Friendly Arm

The Friendly Arm is a walled hamlet on the Coast Way between Baldur's Gate and the town of Beregost. The most prominent building is the stone keep which houses the titular inn. Apart from the inn the wall surrounds a temple, a handful of houses, and stables.

The keep was once the stronghold of an evil cleric of Bhaal, but the gnome Bentley Mirrorshade and his adventuring party, including his wife Gellana, cleaned out the keep and renovated it. The Friendly Arm is now a safe haven for travellers.

At the Friendly Arm peace is secured by both the guards, who insist an leaving all weapons at the gate and that wizards and priests tie one thumb to their belt, a practice which has spilled over to fighting Monks as well.

Inns

 * The Friendly Arm : The inn, run by Bently Mirrorshade, is a popular stop for people travelling on the Coast Road. The rooms are airy, the food is good and everything is clean. The barmaids are rumoured to be iron golems camouflaged as women by illusionary means.

Temples

 * The Temple of Wisdom : A house of worship dedicated to the gnomish god Garl Glittergold.  It is a low building with its interior walls decorated with gems and gold nuggets.

In Baldur's Gate
The Friendly Arm is visited early in the game and is the place were the player can team up with Jaheira and Khalid. It is also here that the Golden Pantaloons are acquired.

In the Baldur's Gate novelization the inn is consistently and incorrectly referred to as the "Friendly Arms Inn".