Weird thing w/ my Cleric stronghold

krunchyfrogg · Post by **krunchyfrogg** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 12:04 am

I'm playing a Berserker dual classed into Cleric. He is NG in alignment.

When I was still a Berserker, I accepted the Unseeing Eye quest from the temple of Helm. When I actually started the quest (much later in the game), I was already dual classed into Cleric, but when the quest was completed, I was awarded the temple of Helm as my Stronghold. The temple of Helm is usually from N characters, not G ones.

Will this affect anything later on in the game?

Pepsimax_x5 · Post by **Pepsimax_x5** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 12:38 am

U get the Temple that u brag to anout u killing that eye thing. Helm always recruits u but u can report to Lathander if u want.

Thrain · Post by **Thrain** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 5:12 am

no it wont. you were given the temple of helm because non-cleric characters starting the quest talk to the helm overseer, Osig.

therefore when the variable for your quest became clerical, you got the helm stronghold. imho, its the best one anyway because you get to stop both lathander and talos from attacking each other rather than anihilating one or the other.

Pepsimax_x5 · Post by **Pepsimax_x5** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 6:42 am

sory i couldnt be bothered to read the post fully. But whats wrong with eliminating a Temple? Helm is still my favourite but i like stabbing things

By the way will u get rep loss if u kill talos seeing as its evil? And with Temples not being commoners will u get rep loss 4 killing Lathander? I hate those guys

Thrain · Post by **Thrain** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 1:37 pm

lol. if its part of the quest you dont get rep loss

JackOfClubs · Post by **JackOfClubs** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 6:14 pm

You don't lose reputation even if it isn't part of a quest. I usually kill the Talons on principle; it has never affected my rep yet.

Thrain · Post by **Thrain** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:19 am

why? talos isn't necessarily evil per say, his followers merely relish the chaos of storm, or at least thats how i understood it

Stats. · Post by **Stats.** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 8:00 pm

Well i look forward to taking out a temple, and Lathander all the way, the lathander ppl are cool.

JackOfClubs · Post by **JackOfClubs** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 1:57 am

[QUOTE=Thrain]why? talos isn't necessarily evil per say, his followers merely relish the chaos of storm, or at least thats how i understood it[/QUOTE]
I don't know enough about the backstory to the Forgotten Realms to know if the actual god is evil, but if you play an evil cleric you get the Talos temple as your stronghold, so there is definitely some connection with evil not mere chaos. Also I usually take the side of the Umberlant priestess versus the Talon fishermen in BG1 so I figure there is a feud going on that I don't mind continuing.

nephtu · Post by **nephtu** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 8:45 am

Personally...

I rather enjoyed wiping out the Lathander crowd, the Talassan quests are darkly funnyy.