Brynnlaw

Follow this comprehensive walkthrough for Brynnlaw in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, detailing how to navigate the docks, infiltrate Lady Galvena's Festhall, rescue Claire, and deal with pirates and assassins.

Walkthrough:

1. Upon arrival in Brynnlaw, if you sided with Bodhi, Saemon Havarian will escort you to the Vulgar Monkey without incident.
2. If you sided with Aran Linvail, cast Protection From Evil and Chaotic Commands on your party. Disembark, and Havarian will apologize before three vampires—Del, Parisa, and Valen—attack. Use the Mace of Disruption to defeat them.
3. After the vampires are dead, Sime instructs you to go to the Vulgar Monkey and speak with Sanik.
4. Head to the dock. Ignore the locked door to Lady Galvena's Festhall. You'll witness a duel of no consequence. Ignore Calahan for now and proceed through a doorway and up steps to reach the Vulgar Monkey inn.
5. Inside the inn, speak with your contact, Sanik.
6. An assassin will teleport in and murder Sanik. The assassin then attacks you but is easily defeated.
7. The innkeeper explains that Lady Galvena sent the assassin because Sanik and her employee, Claire, eloped. You need to infiltrate the Festhall to rescue Claire.
8. Before heading to the Festhall, go east from the Vulgar Monkey and up an alley to find Ginia.
9. Give Ginia a gold piece. She reveals that Chremy, a lieutenant of Pirate Lord Desharik, is her pimp and threatens her brother Ason if she refuses to work. She also mentions Calahan, a smuggler who can get them off the island if she can afford his price.
10. Return to the Vulgar Monkey and confront Chremy. He becomes violent; kill him and search his body for Galvena's Medallion.
11. Go to the lower dock and speak with Calahan. Pay him 200G to arrange passage for Ginia and Ason. Return to Ginia and inform her, earning 12100 XP.
12. Backtrack to Lady Galvena's Festhall. Speak to a Courtesan outside and state you are looking for Claire. You can persuade her or pay her. Tell her you plan to kill Lady Galvena, and she will agree to help you get inside, mentioning the medallion.
13. The courtesan will take you to her room and devise a plan to bypass guards. She gives you a Sleeping Draught to give to Emma, the cook, to put in the guards' food.
14. Go next door to the kitchen. If challenged by a guard, claim to be a new employee. Tell the cook, Ellie, you are there to free Claire.
15. Persuade Ellie to help. She agrees to spike the guards' ale, and her assistant will deliver it, earning you 1000 XP. Follow the assistant and witness the guards being poisoned.
16. The assistant reveals Captain Rerdes is in Lady Galvena's room and opens the door for you. You can kill the sleeping guards for 4000 XP each.
17. Enter Lady Galvena's room and poison the guard captain, earning 4000 XP. You can also kill the captain for 6000 XP. Loot Lady Galvena's Key from the cupboard.
18. Proceed through the door at the end of the corridor into Lady Galvena's dungeons.
19. Go through the next door to find Galvena about to kill Claire. Galvena and her wizard Vadek attack. Defeat them and loot a Flail +2, Quarterstaff +2, and Leather Armour +3.
20. Speak to Claire and inform her of Sanik's death. Ask about her future plans; she mentions Golin, the captain of Sanik's ship. Escort her to Golin for 2000 XP and 22G if you ask for a reward.
21. Ask Golin how to get into Spellhold. He explains only Cowled Wizards and