Areen NPC MOD for Baldur's Gate II EE
Version 1.0

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Installation
3. General Information
4. Frequently Asked Questions
5. Credits
6. Legal Information

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1. Introduction
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Areen is a Legal Neutral human wild mage NPC. He is very serious about wild magic and mental discipline.

The mod includes a few objects useful to Areen (some exclusive, some don't) and a revised version of the Wild Surge table.

Areen is fully romanceable and comes with a (non-mandatory) small quest.

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2. Installation
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Make sure that you have obtained and installed the latest official Bioware patch. Install the official patch BEFORE installing any unofficial modifications. Make sure that Baldur's Gate II or ANY game-related utilities are not running.

To install the mod, unpack the archive into your BG2 directory and run setup-areen.exe. To reinstall or uninstall the mod, run setup-areen.exe in your game directory.

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3. General Information
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This mod adds Areen (LN, wild mage) as a viable, fully developed NPC. It also adds 4 items (2 of them worn by Areen when joining) and a short personal (optional) quest. As an optional component, it is also possible to install a revised version of the wild surges table. This revised version changes the order of surges so that the most negative ones are at the bottom and the "spell cast normally" ones are at the top, thus making Chaos Shields and items that give bonues more attractive to use.

Areen also comes with a level 5 version of Improved Chaos Shield, instead of the normal level 7 version.

He can be found in the Waukeen's Promenade of Athkatla, standing next to the blast area. You do not need to start a new game to get him into your party. In ToB, he can also be summoned from the Pocket Plane Fate Spirit.

Areen has a 15 friendship talks with the PC, a romance option (human, elf, or half-elf females) which adds additional talks, banters with vanilla and EE NPCs, and interjections, both in SoA and ToB. Areen and the NPCs of his quest have custom, AI-developed portraits.

Depending on PC's level, Areen's experience may be 161000, 400000, 800000 or 1200000 experience points. In ToB, Areen starts with 2500000 experience.

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4. Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: Where is he?
A: Areen is in the Waukeen's Promenade of Athkatla, not far from where the exit of Irenicus dungeon. You should see him once you enter the area.
Q: But he is not there!
A: Make sure that you have actually installed the mod. Open your game directory and run setup-areen.exe. If this file is not there, repeat the installation process as described above.

Q: Is there a romance between Areen and a female PC?
A: Yes, for human, elven, or half-elve females. Areen romance is not exclusive.

Q: Does Areen really have a full romance?
A: Yes, including "obligatory" romance events, like Bodhi abduction, Gorion Wraith encounter and post-Saradush talk.

Q: Any party advice?
A: Areen has more banter with magically-oriented NPCs (mages and bards). Imoen, Edwin, and Haer'Dalis, respectively, have the most banter with Areen.

Q: Can I install Areen and continue playing?
A: Sure, just quit the game before installing mods.

Q: Is Areen compatible with mod X?
A: Areen should work fine with other mods.

Q: Is Areen EET compatible?
A: Yes, it should be. It uses code borrowed from Branwen NPC mod, which is EET compatible.

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5. Credits
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Areen is hard-based on Branwen NPC mod by Olga Silaeva (Kulyok).

Portraits have been created using free online AI software.

Borja Esteve: Quest desgin, Content writer

Lore for characters and dialogues has been adapted mostly from Lands of Intrigue, a 2nd-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons boxed set for the Forgotten Realms.

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6. Version History
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Version 0.9
- BETA - pre-release
Version 1.0
- Complete release version

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7. Legal Information
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Areen NPC MOD for Baldur's Gate II EE  2025 Borja Esteve. Areen is not 
developed, supported, or endorsed by BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay
Entertainment Corp., or the Wizards of the Coast. All other trademarks and
copyrights are property of their respective owners.
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