Fangroot Forest

You start in the eastern part of Fangroot Forest. Reaching the village means going underground through Hollowgrave Tunnels, then coming back up into the western forest. Along the way you meet a wounded monk, locked gates and chests whose keys you have yet to find. Note the resurrection shrine, and keep letters and unusual objects for the conversations waiting in the village.

After the spider encounter in the tunnels, take the southern branch towards the orcs. Two gates stand by the Keep Out sign. Open the warehouse with the stone switch and defeat the Orc Warehouse Keeper to gain access through the second gate into the outdoor camp. Clear the surrounding orcs before taking on the chieftain. The Orc Chieftain carries Krul'Thar, the Chieftain Key and an Ironhide Potion. His key opens the camp chest containing Scale Boots and seven coins. Another Orc Fighter carries the Warehouse Key for the corresponding chest in the tunnels. The Trader Key belongs to a chest in the eastern forest with Scale Gloves, a Potion of Healing and eight coins; the travelling trader hands it over once you help him against the rats at his cart. None of these keys replaces the Silver Key needed to continue.

Look for the Silver Key in the unlocked chest beside the Orc Chieftain, near (54,40) on the attached map. It also holds an Emerald and twelve coins. Take the key back to the lower underground passage and unlock the gate with the large keyhole. Beyond it you can climb into the next part of the forest.

In the western forest, stop at Jacob's cabin. Take the letter containing the words “If I am gone”: it sends you to Khelebar in the village, and you need it with you for that conversation. It is separate from the invitation that brought your party to Underkeep. Nearby you can collect a Leather Helmet and Buckler; further south lie the Helm of the Barbarian and a recipe for Potion of Minor Healing.

Garric stops you on the approach to the village. Pay him 30 gold, or agree to deal with the Burrowers. Defeat those near his post, then head south for the remaining group. When they burrow, advance turns and attack once they emerge. Return to Garric and speak to him again to finish the request and open the way into Underkeep Village.

Rat Nest has an entrance in the north-eastern forest; Spider Cave lies in the north of the western section. Each has its own walkthrough and map. Pits and entrances in the forest lead into different parts of Hollowgrave Tunnels, and returning to the eastern surface can put you back near the start. There is also a portal in the forest: touch it to activate it, so you can come back the short way later. One gate stays closed, and near it sit a hidden button and a chest needing Lockpick Tools, with a Sellsword Amulet and a recipe for Potion of Mana; what the button opens is not confirmed. Other useful finds include the Beastbane Ring in a tree hollow, a Ring of Minor Evasion, and a Hunting Sling near the Bloodstained Letter.

After freeing Jacob in the dungeons beneath the cemetery, visit him near his cabin. He offers Jacob's Longbow; a later reward includes Ranger's Guard and fifteen coins. The south-western forest has a separate entrance to Underkeep Cemetery, which you can also reach from the village.