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Icewind Dale II Hints

Rescue Braston.

  • 1 of 8: Braston is the other scout that came here with Ennelia, and she will quest you to rescue him from the horde fortress.
  • 2 of 8: First, you have to get into the fortress.
  • 3 of 8: Once you make your way through the goblin warren and fortress courtyard, enter the fortress and clear out the place.
  • 4 of 8: After Guthma is dead, find Braston in the locked jail cell in the SE corner and tell him the good news.
  • 5 of 8: NOTE: The dumb bugbear jailkeeper doesn't have a key to the cells, so you'll just have to get your rogue to use his thief skills to unlock the two cell doors.
  • 6 of 8: Braston isn't equipped for a fight, so go make sure the paths to the courtyard and then to the plains are clear before you ask him to follow you to freedom.
  • 7 of 8: Make sure he keeps up with you as you move from one area to another, as it's easy to accidentally leave him behind. (If you do, just go back for him, and he'll rejoin you.)
  • 8 of 8: Lead him all the way back to Ennelia at the SW corner of the plains area to finish the quest and get your reward of XP and a random magic shortbow.