Neb

Neb was a crazy gnome/Dwarfs serial killer and thief in Baldur's Gate and after in Athkatla in Amn.

History
Neb was an assassin and a thief in Baldur's Gate until he was caught by the Flaming Fist; in prison he met the Gorion's Ward, at that time also in the same cell; Neb helped to escape the Gorion's Ward after he solved his riddle. After the escape Neb traveled to Athkatla where he was involved in the theft of some illithium from the merchant Unger Hilldark. Unger however employed Gorion's Ward for solve the case; the Gorion's Ward retrieved the illithium

Gameplay
When approached, Evil characters can agree to trade Neb's life for the Illithium, but if Minsc or Jaheira are present in the party, then they recognize Neb as a child murderer from Baldur's Gate and force a confrontation.

Behind the Scenes
It is unclear what species Neb actually is; the first game implies he is a gnome, but in the second game, it alternately refers to him as a gnome and as a dwarf; Ungar Hilldark describes him as "looking like a hill dwarf" and his severed head is stated as coming from "Neb the dwarf", but he uses a gnome sprite and voiceclips, and is referred to as a gnome in the journal and by the government officials to whom his head is delivered.

Connections
Mae'Var