The Moonstone Mask

A-To City Core B-Ophala C-Gilles D-Stairs to second floor

Ophala, who can be found standing in the center of the ground floor, runs this brothel. If you're a rogue, speak with her to get the Art Theft quest. Other classes can get this quest with a successful persuade skill check. Ophala needs three objects from you: the portrait of Sir Reginald Rumbottom III from the Rumbottom Estate in Blacklake, the gilded urn from the Hodge Estate in Blacklake, and the gaudy statuette from the Androd Estate in the docks.

If you want to visit upstairs, you'll need a clean bill of health. Talk to Ophala to get a letter, which you will need to take to Oleff at the Hall of Justice. When you return with Oleff's writ, you'll need to get a pass coin (for 200 gold) from Torgo, the Moonstone Mask's resident merchant.

Upstairs, you won't find much to do. On the third floor, you can help Tamora rid herself of an undesirable customer. Talk to her about her problem, and she'll give you a brooch to show to Hoff, an unsavory character who hangs out in the docks.

The only other person of interest in the Moonstone Mask is Gilles. If you have a letter from Oleff regarding the Never Tomb quest, Gilles will offer you more gold for the artifacts you uncover. He does pay more, and evil characters will want to consider his offer. Good characters will want to demand Jacob's quill from him and return it to Oleff for a small reward. Taking the quill will cause Gilles to depart.

Many-Starred Cloak Guild Tower

If you're a spellcaster, you can get the Cloaktower Membership quest from Eltoora (other classes will not be able to persuade her). This quest requires you to visit four locked wizard labs and retrieve four items--rare earth clay, a flask of water, a puff of fog, and kindling wood. There is one lab in each of the four districts, and Eltoora will also tell you to note the order of the items.

This is good advice, because once you have all four items you'll need to step into the back room to face her minogon guardian. You won't have to defeat it through brute force. Just pick up the four wands and cast them on the minogon in the order the items were listed. Get the Stoneskin from the pile of stones, Slow from the divining pool, Color Spray from the alchemist's apparatus, and Burning Hands from the pile of wood. When you cast the final spell, the minogon will be defeated, and you'll receive the Many-Starred Cloak, which has an AC +2 bonus and makes you immune to sneak attacks.

The Great Tree

Talk to Nyatar near the Great Tree. In addition to being a merchant, Nyatar will give you the Animal Rescue quest to free the animals in the Blacklake Zoo. If you aren't a druid or a ranger, you can persuade him. He'll give you a copy of the zoo key if you accept the quest.