Kydden

Kydden is a dwarven civilian attempting to hunt ghosts in the Lower City of Baldur's Gate during Act Three.

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Oh gods, I can feel them all around me! Ghosts! Like a horrible, slimy breeze!

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— Kydden

Involvement

Act Three

Kydden can be found on the path to the House of Grief being led by 'Suspicious' Foont on a ghost hunt with Gaff Garsem, and Gor Falogen. Kydden is fearful, and claims to have seen and felt a ghost. The group are completely oblivious to an entire house full of haunted spirits in Lady Jannath's Estate just behind them, if the  Free the Artist quest is active.

Kydden's attitude towards the party changes, depending on the outcome of the quest  Stop the Presses.

Idle banter

'Suspicious' Foont: Gentlemen, I am quite certain that we are almost upon this most nefarious spirit!

• Gaff Garsem: How, uh, how can you tell?
  • 'Suspicious' Foont: Can't you feel rich, unctuous gouts of necromantic energy simply coursing through the spirit field?
    • Gaff Garsem: Uh... I don't think so...?
      • Gor Falogen: That's because there's nothing here to feel. This is a colossal waste of time.
        • Kydden: I feel something!
          • 'Suspicious' Foont: Yes, my friend? What do you feel?
            • Kydden: My ears are cold! What does that mean?

'Suspicious' Foont: Well, some spirits do communicate in a rather obtuse manner.

• 'Suspicious' Foont: It could be inviting you to listen to the tale of its plight!
  • 'Suspicious' Foont: A sepulchral beckoning from beyond the veil!
    • Gor Falogen: Or his ears could just be cold.
      • 'Suspicious' Foont: Exercise caution! We do not yet know whether this spirit is malevolent or benign!
        • Kydden: Oh gods, what if it is malevolent? What if it's out to get us?
          • 'Suspicious' Foont: Worry not! I am well equipped to protect us in that eventuality.

Gor Falogen: You think that wand from that charlatan at Devil's Fee is going to protect us?

• Gor Falogen: If there was anything we needed protecting from...
  • 'Suspicious' Foont: One must be prepared at all times - an unfortunate demise awaits the hasty.
    • Kydden: It's going to kill us, isn't it?
      • Gaff Garsem: You know, I'm not sure ghost hunting is for me...

'Suspicious' Foont: Now, now - I'm sure it's much more scared of us than we should be of it.

• Kydden: I've seen a real ghost snap someone in half!
  • Kydden: It squeezed their guts out of their ears like an overfilled sausage!
    • Kydden: Well, my cousin saw a real ghost snap someone in half. But they got better.
      • Gor Falogen: Well, I'm very glad they got better.
        • 'Suspicious' Foont: Hush! Too much cacophonous chatter and we'll scare away our quarry.
          • Gor Falogen: Oh, we wouldn't want to do that, would we?