Passing through the tent flap, you will eventually be greeted and stopped at a bridge by a Genie who sends out much praise for the one called Kalah and if you plan on meeting Kalah himself, a question it is that you must answer to show you are worthy of entering the inner tent beyond. The Genie will ask you two questions, the second only if you get the first question incorrect but if your answer is right the first time, passage will be granted into the inner tent on the other side of the bridge.

     'Prince 30, Princess 40' is the correct answer to the first question and will gain you 19,500xp for answering it correctly.

     'Nothing' is the correct answer to the second question and this will gain you 14,500xp.

     If you got both questions incorrect, and how you did that is beyond me when I'm telling you the right dialog options to choose, the Genie will attack you and do what he can to stop you from advancing into the rest of the tent. Don't underestimate him because he has the ability to turn your characters to stone. As well, he is very fast, getting at least two or three attacks per round.

     Once you've correctly answered the questions or killed the Genie, move forward and into the tent on the other side of the bridge.

Inside the Circus Tent

     As you make your way through this area, you will be greeted by a very large Ogre who pleas for your help and this Ogre is actually an illusion created by Kalah himself and is really Aerie who wants nothing more than for you to help her. Her cracking voice should be enough to tell you of the horrors that she has faced while in the circus so find the SWORD KEY that needs to break out of her chains and the illusion placed on her.

     Now on your way to the commoners, you will come across a Spider who you can speak to and learn what has happened inside of the tent. Hanna is the mother of the young boy who can be found standing outside of the Circus Tent and once you have solved this strange event within the circus, make sure you reunite the two.

     The commoners she speaks of can be found here as well, which are really Ogres behind the illusion of humans that you will find, who will not attack you if you go near, nor speak with you either and you will have to initiate the battle yourself so they reveal their true nature. Run your sword through these Ogres and snag the SWORD KEY for Aerie and return to her to set her free.

     Aerie is a welcomed addition to the party at this point because of her healing abilities and her wizard spells, which I suggest you memorize the ones you want before going through to the next segment of this solution.

TIP! Aerie is a wonderful companion to bring along with you until you find someone more suitable to your playing styles. Her clerical spells and wizard spells make her a strong force during battle both defensively and offensively, packing a punch when you need it the most. She will also form a strong bond with Jaheira and Minsc, the latter being the better of the two because Minsc after all that time in sorrow about his 'other' witch, will ask Aerie if she would be his witch to protect and watch over. This gives Minsc a new meaning to life and his personality goes through a swift change as during battle he seems more alive and of course, anyone who goes near Aerie will get a good kick in the butt!

     Rest and memorize your spells before going forward, the Pleasure Slave will fill you in on some more information and then allow you to pass to the next stage. A spell that I found useful was Detect Illusion to cast on the foul beasts you will be facing soon enough, it's always better to be safe than sorry if you can simply remove a threat quickly rather than having it cause damage to you.

Inside the Circus Tent

     Werewolves and Shadows will quickly attack your party as you enter this part of the Circus Tent and it is up to you to determine what is an illusion and what is not. Take care of the ones you see immediately when you come through because if you move around, you'll only attract the others waiting in the darkness and it's easier to handle a small number than a larger one.

     Clear this place out and don't forget to search around for hidden items because you never know what you'll find to help you on down the road.

     Head up the stairs and prepare to meet Kalah himself! I suggest you rest once again and rememorize the spells you've casted to get to this point.

Inside the Circus Tent

     The last leg of your circus adventure ends here as you meet Kalah and his own illusions, Quayle can also be found here and Aerie will be happy that he is still alive. What Kalah has to say is all a lie, Aerie did not lead your party to their doom and once the battle begins, bring 'em all down!

     If you concentrate all your attacks on Kalah as I did, when he falls everything else within the Circus Tent will as well, including all illusions that Kalah has casted and the battle will be over. A few lightning bolts and magic missiles should do the trick. Once the illusions have faded, you will notice the Circus Tent as it is supposed to be, with tables and gambling wheels scattered through the tent as well as Quayle, who is back to his normal self and if you recall Hanna the Spider, she too is back to her normal looking self.

     Quayle and Aerie will say their farewells as Quayle obviously feels she is ready to explore the world. Have a word with Hanna as well, she will be very pleased of your efforts because now she can leave the Circus Tent and be reunited with her son who has been waiting outside all alone.

Waukeen's Promenade District  -  Circus Tent  |  Circus Tent Statistics... NPC Aerie who will join your party Hanna Quayle 2x Circus Worker 1x Circus Performer Ogres [974xp/each] Shadows [429xp/each] Werewolf [920xp] Kalah [2,000xp] Genie [5,000xp] Identify Spell [Wizard] Infravision Spell [Wizard] Magic Missile Spell [Wizard] Stinking Cloud Spell [Wizard] Stoneskin Spell [Wizard] Dispel Magic Spell [Wizard] Protection from Petrification Spell [Wizard] Web Spell [Wizard] Ring of Human Influence Girdle of Piercing SWORD KEY Quest from Giran to help find his mother Hanna who resides within 1 exit

     This is a full list of all People found within Waukeen's Promenade.

• Aerie

• Lady Beth [Notable Information Learned]
• Ler [Notable Information Learned]
• Fearghus [Notable Information Learned]
• Maheer [Notable Information Learned]
• Mrs. Harrold [Notable Information Learned]
• Giran [Circus Tent Quest]
• Dalon [Umar Hills Quest]
• Girl
• Boy
• Amnish Soldiers
• Amnish Bodyguards
• Mira
• Quayle
• Hanna
• Lady Ophal
• Lord Ophal
• Murtlen
• Quataris
• Town Crier
• Jerlia
• Lady Yuth
• Brelm
• Gereth
• Ribald
• Galoomp
• Beggar Child (Girl)
• Beggar Child (Boy)
• Priest of Ilmater
• 3 Peasants
• 3 Commoners
• 1 Patron
• Alatelo De Bonito
• Patricia
• Largo
• 1 Nobleman
• 1 Noblewoman
• 1 Customer
• Lady Lasalla
• Count Claylan
• Debutante Alicia
• Pugney
• Rebbeca
• Enge
• Arnolinus
• Perter
• Mencar Pebblecrusher
• Pooky
• Smaelue Orcslicer
• Sorcerous Amon
• Brennan Risling
• Hareishan [Night Encounter in Circus]

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Waukeen's Promenade District  -  All Quests

     This is a full list of all Quests found within Waukeen's Promenade District.

HELP GIRAN REUNITE WITH HIS MOTHER HANNA

Giran is found crying outside of the Circus Tent, where his mother was last seen going into and has yet to come out. The animal trainers came rushing out screaming for their lives and since then, the Amnish Guards have closed off the Circus Tent to outsiders, but you don't have to worry about not being able to get inside. The Amnish Guard watching the Circus Tent will allow you to pass, but only after he has given you a fair warning. Speaking with Giran, you can accept the task to find his mother inside.

Reuniting Giran and Hanna will give your party 2,500xp from Giran and 500xp from Hanna.

INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUS TENT

Investigating the Circus Tent is something that will gain you Aerie as well as some extra experience along the way. It is mentioned to you by the Amnish Guard who is guarding the Circus Tent and keeping people from wandering inside because those that have, have failed to come out.

Clearing out the Circus Tent will give you 1 Reputation Point.

AERIE'S QUEST

Aerie is trapped within the Circus Tent and worst of all, is in the form of an Ogre, an illusion placed on her for those who enter and she needs your help in ending the illusion that is on her. She needs you to retrieve the SWORD KEY found on the Commoners on the same level but those very Commoners have an illusion cast upon them as well and are in fact, Ogres.

Saving Aerie gives you 18,500xp.

FINDING ILLITHIUM

Guardian Telwyn from the Temple District will have asked you to speak with Sir Sarles, an artist whos skills surpass all others and it is 200 pounds of ILLITHIUM that he requires to create what the Temple of Helm wishes. Jerlia the Ore Merchant will be of some help and you should see her if you plan on completing this quest.

She will direct you to speak with Unger Hilldark found in The Copper Coronet who may very well have what you are looking for.

KELDORN'S FAMILY BUSINESS AFFAIR

If you had happened to have Keldorn in your party and made your way through the Government District to visit his home, eventually you will be coming here to speak with Sir William of Thorpe who has been fooling around with Keldorn's wife.

Sir William of Thorpe is found in Mithrest Inn sipping away on some wine and when you converse with him, make sure you keep him alive for the best interest of your party and Keldorn.

Doing so will allow you to return to speak with his wife and ease her mind that her lover has not been harmed and that Keldorn wants nothing more than to get his life back. By telling his wife that this will be his last quest and after that he will return home to spend all his time and effort on his family, the party will receive experience and have Keldorn remain with the group.

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Waukeen's Promenade District  -  All Items

     This is a full list of all Magical Items found within Waukeen's Promenade their locations can be found by viewing the rooms separately through the solution as they are also covered in the Room Statistics.

NOTE: Store bought items are in this list.

• Battle Axe +1
• Flail +1
• Mace +1
• Dagger +1
• Darts +1
• Halberd +2
• War Hammer +1
• War Hammer +2
• War Hammer +2
• Sling +2
• Spear +1
• Spear +2
• Quarter Staff +2
• Staff of Rynn +4
• Long Sword +1
• Short Sword +1
• Short Sword +2
• Bastard Sword +1
• Scimitar +1
• Katana +1
• Two Handed Sword +1
• Heavy Crossbow +1
• Heavy Crossbow of Searing +1
• Heavy Crossbow +2
• Light Crossbow +1
• Giant Hair Crossbow +3
• Long Bow +1
• Long Bow +2
• Short Bow +1
• Short Bow +2
• Bolts +1
• Bolts +2
• Bullets +1
• Bullets +2
• Chain Mail +2
• Splint Mail +1
• Leather Armor +2
• Studded Leather +2
• Karajah's Leather Armor
• Armor of Deep Night +4
• Aeger's Hide +3
• Plate Mail +1
• Full Plate +1
• Large Shield +1
• Large Shield +2
• Medium Shield +1
• Medium Shield +2
• Small Shield +1
• Small Shield +2
• Fortress Shield
• Reflection Shield
• Ring of Protection +1
• Ring of Energy
• Ring of Air Control
• Ring of Animal Friendship
• Ring of Regeneration
• Ring of Human Influence
• Girdle of Piercing
• Bracers of Defense AC 3
• Bracers of Defense AC 4
• Bracers of Defense AC 7
• Amulet of Protection +1
• Potion of Perception
• Potion of Regeneration
• Potion of Strength
• Potion of Freedom
• Potion of Fire Resistance
• Potion of Frost Giant Strength
• Potion of Healing
• Potion of Heroism
• Potion of Infravision
• Potion of Invisibility
• Potion of Master Thievery
• Potion of Cold Resistance
• Potion of Fire Breath
• Potion of Insulation
• Potion of Agility
• Oil of Speed
• Elixir of Health
• Protection from Electricity Scroll
• Protection from Acid Scroll
• Protection from Cold Scroll
• Protection from Fire Scroll
• Protection from Poison Scroll
• Protection from Undead Scroll
• Restoration Scroll
• Magic Protection Scroll
• Protection from Petrification Scroll
• Melf's Minute Meteor Spell [Wizard]
• Breach Spell [Wizard]
• Secret Word Spell [Wizard]
• Enchanted Weapon Spell [Wizard]
• Non Detection Spell [Wizard]
• Rod of Resurrection
• Sword of Flame +1
• Strong Arm +2
• Gem Bag
• Arrows +1
• Arrows of Biting
• Arrows of Dispelling
• Arrows of Fire
• Arrows of Ice
• Arrows +2
• Bolt of Biting
• Poisoned Throwing Daggers
• Armor Spell [Wizard]
• Blindness Spell [Wizard]
• Burning Hands Spell [Wizard]
• Charm Person Spell [Wizard]
• Chromatic Orb Spell [Wizard]
• Color Spray Spell [Wizard]
• Friends Spell [Wizard]
• Grease Spell [Wizard]
• Identify Spell [Wizard]
• Infravision Spell [Wizard]
• Larloch's Minor Drain Spell [Wizard]
• Magic Missile Spell [Wizard]
• Protection from Evil Spell [Wizard]
• Shield Spell [Wizard]
• Shocking Grasp Spell [Wizard]
• Sleep Spell [Wizard]
• Agannazar's Scorcher Spell [Wizard]
• Blur Spell [Wizard]
• Detect Invisibility Spell [Wizard]
• Ghoul Touch [Wizard]
• Horror Spell [Wizard]
• Invisibility Spell [Wizard]
• Knock Spell [Wizard]
• Know Alignment Spell [Wizard]
• Luck Spell [Wizard]
• Melf's Acid Arrow Spell [Wizard]
• Mirror Image Spell [Wizard]
• Resist Fear Spell [Wizard]
• Stinking Cloud Spell [Wizard]
• Strength Spell [Wizard]
• Vocalize Spell [Wizard]
• Web Spell [Wizard]
• Clairvoyance Spell [Wizard]
• Dire Charm Spell [Wizard]
• Dispel Magic Spell [Wizard]
• Fireball Spell [Wizard]
• Flame Arrow Spell [Wizard]
• Ghost Armor Spell [Wizard]
• Haste Spell [Wizard]
• Hold Person Spell [Wizard]
• Lightning Bolt Spell [Wizard]
• Melf's Minute Meteors Spell [Wizard]
• Monster Summoning I Spell [Wizard]
• Non Detection Spell [Wizard]
• Slow Spell [Wizard]
• Spell Thrust Spell [Wizard]
• Vampiric Touch Spell [Wizard]
• Confusion Spell [Wizard]
• Protection from Normal Missiles Spell [Wizard]
• Emotion Spell [Wizard]
• Enchanted Weapon Spell [Wizard]
• Greater Malison Spell [Wizard]
• Improved Invisibility Spell [Wizard]
• Minor Globe of Invulnerability Spell [Wizard]
• Monster Summoning II Spell [Wizard]
• Otiluke's Resilient Sphere Spell [Wizard]
• Polymorph Other Spell [Wizard]
• Polymorph Self Spell [Wizard]
• Remove Curse Spell [Wizard]
• Wizard Eye Spell [Wizard]
• Animate Dead Spell [Wizard]
• Chaos Spell [Wizard]
• Cloudkill Spell [Wizard]
• Cone of Cold Spell [Wizard]
• Domination Spell [Wizard]
• Feeblemind Spell [Wizard]
• Hold Monster Spell [Wizard]
• Monster Summoning III Spell [Wizard]
• Shadow Door Spell [Wizard]
• Dispel Magic Spell [Wizard]
• Protection from Petrification [Wizard]
• Stoneskin Spell [Wizard]
• Fireshield (Red) Spell [Wizard]
• Ray of Enfeeblement Spell [Wizard]
• Farsight Spell [Wizard]
• Sunfire Spell [Wizard]
• Limited Wish Scroll [Wizard]
• Glitterdust Spell [Wizard]
• Deafness Spell [Wizard]
• Potion of Fire Giant Strength
• Two-Handed Berserker Sword +3 [Cursed]
• Wand of Lightning
• Cloak of Non-Detection
• Scroll Case

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Waukeen's Promenade District  -  All Monsters

     This is a full list of all Monsters found within the rooms on all levels of Waukeen's Promenade, their locations can be found by viewing the rooms seperatly through the solution as they are also covered in the Room Statistics.

• A few Ogres
• Some Shadows
• Some Werewolves
• 1x Kalah
• 1x Mencar Pebblecrusher
• 1x Pooky
• 1x Smaelue Orcslicer
• 1x Sorcerous Amon
• 1x Brennan Risling

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Dungeon Master Notes Excellent! Just excellent. I felt like part of Faerun when I was here, the sounds of voices, dogs, children and people fighting in the background as I walked through Waukeen's Promenade District, not to mention the large scale battle as the introduction to Amn and Athkatla were very well done. With the loss of Imoen, I felt that the introduction to a replacement mage in Waukeen's Promenade District, you got the feeling that something just wasn't right in the Circus Tent and went to investigate. This bait and lure trick was well done as not once did I feel the game was pointing me to another NPC to join my party and with what happens inside of The Circus, I had no idea I was going to find one in here. This surprise adds depth to the game and feel to the world we're playing in.

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Party Advancement The loss of Imoen hit my party hard as I knew I would miss her magic and her ability to find traps, remove them as well as open locks and my search began immediately after my escape from Irenicus' Dungeon. The sun was setting, twilight approaching and I didn't want to be walking around in a strange city at night and I went to find an Inn. Mithrest Inn was cozy enough, but Grub, my Half-Orc Barbarian saw that it had 'snob' written all over it but we entered nevertheless. The common room fell silent as Grub was the first to walk in, followed by the rest of the party, their own bruises clearly visible and the people inside began to whisper to one and other, glancing over at the bouncers to make sure they were available in case trouble broke out. Heading towards the bar, Grub held his head up high, proud of who and what he was despite all the comments he heard on those whispers, but even the Inns owner had little to say. The rest of the group took seating around one of the tables and waited for Grub to do his rounds, asking politely to those within about Athkatla, its customs and people who made the city, but it seemed like everyone was in no mood to be seen talking with a Half-Orc. Jaheira took note of the cold stares and hard faces while Grub was moving about the common room introducing himself and asking questions and she got up to speak with the Mithrest Owner, who warmed up to Jaheira and shared some information that Grub was unable to attain. Jaheira kept an eye on Grub though and for the few minutes she was speaking with the owner, all hell broke out. Grub finally snapped on a beautiful woman, who we later learned was named Lady Lasalla, her neck left for broke on the Inns floor after she told Grub 'he should be flogged for being who he was' and of course, Grub is a proud Barbarian, proud of his heritage and would hear nothing of the sort. We made a very quick dash out that door as gasps and shouts were barked in our general direction, some people horrified while others wanted to tear our hearts out. Fearful of the city watch, the party bolted to the Circus, a massive gathering of tents, wagons and animal cages for side shows and general entertainment and if it was not for the cover of the Circus, we may have been caught for murder. One tent was being guarded and Jaheira spoke with the guard standing watch outside, who warned us of the strange happenings going on within and if we were going to go inside, there was nothing he'd be able to do until those who were coming to investigate it arrived. We opted at ducking through the tents flaps, it was better to be in there than roaming the city with our faces fresh on the minds of others. It was in here that we came across some evil magic, things appeared to be what we thought them to be but they were something else altogether and luckily we did not fall for such illusions and met a wonderful young Avariel girl who was brought into the circus as an exhibit, the wings she once had now removed due to disease. This winged elf introduced herself as Aerie and thanked us over and over again for believing her and I had immediate compassion for this young lass, her big, bright eyes and her smile was trusting. Minsc, although not openly showing it, was keeping an eye on her, perhaps not wanting to trust her, perhaps he thought she too was an illusion but I did not worry myself over it. Yoshimo proved to be helpful to the party within that circus tent, but I still had lingering doubts about him and who he was. A strange fellow and not one I felt I could get to trust. I reminded myself that when the first chance came along and there was another who could take his spot, I would dismiss Yoshimo. For now though, he remained. I learned while talking with her that she was trained in the arts of magic, both Arcane and Clerical, seemed that fate had brought us together in such a way and she was also filling a void I needed to fill within my party, Aerie became a new addition to the group. 01 Grub Barbarian Half Orc 02 Imoen Thief/Mage Human 03 Minsc Ranger Human 04 Jaheira Fighter/Druid Half Elf 05 Yoshimo [Bounty Hunter] Human 06 Aerie Cleric/Mage Avariel Out of this entire mix of characters, Yoshimo went up a level while my main character still had yet to as a Barbarian.