Help Korgan Recover the Book of Kaza

Don't tarry too long before completing this quest lest Korgan leaves. This is Korgan's companion quest in Shadows of Amn campaign.

Recruiting Korgan
Talk with the dwarf in Copper Coronet near Surly and listen to his tale. He wants to break into a crypt and steal a book found within. This book will then be sold to a book dealer for a great profit. Agree to his proposal and let him join you. To the graveyard!

The tomb raiders
There are three entrances to this graveyard all leading to Lower Tombs but we'll enter from the pyramid-shaped tomb to the west.

One of the pots to your right has a Mislead spell, be ware of the traps along the passage, grab some Wooden Stakes from the chests and keep them for future use.

Going right you'll have to contend with spiders and ettercaps. Inside the spider cave we'll encounter Pai'Na, and to its south is the crypt we want. (x 2750 y 3250)

This is a large Egyptian looking chamber, with a figure of a woman on the floor (who is trapped, two on the eyes, one on the necklace and another on the hand). Also, when you step on a certain spot, all the doors fling open and release many nasty undead. These guys will drain your levels, stats, or disease you.

Proceed to a fork, go right (traps!) and click on the coffin at (x 815 y 1325), this releases its occupant who doesn't like you and has a spiffy spear on it. Further right is Neveziah who's involved in Edwin's companion quest.

Back at the fork, this time go south (traps!), Korgan will notice the tomb is looted (11,250 exp) upon entering the south most room, after killing the undead, he'll want to hurry to the Temple District to the home of the Book Dealer.

The good old friends
Go to Pimlico Estate (just past the Temple of Lathander). As you approach, Korgan tells you that the place has been looted (you took too long, even if you came right here that was too long!). Go inside, take Korgan into the bedroom and he'll mention that this looks like the work of Shagbag, who can probably be found on the roof of the Copper Coronet (8750 exp). To the Slums!

The stairs that lead to the roof are at (x 1530 y 2815), you'll find Shagbag and his party (5000 exp), leave Korgan out of their sight so that you can prepare some nasty traps for an inevitable fight, search Shagbag's corpse to find The Book of Kaza which can then sold for money.

Sources & references

 * Baldur's Gate II Walkthrough by Dan Simpson