Gavin Northus

Name: Gavin Northus

Race: Human

Gender: Male

Bestows Quest(s): Frame Work

Affiliation(s): The Coin Lords

Locations:

• Lordsmarch Plaza, west end
• Wylkes Manor, in The Inspired Quarter

Description: <Harbor Security Chief> Gavin is the Harbor security chief, and he will put you on par of what has been happening since the Droaam army and the Path of Inspiration arrived on Stormreach.

Lordsmarch Plaza

If you try to talk to him as soon as possible, he will reply:

• Gavin Northus: Later. When you've proven that you can be trusted.

If you have finished the quest Diplomatic Impunity, however, he will reply:

• Gavin Northus: Hello there, <name>. Naleen speaks highly of your work on the coast. She's recommended you for a confidential mission on behalf of the Coin Lords.
• Gavin Northus: As you know, Droaam is planning to move against us any day now. Stormreach needs to buy some time to strengthen our defenses against the inevitable. To do that we need someone who can carry out a rather ... unorthodox ... mission without babbling the details the next time they have one too many Dirty Kobolds. Can we count on your help?
  • You: What's your plan?
    • Gavin Northus: Droaam is trying to recruit various monster tribes in the Stormreach area over to their side. This includes the Matador tribe, a group of minotaurs who live in a heavily-fortified village not far from here.
    • Gavin Northus: We've developed a plan to discredit Droaam in the eyes of the local monsters. To that end we've recruited a warforged wizard named Dorris to help, but Dorris is, shall we say, eccentric. That's why we want someone reliable like you to do the heavy lifting.
    • Gavin Northus: Say the word and I'll send you to Dorris. Don't forget - this entire plan must remain secret!
    • You: Send me to Dorris. (Enter quest.)
  • You: Unorthodox? What do you mean?
    • Gavin Northus: We believe Hesstess, the medusa ambassador, is the brains behind Droaam's operations here in Xen'drik. We can't take on Hesstess directly without risking an all-out war with Droaam.
    • Gavin Northus: We can, however, discredit the ambassador in the eyes of Droaam's potential allies in the region. And how do we do that ? Well, that's where the unorthodox tactics come in.
    • You: I'm tired of these word games. Just tell me what you want me to do.
    • Gavin Northus: We want you to frame Hesstess. She's been going around telling the local tribes that when Droaam rules Xen'drik it will all be one big happy Festivult party for the monsters.
    • Gavin Northus: But suppose Droaam can't be trusted? Suppose we gave them concrete proof that Hesstess intends to harm the tribes? Then the local monsters might not be so eager to welcome Droaam to these shores.
    • You: So what's the plan?
    • Gavin Northus: Droaam is trying to recruit various monster tribes in the Stormreach area over to their side. This includes the Matador tribe, a group of minotaurs who live in a heavily-fortified village not far from here.
    • Gavin Northus: We've developed a plan to discredit Droaam in the eyes of the local monsters. To that end we've recruited a warforged wizard named Dorris to help, but Dorris is, shall we say, eccentric. That's why we want someone reliable like you to do the heavy lifting.
    • Gavin Northus: Say the word and I'll send you to Dorris. Don't forget - this entire plan must remain secret!
    • You: Send me to Dorris. (Enter quest.)

Talking to him after acquiring the quest, but before completion, will make him say:

• Gavin Northus: Get back to the mission. That medusa isn't going to frame herself!

On completion of quest, he will congratulate you with the following:

• Gavin Northus: Fine work! Rumors are flying about that village - and those rumors say it was the Droaam medusa who attacked the minotaur tribe!
• Gavin Northus: That won't stop Droaam, but it will keep the local monsters from joining forces with them.
• Gavin Northus: Of course the Coin Lords will deny any involvement in all this, and you won't be able to tell a single soul what you did. Perhaps this little item will make your total silene a little easier to bear.

After completing the quest and taking the reward, if you talk to him again, he will reply:

• Gavin Northus: Good timing. We need your help with another frame job on the Droaam ambassador.

Wylkes Manor

• Gavin Northus: Ah, yes. I was told you'd be coming. We're short-handed here - one of our agents is stranded in some island, while another is sick with an extremely suspicious illness.
• Gavin Northus: We need an experienced adventurer like you to help Coin Lord Wylkes investigate the Dar Qat Trade Mission and the Path of Inspiration.
• Gavin Northus: If you have any questions, now's the time to ask me.
  • You: Tell me about Dar Qat.
    • Gavin Northus: Dar Qat is a city on the coast of Xen'drik, an outpost of the far-off Riedran Empire. It's a stable, prosperous place that engages in a great deal of trade.
    • Gavin Northus: That's really all we know about it. Dar Qat does not welcome outsiders.
  • You: Tell me about the Trade Mission.
    • Gavin Northus: Ambassadors from Dar Qat recently appeared in Stormreach, offering the Coin Lords lucrative trade deals with their city. They even offered to pay to renovate this part of the harbor.
    • Gavin Northus: In exchange the Coin Lords allowed them to build their Trade Mission down by the water.
    • Gavin Northus: Very few people know what goes on there. The only person from Stormreach who has even been inside is our agent Jeets Shimis, and he's in no condition to describe what's inside.
  • You: Tell me about the Path of Inspiration.
    • Gavin Northus: The Path of Inspiration is some kind of religion from Dar Qat. It's the usual sort of thing - follow their precepts to achieve bliss, and so on. They have what they call an Inspiration Center here in the Harbor.
    • Gavin Northus: They seemed harmless enough until Coin Lord Wylkes' son disappeared while he was with Path members. Now we're conducting a full-scale investigation into their activities.
  • You: Tell me about the agent stranded on the island.
    • Gavin Northus: Coin Lord Wylkes was concerned about our new Dar Qat trading partners so he sent Burgess, one of our agents, to investigate the city of Dar Qat.
    • Gavin Northus: Burgess was returning to Stormreach to report his findings when his ship was sunk, supposedly by pirates.
    • Gavin Northus: Now Burgess is stranded on some island. We're mounting a rescue expedition. Talk to Captain Carthay Cave down by the docks to learn more.
  • You: Tell me about the sick agent.
    • Gavin Northus: We hired a local rogue by the name of Jeets Shimis to investigate the Path of Inspiration and the Trade Mission for us.
    • Gavin Northus: He never completed his mission. Instead we found him lying in an alley one morning, babbling incoherently.
    • Gavin Northus: We're not sure what's wrong with him. You can talk to his friend Talbron Tewn to learn more. He's right over there.