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    Synopsis:

    Barcus has agreed to rest in your camp. This will be his base of operations for looking for Wulbren.

    How to trigger:

    loadlevel WLD_Main_A
    teleport S_FOR_UnfortunateGnome
    kill the goblins and free the gnome
    talk to the gnome and ask nothing in return for saving him
    oe CAMP_MoveGnomeToCamp



  • 8.
    Barcus Wroot
    : Thank you for agreeing to find Wulbren. It means a great deal to me, indeed.CAMP_UnforunateGnome_FindWulbren
    End
  • 33.
    Barcus Wroot
    : I'll soon be off to gather your compensation. With your track record, I'm sure you'll find Wulbren in no time - so I'll be quick!CAMP_UnfortunateGnome_AskedCompensation
    End
  • 35.
    Barcus Wroot
    : If anything's happened to Wulbren, someone is going to be very sorry. I'll make sure of that.CAMP_UnfortunateGnome_State_HasSpokeToPlayers
    End
  • 76.
    Barcus Wroot
    : I thank you for the invitation to your camp. It's well-appointed. Not too crowded. CAMP_UnfortunateGnome_State_HasSpokeToPlayers = FalseCAMP_UnfortunateGnome_State_HasSpokeToPlayers
    • 30.
      Barcus Wroot
      : Perfect for thinking, and I've been doing just that.
      • 11. Player: What about?
        • 14.
          Barcus Wroot
          : It's about Wulbren. We know he's been taken to Moonrise Towers. And we know I'm going to save him.
          • 72.
            Barcus Wroot
            : The problem is this: a preponderance of evidence that I am a terrible adventurer.
            • 118.
              Barcus Wroot
              : I'm not sure I should trust Wulbren's fate to, well, me.
              • 75. Player: I'm destined for Moonrise Towers. I could look for him.CAMP_UnforunateGnome_FindWulbren = False, GLO_Absolute_Knows_MoonriseTowersGLO_UnfortunateGnome_State_PlayerOfferedHelp
                • Link to Node 112
              • 19. Player: If I've ever to visit Moonrise Towers, I could look for him.CAMP_UnforunateGnome_FindWulbren = False, GLO_Absolute_Knows_MoonriseTowers = FalseGLO_UnfortunateGnome_State_PlayerOfferedHelp
                • 112.
                  Barcus Wroot
                  : Hmm. You've done so much already. I'm hesitant to prevail upon you again, but...
                  • 9.
                    Barcus Wroot
                    : I can't risk re-capture. I barely escaped last time.
                    • 66.
                      Barcus Wroot
                      : You'd do it, then? You'd look for him?
                      • 93. Player: I will.['Gale 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1']
                        • Link to Node 53
                      • 50. Player: I'll let you know if I hear anything - no more, no less.
                        • 53.
                          Barcus Wroot
                          : That's... very decent of you. Thank you.CAMP_UnforunateGnome_FindWulbren
                          • 62.
                            Barcus Wroot
                            : There's something else you should know. Something I can no longer ignore.
                            • 46.
                              Barcus Wroot
                              : I know you've learned about the gnomes' pursuit of runepowder. But do you know what it truly is?GLO_IronhandGnomes_Knows_Runepowder
                              • 117. Player: Other than a valuable explosive? Perhaps not.
                                • 116. [Jump] Jump to Node 65 (1)
                              • 114. Player: I have the feeling you're about to tell me.
                                • 15.
                                  Barcus Wroot
                                  : A telepath.devnote
                                  • 65.
                                    Barcus Wroot
                                    : Until very recently, I thought runepowder was a myth. A substance so powerful it could fell a city - a nation.
                                    • 5.
                                      Barcus Wroot
                                      : The Ironhand Gnomes have proven the impossible. Runepowder is real. And they have it in their possession.
                                      • 57. Player: What do they want to do with it?
                                        • 99.
                                          Barcus Wroot
                                          : Destruction. The only thing it's good for. But destruction of what - well, I'm hoping Wulbren will be able to tell us.
                                          • 123.
                                            Barcus Wroot
                                            : I shouldn't have let him drift away. Shouldn't have let that lot get their claws into him.
                                            • 82.
                                              Barcus Wroot
                                              : Now, more than ever, I need to find him. We need to find him. He's the only one I might be able to speak to sensibly.
                                              • 128. Player: I'll find your friend - and together, we'll stop the Ironhand Gnomes.
                                                • 23.
                                                  Barcus Wroot
                                                  : I'd kiss you, but neither of us deserves that.
                                                  • 32.
                                                    Barcus Wroot
                                                    : Thank you.devnote
                                                    • 18. [Jump] Jump to Node 13 (2)
                                              • 10. Player: We can't count on Wulbren surviving the Towers. We should go after the gnomes en route to Baldur's Gate.
                                                • 43.
                                                  Barcus Wroot
                                                  : No matter what he's done, I can't abandon Wulbren. You understand.
                                                  • 106. Player: Yes, I do. Some people are worth it.
                                                    • 92.
                                                      Barcus Wroot
                                                      : Perhaps that's why you've agreed to look for him. I'm lucky - and grateful.
                                                      • 83. [Jump] Jump to Node 95 (1)
                                                      • 45. [Jump] Jump to Node 55 (1)
                                                      • 87. [Jump] Jump to Node 95 (1)
                                                      • 58. [Jump] Jump to Node 38 (1)
                                                  • 4. Player: Shrug.
                                                    • 52.
                                                      Barcus Wroot
                                                      : Pity. Everyone deserves a friend. Even me, apparently.
                                                      • 71. [Jump] Jump to Node 92 (2)
                                                  • 108. Player: Close, are you?
                                                    • 39.
                                                      Barcus Wroot
                                                      : Honestly, I can't even remember the last time we spoke.
                                                      • 109.
                                                        Barcus Wroot
                                                        : Still, some bonds are simply unbreakable. Neither axe nor the ticking bomb of time can sever them.
                                                        • 74. [Jump] Jump to Node 92 (2)
                                              • 54. Player: I don't work for free. Make me an offer.CAMP_UnfortunateGnome_AskedCompensation
                                                • 51.
                                                  Barcus Wroot
                                                  : Find Wulbren, and you can have anything it is within my power to give.
                                                  • 113. Player: I'll take some more of those smokepowder bombs.FOR_UnfortunateGnome_Knows_GnomeHasSmokepowder
                                                    • 6.
                                                      Barcus Wroot
                                                      : Now we're talking! I can whip some up for you, no problem - but I'll need a little time to gather the right supplies.
                                                      • 13.
                                                        Barcus Wroot
                                                        : Oh, this is excellent - I'll get started right away!
                                                        • 95. Player: There's something else I'd like to discuss.
                                                          • 40. [Alias]
                                                            • Alias to Node 103
                                                            • Link to Node 129
                                                            • 73. [Jump] Jump to Node 12 (1)
                                                            • 42. [Jump] Jump to Node 115 (1)
                                                            • 86. [Jump] Jump to Node 22 (1)
                                                        • 127. [Jump] Jump to Node 55 (1)
                                                        • 129. [Jump] Jump to Node 38 (1)
                                                  • 81. Player: You'll give me gold. ([GEN_CheckMagicPocketGold_6057ad05-9492-4630-9f0a-be548b134c54])
                                                    • 60.
                                                      Barcus Wroot
                                                      : I... haven't that much on me, I'm afraid. But I'll tell you what: you find Wulbren, and I'll return with exactly that sum.
                                                      • 24.
                                                        Barcus Wroot
                                                        : A very fair trade, I think!
                                                        • 47. [Jump] Jump to Node 13 (2)
                                                  • 121. Player: Surprise me - but make it good.
                                                    • 64.
                                                      Barcus Wroot
                                                      : Aha! I know just the thing. You find Wulbren, and I'll gather the necessary implements.
                                                      • 88.
                                                        Barcus Wroot
                                                        : Trust me - you won't be disappointed.
                                                        • 124. [Jump] Jump to Node 13 (2)
                                              • 55. Player: What can you tell me about Moonrise Towers?
                                                • 16.
                                                  Barcus Wroot
                                                  : I haven't been there myself. The area around it is... well. Cursed. Terrifyingly so.
                                                  • 69.
                                                    Barcus Wroot
                                                    : I did hear something interesting, though. There are shades that plague the path to the Towers - shades that fear not steel, but light.
                                                    • 68.
                                                      Barcus Wroot
                                                      : Duergar who mentioned it sounded truly traumatised. It was almost amusing.
                                              • 38. Player: Leave.
                                                End
                                      • 94. Player: Where have they taken it?
                                        • 85.
                                          Barcus Wroot
                                          : To Baldur's Gate, I expect. I don't know what they plan to do with it, but something of that power turned loose in the city... it could be carnage.
                                          • 59.
                                            Barcus Wroot
                                            : Wulbren must know their plans. And we must find him.
                                            • 105. [Jump] Jump to Node 82 (2)
                                      • 122. Player: This is your business - not mine.
                                        • 17.
                                          Barcus Wroot
                                          : I don't think you really believe that. A deep gnome strapped to a windmill wasn't your business. A group of captives suffering under mercenaries and cultists wasn't your business.
                                          • 125.
                                            Barcus Wroot
                                            : You saw people in need, and you helped them. It's what you do, apparently.
                                            • 79.
                                              Barcus Wroot
                                              : You'll do it again. Won't you?devnote
                                              • Link to Node 105
                              • 7. Player: Go on.
                                • 41. [Jump] Jump to Node 65 (1)
                              • 56. Player: The stuff of gnomish myth. Gaerdal Ironhand's private cache of the world's most powerful explosive., CLERIC_GARLGLITTERGOLD, PALADIN_GARLGLITTERGOLD, DEEPGNOME, GNOME
                                • 49.
                                  Barcus Wroot
                                  : That myth has come to life.
                                  • 90. [Jump] Jump to Node 5 (1)
                              • 89. Player: The stuff of myth. Gaerdal Ironhand's private cache of the world's most powerful explosive. , DEEPGNOME, GNOME
                                • Link to Node 49
                              • 77. Player: I've heard some rather explosive gnomish myths about it. BARD
                                • Link to Node 49
                            • 28.
                              Barcus Wroot
                              : Runepowder. Do you know what it is?GLO_IronhandGnomes_Knows_Runepowder = False
                              • 2. [Jump] Jump to Node 46 (2)
                      • 104. Player: I have my own matters to attend to.
                        • 25.
                          Barcus Wroot
                          : I'm certain you do. But... if you should find yourself in the Towers, perhaps you'll keep an eye out for him.
                          • 48.
                            Barcus Wroot
                            : Meanwhile, I'll need to think of an alternative. I must find Wulbren, especially now that... ahem. Anyway. Wish me luck.
                            • 100. Player: What aren't you telling me?
                              • 70.
                                Barcus Wroot
                                : A great deal. But I wouldn't mind halving the burden.
                                • 107. [Jump] Jump to Node 62 (1)
                            • 61. Player: Good luck.
                              • 21.
                                Barcus Wroot
                                : Thank you. I think I have a plan. Perhaps I can blast my way in...
                                End
                            • 63. [Jump] Jump to Node 55 (1)
                            • 20. [Jump] Jump to Node 38 (1)
              • 101. Player: Your friend can likely take care of himself.
                • 78.
                  Barcus Wroot
                  : Pah. If only that were true. Wulbren's a good sort, but he wouldn't know his arkayas from his elbow.devnote
                  • 3. [Jump] Jump to Node 80 (1)
              • 91. Player: I wouldn't hold out hope for any gnome taken by drow., REALLY_DROWELFCAMP_UnforunateGnome_FindWulbren = False
              • 91. Player: I wouldn't hold out hope for any gnome taken by duergar., REALLY_DUERGARDWARFCAMP_UnforunateGnome_FindWulbren = False
                • 119.
                  Barcus Wroot
                  : Nor I. Which means quick action is necessary.
                  • 80.
                    Barcus Wroot
                    : I'm hesitant to prevail upon you again. But... I can't risk re-capture. I'd be no help to Wulbren at all.
                    • 120.
                      Barcus Wroot
                      : Would you... would you look for him?
                      • 27. [Jump] Jump to Node 66 (2)
              • 96. Player: There's something else I want to discuss.
                • 103.
                  Barcus Wroot
                  : Like what?
                  • 12. Player: Your smokepowder bombs - are you an alchemist?FOR_UnfortunateGnome_Knows_GnomeHasSmokepowder
                    • 44.
                      Barcus Wroot
                      : Alchemist, tinkerer, adventurer, curmudgeon... I wear many hats, most with great enthusiasm.
                      • 111.
                        Barcus Wroot
                        : Thank you for noticing.
                  • 115. Player: Tell me a little more about yourself.
                    • 84.
                      Barcus Wroot
                      : Barcus Wroot is my name, Baldur's Gate is my home. Back in the city, I offered my expertise to the highest bidder.
                      • 110.
                        Barcus Wroot
                        : I was quite popular too - I'm not picky about my customers.
                  • 98. Player: What can you tell me about the gnomes you were with in the Underdark?
                    • 29.
                      Barcus Wroot
                      : Ah, the so-called Ironhand Gnomes. Excellent access to technological facilities, but their politics are... dangerous. Increasingly so.
                      • 67.
                        Barcus Wroot
                        : They've nearly started an all-out war with the Gondians in the House of Wonders in Baldur's Gate. There've been skirmishes, and now I fear...
                        • 102.
                          Barcus Wroot
                          : Well. There's no point speculating. Let us leave it at 'I fear'.
                  • 22. Player: What will you do if Wulbren is dead?
                    • 31.
                      Barcus Wroot
                      : I suppose... I suppose I'd be very, very sad.
                      • 1.
                        Barcus Wroot
                        : Then, after a while, I'd find whoever killed him and put a smokepowder bomb in their trousers.FOR_UnfortunateGnome_Knows_GnomeHasSmokepowder
                  • 126. Player: Change the subject.
                    • 36.
                      Barcus Wroot
                      : Right. Wulbren's life is at stake. We must focus.
                      • 0. [Jump] Jump to Node 72 (2)
              • 26. Player: Leave.
                End
      • 97. Player: Say nothing.
        • 34.
          Barcus Wroot
          : If you have a moment, I'd like your opinion on something.
          • Link to Node 14
      • 37. Player: Leave.
        End