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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Hints

How do I help the trapped genie?

  • 1 of 9: Well, first you have to get through the magically sealed door.
  • 2 of 9: Once you've opened it, you have to fight your way through many mephits, to the upper section of this map.
  • 3 of 9: See the genie bottle?
  • 4 of 9: Try using it.
  • 5 of 9: The genie says he needs to find a bottle to set him free and says it might be with Irenicus' dryads or his golems.
  • 6 of 9: It's with the dryads.
  • 7 of 9: But first you have to help them out.
  • 8 of 9: Talk to the dryads after you got them the acorns.  Then ask them for the genie bottle -- they will give it to you.
  • 9 of 9: So take the bottle back to the genie, and he will give you your reward, a special Two Handed Sword +2.