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Baldur's Gate Hints

How can I help Ulcaster?

  • 1 of 14: The ghost of Ulcaster is somewhere in this area.
  • 2 of 14: He is at (2644,1000).
  • 3 of 14: Talk to him.
  • 4 of 14: Talk to him again.
  • 5 of 14: Talk to him yet again.
  • 6 of 14: And finally, talk to him a fourth time.
  • 7 of 14: You will learn he wants a book from in the ruins.
  • 8 of 14: Go down the stairs just to the east.
  • 9 of 14: Make your way south.
  • 10 of 14: There are three traps
  • 11 of 14: Behind a trap at (1363,1141) is a pile of bodies.
  • 12 of 14: Check the pile.
  • 13 of 14: There is a book called "The History Of Darkness."
  • 14 of 14: Take it and return to Ulcaster. Now talk to Ulcaster, and this quest is complete.