Leaving the island

Leaving the Island is an optional sub-quest in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and its Enhanced Edition. It is a optional follow-up quest to Escaping the asylum.

This quest begins once the party has seen off Jon Irenicus from Spellhold and talked to Saemon Havarian; it is activated by going to The Vulgar Monkey to speak to him further instead of simply taking the portal to the Underdark from Spellhold.

Upon arriving at the Vulgar Monkey, Saemon will explain how his ship has been confiscated by Desharik, and how the party needs to steal a Pirate Horn from Cayla, Desharik's mistress as part of a plan to steal the Pirate Lord's own ship and flee the island.

Cayla's house is in the southwest of Brynnlaw. A stealthy character can pluck the Pirate Horn and a Rogue Stone from the table, as well as a cheap Silver Ring from the nearby container. If they are detected, Cayla will summon several Pirates and flee.

The party then heads to the quay at the southeast of the city. Desharik will arrive, and set several pirates on the party, whom must be defeated before Saemon can cast off. As they hit the open seas, the party receives 20,000 Quest EXP and the Silver Blade, which Saemon will insist that Gorion's Ward takes...

Because it's part of a holy relic of the githyanki. A band of the astral-dwelling warriors will teleport onto the ship, and demand bloodshed for the theft of their Silver Blade. Saemon will teleport away, leaving the party to fight the githyanki, until suddenly the ship begins sinking. Bands of sahuagin will sweep onto the deck and carry the party down into the deep, transporting them to the Underwater City and beginning the quest End the Sahuagin Civil War.