Prism the Sculptor

Prism the Sculptor, also known as Prism's Emeralds, is a side-quest in Baldur's Gate and the Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition.
== Acquisition ==
The quest is given by Oublek in Nashkel.
== Walkthrough ==
The bounty is to return two emeralds which were stolen by Prism, who disappeared after the theft and Oublek doesn't care what approach is taken.
Prism can be found in the area of Nashkel Mines, where he is carving a face in a rock wall, in the southwest corner of the map. There are several ways to approach the quest.
=== Kill Prism ===
Prism dies and the emeralds can be taken.
=== Letting Prism finish his work ===
If he is allowed to finish his work, the bounty hunter Greywolf will appear and begin a conversation, presenting another two options:
If Prism is not defended, Greywolf kills Prism and takes the emeralds then disappears and the quest can't be completed.
If prevented from killing Prism, Greywolf will attack the party and his death will net , 102 gold pieces, and the weapon Varscona as loot from his corpse. Shortly after the fight, Prism manages to complete his work and then dies from exhaustion while the party is rewarded 1000 XP and +1 Reputation. Before his death, he reveals that the subject of his work is Ellesime.
If you pickpocket the two emeralds, Prism will walk away when you speak to him, yielding no further rewards for the party.
=== Turning in the gems ===
After Prism's fate is decided, the emeralds can be taken either from his corpse or pried from the sculpture. Unfortunately, the reward received for returning to Oublek with the gems is only 300 gold pieces, which is 1,200 gold lower than if they are sold to a merchant.
Even if sold, the quest can still be completed later, if another two emeralds are gained. However, if at least two emeralds are in the group's inventory, the bounty for Captain Brage cannot be turned into Oublek without also triggering returning the gems.
*It's worth noting that Oublek WILL accept stolen emeralds (tested in EE). Sell the emeralds to the merchant who takes wolf pelts, steal them back from him (one of the few vendors that can be stolen from, but does not buy stolen goods), and then turn them in. This adjusts the reward balance from 300gp to a total of 1800gp making the effort a bit more worthwhile. 
== In your Journal ==
You will likely have rumor-based entries for Prism the Sculptor in your Journal before you actually receive the quest from Oublek. When you ask him about available bounties, the following entries will be added to your Journal:
Upon completion:
== Achievements ==
In Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, there are two achievements that can be earned from this quest:
== Mod content ==
The Unfinished Business for BG1 mod revises some aspects of this encounter with prism, to include restoring a story element, dialogue and some other minor results of certain player actions.
Category:Quests that alter reputation