Forthel August

Forthel August is a bard who will approach Gorion's Ward and party, asking for inspiration for his next ballad. Offering him the story of the Iron Throne will cause him to leave offended, as he will see it as 'obvious lies.' The third story will give no reward, while the second and fourth will net some gold. Forthel speaks of , but the exact payment depends on the game's edition:
* – Forthel is willing to hand over 200, but all his pockets yield are a mere (probably due to an oversight while programming the dialog script – see below)
* – Forthel will take the full from an extra hidden stash, the gold in his pocket isn't touched
==Notes==
* In the original game and TotSC, the "action" in the dialogue reads GivePartyGold(200), which would transfer up to from the talking character into the party's inventory – however, Forthel carries only in his inventory. 
* The Enhanced Edition fixed this and made the reward match its offer by changing the "action" to GiveGoldForce(200) – which simply creates the given amount in the party's inventory out of the nothing, independent from the speaker's inventory.
==Gallery==
Forthel August NPC BG.png|Original BG image