Lord Ketlaar Argrim (Fighter)

Not to be confused with Lord Ketlaar Argrim (Nobleman).

Lord Ketlaar Argrim is an anti-magic fanatic who wants to banish all mages and magic-use from Athkatla during the Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn campaign. He is only encountered during the Mage Stronghold quest.

As part of the finale of the Mage Stronghold quest, Teos has the protagonist track down Lord Argrim at the Crooked Crane Inn at the City Gate. He is upstairs with two Men-at-Arms and two Archers.

• Man-at-Arms (MgKetG01): 2,000 XP each, Splint Mail, Battle Axe, Amnish Horned Helmet, and 3 
• Archer (MgKetG02): 2,000 XP each, Chain Mail, Battle Axe, Amnish Horned Helmet, Composite Long Bow, Arrows (×20), Arrows of Ice (×5), Arrows of Dispelling (×3), and 3 .

No matter what dialog choice is made, he turns hostile and attacks.

"Magical abominations! I recognize your forms and smell your treachery! I will kill you and remove your taint, and use your corpses as evidence to banish the Cowled Wizards! Your vile tongue can spew what it likes, I am deaf to those such as you. Vile Abominations! Fall!"

Whether Argrim is killed or imprisoned, he is still only worth 1,975 XP, and the party can return to Teos for another 7,500 XP, although he will berate Gorion's Ward if Argrim was killed.

Related Quests[]

• Mage Stronghold

Notable Loot[]

• Arrows of Dispelling (×6)
• Arrows of Ice (×10)

Bugs[]

• In Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition – Shadows of Amn (2013)
  This icon indicates content from the Shadows of Amn campaign of the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition., Argrim's race is not actually Human, it is "Mace" so that the "special" Rune of Imprisonment can only affect him, and simultaneously fire a script to change a global variable that indicates that this task in the quest has been completed.
• In dialog and tool tips, his name is "Lord Ketlaar Argrim" although the Journal entry for Mage Stronghold: Free at last only uses one "a" in "Ketlar."