Undead Infestation - NWN Main Quest (Chapter 1)
Beggar's Nest: Undead Infestation is the primary quest involving the Beggar's Nest District of Neverwinter. You can start this quest multiple ways but the most common is by speaking with Gate Captain Ergus who is just inside the Beggar's Nest District. This quest acts as the overarching quest for the Beggar's Nest District and when you defeat the main boss in this district you will complete this quest.
Much like all of the other Chapter 1 quests in this game there are many subquests that will pop up as you're solving this one. Examples of these quests include, "A Strange Cult" and "Sword Coast Boys". I'm not going to cover each of these individual quests as they will always get completed while we're working on this one.
For the first part of this quest you're told to go to the Shining Serpent in the southeastern portion of the Beggar's Nest District but this is completely optional. Inside of the Shining Serpent you'll meet Harben Ashensmith who will update your quest and tell you to return to him if you find out anything useful.
There is also an NPC inside of the bar named Drake who will start the side quests Find Jemanie and Find Krestal, both of these are extremely easy to complete and provide no rewards. At this point in time we have 2 different routes to proceed with the main story - but first I recommend you do the available side quests in Beggar's Nest.
Beggar's Nest Side Quests:
Beggar's Nest: Aldo and Hector
Beggar's Nest: A Missing Brother
Beggar's Nest: Sword Coast Boys
(Henchman) Tomi's Tale
(Henchman) Boddyknock's Tale
Our current goal for this quest is to infiltrate the Great Graveyard which you can reach through either the Cult Estate or the Warehouse, locations of both are shown above. I actually recommend you clear out both of these buildings so that you can maximize the EXP earned but it isn't required to do that. To access the Cult Estate you'll need to begin the A Strange Cult quest which will give you the item you need to get past the guard at the entrance. As for the Warehouse Entrance you can access this without any pre-quests.
Inside the Warehouse you'll find Walters who is the Missing Guard for the side quest titled the same thing. You will also find Drawl who is part of the Sword Coast Boys side quest, though it's not required that you defeat Drawl for this quest. Both of the quests "A Strange Cult" and "Sword Coast Boys" will be completed when you finish this quest.
Regardless of the path you take both will connect in the same place, Beggar's Nest: Crypts. The Snake Cult exit will put you on the western side of this map and the Warehouse exit on the eastern side. In the north-central part of this map you will find the zone line to the Great Graveyard with a Bloated Dire Spider guarding the route. This can be a tough battle depending on your level so caution is advised.
Path to the Great Graveyard
The Great Graveyard has 2 tombs one of which is marked on your map as Warrens of the Damned and the second is part of the Never's Tomb side quest. As you may have guessed we want the Warrens of the Damned one so head inside there. Inside the Warrens of the Damned tomb your main objective is going to be Gulnan who can be found in a giant room in the central part of the map (shown below).
Before fighting Gulnan you'll have to explore the entire tomb and visit Torin's Body which will give you Torin's Ring and an Ancient Key. Torin's Ring is part of the A Missing Brother side quest and is something we'll turn in once we're finished here. When you are ready to challenge Gulnan you'll have to go to the northern most portion of this area to enter her room. To unlock the door leading to Gulnan you'll need the Ancient Key from Torin's Body.
For help locating Torin's Body and Gulnan check out my map screenshot below. It's highly recommended you Rest and buff up before entering Gulnan's room since she will not be alone. There will be over a dozen undead in Gulnan's room with her that you'll have to fight at the same time as her - unless you run into the room and pull some of the undead out first.
Once you have defeated Gulnan be sure to loot her body for the Yuan-Ti Heart which is the item we need to turn in to Aribeth to finish this quest. Also, you should spend some time looting every chest in Gulnan's Room as there are guaranteed magical items that spawn in them. Before leaving the Warrens of the Damned map you'll also want to hit up the room I have marked "Loot" on the map above.
The "Loot Room" is opened with the same Ancient Key that we used to get into Gulnan's Room and, as the name suggests, this room is filled with loot. In the middle of this room you'll find a Sarcophagus which has a guaranteed Armor of Comfort inside of it. Surrounding this Sarcophagus you'll find 7 additional chests all of which are locked and some of which are trapped. Most will have gold or magical items inside.
When you're all finished with this dungeon it's time to return to the Temple of Tyr and turn in the Yuan-Ti Heart to Aribeth to complete this quest. If you want an additional reward after you finish this quest you can also return to Harben Ashensmith inside the Shining Serpent Inn for some extra gold and an Amulet of Natural Armor +2.
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