Side Quests in Boareskyr Bridge BG: Siege of Dragonspear Guide
Last update: 01 July 2016
Boareskyr Bridge has few side quest to complete. Some of them (for example, the quest connected to the Spellstone) can be completed along the main quest, other (above others, the Neera quest) need to have some time spent on them. A juxtaposition of side quests and their description are below.
The Creeping Darkness
This task is connected to the main quest Crossing the Boareskyr Bridge. Once you find yourself inside of the fort, (M11,8), you will be forced to meet Wynan Hess, to talk about the defensive capabilities of the fort. During this conversation, the main character will deconcentrate Wynan, causing the defense field to be down for a moment, and an explosion will ensue in the fort. Once you regain consciousness, get to the main room of the fort (M11,9), where you will find a magic Spellstone, which gradually weakens the fort inhabitants. Wynan will ask you to solve this problem.
Use the teleportation circle to return to the forest, and move in the direction of the crusader camp (M11,2). Once you receive the permission to entry the camp (side quest The Missing Patrol), start with its western part (M11,3). Find the mage Vichand, who is responsible for the whole situation. The plan is to force Vichand to hand over the scroll which he used to create the Spellstone. You can bully Vichand, for example through revealing your true identity. Don't try to attack the mage, and don't choose too soft dialogue options.
Return to Wynan Hess with the scroll. Give the scroll to the mage, and don't try to ask for any payment, because you can cause a very undesirable fight with the fort inhabitants. The stone will be successfully "turned off", but a monster, Wraith, will appear. Be ready to eliminate the creature, but people in the room will help you.
The Call of the Wild Mage
This task is connected to half-elf Neera, who can be found in a cell in the back room of the fort (M11,8). During the meeting, Neera will tell you that she needs a few rare ingredients for a special potion. You can help her obtain them, and it is regardless of you are planning to invite her to the party, or leave her in the fort. The list of ingredients is below.
Leg of a seven-legged spider can be acquired while being in the Forest of Wyrms (M10). In the southern part of the forest, there is an entrance to the spiders' cave (M10,2) in which a large group of spiders reside. One of the spiders in the northern part of the cave will leave the sought leg.
Warning - Be sure to take the spider leg during the first visit to the cave, because it's remains can disappear, and thus acquiring this object can be impossible.
Feather from a Planetar Wing is in the possession of Vichand , mage in the crusader camp (M11,3). It should be acquired during the side quest described above, The Creeping Darkness, because after you intimidate the mage, aside from the scroll you can also take the feather from him. If you missed this moment, you can also buy the feather from Vichand for 500 gold. If you defeated the crusaders during the great battle, you still can get the item. In that case, search Vichand items in the western part of the camp (normally, Vichand stops the team before you can look at his stuff)
Potion of Perception is the most common ingredient, which can be found in various places in the game's world, or bought from one of the traders.
The Fear
It's a short quest, which can be unlocked after meeting Thirrim and Elandro, found on the surface of the Bridgefort (M11,12). Join their conversation (the choice of dialogue options won't be important), and after a few moments a monster, Greater Feyr, will appear. The monster deals huge crushing damage, and can arouse fear among the party members, or render them unconscious. Try to anticipate the negative effects. Once you win the fight, talk again with Thirrim and Elandro. The conversation can also be joined by the guard, Tharantis. You can explain the whole situation to him, and ask him for some health potions.
Tender of the Dead
To unlock this task, you need to meet a woman named Junia, who is in the room with the altar (M11,10). The meeting must take place after the quest The Creeping Darkness, which means after neturalizing the negative effects of the Spellstone. Junia will ask the party to move three corpses to the nearby altar. The dead people which are available to move are in the main room of the fort (M11,9), and are marked on the screenshot above. You need to pick up each corpse, reach the altar, and put them there (moving the corpse from the party inventory to the "altar inventory")
Warning - Choose a character which has a large capacity, otherwise the character can be severely congested and won't be able to move.
Talk with Junia again, who will recognize that one of the deceased persons is Tharantis's sister. The woman will ask the party to inform the guard of her death. Tharantis can be found outside of the fort (M11,12). Once you give him the bad news, you will be asked to bring a golden necklace, belonging to Kendra. Return to Junia and ask her about the necklace. You will notice that other corpses also lost their valuables. Junia will point to Ymori as the culprit, and send you to search for him. Leave the fort using the teleportation circle (M11,5) and once you find yourself in the forest, go to the north-west. You need to reach the corpse marked on the screenshot (M11,13). The attempt to investigate them will spawn a large group of zombies, so be ready for a fight. Once you kill the undead, investigate the remains, and one of them will happen to be Ymori. Take the Necklace.
Return to Junia and during the conversation, accuse her of sending the party for certain death. Once you hear her out, you can thank her for getting rid of the cultist before he caused any harm to other people (second dialogue option) or force her to a fight (first, or third dialogue option). In the second case, you need to keep in mind that Junia can cast powerful spells and will spawn some Wights to help her. Regardless of your actions, return to Tharantis and give him Kendra's necklace. If you killed Junia and returned the necklace, the party's reputation will increase.