Friendly Arm

The Friendly Arm Inn is a walled hamlet on the Coast Way between Baldur's Gate and the town of Beregost.

History
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 Mirrorshade cleaned out the keep and renovated it. The Friendly Arm is now a safe haven for travellers.

Interior
The most prominent building around the hamlet is the stone keep which houses the titular inn, which is run by Bently Mirrorshade. This establishment 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. Apart from the inn, the wall surrounds a temple, a handful of houses, and stables.

Atmosphere
At the Friendly Arm Inn, peace is secured by the guards, who insist on all weapons left at the gate and all wizards and clerics tie one thumb to their belts; a practice which has spilled over to fighting monks as well.

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".