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Icewind Dale II Hints

How can I open the locked gate near the village ruins?

  • 1 of 11: The only way to do that is from inside Torak's camp, which is just north of the village ruins.
  • 2 of 11: However, if you're seen approaching the camp, Torak will appear and threaten to kill the villagers if he sees you near his camp again.
  • 3 of 11: You're going to have to sneak into Torak's camp and open the gate without any of the orcs seeing you.
  • 4 of 11: Kaitlin Silvertongue gave you a hint as to how you could pull this off.
  • 5 of 11: She told you which house might have had a useful potion in it.
  • 6 of 11: If you use the ALT key to help you search the ruined house that's just SE of the locked gate, you'll find an invisibility potion under a chunk of rubble.
  • 7 of 11: Only one character can drink it, however, so you'll want to select that character and have him proceed into Torak's camp alone after drinking the potion.
  • 8 of 11: NOTE: If you want to save the potion, you could have someone with a good Hide skill attempt to sneak in and out stealthily. If you do, note that he'll have to renew his stealth mode after opening the gate.
  • 9 of 11: NOTE: Other possibilities include buying a scroll of invisibility from Sabrina in the Shaengarne River region if you rescued her and having a mage cast Invisibility.
  • 10 of 11: Once your stealthy character is inside the camp, head to the left to find a large wheel next to the fence that you can click on to open the gate.
  • 11 of 11: Be sure to sneak back out and rejoin the rest of your party without being seen, especially if Torak has already seen you and warned you away.