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Icewind Dale II Hints

Help the weeping widow.

  • 1 of 18: Talk to Koluhm Bonecutter in his house and then Cahl-Hyred in the Weeping Widow Inn about the ghost to get this quest.
  • 2 of 18: It seems Koluhm tried to get rid of the ghost, but failed. It's up to you now.
  • 3 of 18: Talk to Cahl-Hyred until you get the key to the haunted room and a strange unidentified bottle (which you can only get if you've spoken to Koluhm about the inn and the ghost).
  • 4 of 18: Go upstairs and open up the north central room. It has a broken window on the back wall.
  • 5 of 18: If the ghost of Veira isn't there, go back downstairs and rent a cheap room from Cahl-Hyred to pass the time until after dark, then try again.
  • 6 of 18: When you get the ghost, speak to her about her predicament.
  • 7 of 18: If a cleric is speaking to her, you'll have the option of turning her. This is only a good option for evil clerics with a high Intelligence, since they can get Letto's Scor (an evil-aligned weapon) from doing this.
  • 8 of 18: If you're not going to turn Veira, just talk to her to learn that she's waiting for her husband, Donovan.
  • 9 of 18: Then go downstairs and talk to Cahl-Hyred about Veira's missing husband to find out that Gohar in the Salty Dog Tavern near the Docks might know about the ship Donovan was lost on.
  • 10 of 18: Return to the Docks and talk to Gohar about Donovan to get a piece of the ship's prow.
  • 11 of 18: Before you go present that to Veira's spirit, be sure to get the "potion" that Cahl-Hyred gave you identified.
  • 12 of 18: Pay Lady Elytharra in the town hall building to identify it for you if you have to, then talk to her about its significance.
  • 13 of 18: NOTE: You can get some XP by telling Cahl-Hyred about the ghost-touched bottle after identifying it. Also, you can talk to Koluhm about it to get even more XP.
  • 14 of 18: After all that's done, return to the inn and talk to Veira again.
  • 15 of 18: Show her the piece of Donovan's ship to put an end to her mournful vigil.
  • 16 of 18: If you had the ghost-touched bottle identified and asked Elytharra about it, you can ask Veira to shed a ghostly tear into it before she goes.
  • 17 of 18: When you talk to Cahl-Hyred to report success, you'll have to be persistent about getting paid if you want any gold from him.
  • 18 of 18: Return to Lady Elytharra with the bottled tear to either sell it for lots of gold or have it made into a +2 dagger that does extra damage to spectral undead.