The Sea Charts is a side quest that is possible to complete during The Reclusive Scholar quest, one of the quest arches in the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion.
Background[]
A scholar named Mendas wants to travel the sea in the pursuit of knowledge. He has heard of an island that contains a shipwreck with many riches and artifacts. However, the sea is treacherous and the Merchants' League keep the charts to themselves.
Walkthrough[]
The Reclusive Scholar quest[]
To be able to start The Sea Charts quest you must first travel to Ulgoth's Beard and speak with Mendas in his home. He will ask you to retrieve some sea charts which are necessary to navigate to the Isle of Balduran. These charts are in the possession of Captain Tollar Kieres who can be found in the Merchants' League Counting House located in Northeast Baldur's Gate.
The Sea Charts quest[]
Once you enter the Counting House and get past Ulf on the ground floor, either by telling him that your business with the Merchants' League is private or that you need to clear your debt for items purchased in Kara-Tur, travel upstairs and you'll instantly enter dialogue with Captain Kieres. At this point you have two options depending upon Reaction level:
- Option 1: reaction less than FRIENDLY_LOWER (15)
Select the first dialogue reply which asks the Captain if there's anything else he needs before he sets sail (Dialogue option 1).
Captain Tollar Kieres will ask you to obtain a jug of liquor from someone named De'Tranion at the Blushing Mermaid tavern, which is also located in the NE district of Baldur's Gate.
| “ | I may have located the sea charts, but I need to appease Captain Tollar Kieres before I can get a good look around. He wants some swill from a man named De'Tranion, who can be found at the Blushing Mermaid tavern in Baldur's Gate. | ” |
— Journal entry | ||
Talk to De'Tranion and, if you agree to pay off Tollar's debts for 900 
, he will give you a jug of his De'Tranion's Baalor Ale. Return to the Counting House and speak with the Captain again. He will take the ale and ask you to hold onto the sea charts for him.
| “ | I outwitted old Captain Tollar Kieres, though I can't say it was all that difficult. He spends a lot more time in a bottle than on the seas, I'll wager. | ” |
— Journal entry | ||
- Option 2: reaction greater than NEUTRAL_UPPER (14)
Alternatively, if your NPC reaction is high enough, tell the Captain that you want to join his crew when he addresses you for the first time (Dialogue option 2). He'll give you permission to stay in the building and you can just pickpocket the charts from him afterwards.
Return the charts[]
Return the sea charts to Mendas for a 2,000 reward. If you are ready to embark to the island you can tell him so or tell him to wait. Once you complete the journey to the island and finally return to Ulgoth's Beard, you'll confront Mendas about the events that took place on the island. This will complete The Reclusive Scholar quest and a final Journal entry will be created for this quest.
Mod[]
This section is about unofficial content that is only available via fan-made mods.
Further extension of the quest to gain the sea charts is provided by the mod Balduran's Seatower.