~ SIDE QUEST: FREE NAX ~

Upon entering Coldwood, speak to Delvar to learn about the area and acquire side quests.

Explore Coldwood and defeat Orcs. A Fireball spell can be effective against large groups.

Locate Vaath in the south-east corner of Coldwood.

Enter Deeper Coldwood to the north to complete the Star Sapphire quest (refer to that quest for details).

Proceed into the Wizard's Circle and defeat the attacking Cult Archers and their leader.

Search the leader's remains for a journal.

Defeat Werecats on your way to the Wizard's Grove in the north-east.

Enter the glowing portal in the Wizard's Grove to reach the Wizard's Dungeon.

In the Wizard's Dungeon, destroy the braziers in the Fire Summoning Chambers (south-west and north-east corners) to prevent endless Huge Fire Elemental spawns. Destroying them yields minimal XP (4 XP per elemental at level 15) if side quests are completed.

In the north-east library, search a shelf to find a Diary Page and the book "The Nature of Water Summoning".

In the south-east corner, find another library with a prison to its left.

Enter the prison and speak to Nax, who is trapped in a red glowing cell. You will receive the Free Nax side quest. Nax claims to have the Snow Globe and will give it to you if freed.

Enter the room in the north-east and defeat the Shadow Fiends. Search corpses and chests for a Rakshasa's Eye and a Slaad Tongue.

In an adjacent small room with bookshelves, an altar, and Alchemist Apparatus', search a shelf for laboratory notes containing a recipe. Open the chest to find Melf's Ring and a Quartz Crystal.

Place the Quartz Crystal and Rakshasa's Eye on the altar and cast a Dominate Person spell on it. If you are a Sorcerer without this spell or a scroll, you must purchase a Rod of Beguiling from Eltoora in Beorunna's Well for a significant amount of gold. This rod grants immunity to mind-affecting spells.

The ritual will cause the Staff of Command to appear on the altar. This staff is highly recommended for its immunity to mind-affecting spells.

Go to the room right of the south-west Fire Summoning Chamber to find the Summoning Pool.

Place a Slaad Tongue into the pool and use Melf's Ring to cast Melf's Acid Arrow on the pool. This will summon a Water Elemental.

Speak to the Water Elemental and state you are there to free Nax. She will agree and free him.

Speak to Nax, who appears beside you. He lied about having the Snow Globe. You can choose to kill him for deception (this results in a significant alignment shift for lawful good characters and grants 5 evil points if hostile) or let him go. Killing Nax provides a good fight with decent XP.

To obtain the Snow Globe, go to the room right of the north-west Fire Summoning Chamber, which contains gongs.

The Diary Page found earlier contains the sequence for unlocking the door in this room: Puma, Wolf, Bear, Dragon.

Examine the gongs and bang them in the correct order (Puma, Wolf, Bear, Dragon).

Enter the now open door and take the Snow Globe from the glowing pedestal.

Return to the Drinking House in Beorunna's Well and give the Snow Globe to Lillian. You may attempt to persuade her for gold, but it requires a very high Persuade skill.

Proceed to the second floor and enter the only unlocked door.