our hero is a masculine floor, it will be quite appropriate to flirt a little with Rinara. But not too much, otherwise her suspicious character will affect. However, we note that this is perhaps the only way to increase the impact on the half -elf without to enrage two other satellites (not counting the option “leave them for the time of adventure in the tavern”).
Oh yes, I forgot to say about her profession. Thief, of course. And you thought? Nun?
Charissa
The zealous to the devil knows why the priestess of the god of justice of Tyur (whom the lazy translators made a dile, not knowing that he is from the Scandinavian pantheon). We first meet it after a conflict with one of the local clergymen; Over time, it will become clear that the conflict is its natural state.
I don’t know what the novices are taught in the temple of Tyur, but I would think about the translation of the book “How to win friends and influence people” in the place of the abbot. I think in Planescape you can get an instance. At worst, a simple course of good manners will come down: do not wrinkle into curtains, do not put your legs on the table and, most importantly, at least occasionally not to be rude. Especially those on whom your life depends in the coming days. Charissa of these lessons is damn strongly.
She is not just straight like a barrier, she still does not tolerate when someone shows at least a little less fundamental. And although formally your fate does not particularly depend on the influence on it … If you do not pay attention to it, it will break firewood.
But she is not good for a fighter. Not only is there a competent worship, but also wears swords, large shields and, if necessary, can obscure you from the enemy.
Mantids
This poor fellow is just a warrior, and once was a paladin. But, alas, the paladty demands that Iota do not back down from the rules and from good … And once he seriously stumbled. And since then he considers himself a missing person, and before our arrival, it seems, mostly drank in the tavern.
Now the Mantids stands on the edge of the abyss; to be very, very accurate with him, he will restore most of the principles (and this will once serve us), and if you push it, it will finally reborn into a new quality. It is not easy to maintain influence on him, to lead him along the path of good – also. Charissa is happy to poison him – well, well, a traitor! -And Rinara adheses him because of his "excessive" humanism.
I’ll say bluntly: even if you do everything right, it is not a fact that in a decisive moment he will be able to regain a paladinism for himself. Sometimes everything seems to be necessary … but it didn’t work out, and the matter is with the end.
Finally, I note that his addiction to the two -handed sword is not too justified. We will come across excellent long swords, some combat axes, morgenery, acceptable fake, at the end of the adventure even a braid, but with two-handed deck. It is better, probably, to start retraining immediately.
This is our whole "assortment". It is easy to notice that the sorcerer is lacking here; And, probably, as the main character, a wizard or sorcerer will be good (the latter is especially pleasant to develop in the magic scientists of Kandlkip). In some places, on passing, I will give tactics advice precisely for the sorcerer.
However, most of the battles, with the exception of sports fights and the final battle, are not too complicated – in principle, your partners can cope with them and without you at all. So if you really want to try something exotic, here, perhaps, the place is for him. Just don't forget about negotiations (there are enough of them in the script).
Two roads
But what is worth paying the most serious attention to – this is … to the hero's worldview. Because this story can be, by and large, to go in two.
You can become a classic free -fired adventurer, cause good and benefit – then you will unravel the conspiracy of the “night masks” (and your mask has, as you learn from the first steps by Westgate, the very direct attitude), asking others and slowly pulling the thread Behind the thread.
And it is possible in a different way: from the very beginning, Implementing the criminal organization, so to speak, into a competing company-and take part in the rryust of the mafia for dominance over the criminal world of the city. And for this, of course, it is worth creating an anti -Hero from the very beginning.
These stories will from time to time to break through and cross … But, right, after going through the road of an honest adventurer, you will not get the idea of how it all works on the other hand. And vice versa. In the passage, I will tell in detail about the "honest" path, and the "shadow" will be in the notes.
There are other forces, the benefit is very much to choose from. Here is just one trouble: the authors, alas, were too lazy or did not want to make a story at the end of what our elections affected. Therefore, in cases where the result did not become obvious during the plot, we will remain in ignorance. As for me, this is a serious minus.
Westgate history
For those of us who are familiar with the world Thoril through the desktop friend, Westgate is far from such a familiar place as the gates of Baldur or Neverwinter. However, a real expert on the forgotten kingdoms, making a description of the world for ignorants, will never miss Westgate – the largest free city on the dragon shore. This shore is actively shared by the Kingdoms of Cormes and Sembia, in which, by the way, very harsh customs laws – and the free trade city flourishes, although it is constant by a constant threat.
The first famous ruler of Westgate is considered … a topaz dragon with a language KISONRAATSIASAR (Try to pronounce this for a bifurcated language, I assure you, so much easier). He did not use the sympathy of subjects, because he robbed them and periodically used them for breakfast (although the old people sometimes grumble that under the old Kison “there was order”). Since the Dragon killed the hero Saldrinar (and sat tightly on the throne), people ruled in Westgate.
However, there are rumors that the real rulers of the city are in the shade – there is a conflict between two criminal organizations for it, Night masks And Fire blades (or maybe not two).
Many residents of Westgate became famous, for example – a scientist and a measurement traveler Mintassan or dynasties of the owners of world famous trading companies Blet , Urdo And Feed. They all live in the city.
But the most famous hero of Westgate of our times … is amazing in that I have never been to Westgate in life, although everyone without the slightest doubt add to his name "from Westgate". Yes, by the way, this is actually a woman.
Her name was Alias. Investigative, although in Russian it is called colorless- Eliya. This hired warrior once fell into a very bad story with a magic tattoo; In the process, she learned a lot about herself (including the fact that she was not born in Westgate and never saw him at all).
Her adventure is known as the story of the azure shackles; An ancient and venerable computer game is dedicated to him Curse of Azure Bonds (1989, SSI), as well as translated into Russian book " Azure shackles ". By the way, a pretty book, especially its continuation – " Dragon spur ". And another character of this story is listed … in the pantheon of the forgotten kingdoms and, in particular, the game Neverwinter Nights. His name is Finder Wyvernspur , or Nameless bard.
I was noted in Westgate (you will face rumors about her) and a friend of Elia – Olivia Vostetl , "Singing semi -nerd". As her name was actually – covered with darkness, and she won the bone of the famous but drunk Bard of Olaf Perettla. During her youth, semi -hoters were forbidden to be bards Dungeons & Rules Dragons (the second edition was extremely harsh to inhuman races), so she had to go to such a trick to get into artistic circles.
With an initiative!
Mysteries of Westgate is the first of the unofficial additions to NWN 2, which received official status. And it immediately shows that in terms of the plot, a small, one might say, amateur studio can in some places give odds to swirling wolves from Obsidian. I remember that after the release of the first NWN, the observers sarcastically asked: that someone thinks that lovers can pile on this designer something better than the pros managed?
– So yes! – We will answer skeptics. And although Ossian does not have the opportunity to add classes, races or spells to the game, but they have hard to work on models, interiors and monsters. It is a pity that not everyone was voiced, but this, alas, is understandable. I really want to see new additions in the same way!
Special thanks " Akelle "For publishing Mysteries of Westgate in Russian. True, thanks she wants to say only for this.
Most of the remarks are translated by the language from the best English cloth: “You look like someone, who for a very long time have ripped off the side of the ship …” The Lord Akellovs, the person who wrote this, is anyone, just not a translator. “All these cases indicate that the feeders are bad people …” (and this is not the Sunday school teacher, but an officer of the city guard!)
In some places, the meaning of the same world crawled out as a world (like magicians in robes instead of mantles), and in some places they also forgot to call the corrector (I especially liked the expression “to poison the gods”. He bowed, clanged, and stopped …). They didn’t translate the voice acting at all – there is an English sound with Russian subtitles. However, taking into account the foregoing, and for the better.
I also want to look into the honest eyes of the designer Akellovsky box. Because write on Adventure Pack’e about the “improved balance of game classes” and “updated graphics and sound” – indescribable impudence. Ugly, gentlemen.
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Now let's go to Westgate and wander into his tight streets. But carefully, spoilers can be found here!
Verdict:
Not an addition in the usual sense, but just “another script for Neverwinter Nights 2”. But made so luxurious that, right, is not a pity to purchase it for money.
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From a ship to battle
Recovering after pitching and chatting with Rinara , We finally find out: the mask that we need to get rid of is connected with the gang Night masks. And Rinara has one idea: to agree with their rivals, Eben claws. The idea, in principle, is not bad … If you want to join the mafia. If not, you can see the city before and find out how it is here ..
Note: Some of the missions described below may not meet you; It depends on the course of the plot, on the character and class of the character … and a little from the weather in Icewind Dale.
On behalf of the city, we are welcomed by a certain Fulgrim – a bald shaved duergar, who is briskly interested in how we are about the “roof”. Rinara shows him teeth … And as soon as he turns his back, he sticks his knife between the shoulder blades.
So we talked ..
We will start acquaintance from the city with the nearest tavern. There you can listen to the last gossip and … participate in a dispute threatening to develop into a fight. A pair of drunkards in vain is mocking the third – equally “sober”, although a little less dented. But the voice of reason (emanating, of course, from us) cools Swara, and an offended guy by name Mantids offers us his society. Not to say that Rinara was delighted – Mantis at one time without trial and investigation interrupted a bunch of “night masks” when she was another of them – well, okay. In the end, as she herself remarked, "now we are both apostates".
An old one sits in the tavern Captain Merrig , Half sea bikes. But there are no music and dances. Why so? Assistant Tractor Marv says that the dancer was, her name Dimples , But for several days now she has not gone to work. Was there anything with her? Of course, not to look for Marva from hand. But if the stray seeker of adventures is not too lazy … Say right, the big reward does not shine here, but why not look for.
We will examine the harbor from all sides. A official sits in the port office who is not up to us; Inhabitants are wandering through the streets, among which a beggar stands out Salty Jack. He carries some nonsense. And on the way to the bazaar quarter, there is a store of imported goods of a certain Okazo.
At the OKUZO, the business goes to the lousy: in WestGate everything is already “captured” by local companies, and this strange eastern woman ran across the path of the Urdo house. The head of the house Dalia solves such issues quite tough; She offered to sell her business for pennies or … she just did not take into account that the perisos of those edges where the honor would not just allow the threat to surrender.
(If there is a desire to take part in the fate of the eastern woman, one can include her response to Dalia Urdo to the Bazarny Quarter. Alas, Dalia, apparently, from childhood, a hectic giant came in his ear, and she will not understand anything in your words. After which a little will have to run back and forth (with breaks); You will see a rare sight-how two business women compete in whose revenge is stupid. And you will get a little experience and money from this. But if you suddenly are a monk, then take your time: goods for your profession, which are first sold at OKUZO, then it will be much more difficult to buy.)
On the shadow side
Nobody forbids us to go instead of an honest investigation and, on Rinara’s advice, offer their services to the Eben claws and their leader Altame. We will have to honestly tell them about the mask, otherwise … do not agree.
Eben claws will send us for a certain Ruggillar. The informant will tell where to find him; there you have to withstand a considerable brawl, enemies will be taken by number.
The second mission from the Eben claws – to steal a bag of gold by the Lord Rumbolt associated with masks. We can easily find his house, but the door is locked, and we will have to climb through the wood window, which grows very conveniently against the wall.
The wallet is hidden in a secret box behind the picture; Do not forget to turn the pile of papers and find the list of names necessary for Altama. Caution, try not to let out the cat when exit, otherwise it will warn the enemies!
The last mission is the theft of the very golden statue. And then the paths merge, because a messenger from Pendikl Blet will also come to an agent of claws.
Fronts of Usalimon
In the bazaar quarter before our eyes, the house collapses from the explosion; Let's go to him. The porch has a guard and picks hard in his teeth. You can try to do his work and scout that inside. Although … I’ll tell you directly, it can wait, because we are not in full force yet, but inside is awaiting a fight. I will say right away, this story has nothing to do with the case.
But if you still take a chance, we will find inside a strange statue and seriously wounded person. We will heal it, there is something, and we will get it to our detachment, as well as the key … from the statue that takes us to another place.
And there is a dungeon breaking off the water surface; The corridor continues on the other side of the water. Two huge sea snakes sway in the water; And it is worth killing one of them with arrows or spells, as he sinks in the water, after which he rises again – the same proud and beautiful. “Illusion,” the scout guessed.
And since the illusion, then we went through the water like a disorder; The water is also fake. On the other side, we are awaiting a bad, like a furious sprat, a peppers named Rupert. If you amplored with addiction, we will find out that the spare key to the locked door to its owner, the magician is in Usalimon, is stored in the kitchen in one of the pots (or rather, in the upper left corner of the kitchen, if you stand with the back).
Open; Before us is a typical sorcerer's room. In the corner – a stationary portal, on the wall bookcases with scrolls (by the way, do not put cleaning for later!). We go to the portal … And there the team of magicians mess around with the lich pentagram. And the “wounded” that we dragged is his cultist, who pronounces the word of liberation. And now – a disco!
If you are greedy, but brave, you can wait until the lich deal with the magicians, then you will get trophies and from them too. But after this lich will have to be overcome on your own. And if the sorcerers survive, then they will dry out to leave their private possession and not return if possible.
Dog running in a circle
Even in the bazaar quarter, you can find the service necessary for the adventurer Service: a guide merchant, armor, druid, craft goods. As well as a store widely known in forgotten kingdoms Mintassana is magnificent. Even if you do not need anything there (and this is most likely), you should look there – admire the self -cleaning armor with artificial intelligence, the predatory plant "Chultanian strangor", as well as for a kind of assortment of the shop. For example, Jack's boots of a giant giant (“unfortunately, the successful ring of Jack did not work during the return of the owner from the devils of the cloudy giant. So Jack is no longer with us ").
Mintassan can be talked, and he will talk about the loss of a diamond who fell on the grate of the sewer hatch. That is, it is necessary to look for it in the underground city (see. below). There you have to defeat the trolley's lap (you will not forget about fire or acid, without which these creatures cannot be killed?) – only to find out that the pebble went to the hired gang, whose lair will be given out by salty jack from the port district.
And if you take a walk along the local alleys, then sooner or later you can find a guy who asks to take a jar of spices to his friend under the name "Track". Dog running passes there, the owner of which – Mordeck – crazy; We are invited to add magic doping to the bowl of the second dog. I will have to tell the guard at the back door that two visitors-people were fighting (he is a half and with pleasure to run to beat the faces), and then, when you already toss the potion, the goblin-wagon will appear-but it is easy to deceive, convincing that everything is done in in accordance with the desire of the owner. (As an option, you can eavesdrop on the conversation of the owner with the magician, cook the antidote to the speed potion right on the alchemical table and pour it into a bowl of the master's dog.)
Of course, Mordecai will be very unhappy and refuse to pay … And for this he will have to tap him and his team in physiognomy. And the team is impressive – with a wizard and druid, who fights perfectly in a bear appearance.
And the prizes from them are very, very glorious, especially The staff of the command , which protects against mental influences. I do not advise selling it extremely, especially if the main character can use it. Pay attention to the light armor (just right for Rinara) under the name Network Malstrm , which is somewhat likely to paralyze the one who attacks its owner.
The temple of the rising sun
And now – in the quarter of the arena. In Westgate, this is a relatively respectable area; The main city temple is located here, the most decent tavern, and even the guards here honestly carry their service.
At the entrance we see two wraps dancing around a lamppost. It turns out that the column is a portal to the underground city ( Andergate ). Remember, come in handy. The herself Arena We will also certainly visit, but … a little later.
Fighting in the arena
Arena – a place where you can decently earn extra money as a gladiator. And this will not even stain our honor, there is one – because the battles do not go to death. You can try to become a champion in a personal championship, or you can – in a team.
The first two fights in the personal standings will not be a problem for any class focused on the battle: Shaman Mustfang and Robber-in-mask not too good fighters.
After the first battle, a very important event happens: someone Mandrel , The father of the guy murdered by Mucheaids calls an ex-pauline to a duel. Musydas will cope with him without your help, but then the moment of truth comes: what to do with the vanquished.
So: do not let Manteids decide himself! This is the most disadvantageous, although it seems to be a logical way. We can tell him to leave Dorn to live – you will receive influence and move him on the path of goodness and the return of the paladinism, which one day will come in handy. Well, if your hero is essentially a bastard, then let the Mantids kill Dorn – and … start a rebirth into a new quality. Then visit the temple of the goddess Ball in Andergate ..
The third participant in the tournament – Jargl, the ugly giant – a hefty type with powerful health and the same powerful ax that the magician even cuts into several blows under stone skin. He also has saving scrapings, but the vulnerability to the fire helps (and, of course, do not try to beat him with a cone of cold and an icy storm – he is used to the frost). It will be more difficult for a warrior, especially a flavored – it is difficult to kill his weapon quickly.
The fourth rival – the sorcerer Mavon – begins the battle with the call of the elemental and from the hand of Bigby, which allows you to do almost nothing. For one round to kill him is unreasonable … But let us recall that in the "track" we earned a staff that protects against mental influences. It would seem that the hand is not one of them, but the staff will not let her stun – and after that the victory is already a matter of technology.
Finally, the fifth and last – Twilight knight -Apparently, a black guardian and as such is very dangerous for the good: his attacks of crushing good are easily break through through stone skin. In addition, he calls for a demonic rat, and he himself is permanently tenacious and well protected, and even regenerates (and this recovery is not shot down by fire and acid).
For the magician, the advice here is simple: to take spells that do not give a saving brisk, but require a hit (a scorching beam, a sphere of sound). And try to put an end to him quickly, a long fight is not in your favor.
First, let's look at the guard barracks. In addition Captain Fennel There, some kind of girl is in the idleness-sings songs that are completely unlike soldiers. Ege … So this is where the missing dancer was hiding! The cunning girl worked as a informant for the guard, and now she dislocated her leg and sits here until she recovers. An experienced doctor can help her, but for this you really need good knowledge of medicine and a decent first -aid kit.
The captain has nothing to tell us, we are going to the temple, he is nearby. And at the entrance we run into an angry lady in armor; This Charissa. She … hmm … did not agree with the local priest Offhy (Charissa prefers him to call him Odibil, and not without reason).
He offended in a past life was clearly a peacock, which was reflected in both complacency and the volume of brain. But he can lead us to the trace of night masks: recently, his younger priest was killed in the bazaar quarter, and it looks like the work of masks. Thank you.
In the Tavern "Love Mermaid" there are also a couple of interesting personalities – Svirfneblin Sami Horngold , who tells how she swam with a famous pirate Galandaro , and bard, ready to sing a song for a coin … Very interesting for Mantids.
And if you get around the arena from the east, we will get the most strange mission in the game. Some pluggish man sells hamsters there, claiming that this is “real Rashem hamsters”, just like the “Minks”. Then he tells stories about "Minks and Blue".
Of course, it is stupid to believe a type who does not even know what Minsk and his hamster was called, but if we want a strange one, you can buy a hamster from him (carefully, the seller tries to press us a rat!) and try to "use" it. The hamster with a loud squeak will lead us to the hole, where a strange tree grows; If you eat his berry, you can get a series of hallucinations with a giant hamster who sends us to exterminate a giant ferret … In general, if you like imaginary hamsters, perform his task, since this is completely safe – you will only have to spend four coins on black cassors that are, which Here they are sold literally for every second merchant.
But back to the problem of night masks. At the house where the priest’s murder occurred, there is a guard-and, as usual in Westgate, there is something more insincere in it. It doesn’t want to let us in what we offended is no matter … But what will work is to show him a mask and say that he offended him to save us from her. Works – as if by magic.
It turns out that the sergeant himself from the masks and took it as a sign. Well, glorious … (however, this move will delight Rinara, but upset Charissa and Mantids – the sergeant’s fortune is painfully, fist itch.) We will deal with the “elimination of evidence” – and we will find a note on the corpse that leads us to the holes.
Nora is the local slums, the entrance to them is in the east of the port district. And we are ready to hold an aborigen, a certain Grivel, colorfully telling about the local life and how good it is after a hungry day to taste a rat-two. Suspiciously colorful … And for sure: Grivel turns out to be some kind of lady of a dubious appearance that lured us here with an incomprehensible purpose. We are met by a deceived summer-off sergeant-and shadow dogs who hunt … He and his colleagues-masks. Will have to deal with those and others.
And the main of the hunters – the shadow wolf – seemed to the acquaintance. Listen, he says the case.
The case of the murder of a policeman
Offended us handed us from hand to the hands of Captain Fennel; He complains that he was killed by one of the best guards, and he already grabbed the killer – and the city authorities ordered to let go, as there was no evidence. There was only one proof: three worthy trust of witnesses heard him admitted. And it convinces the captain, so you have to go to the Mermaid – follow the guy.
And in fact, the guy is his name Falgar – Enterings in the "mermaid", and without fear tells the servant how best to cut passers -by and what they have fun on the bunch of masks. Charissa offers to put pressure on him, but the Falgar evades the conflict, and it is fraught to start a fight in the tavern. However, it is still worth a biting, so as not to upset the priestess.
Let's sit on a chair in the far corner and wait. Soon the Falgar will be enough and will go home. And its own, by the way, are located in the warehouses of the company "Kormaril", to come from the black move.
Unfortunately, inside there are not night masks, but their allies (?) – fire blades; There are few of them, you see, Eliya from Westgate worsened. And the Falgar … is just a bouncer, but the chatter will come out sideways. And we will be offered to go through the warehouses through, that is, to fight with fiery blades … and make sure their fame is greatly exaggerated.
All this is great, but we did not find masks. Offended has a fresh idea: to participate in the meeting of the golden statue of Latar, which is being taken to the city by sea. Say, night masks will not miss such an incident. Well, logical.
And here are competitors in mask hunting! The very abnormal claws that Rinara remembered – they are also not averse to applying paws on the statue and on our secretive friends. Well, the claws are available, and they are really pretty black. But, by and large, their chances are dead: forever these city thieves come to a shootout without fire balls, but with claws!
Somewhere at this time or a little later, Rinara decides to admit that she returned to Westgate even for a gold hidden in a secretary. Why not go with her? True, the cache is in the crypt, and the main guard is a ghost; But the fight with a ghost can be avoided if Rinara is put forward in disguise. The ghost appears when Rinara passes the next door, does not notice anyone … and disappears. Only mummies remain … and the meeting committee after leaving the crypt.
And if you visit the "mermaid in love", we will find out that some Captain Aloster Drake just arrived from swimming and brought the head of the Pirate Gallandaro. Everyone thirsts to congratulate him and drink at his expense … and for some reason he is hiding in the back room.
Having told the guard at the door that you are from the rulers of the city, you can talk to Aloster and find out what makes him be modest: he has not yet received rewards. The head of the port will explain to this nonsense: it turns out that no one can identify his head. Well, we did not forget Sami Horngold, the regional mermaid,-she once swam with Gallandaro and will not refuse to conduct recognition ..
However, she says another interesting thing: it turns out that she had just seen an assistant to Gallandaro in the port. Ege, something is wrong here! A conversation by Aloster opens up new details: Gallandaro killed his own assistant editor – and wished him to get a reward in this way, and so that Aloster did not run away – he keeps his whole team hostage. Let's go deal with this type ..
Note: If you are greedy for money, but do not eager to join the "dark forces", it is better to leave Mantids for the duration of this adventure in the tavern.
It’s not a thing to kill the pirates, but in this case they will try to destroy hostages. And here we must decide – we want to receive a reward for the head of the eda or save people … In the first case, we can have time to save many, but not all.
Open Sea
Right at the door of the temple intercepts us and asks us to be very urgent in the tower in the bazaar – to speak with a very important person.
The person is indeed quite important – the head of the house Blet, a lady by name Pendikl. She also hunts for night masks and offers to unite forces. And for this it gives a tip on the ship of night masks called "Black dahlia" (Very competent translators of Akella made him a “dark farm”, apparently in honor of Dalia Urdo).
The trouble is that the ship is not in the port, but on the raid, and this requires its ship. And the skipper. The brave captain is known to us – Merriga, he is still cooling in the “black eye”, but he wringes an unusual price in forty thousand gold.
Well, well … you have to sell part of the equipment, which can be dispensed with (our companions are originally equipped very decently). A good diplomat will convince Pendikl Blet to throw himself on a good deed (in the amount of ten thousand), but you will have to get the rest yourself.
Note: If with money deck, you can easily earn them in the arena. After all, it is not forbidden to fight again with those who have already won once.
And here we are at sea. But even before the “Georgin” was moored to the board, an entertaining meeting awaits us with the brightest monster Mysteries of Westgate.
This is sea snakes, or, as it is called here, Kvelzarn; If we have already visited usalimon, we saw such. But here he is damn real, and the battle with him will be serious (keep in mind that the Kwelsarns of the immunity to electricity). And immediately after him – the boarding of "Black Georgin".
The team (from among masks) does not show decent resistance; But in the hold, the key to which is found on one of the bodies, lives … a vampire by name Latasha. Turning her to flight, we will select a letter; It follows that someone cooperates with night masks in the city Kajil. Remember!
Immediately after returning to our company, some guy turns to the secret (?) the sanctuary of Tyur. It is strange, of course – no one forbade the cult of Tyur – well, okay.
The Prophet Tyur wants to give us a task: to destroy the den of Tay slave traders in the port quarter. This can be done "in the forehead", but you can also be more careful. In the latter case, let's pay attention to the whining dog near the house of slave traders; We treat her with rotten meat from a barrel of standing right there – and she will dig up a secret door in the garbage. As a result, it will be possible not to fight with the shadows, and most importantly, not to raise the alarm – and the servants of the slave traders will not fight.
Ancient thug
We report Pendikl Blet about Black Georgin and Kajiil's note. She pays for our expenses and … recommends looking for Kajiil. He lives in Andergate, but in his golden institution needs an identification mark. Where to get it? Look for and distribute, it is not the case of a noble lady to deal with such matters.
Who is our specialist in evil places … hmm. I would not want to throw a shadow at a venerable person, but it seems that it offended it. As it turns out, it is still not himself, but one of him … let's call it so, novices. With him, she will not say anything, but if you talk alone … It is difficult to persuade her with good, but you can threaten everything to tell (and become more evil from it – why would it be?) or offer money (and very upset Charissa and Manteids).
This is interesting: At the entrance to Andergate, we will meet, not for the first time, the figure in the hood and will call its name – Omadon. If you say it by the mirror in the dark corner of Andergate, you can get acquainted with a strange couple of Doppelganger.
With this sign, we will easily get to Kajiil. By the way, a girl named Grasey, whom the potential mother -in -law "turned into a ugodina" misses him, so that the groom abandoned her. Outwardly, she and nothing … if you don’t know that by the birth of Grace, like her fiancé, there are humanities. The witch can be found in the same Andergate and convinced that the Humanities are so few, there is nothing to pick up.
But Kajil himself does not want to say anything – he relies on the army of his slaves. Very stupid on his part. After we continue the conversation with an alien ilitide already in his personal office, he lends itself to our persuasion and reveals the secret of the shelter of night masks. If you like, then you can then kill the stubborn creature.
To the log of masks nearby. But there we will not find a single person. But we will find a lot of vampires, and among them the old familiar is Latasha. Who will again escape the fate of her colleagues. As Gollum said about this-well, nothing, my lovely, we’ll still strangle!
This is important: If your hero is a wizard or sorcerer, somewhere at this stage or a little early you should already have spells of the sixth circle. So: be sure to take the sphere of sound!
Catch it up, and kill her!
Return to the employer … and we find that she is no longer with us. She was killed and … bite. Rinaru is so shocking that she immediately sets off – then let's go without her. No influence, in my experience, will not hold it.
And we get a small tip – for a distillery of a certain Tobiasa , located in the former monastery in the cemetery. Let's go see what kind of wine is there ..
First you have to get down to the distillery for some time. That is, hedgehog is clear, they do not drink wine here, but somehow indecent immediately to the fight! Tobias says, in the Rat basement, they can bite. We go to the door, listen – there are no rats. How is it, Toby? But your workers have red spots on clothes – whether it is wine? But the weapon in the rack – that it is you so well -groomed and did not dust at all?
When we finally “get” Tobias with stupid issues, he will try to kill us, and, of course, unsuccessfully – undead under his command is completely unconvincing.
The basement is again undead, and even a lot, and also enough traps. And we are without a full -time sapper, so that protection against energy and stone skin on the walking in front are needed. And then, finally, Latasha and her husband … Only, it seems, we forgot to grab the aspen stake?
And then a solemn exit will take place … Rinara, who still decided to return. And those who did not take away and did not sell all its equipment in parting, rewarded for their trusting. Rinara even took pegs with her, and exactly two. Brilliant insight, is it not true?
Note: Rinara during the absence changes into his original outfit. So if you managed to get something better for her, do not forget to give an order to change the wardrobe. Because it will be hot now!
And behind the coffins now the finally deceased Latashi and her husband awaits us an altar, “locked” to the castle. The riddle in English is not localized. They ask us what annoys us and what kills. We are vampires, the answer, therefore, Garlicsunlight.
Conspiracy in the conspiracy
And now the portal opens – directly to visit the head of the night masks, to the faceless.
Orbach , The highest vampire, he is a faceless or night king, the head of masks, sits on his throne. He, in general, does not even mind riding you from the mask, giving another, harmless … If you enter his close friendly circle of anonymous bloodsuckers.
On the shadow side
And if you still accept Orbach's invitation? And become a vampire? Well, then you will have to put an end to all your comrades – except perhaps the Mundiids, if you have already bowed him to the path of evil.
And after that, again, you will personally end Altama, take the map from her body and achieve the abyon claws in their lair. Instead of https://nongamstop-casino.co.uk/ satellites, you will be given several vampires to help, however, they will not allow them to command them. Try, however, they cannot be lost in small brawls, they will be very useful in the final.
On the way there will be a nuisance in the form of fluid water; As you know, vampires cannot cross it under any kind. But the abyss nearby is easily! You just need to turn into a bat.
The door of the claws is smeared with garlic. Disgusting; But if you were a sorcerer or priest during your life and have a strong will, then do it. And if not, then subjugate the gateway to yourself, and let it scrap the garlic herself.
And now – the last fight. But not with the Zimen, she was driven away, but from the tashen. It is much more complicated than in the "good" version, because vampires are still inferior to your original companions. But if you subjugate a couple of killers, everything will go like clockwork.
Then it remains only to decide on which group you prefer to celebrate the victory.
But after us the same portal passes … Eben claws, which are also torn to the throat of the night king. Well, another fight on three sides!
Having laid the whole audience (it is worth starting with claws, the benefit of them is easy to disable something like ice storms), we will follow the Orbach bedroom, where his coffin stands between two magnificent sculptures.
Well, wise men, again did not take aspen with them?
However, near the edges from the coffin – there are two candelabra; you can break any of them and make a stake. Surprisingly, if Orbach really holds aspen in the immediate vicinity of the coffin. Why would it be?
We stick a stake … And then a lady appears, very familiar to one of us. Tasha, the missing lover of Manteids. It was she who “invented everything” and tried to set us on Orbach. And now ..
And now she will have to make sure that she forgot one detail of the plan: how to eliminate us later. Extremely imprudent from her.
But one is wrongful: we did not get rid of the curse!
We are perplexed to the portal … And then we see the banners, the ghost of the dead priestess Elanders , She demands to put on a mask and "follow the trail". Well, let's go!
Ghosts constantly follow in the mask and bite painfully, but it is impossible to shoot it yet. Behind the portal through the slots of the mask, you can see that one of the statues is the portal in the Andergate. We teleport – and the further road will show us the luminous white traces that lead … right into a large pile of garbage.
On the other side – a huge farm: here vampires grow people on their blood, artificially forcing babies to grow rapidly. I even frankly sick of Rinaru is frankly.
Having dealt with the vampires, we come to the gate that the Knight of the Death of Sir Overheating. Former lover of the former Elandra.
This is the moment of truth: did we care well about Mantids? Because if so, he will cause overheating to a duel and, if he wins, will again become a paladin. And his sword will become a sacred sword! But this turns out, to put it mildly, not always, even if you tried to spare his feelings and moved the ex-pauline along the path of good.
And if it doesn’t work out … Then everything will be much more complicated.
To cope with overheating and its skeletons is not a problem, as well as with the spirit of Elandra; She called you to rest her. But after that, the same lady appears that lured you to the holes under the guise of hryvnia; And this is already really difficult. It turns out that she "invented everything"!
She is her name Zimen – turns into a devil and calls for help a couple of Erinius; Erinius must be exterminated immediately, otherwise their spells will be ruined by all raspberries. Then you need to apply very quickly to at least the protagonist and Charissa protection from the elements – the Devil will rush with meteorite rains. And then…
To most ordinary weapons, even magical, Zimen is indifferent. Exception – Holy Sword of the Paladin. They say that silver still helps, but I somehow did not notice it. Charissa in this battle to treat, treat and treat again, although heavenly fire can also damage the creature (not with heat, but divine energy).
It’s not easy with spells. Fire, acid, cold – this is all for her no matter. However, she still did not provide for something. Remember, I advised the magician to take the sphere of sound? This spell does not give a saving clock (although they need to get), but Zimen does not have immunity to sound energy. And a few well -aimed shots can be finished off a stubborn creature without any holy swords.
Alternative? Divine power. Acid and magic arrow sometimes scratch the Zimen, but you can’t rely on them. Well, just a critical blow with a weapon sometimes gives damage. I'm afraid that of the popular it is all.
And when the carcass of the devil falls, one more “invented” appears. But too late: Dawn is coming!
Something about Mr. Orbach
Mr. Orbach is a big celebrity in forgotten kingdoms.
The fact is that once lived and there was a sorcerer by name Manshun , The great master of intrigue and warlock, the inventor of several rather vile spells and, most importantly, the creator of the most famous "villainous" organization Toril – Goltarimov. If you wandered a lot of forgotten kingdoms, you probably already met a peel. For example:
- Baldur’s Gate has two agent Goltarimi – sorceress Kszar and a semi -sorceress Montaron, ready to join you.
- In Pools of Darkness (and a little in Curse of Azure Bonds), sheltarim will meet as opponents.
- And in Gateway to the Savage Frontier they will have to exterminate them in a fair amount.
However, the song is not about them, but about Manshun, whom one of his ally hazed one day. However, Manshun managed to take advantage of the marvelous spell “Clone” many, many times and therefore remained in the world. Actually there were 10-15 of them, but most were still destroyed.
And three remains.
One accepted the name "Manshun" and returned to Goltarim (and was accepted by them). According to some reports, we could see at Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of Underdark, because he became friends with a crazy robus. But the third shifted the previous night king, took his place and accepted the name Orbach.
So before us is not an ordinary bloodsucker. And a copy of one of the greatest villains of all that.
And now – carefully, spoiler. For those who have already reached the end of the game.
Why do you think it ends so strangely? We have so gloriously killed Mr. Orbach?
And the reason is very simple. Since Orbach is a prominent figure of forgotten kingdoms, no one has the right to kill him without a direct “shooting license” from Wizards of the Coast! So, willy-nilly had to revive! So this is not an “open ending”, hit the continuation – but just a tribute to the severe need.
You just think … if, say, we will decide to make a game in which Napoleon will be killed at the age of 18, or Fanny Kaplan will fall into the heart of Lenin, or, say, in a timely man will die of Che Guevara-no one will say the words of the evil. Our fantasy is our right. The latest attempts at the court case on this occasion were, in my opinion, against Dumas-father. And with the character of the "famous world"-the bottom, even on the rights of "free imagination". Well, what am I not an opponent of copyright, but sometimes willy-nilly will doubt in the right sense of our rules.
