Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II

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In this, the sixth indispensable travel guide by Volothamp Geddarm, famed traveler of the Realms, the wonders of the mysterious South are laid bare for all to see. Adventurers seeking their fortunes in the lands made famous by the Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn computer game will find all the dangers and treasures this rich territory has to offer. And as always, the finest establishments on the gold coasts of Amn and Tethyr are rated with the handy coin, pipe, and tankard system.

Learn:

Where in Athkatla you can speak with a painting.
Why wizards keep turning up dead in Hallowturrets House.
How one guildmaster can ship goods across the city in total secrecy.
Whose jeweled bird can deliver secret recorded messages.
What treasures are guarded by reefs and sahuagin near Hook Isle.
When to experience the full splendor of the Dome of the Rose.

Suitable for all levels of play.

Special note: This edition of Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, intended for travelers from beyond the borders of Faerûn, contains notes and commentary by the famous archmage and sage, Elminster.

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Index[]

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Characters[]

Alathallgo Gathalynker • Albaerlus Gudelmer • Alemander I • Allain Kevanarial • Alzarro Rumnthorygh • Amandrala • Amaerathae Hawkyns • Amaerel • Amlaruil Moonflower • Angar Axeson • Annadas Athlo • Ardogh Stonegrip • Ardreth Ulnshoor • Arilyn Moonblade • Arisrathra Baerlbohun • Arlathan (person) • Asavir • Aulimmer Morgan • Azoun Obarskyr IV • Baerindar Baerlbohun • Bhaeren Huldinarr • Bordovan • Braetha Sturnshon • Buckaladar Flagonsrich • Bunlap • Buttorwyr • Calathalureene • Chalavon Narthiir • Charethra Sturnshon • Cloedraen Baerlbohun • Coram III • Craethra Shardinest • Crimson Tread • Dalagar • Darastiir Thalongal • Darsarl Rastable • Dazaratha • Delric • Derezdreene • Dhanar Parhek • Dinos Akhmelere • Drestan • Drustin Hawkyns • Durthchas Baerlbohun • Ears • Elminster Aumar • Errilam I • Farlorea Snowcastle • Flaerdigus • Flindarl Alaekynjack • Galonquil Hawkyns • Gevaal Tylemn • Gordrith Snowcastle • Haelume • Haladso • Halden Bellovar • Halvaruth Feirn • Hathem Gedlaera • Havilos Thrunn • Haedrak II • Hestroone Sturnshon • Hlargrim Sturnshon • Hoathur Dareiel • Inselm Hhune • Irvyth Dlunburr • Iylandra Gudelmer • Ildabar Toaketh • Illuse Nantennebra • Isker Lhavanas • Jaeraevyn Baerlbohun • Jalasra Fourwynds • Jalith • Jaranatha Rylivvin • Jared Blevyn • Jessyleia • Jaxom Lester • Jedro Broamyr • Jordy Gallum • Julda • Kalaeria Sturnshon • Kalmin Ithal • Kardeera Alaekynjack • Kelmarindar Oth • Kralbert Dightmaer • Khalid (pasha) • Khollynnus Paac • Klarynda Ballasdreia • Kymer • Lawantha Blackthorn • Loosetongue • Maerae • Maeragha Olgarlar • Majal • Malareetha Narindryn • Mallin • Marimmal Theer • Meerdaun Jhavalanko • Menaam Mehtodi • Mhaviklo Nathalar • Mirt • Mirthal Aendryr • Moraeda Dawnduth • Naebrulae Athtrilan • Nhalbert Taluth • Nilethon Ardree • Nilunele Gudelmer • Nithimra Hawkyns • Old Skratha • Olondar Rajarn • Olltolivar Baerlbohun • Orgoth Vymmar • Ornshagaun Trillis • Othlo • Orgoth Vymmar • Phonchandas Baerlbohun • Piiclar • Priam (Tethyr) • Purdynkul Baerlbohun • Quaerthara Gudelmer • Raervo Arklen • Raeveshara Gudelmer • Rathradauna • Raulivan Torthtra • Rezifo • Rhaligo Terntevven • Sarnil Atheon • Sarnjack Hlaever • Sarvo Droostan • Sasrelintar Myrtel • Shadazzryl Chalraeva • Shalmatrita Baerlbohun • Sharanree Korun • Shulla Barandai • Sklaerh Tholone • Spendimmer the Rightful Sea King of Waterdeep • St. Domin • Staernel Thonok • Starnar • Strohm V • Sulrajack • Sybille the Great • Tallar Goldhelm • Tanar Keelson • Tarathae Deluskar • Tardeth Llanistaph • Thard Star • Thaddin Dawnhunter • Thammas Thoul • Tholondor Ivryn • Thuala Benflaeve • Torgrym Hawkyns • Treespeaker Rhothomir • Tristel • Ulden Stargath • Uncrimmon • Unsible Baerlbohun • Vaermaer • Valivaert Melormedon • Valys • Velrack Worthgar • Volothamp Geddarm • Vyshan • Whettimn • Witch of Glavvim • Zaranda Star • Zarghar • Zoastria

Creatures[]

ant • banshee • barbfish • bat • beholder • bite-gnat • blue dragon • bluefin • boar • bookworm • brownie • brownscale • bugbear • burdolin • cat • catfish • clam • centaur • chicken • crab • deepspawn • dryad • dew-worm • dog (wardog • wild dog) • dolphin • doppelganger • dragon • dragon turtle • drow • duck • dwarf • eel • elephant • elf • faun • firedrake • fish • flea • fomorian • gargoyle • ghost • giant bat • giant eagle • giant spider • giant squid • gnoll • gnome • goat • goblin • goose • griffon • grouse • half-elf • half-orc • halfling • hare • harpy • helmed horror • herring • lobster • horse • hydra • illithid • leech • leucrotta • lycanthrope • mermaid • mimic • mind flayer • mouse • mudfrog • mussel • ogre • orc • owlbear • ox • oyster • peryton • pheasant • pig • pixie • poltergeist • prawn • quail • rat • sahuagin • salmon • satyr • sea gull • seal • shark • sheep • shovelbill • silverfin • silverwink minnow • skeleton • snail • snake • silverback • spider • spirit naga • sprite • squid • stingfly • stone golem • swanmay • swiftwing • tanar'ri • tarrasque • tick • treant • troll • turkey • turtle • unicorn • watchghost • water dragon • wild elf • will-o'-wisp • wolf • wraith • wyvern • zombie

Events[]

Dryad Dance • Ithal Slaughter
Conflicts: Battle of the Burning
Realms-Shaking Events: Ten Black Days of Eleint
Wars: Reclamation Wars

Locations[]

Bodies of Water

Bays: Bay of Skulls • Burnt Bones Cove • Dragon's Teeth Lagoon • Firedrake Bay • Tarseth Bay
Lakes: Lake Esmel • Lake Weng • Nebulae Pool
Rivers: Alandor River • Asavir's Channel • Calathalureenteir • Hawkwing's Brook • Imnestream • River Esmel • River Ith • River Specie
Seas: Sea of Fallen Stars • Sea of Swords • Shining Sea • The Gullet • The Race

Buildings

Businesses: A Kiss Across the Table • Black Boat • Blevynsoar House • Brundith Fine Furnishings • Diamond Dragon • Fallenstar Fine Gems • Madame Iitaar • Myrtel's Stargirt Wonders • Nelvoulyn's • Pride of Athkatla • Pyllam Shipyards • Redcloak Trading • Sarango's • Seven Songs Importing • Shadowgates House • Silkstone Fashions • Starnir's Pool of Jewels • Steeleye's Armory and Smithy • Taluth's Shrewd Flight • The House of the Brightest Star • The Temple Bell • Tordraken • Uncrimmon's Trophies & Sundries • Zarmshield's
Inns: Den of the Seven Vales • Dryad's Dreams • Gundercove • Morgan's Inn • Oak-Father's Boon • Owlroost Head Inn • Rumnthorygh's Welcoming House • Stag Triumphant • Stargath House • Starnar's Cozy Cove Rest • The Battlescarred Bard • Tulmene's Tower • Wallside
Residences: Aldinus • Baerlbohun House • Baerlbohun Towers • Blackthorn Manor • Carlsmere • Cloakspell Tower • Crimmordown Turrets • Dancing Dolphins House • Faerntarn • Hallowturrets House • Honorguard House • Manor Atheon • Manor Dargree • Manor Presmer • Manor Tharamon • Staerngates • Tankardstall Hall
Schools: Monastery of St. Domin • Newleaf House • School of Wonder
Taverns: Adamantine Mug • Belbuck's Barrel • Black Frog • Blackthorn's Brew • Bordryn's Bucket • Copper Coronet • Drover’s Last Drink • Fast Sails • Figureheadless • Five Daggers • Five Flagons • Harfin Draether • Jessyleia's Drinking Jack • Sail at Sunset • The Black Sheaf • Walking Out to Meet the Dragon • Yardarm
Temples: Archdruid's Grove • Dolphin's Leap • Dome of the Rose • Home of the Stalwarts • Moonhall • Saint Cabram's Missionary • Shipsgrave Tower • Twin Towers of the Eternal Eclipse • Wavelord's House

Countries: Amn • Andlath • Calimshan • Cormyr • Evermeet • Impiltur • Shanatar • Tashalar • Tethyr • Turmish • Var the Golden • Vilhon Reach • Zazesspur
Forests: Downdragon Rise • Forest of Mir • Forest of Tethir • Mhair • Mytharan Woods • Old Oak Dell • Talltrees • The Shield • The Stoneblade • Zoastria's Stand
Plains: Zehoarast
Hills: Captain's Cliff • Horn Cliffs • Ommlur Hills • Owlroost Head (hill) • Umar Hills • Widow's Hill
Mountains: Cloud Peaks • Small Teeth • Starspires
Islands: Arlathan (island) • Borammur • Hook Isle • Iyritrastrul • Lantan • Nelanther Isles • Nemessor • Nimbral • Raking Rocks • The Tusks
Landmarks: Black Tomb of the Corsair • Cayr Thalwood • Cairn Wheel • Council Glade • Council House • Crown Aflame • Drovers' Field • Dunstul's Pump • Flamewater Fountain • Grainhouse • Great Griffon • Great Oak • Hunter's Tree • Kalmin's Grove • Khalid's Wall • Moonglade • Seirystrum • Society of the Lost Ingot • Swanmay's Glade • The Eight's Tree • The King's Tree • The Pixies' Glen • Waukeen's Promenade
Gates: Alandamer's Gate • Chain-Gate • Cold Dolor Gate • Heroes' Gate • Julkoon Gate • Meirtyn Gate • Oloemandur Gate • Sea Gate (Velen) • Sea-Gates • Sparandar Gate
Regions: Cape Velen • Chult • Dragon's Head Peninsula • Dragon's Neck Peninsula • Dragon's Teeth • Durmista • Eastern Highlands • Elemetar • Firedrake (county) • Firedrake Shores • Fyraven • Greenshores • Kargrove • Kirgrove • Netheril • Noromath • Shining Plains • Spellshire • Starspur • Suldell • Suretmarch • Swordbelt • Sword Coast • the Bite
Roads: Aundle's Walk • Carldeir Lane • Druids' Drive • Fallowfern Lane • Firedrake Road • Godsmoot • Imnescourse • Lake Way • Meir Lane • Oblade Street • Old Velmene Road • Orc Road • Prince Piiclar's Road • Rimmon's Lane • Riptide Walk • River Road (Amn) • Sairnor Street • Sarlannus Street • Sarnsar Street • Scrimshaw Lane • Seven Cuts Court • Street of Seven Altars • Sundown Street • Tethir Road • Thalwood trail • Trade Way
Settlements: Alaghôn • Amnwater • Arnise Hold • Athkatla • Baldur's Gate • Brost • Bormton • Calimport • Candlekeep • Coppercloak • Crimmor • Dorth • Eshpurta • Esmeltaran • Forngal's Fish • Imnescar • Imnesvale (town) • Ioma • Jhaansciim • Kalathtyr • Kirgard • Larungyr • Lheshayl • Monguldarath • Mosstone • Murann • Myratma • Myth Rhynn • Nacnarldar • Noanarr's Hold • Neverwinter • Ormath • Port Kir • Purskul • Rock Orchard • Skaug • Scornubel • Suldanessellar • Suzail • Toaketh • Tomb City of Keltormir • Treetrith • Tharsult • Trademeet • Tulmene • Valtreth • Velen • Viperstone • Vulgath's Draw • Waterdeep
Districts: Bridge District • Center District • Gem District • Grave District • Guards District • River District • sewers • Athkatla/Scepter District • Temple District • Trades District • Wave District
Valleys: Imnesvale (vale)
Other: Acoval's Cove • Banshee's Point • Parlek's Folly

Magic[]

Spells: detect magic • faerie fire • feeblemind • firequench • glowspell • ironguard • magic missile • neverwither • shape wood • slowcreep heal • suggestion • teleport • wraithform
Items: crystal ball • medallion of ESP • Purple Keys • ring of spell storing • rope of entanglement • sparkle-stone • spellbook • Strohmblade • Thorncall • wand of knock • Wyrmskull Throne
Potions: antidote • love potion • sleeping potion
Weapons: Arilyn's moonblade • everbright • flying dagger • wand of knock • wand of paralyzation
Other: gate • mythal

Organizations[]

Clan Garloth • Distillers' Guild • Elmanesse • Ghost Patrol • Guild of Fishmongers and Fishermen • Harrur • Killing Wave • Peace Patrol • Redgloves • Shadow Thieves • Stalwart Knights • Talvadarists
Adventuring Companies: Company of Eight • Fallowgar's Furies • Granary Workers' Guild of Purskul and Outlying Villages • Knights of the Shore • Men of the Swift Arrow • Striking Talons of Memnon • Swords of the Black Opal
Civic Organizations: Brightblades • Crimmor Guard • Knights of the Shield
Dynasties: Parhek Dynasty • Rhindaun Dynasty • Strohm Dynasty
Families: Alibakkar • Argrim • Arklen • Arnise • Baerlbohun • Blackthorn • Bruthaer • Chainstone • Coprith • Crimmor (family) • Flagonsrich • Flamaerdown • Gathalynker • Hardsharn • Hawkyns • Suldusk • Talltankard • Tharauder • Thonok • Tribe Nacnar • Vymmar • Zhanye
Political Organizations: Council of Six • Court of Tethyr • Gauntlet (Herald) • Red Wizards of Thay
Spellcasting Organizations: Becloaked • Cowled Wizards • War Wizards
Spy Organizations: Harpers • Many-Fanged Serpent

Religions[]

Azuth • Chauntea • Eldath • Gond • Helm • Ilmater • Lathander • Mystra • Rillifane Rallathil • Savras • Selûne • Shaundakul • Silvanus • Sune • Tymora • Umberlee • Valkur • Waukeen

Miscellaneous[]

Art & Literature

And So They Met the Gargoyle • Endless Fall • Seven Dancers • Terrible Tale of Talvadar the Merchant • The Gilded Unicorn • The Shattered Throne Tumbles • Talking Painting • Volo's Guide to All Things Magical

Clothing

apron • boots • breeches • codpiece • gown • hose• prosthetic (pegleg) • tunic • wig

Food & Drink

Alandor eels • Almost A-Wing • apple • apricot • asparagus • bacon • bacon tart • barley • beef • biscuit • black bean • blackbread • blueberry • boar dumplings • bowl of hares • bread • breaded squid • buttered lake crabs • cabbage • calf's liver • canned fish • carrot • carrot and ginger soup • celery • charthoor lettuce • cheese • cheesebread • chicken liver • chicken pie • chopforest • clam tart • cloaks (food) • corn • cream • cream of watercress • crispbread • crisp-roasted duck • cucumber • currant • date • dumpling • eel tart • eggbread • egg platter • Emerald Chicken • firecake • fishhead soup • fishpaste • flatbread • From the Fields • fried bones salad • fried potato slicks • frybread • hack • goat cheese • grilled chicken • grilled lamb • grilled leek • ham • hand-bun • hand loaf • handsun • hog stew • honey • hot-bun • jelly (food) • lamb kidney • lamb shank • Lastbowl • leek • lemon • lime • mallowfern • mango • many-berry tart • melon pie • mintjuice mash • mustard • Nantennebra spicy fish stew • olive • olive oil crust pie • omelet • onion • ornabra • palm-gold • parsnip • peach • pear • pepper • pheasant pie • pickle • pie • plate-of-gold • Plate of Silver • pork • potato • potato stew • Pride of Velen • Purskul Platter • quail pie • radish • raspberry • rhubarb • rice • sark • sausage • seabird tart • Secret of the Trees • Sixroots Salad • smoked beef • smoked fish tart • smoked jaws • sour cream • stuffed chicken • stuffed giant squid • stag triumphant (food) • sunsplash • sugar • sugar-cookie • snake soup • spice • Sweelfire Ice • tamarind ball • tart • Tonguelash • turkey broth • turtleback soup • vegetable broth • warriors' head • Welcome Soup • Wealdathar • wine sausage • yam

Beverages: ale • beer • berry wine • blackroot beer • Blue Flagon • brandy • cider • Dagger in the Fire • Dragonfire (sherry) • Dragontail • elverquisst • mint wine • Old Logrin Stout • port • Red Wyrm Ale • Saravva • sherry • tea • Uldar • wine • zzar
Herbs & Spices: basil • chive • cinnamon • clove • garlic • ginger • mallow • mint • parsley • rosemary • sea salt

Gemstones

diamond • moonstone • onyx • opal • pearl • ruby • sapphire

Items

anchor • bell • bowstring • bucket • candle • coffer • coffin • coverlet • ewer • figurehead • flour-globe • gong • hammock • holy symbol • lantern • lobster trap • lock • mirror • net • quiver • saddle • slorm-lantern • tarpaulin • warhorn

Materials

basalt • canvas • clay • copper • electrum • flagstone • gold • gravel • leather • linen • marble • obsidian • salt • silk • silver • sulfur • velvet

Professions

alchemist • minstrel • moneylender• silks dancer

Substances

dung • olive oil • perfume • sleep-poison • spirit naga venom • smokepowder • snake venom • vinegar • wax • whale oil

Terminology

chef • monastery • Noldonar

Titles

pasha

Currency

danter • roldon

Vegetation

almond • blueleaf • daisy • duskwood • endive • glow-fungi • ground-flower • ivy • moss • oak • rotfungus • shadowtop • tamarind • toadstool • walnut

Vessels

barge • palanquin • pleasure-barge • skiff

Ships: Last Lost Veil

Weapons: ballista • blowdart • catapult • knife (Toaketh knife)
Years: 230 DR • 239 DR • 1021 DR • 1277 DR • 1312 DR • 1235 DR • 1241 DR • 1267 DR • 1276 DR • 1360 DR • 1361 DR • 1364 DR • 1364 DR
Other: blast-horn • corset • hookfingers • Interregnum Tribunal • Leavetaking • revel-mask • Shieldmeet • tattoo • Ten Black Days • The Waiting • Vigil • whirlglow • wig • zombie ball

Volo's Guides
The New Adventures of Volo • Volo's Guide • Volo's Guide to Waterdeep • Volo's Guide to the North • Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast • Volo's Guide to Cormyr • Volo's Guide to the Dalelands • Volo's Guide to All Things Magical • *Volo's Guide to BALDUR'S GATE II* • Volo's Guide to Monsters