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Nashkel is one of the areas from the World Map.

Nashkel is a small town just inside the northern border of Amn. Upon entering Nashkel, Chapter One is completed and Chapter Two begins.

Side quests[]

Joseph's Wife[]

The wife of a local miner asks the party to keep an eye out for any sign of her husband, who went missing in the mines.

Oublek the Bounty Officer[]

Oublek mistakes Gorion's Ward or a member of the party for the renowned bounty hunter, Greywolf, offering them payment for a job "they" completed.

Prism's Emeralds[]

The sculptor, Prism, has stolen some emeralds to complete his masterpiece, and Oublek wants you to track him down.

Recovering Captain Brage[]

Captain Barge of the Nashkel Guard has gone mad and set off on a killing spree, and he must be either put down or cured of his insanity.

Troubles in the Region[]

The mayor of Nashkel needs someone to solve the terrible problems at the mines.

Buildings[]

Interactive map[]

Nashkel MapNashkel Inn (AR4801)Nashkel StoreTemple of HelmManor HouseGarrisonBelching Dragon TavernJoseph's HomeGeneric HomeGeneric Home
Nashkel Map

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Assassination attempts[]

Other interesting interactions[]

  • The village idiot, Noober, approaches the party and begins speaking nonsense; see Tolerating Noober
  • All of the tombstones in the cemetery have interesting epitaphs. Clicking on a particular one for Mark D the young on the eastern side will summon the wizard Daer'Ragh. He doesn't like being bothered and after clicking on the tombstone again, he'll reappear and summon nine Phoenix Guards.


Mark D the young tombstone location

Creatures[]

Companions[]

NPCs[]

Note: When playing the original Baldur's Gate complete with its expansion Tales of the Sword Coast, all farmers go by the name Lahl instead, who actually is a specific farmer from the Isle of Balduran. This is not the case when playing the original game without its expansion or the Enhanced Edition.

Notable loot[]

Reputation trap[]

If you are in Nashkel and your reputation is lower than 4, you will be attacked by a Bounty Hunter. Depending on your reaction, you may be able to pay your way out of a fight.

Trivia[]

  • The game files use – partially – a different spelling for the town's name: "Nashkell". This can, for example, be seen on the road signs between Beregost and Nashkel. The established name, however, uses only a single "l".[1] Interestingly the wrong spelling was carried over to the German translation of the game, although the town in German lore is spelled the same way as in English.
  • Several of the gravestones reference Bioware developers, including Chris Parker, Mark Darrah, Lukas Kristjanson, and Ray Muzyka. Feargus, whose gravestone reads "Is it done yet?" is likely a reference to Black Isle lead Feargus Urquhart.

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