Entar's Son

Entar's Son, also known as Kagain's Quest, is a companion quest in Baldur's Gate, available from Chapter One on.
==Synopsis==
Acquisition	Given by Kagain in his shop in Beregost
Goal 	Finding a – possibly dead – person within 15 days
Tasks 	Traveling with Kagain as companion to the Coast Way and exploring it until a certain map marker is found; combat
Rewards 	Items; gold
Checks 	Reaction
==Walkthrough==
===Kagain===
Upon entering Kagain's Shop in Beregost and asking its owner "what kind of shop"KAGAIN.dlg; Response 0 – "Um, what kind of shop is this anyhow?" this may be, the dwarf states that he is running an escort business and hires mercenaries to protect "caravans on route from Amn to Baldur's Gate. Right now I'm lookin' for some strong sword arms" and he offers up the job to find out what happened to one of his caravans that didn't make it to the Gate.KAGAIN.dlg; State 1 – Kagain: "I run an escort business. I hire mercenaries to escort caravans on route from Amn to Baldur's Gate. Right now I'm lookin' for some strong sword arms, and I'm willing to pay high. It seems that one of the caravans under my protection never arrived at Baldur's Gate, and I need ta know what happened. You look like a strong group of warriors. Interested in a job?"
If asked for more information, Kagain reveals that he's "been having a lot of problems" with bandits recently, but that they usually would let the caravans go. Not in this case, however, about which he normally "wouldn't give one damn" – wasn't it for Entar Silvershield being the father of one of the missing passengers.KAGAIN.dlg; State 2 – Kagain: "That's good. I've been having a lot of problems with bandit activity lately, but they've always only taken the cargo and let the caravan go afterward. I've been catching flak from the family of some of the passengers of this caravan, after all it was the job of my mercenaries to make sure everyone got safely to Baldur's Gate. Normally I wouldn't give one damn about some stupid whiner, but one of the passengers was the son of Entar Silvershield, and in this part of the world, his word is law. SO do you want the job or not?"
If accepting the job and Kagain's payment, he will join as a companion, and an eight day counter starts until he will remind Gorion's Ward of the quest. If then a further seven days pass without finding the caravan, Kagain will leave the party, canceling the job.
===Coast Way===
Though nothing points directly to that area, the Coast Way is at least part of the route to Baldur's Gate, and thus may be a good start for the research.
====Original game====
Simply arriving at the Coast Way together with Kagain marks in the original Baldur's Gate the end of this quest, without any reward (not counting Kagain as a companion).
====Enhanced Edition====
Depending on how much of the Coast Way wilderness has been explored earlier – on the way from the Friendly Arm Inn to Beregost, for example –, the two "raided caravans" may already have been noticed, even relieved of whatever was there to take. Anyway, to the east and up the hillside, past the single overthrown wagon, Kagain will recognize the body of Entar's son among the victims of a larger caravan – unless it took more than one day to find it since having arrived here. In the latter case, he will have lost interest in the task, with job and reward canceled.
If found in time, Kagain now believes that, with Silvershield's son being under his responsibility when killed, he is a wanted dwarf, and as he deduces that Gorion's Ward is after the bandits too, he offers to help them gain revenge "on those scumbags" and accompany the party permanently.KAGAIJ.dlg; State 0 – Kagain: "Well, look what I found. This is the body of Silvershield's son. Guess I'm in a lot of trouble now. With him dead, I'll be a wanted dwarf. From what I've gathered so far, all of you are after them damnable bandits. Well, since my reputation is now mud how 'bout I help you gain revenge on those scumbags?" Depending on how he reacted to the person who negotiated this job with him, he might even have some payment, in addition to the few items that can be found on site.
If you manually speak to Kagain at the 3 wagon site he will finish the quest.
If Skie is present upon completion of the quest she will mourn: “*sniffle* I can’t believe he’s dead.”
==Rewards==
Besides having gained a companion, there's no reward for this quest in the original Baldur's Gate. (See also bugs.)
In the Enhanced Edition, the exact material reward depends on Kagain's reaction to the party member who made the deal with him. There's no experience gained.
*Bastard Sword, Small Shield, Fire Agate Gem, Silver Ring	
*Bastard Sword, Small Shield, Fire Agate Gem, Silver Ring
* per party member, except Kagain	
*Bastard Sword, Small Shield, Fire Agate Gem, Silver Ring
* per party member, except Kagain	
==Bugs==
* Due to missing/misplaced dialog lines, in the original Baldur's Gate the quest can never be solved as per quest objective. Instead the – intended to be timed – line by Kagain that he doesn't care anymore is spoken immediately after reaching the destination area, and the quest is … well, finished somehow. No reward is gained.
** The mod Unfinished Business for BG1 offers an unofficial bugfix of sorts and introduces an own way to solve the quest, much more complex than how the Enhanced Edition fixes it (which is closer to the original idea). For the latter, the "Kagain's Quest" component in Unfinished Business is disabled. 
==References==
Category:Beregost quests
Category:Quests on the Sword Coast
Category:Bugs