There's a WHAT in their chicken?

There's a WHAT in their chicken?
Quest
Type	Side quest
Requirements
Chapter	2
Locations and People
Area	Imnesvale
Coordinates	3060,1900
People Involved	Enna Hendrick Erlin Hendrick Jeb
Rewards
Items	Beljuril gem
Other information
Appears in	BG2:SoA, BG2EE:SoA

There's a WHAT in their chicken? is a side quest that can be acquired in the Umar Hills during the Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn campaign.

The Witness

At the north end of the village talk to the farmer Jeb ^(3775.1550) and tell him that you are an adventurer. For a little money he has a little adventure for you; 10  won't do it, but 20  will. He says that he saw the chicken farmer putting something in his chicken. He doesn't know what it was, but it must be worth something.

The Chicken Farmers

Go southwest of Jeb to talk to the chicken farmer, Erlin Hendrick ^(3225.1900). For Erlin, the jig is up, as he eventually admits he hid something. You can either:

• Buy the chicken for as little as 10  to which Erlin agrees, but replies, "'Tis a terrible price...as me daughter paid for it with her life."
• Offer 50  for a "Fair" reply, but no additional rewards (XP or otherwise).
• Offer 100  for a "More than Fair...and a fine headstone" reply, but no added rewards.
• Demand Hendrick to give it to you and he might say "you're terrible" and "evil" but he will give it to you, without Reputation loss.
• Kill the chickens, which turns Enna hostile. Her husband will soon calm her down, so try to avoid killing her (at a normal Reputation loss for murdering an innocent).

Note: Buying the chicken, at any price, does not actually deduct gold from the party. This fixed in the EE version.

The Hidden Gem

The prize is a Beljuril gem, with a Base Value of 2,000  (as most stores have a Buy Markup of 30%, it can be sold for 600 ). It's also a component to upgrade the Bronze Horn of Valhalla to the Iron Horn of Valhalla.

Gameplay

In classic game you may steal the gem from the "middle south" chicken ^(3060.1900), and then talk to Erlin to obtain another. (No longer possible in EE.)

Gallery

Portraits from Portraits Portraits Everywhere

Jeb, "Hmph. Fine thing, us all fleein' into the village from our farms, for all the good it'll do us. Don't know how you fools can wander around in all your metal git-up in this heat."

Farmer Enna Hendrick, "Shoo! Them aren't yer chickens! Erlin! Erlin, someone's after the chickens!"

Farmer Erlin Hendrick, "We're just good folk fled from the outer farmlands, stranger. We ask nothin' of ye other than that ye leaves us be."

Sources & references

• Baldur's Gate II Walkthrough by Dan Simpson