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Icewind Dale II Hints
Help a mind flayer recover a stone.
1 of 7: In the midst of the large marshy, steamy area on the east half of the main cavern, a mind flayer named Oinchack'olp stands amidst his thralls. Talk to him to get this quest.
2 of 7: He wants a blue stone back from the drider caves, so go there and explore. (The exit to the drider caves is along the east border of the main cavern.)
3 of 7: Once inside the caves, head down to the SW corner to find a large myconid-and-mushroom area.
4 of 7: Use the ALT key to find the little stash with a strange blue sphere in it.
5 of 7: If you have it identified, you'll learn that it's an incandescent blue ioun stone, which can be readied as an amulet to increase Wisdom by 2.
6 of 7: If you don't absolutely need the Wisdom boost, turn the stone over to Oinchack'olp to get lots of XP and a belt that will add 2 to Strength.
7 of 7: NOTE: You could get both the ioun stone and the belt if you simply don't talk to Oinchack'olp until after you destroy the drider-maker and tick off Beelthot at the Z'hinda Citadel entrance. However, doing it this way means that you have to fight Beelthot and Oinchack'olp and all their thralls at the same time. (You could just attack Oinchack'olp at any time, but he might teleport away with the belt before you can kill him.)
