Trouble in the District - NWN Main Quest (Chapter 1)

Docks: Trouble in the District is one of 4 main quests of Chapter 1. This is the overarching quest for the Docks district and it will lead you to the Waterdhavian Creature that we're searching for here. Once you defeat the final boss of this district and turn in their item to Aribeth it will complete this quest.

For this quest our first task is going to be getting inside The Seedy Tavern in the north-central part of this map. There are numerous ways to do this, I typically give 5 Smugglers' Coins to the person operating the front door or I go into the Locked House in this district (marked on the map) and loot the Tavern Key from the 2nd floor. With the Tavern Key you will be able to enter the Seedy Tavern's side entrance.

Before going inside the Seedy Tavern there is a decent amount of side activities that we can complete. You should definitely visit Jerod in the Twenty in a Quiver building then grab the Docks: The Masterson Amulet side quest while you're exploring around. Daelan's Tale and Moonstone Mask: Art Theft are done in this District as well.

 

Silver Sails Trading Company: There are a bunch of enemies inside this building but the most important thing is a locked door which you can open with Dara'nei's Amulet. It'll lead you down into the Aqueducts and Sewers which is where the final part of this quest takes place.

Twenty in a Quiver: Jerod is a vendor inside of this building who will sell you Smugglers' Coins for 150g each and he also sells a Bag of Holding. I strongly recommend you buy the Bag of Holding while you're in Chapter 1 as there aren't too many in the game and they're amazingly important for carrying all the heavy items.

Locked House: There are 2 entrances to this building, one leads to a basement with a Bloated Spider and lots of loot. The other entrance (the one marked Locked House on the map) leads to a Bloodsailer hideout which you can find the Tavern Key in.

The Seedy Tavern: In the main room you can find an Auctioneer vendor that you can trade your Smugglers' Coins to for some magical items.

Androd Estate: You'll find the Gaudy Statuette in this building that Ophala wants for the Moonstone Mask: Art Theft side quest.

 

When you are done exploring and ready to proceed with this quest head inside of The Seedy Tavern. The last optional thing I will talk about is the Auctioneer in The Seedy Tavern. He's the vendor that you can exchange all of your Smugglers' Coins at for some magical items, most of which are things you can buy from Jerod in the Twenty in a Quiver building.

Speak with the Auctioneer and ask to see his special wares. You will be given 3 different categories to choose from, all of which I have listed below. Each category will have various items that you can choose from it - every item you get from this vendor is a +1 which is pretty uneventful in my opinion.

(Magical Breastplate) Breastplate + 1
(Magical Leather Armor) Leather Armor +1
(Magical Shield) Large Shield +1

(Magic Doubleaxe) Doubleaxe +1
(Magic Longsword) Longsword +1
(Magic Morningstar) Morningstar +1

(Magical Cloak) Nymph Cloak +1
(Magical Belt) Sash of Shimmering

After spending your Smugglers' Coins to proceed with the quest you'll want to go into the basement area. There will be someone named Chef at the door who will ask you for a password... Which you don't need because you can either Persuade him to leave or use your Tavern Key to unlock the door and proceed.

You'll now find yourself in the Bloodsailer Hideout, there will be 2 floors of this dungeon underneath The Seedy Tavern and what we need is on the 2nd basement floor. Here you'll find someone named Dara'nei (pictured below), you'll have to go through dialogue with her until she gives you Dara'nei's Amulet which is the quest item we need to proceed with the second half of this quest.

Now that you have Dara'nei's Amulet you'll want to go to the Silver Sails Trading Company and use the amulet to open the locked door inside. If you haven't already been inside of this building you'll find a bunch of bugs throughout - mostly spiders and beetles. The path through the locked door will lead you down into the Aqueducts where you will meet an old man named Charon waiting by a boat that will take you deeper into the sewers if you talk with him about it.

After riding the boat with Charon you'll find yourself in the final part of the Sewers map. All that's left is a battle with Callik and then you talking with Vengaul to get the Cockatrice Feather that we need to complete this quest. Be sure to loot Callik as he drops the Amulet you need for the Docks: The Masterson Amulet side quest.

Note: Sometimes Callik will start attacking you but not become hostile. If this happens to you then force attack him and that'll make him hostile.

Take the Cockatrice Feather to Aribeth inside of the Temple of Tyr to complete this quest.

 

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