Windspear Hills

Windspear Hills
Area
Type	Wilderness
Requirements
Chapter	2
Inhabitants
People	Fighter (×6) Garren Windspear Vaelasa
One-time enemies	Gnoll (×6) Baby Wyvern Gnoll Elite Ogre (×2) Ogre Mage
Respawning enemies	Ankheg Black Bear Gibberling Goblin Mutated Gibberling Orc Orc Archer Wild Dog
Woken by	Orc Orc Archer
Items
Other loot	Fire Agate Gem Star Sapphire 74
Related quests
Quests	Helping Irenicus's captive dryads Journey to the Windspear Hills Rescue Garren's child from Firkraag
Transitions
Areas within	Dungeon Entrance Windspear Cabin
Other information
Area code	AR1200

Windspear Hills is an area in the Shadows of Amn campaign that becomes accessible either by accepting a quest from the dryads on the first level of Irenicus's Dungeon or from Lord Jierdan in the Copper Coronet.

Confronting Monsters

Upon arrival you’re attacked by a group of elegantly speaking monsters. If you have Keldorn or Anomen in the party, after the battle they’ll identify one of the dead monsters as the paladin Ajantis, one of your former companions who, along with his squire and several other knights, were under an illusion that made them all appear as monsters. Obviously somebody is plotting to frame you by arousing the anger of the Most Noble Order of the Radiant Heart.

If you accept Garren Windspear’s hospitality and follow him to his cabin, he’ll provide you shelter and set off to try to clear your name by contacting some of his former influences within the Order.

If you choose not to kill the monsters, then the cabin will be empty, and the entrance to the northeastern dungeon will be blocked.

Fighters

Continued exploration of the area will reveal six human fighters engaged in combat with six gnolls. After killing all of the gnolls and partaking in some lengthy dialogue, mostly among themselves, the six will revert to their natural werewolf form and attack the party.

Characters

• Garren Windspear
• Vaelasa

Respawning enemies

• The area is inhabited by ankhegs, black bears, gibberlings, goblins, orcs, and wild dogs.

Quests

• Helping Irenicus's captive dryads
• Journey to the Windspear Hills
• Rescue Garren's child from Firkraag

Notable stuff

• Press “Tab” to highlight a long crack on a large rock just north of Garren’s cabin and search for gold Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition – Shadows of Amn (2013)
  This icon indicates content from the Shadows of Amn campaign of the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. or even a Star Sapphire Baldur's Gate II:
  Shadows of Amn (2000)
  This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn campaign..
• There's a super hard-to-spot Fire Agate Gem sitting on the ground at ^(3632.1340).

Places

• Firkraag's Entrance is marked on the player's Automap Note as "Dungeon Entrance".
• Windspear Cabin - Garren Windpear's home located in south west part of the map.
• Faerie Grove - Small body of water east of the cabin. A nymph is nearby who is related to the Helping Irenicus's captive dryads side quest.

Mod content

This section is about unofficial content that is only available via fan-made mods.

Mods:

The CoM Encounters mod adds several additional encounters in various places of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. One of these occurs adjacent to the "Dungeon Entrance" location on the Windspear Hills map. This encounter is a group of veteran mercenaries hired by "Mr. F" to hinder Gorion's Ward. They'll not let your party enter without going through them first. Some unique loot is possible if you are able to defeat these warriors.

Gallery:

Portraits

Garren Windspear will address you after the "monsters" attack your party.

Vaelasa the Dryad Fairy queen awaits delivery of the Acorns.

Portraits from Portraits Portraits Everywhere

Screenshots

After accepting this Quest, the party travels to the area and is confronted by a group of "monsters". What is this?

CoM Encounters mod - General Chang and hired mercenaries challenge the party at the Dungeon Entrance. Cry havoc and let loose the dogs of war! Beware Chang's "Jade Sword" which may disintegrate or petrify on hit.