Cloakwood Druids

The Third Cloakwood area, AR 1600, is also known as Druid Forest.

After Second Cloakwood, this area feels positively idyllic. Wildlife encounters are few and non-venomous, and rest is mostly uninterrupted.

Enemies: Dread Wolves, Brown Bears, Wolves, Cave Bears, Tasloi

The Shadow Druid faction is opposed to Jaheira's faction, and Shadow Druids will be hostile if she is in the group - even their leader, Archdruid Amarande. If Jaheira is in your party, you may only speak to Eldoth, Laskal and Faldorn without being attacked on sight.


 * Eldoth is on the near (S) side of the river at 3180, 3490. He offers the Eldoth and Skie side quest if you invite him into your party.


 * Laskal 3345, 2130, claims to have a message for the Iron Throne, and asks if the party represents the Iron Throne. If you proclaim that you are the enemies of the Iron Throne, Laskal identifies his faction as Shadow Druids and gives the party an Invulnerability Potion. Laskal and Izefia at 1985, 1535, warn of the Iron Throne and the wyvern breeder, respectively. Although the quest is to seek the Iron Throne, there is no option to say that; it is not a stretch to say that the party is hunting bandits, and this works well in both cases.


 * Takiyah reiterates his fellows' estimation that other Shadow Druids will support the party's actions, but advises that the party take Faldorn along with them, both as aid and a chaperone to oversee the party's actions. Faldorn will do no such thing, of course, should the party take her on; she has no more power over party actions than any other companion.


 * Faldorn is at the Stone Circle at 640, 2885. Inviting her into the party grants the side quest A Hidden Base in the Cloakwood.


 * Druid Tower at 850, 2115. A giant tree hollowed out and added to, to fashion a tower fortress. The Shadow Druid's Archdruid Amarande will see you; again, tell him that you hunt bandits and he informs the party of the Bandit Mines to the East. Minor loot to burgle here. Amarande himself has nothing in his pockets.


 * Peter of the North, 240 XP, at 2320, 920, in a cave with two Baby Wyverns each 450 XP