Find Gorion

Find Gorion
Gorion, waiting on the steps to the library
Quest
Type	Main quest
Requirements
Chapter	Prologue
Locations and People
Area	Candlekeep Lion's Way (end)
People Involved	Gorion
Relations
Followed by	Go to the Friendly Arm Inn
Other information
Appears in	BG:EE

Find Gorion is the protagonist's very first task, obtained directly after character generation and the Prologue intro to the Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition. It appears under Important Events in the journal's quest tab.

“	Gorion, my foster father, has informed me that we must immediately leave Candlekeep and set out on a journey. He has given me some gold, and I must purchase supplies for the road, including weapons and armor.	”
— Journal: Important Events

Walkthrough

Note: Though without a dedicated journal entry in the original Baldur's Gate, the content of the quest, and thus the walkthrough, applies to both editions.

It's advisable not to follow the journal's instructions as the first step. Exploring the keep, visiting every accessible building and speaking with each inhabitant will yield more gold to spend and various melee weapons, among other stuff, by e.g. taking from chests and barrels or by solving a number of quests.

Note: Bringing Dreppin the antidote for his cow, which hasn't a material reward to consider, however, has a different comment from him if the speaker is already equipped with either chain or splint mail.

Gorion can be found waiting on the steps to the sealed Candlekeep Library, on the building's southeastern walls. When spoken to, he urges his foster child to get ready to leave, "for there is no time to tarry!" The answers he gives if asked for reasons or advice are obscure, and "you should know yourself well enough to purchase the gear you need […] so hurry off to the inn and speak with Winthrop."

Note: If you still need advice, read the Prologue.

When finally "ready to go," Gorion's Ward will receive a healing spell and instructions for a case of emergency, and then the two leave their home.

Note: A return to the keep's interior isn't possible until Chapter Six, so all that's not dealt with before answering Gorion with "I'm ready to go right now" will be rendered unobtainable, except for items found in the various containers.

It has become dark when they wander down the Lion's Way – and in this night, fate-changing things will happen, leading to the next important event, Go to the Friendly Arm Inn.

Rewards

None.