The Counting House

The Counting House is a banking and storage facility located in Baldur's Gate's Lower City along the southern coast.

Related Quests

• Aid the Underduke
• Return Rakath's Gold

Subregions

The Counting House - Vaults

These safes each have a DC20 lock. The keys for these vaults are labeled as "Counting House Safe n°X Key".

Safe	Details
Safe n°1	Key: Found in an Opulent Chest X: -1308 Y: 1020 in the Szarr Palace, in the room left of the main ballroom. A button in the room to the right needs to be pressed, which will open the left door and close the right door. Loot: Heavy Chest containing: Ruby Bronze Goblet 108 Gold
Safe n°2	Key: Sold by Skittle at Heapside Prison in the Basilisk Gate Barracks in the Lower City. Since the key costs nothing, it must be gained through Trade instead of Barter. Loot: Greataxe +2 Shortsword +2 Triumphal Helm
Safe n°3	Key: Found in a DC10 locked Heavy Chest X: 1459 Y: 841 in Bonecloak's Basement underneath Bonecloak's Apothecary in the Lower City. Loot: Pouch containing: Pegasus Feather Wood Bark Greater Elixir of Arcane Cultivation Elixir of Arcane Cultivation 119 Gold Potion of Universal Resistance Elixir of Battlemage's Power Superior Elixir of Arcane Cultivation
Safe n°4	Key: Can be looted or pickpocketed from Head Clerk Meadhoney in The Counting House main lobby. Loot: None
Safe n°5	Key: Unknown. Loot: Gilded Chest containing: 467 Gold
Safe n°6	Key: Found in a Backpack X: 978 Y: 1203 in a hidden base through a DC15 locked Hatch X: 61 Y: -123 by the eastern docks in the Lower City. Loot: Backpack containing: Rope Mug Potion of Healing Elixir of Darkvision Elixir of Arcane Cultivation 9 Gold Backpack containing: Antidote Simple Toxin Arsonist's Oil Disguise Kit Thieves' Tools 18 Gold
Safe n°7	Key: Can be looted or pickpocketed from Oliver Tefoco at Beehive General Goods in the Lower City. Loot: Open Crate containing: Angelic Scion Outfit Celestial Sandals Black Flare Leather Outfit Solemnity Outfit in Green Wizard Hat Raffish Garb
Safe n°8	Key: Found in a mailbox X: 65 Y: -95 above the entrance to the Guildhall in the Lower City. Loot: 4 x Gold Ingot 2 x Silver Ingot 560 Gold

These vaults each have a DC25 lock. The keys for these vaults are labeled as "Counting House Vault n°X Key".

Vault	Details
Vault n°1	Key: Can be looted or pickpocketed from Captain Grisly in The Blushing Mermaid in the Lower City. Loot: Opulent Chest containing: Diamond Onyx 107 Gold 250 Gold 580 Gold
Vault n°2	Key: Unknown. Loot: Scroll of Disintegrate Scroll of Otto's Irresistible Dance Traveler's Chest containing: Scroll of Expeditious Retreat Scroll of Speak with Dead Scroll of Web Scroll of Sleep Scroll of Feather Fall Scroll of Mage Armour Scroll of Protection from Evil and Good 114 Gold
Vault n°3	Key: Unknown. Loot: Wine Rack containing: Balor Ale 2 x Gulthmeran Reserve Arabellan Dry Wooden Crate containing: 2 x Highsun Liqueur Marsember Ice Wine Barrel-Aged Callidyrran
Vault n°4	Key: Unknown. Loot: Beach at Dusk (Painting) Struck Match (Painting) Full Body Depiction of a Tiefling (Painting) 495 Gold
Vault n°5	Key: Unknown. Loot: Scroll of Revivify Pouch containing: Jacinth Silver Band Agate 55 Gold 1220 Gold
Vault n°6	Key: Can be looted or pickpocketed from Omotola at The Glitter Gala in the Lower City. Loot: Gilded Chest containing: Diamond Sapphire Ruby Plate Fork 2 x Gold Ingot 2 x Silver Ingot 202 Gold Silver Tray Bronze Goblet Silver Goblet Polished Necklace Silver Glass

The Counting House - High Security Vaults

These high security vaults each have a DC30 lock and Enchanted Security which prevents Knock spells from opening them. The keys for these vaults are labeled as "Counting House Vault X Key".

Vault	Details
High Security Vault n°1	Key: Can be looted or pickpocketed from Captain Grisly in The Blushing Mermaid or in its basement in the Lower City. Loot:  Nymph Cloak  Spell Savant Amulet 251 Gold
High Security Vault n°2	Key: Can be looted or pickpocketed from Jannath in Jannath's Estate in the Lower City. Loot:  Jannath's Hat Perfumed Days, Passionate Nights (Book) Gold Pendant Gold Necklace Verdelite Ring Gold Ring 512 Gold
High Security Vault n°3	Key: Found in Cazador's Sarcophagus X: -1926 Y: 947 in Cazador's Dungeon underneath the Szarr Palace in the Lower City. Loot:  The Long Arm of the Gur Gold Pendant Gold Necklace Verdelite Ring Gold Ring Peridot Ring Silver Amulet 551 Gold
High Security Vault n°4	Key: Found in an Opulent Chest X: -246 Y: -249 on the second floor of the Water Queen's House in the Lower City. Loot:  Trident of the Waves 4 x Pearl Necklace 234 Gold
High Security Vault n°5	Key: Found in a Safe X: -34 Y: 203 hidden behind a painting on the top floor of Wyrm's Rock Fortress in Wyrm's Crossing. Loot:  Ravengard's Scourger A Father's Diary (Book) 517 Gold
High Security Vault n°6	Key: Found in an Opulent Chest X: -48 Y: 98 in the northwestern section of the Iron Throne. Loot: Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen The Astral Prism Heist (Book) To Take Control (Book) Shield Steward Interrogation Log (Book) 2 x Gold Ingot Silver Ingot 112 Gold
High Security Vault n°7	Key: Can be looted or pickpocketed from Nine-Fingers Keene in the Guildhall in the Lower City Sewers. Loot:  Knock Knuckle Gloves Heavy Chest containing: 4 x Toy Block Stuffed Bear Practice Sword Training Shield Ball 528 Gold
High Security Vault n°8	Key: Found in a Jewellery Box X: -398 Y: -1591 in the Cloister of Sombre Embrace underneath the House of Grief in the Lower City. Loot: The Patriar Blackmail Files (Book) Skeletons in Patriar Closets (Book) Silver Necklace Ruby Ring Peridot Ring Polished Ring Black Diamond Ruby Pearl 261-268 Gold
High Security Vault n°9	Key: Reward for completing Return Rakath's Gold or can be looted or pickpocketed from Rakath Glitterbeard in The Counting House. Loot:  Elegant Studded Leather

Notable NPCs

• Minsc
• Rakath Glutterbeard

Counting House Staff

Cashguard

• Dugg
• Galleass
• Helenia
• Yonni

Artillerist

• Dadger
• Erus
• Faona
• Heen
• Jacko
• Loretta
• Morra
• Smathers
• Thamberg
• Theoda
• sdTriava

Basher

• Brammels
• Edvidge
• Forstum
• Humgoole
• Karol
• Mofty
• Nickelow
• Vikki

Captain

• Faril

Cashier

• Stivvo

Clerk

• Chervis
• Meadhoney (Head Clerk)
• Zollerix

Cultist of Bhaal

Death's Head

• M'alice

Invoker

• Grice

Reaper

• Deera
• Onilla
• Shrev
• Skoan

Customers

• Brialavant
• Brid Hunley
• Gilla Merrun
• Legarioll
• Mevelenora
• Skonal Dehann
• Vrindula Mardassus