Cordyr and the Sirines

Cordyr and the Sirines
Quest
Type	Side quest
Missable	Yes - Cordyr is inside his locked house
Requirements
Chapter	Five
Other Requirements	Reputation < 15
Locations and People
Area	South Baldur's Gate (Cordyr's Home) Lighthouse
People Involved	Cordyr Sil
Rewards
Reputation	+1 Baldur's Gate (1998) This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate campaign.
Reputation	+1 Baldur's Gate (1998) This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate campaign.
Experience
Group	1,000
Rewards	Scroll of Flame Arrow – or – Scroll of Haste

Cordyr and the Sirines is a side quest, obtainable during Chapter Five of Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition by parties whose reputation isn't firmly set as "heroic".

Acquisition

Entering Cordyr's Home in south Baldur's Gate and talking to him while the party's reputation is below fifteen, will let Cordyr tell his story of some sirines who tried to move into his fishing grounds and sank his boat. Due to his mixed feelings about such beautiful creatures, Cordyr actually doesn't give any task – he only tells of a nuisance.

Note: This quest can be acquired whenever the reputation condition is met – it's not a one-time check. Not meeting the requirement, will let Cordyr only greet the party friendly, but he can be talked to again later with a lower reputation to get the quest.

“	A fisherman named Cordyr tells of a pair of sirines in his fishing grounds, near where the Cloud Peaks meet the sea.	”
— Journal

Walkthrough

Cordyr's fishing grounds are located to the south of Baldur's Gate, down the Sword Coast, near an abandoned lighthouse at the shore of the northern peninsula; the cave of Black Alaric can be found here, too.

When approaching the beach and the cave, not only a "pair of" sirines will be encountered: a third one, Sil, lays claim to the area as home for her tribe and does not allow trespassing. They will attack the party.

Note: The fight could be avoided by charming Sil, but her death is necessary to complete this quest – there's no peaceful solution.

Speaking again to Cordyr after Sil's death, he will reward the deed – still with mixed feelings, and admitting that he did not believe the party would survive this.

Note: It doesn't matter when Sil has died: in most cases the lighthouse will already have been visited earlier in the game when finally arriving at the Gate in Chapter Five – simply talking to Cordyr twice then will suffice to solve the quest.

Reward

The actual reward, given by Cordyr, depends again on the party's reputation when turning the quest in and on the game's edition:

Reputation 8 or above

Scroll of Haste Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (2012) This icon indicates content from the Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition campaign. 1,000 XP

“ Thanks for your help. It's a dirty deed but it's the cost of civilization, isn't it? Here, take this haste scroll as payment. ” — Cordyr

Reputation 7 or below

Scroll of Flame Arrow 1,000 XP Baldur's Gate (1998) This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate campaign. Reputation +1

“ You did it, huh? I've got to admit you have a steelier heart than I'd ever want. Here, take this flame arrow scroll. ” — Cordyr

Journal

“	Glad that I dealt with the sirines encroaching on Cordyr's fishing grounds, the fisherman rewarded me with a magic scroll.	”
— Journal

Notes

• The spell scroll not rewarded can be pickpocketed from Cordyr. In fact, both scrolls can be obtained this way, even if the quest is not solved.