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Kieran Nye is the proprietor of the Whistling Gallows inn in Lonelywood.

Location[]

He stands behind the bar on the ground floor of the inn.

Background[]

He claims to come from Tethyr, far to the south of the Icewind Dale region.

At some point, he used to be a member of the Host Tower of the Arcane, an evil organization of power-hungry wizards based in Luskan. Kieran wanted to leave that life behind, and fled. But the Hosttower, paranoid about the prospect of their secrets leaking out, does not tolerate deserters – and so they have been hunting him ever since.

Kieran fled to the frozen frontier, and decided to settle down in Lonelywood, where he now runs the Whistling Gallows inn and tries to lead a quiet, simple life in hiding.

He still keeps some magical artifacts from his former life around as mementos, but conceals them (and his past) from the other villagers.

Interaction[]

He provides rooms and drinks – see The Whistling Gallows#Services for details. He can also sell you magical items – see below.

When asked, he tells you how the inn got its name. If your speaking party member has 14+ INT, you can ask him about his accent to learn a little about his background.

After finding his secret room, or finding out about his secret from Hailee Dunn, you can talk to him to complete the side-quest:

Kieran's secret (? exp)

He can also help you out during the side-quest Bad wolf.

When you obtain the sword Cynicism +4, Kieran can help you upgrade it – see that article for details.[EE only]

Buy & Sell[]

Kieran's "special goods", that you can access after completing Kieran's secret:

Icon Item name Stock Price[1]
Dagger of Safe Harbor +3 1 14040
Zilzanzer's Magnificent Dart +1 x10 5 5850
Xainlaphar's Flying Skull 8 1755
Thrym Extract 10 760
Jamison's Sling +4 1 20826
Scarlet/Blue Ioun Stone 1 5850
Magic Missile 2 117
Chromatic Orb 1 117
Expeditious Retreat 1 117
Find Familiar 1 117
Reflected Image 1 117
Blur 2 117
Vocalize 1 117
Know Alignment 1 234
Melf's Acid Arrow 2 234
Stinking Cloud 1 234
Web 1 234
Glitterdust 1 351
Haste 1 1053
Lightning Bolt 1 1053
Protection From Normal Missiles 1 1053
Minor Spell Deflection 1 351
Invisibility, 10' Radius 1 351
Detect Illusion 1 351
Clairvoyance 1 351
Dispel Magic 1 351
Remove Magic 1 351
Spell Thrust 1 351
Secret Word 1 585
Melf's Minute Meteors 1 351
Cloudkill 2 585
Lance of Disruption 2 702
Confusion 1 1404
Minor Globe Of Invulnerability 1 1404
Fireshield (Red) 1 585
Fireshield (Blue) 1 585
Enchanted Weapon 1 585
Shout 1 585
Farsight 1 351
Minor Sequencer 1 585
Contact Other Plane 1 585
Wizard Eye 1 585
Teleport Field 1 585
Shadow Door 1 1170
Oracle 1 1170
Phantom Blade 1 1170
Conjure Fire Elemental 1 1755
Conjure Earth Elemental 1 1755
Conjure Water Elemental 1 1755
Conjure Air Elemental 1 1755
Lower Resistance 2 585
Protection From Normal Weapons 1 1170
Breach 1 1170
Trollish Fortitude 1 702
Protection From Magical Energy 1 2340
Pierce Magic 1 2340
True Sight 1 2340
Contingency 1 2340
Seven Eyes 2 819
Protection From The Elements 1 3510
Spell Sequencer 1 3510
Sphere of Chaos 1 3510
Delayed Blast Fireball 1 3510
Ruby Ray of Reversal 1 3510
Khelben's Warding Whip 1 3510
Control Undead 1 3510
Symbol, Fear 1 5850
Symbol, Death 1 5850
Symbol, Stun 1 5850
Bigby's Clenched Fist 1 5850
Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting 1 2808

Footnotes[]

  1. At neutral reputation and charisma.