Uktar

Bursar Uktar, or simply Uktar is a serves the Guild as elected bursar. He appears during Act Three, and can be encountered before the entrance to the bar in the Guildhall.

Involvement

Act Three

Uktar can first be found inside Nine-Fingers Keene's office, arguing with her about an orphanage which has fallen behind on its payments and how they should resolve the matter while also upholding the Guild's reputation. At a break in the conversation, Uktar notices the party's presence and reprimands them for listening in, before Nine-Fingers takes over and becomes the focus of the conversation.

Afterwards, when starting a conversation with Uktar for the first time, the party can make a History check on the origins of his name:

• [HISTORY] 'Uktar'. Ponder where you know the name from. (DC 15)

Passing this check reveals that "Uktar" is the 11th month of the year, more commonly known as 'the Rotting', the time in which all things decay and die. Uktar reveals that the name was given to him by Nine-Fingers and the party can remark that there appears to be no love between him and Nine-Fingers.

Uktar is an alternative to Tut Thistlebog as a source for Minsc's plans. If Jaheira is in the party, but not interacting with him, after meeting with Nine-Fingers Keene, the information is delivered automatically, which truncates the interaction with Tut.

His name also appears in the text of multiple books which discuss Guild activities in recent (game world) history.

Vault Key Business

Uktar offers a ransom for vault keys for the Counting House -- but only if the contents of the corresponding vault remain untouched. For each one delivered to Uktar, he responds with a unique comment corresponding to the previous owner of the key. This comment is the same whether or not the vault themselves were looted.

• Give him Cazador's key.
  • Ah. A rather ancient patron of the Counting House. He has accrued quite a bit of interest, I'd wager.
• Give him Gortash's key.
  • Ah, the would-be Duke! I'm sure he parted with it on good terms.
• Give him Glitterbeard's key.
  • Glitterbeard. He was given mastery of the counting house over me, you know. Well deserved, wouldn't you say?
• Give him Grey's key.
  • Wonderful, thank you.
• Give him Lady Jannath's key.
  • A fine and noble house. Their funds will serve the city, as they would wish.
• Give him Lorroakan's key.
  • The great wizard. I will be interested to see what manner of curiosities he deems worth locking away.
• Give him Nine-Fingers's key.
  • A most peculiar key to have in your posession. I wonder who it belongs to. Here is your compensation.
• Give him Ravengard's key.
  • The returning hero of Elturel. He's the philanthropic sort, so I'll assume this was a gift, yes?
• Give him Viconia's key.
  • DeVir. Now what would a servant of Lady Loss be so keen on keeping safe?

Under Lock and Key (gold rewards)

When delivering a key to Uktar that belongs to an unopened vault, the party receive a gold reward along with the usual unique line of dialogue. A pop-up - similar to what happens when a quest awards an item - appears after the exiting the conversation with Uktar. Even though no corresponding quest appears in the journal, the text on these pop-ups is labeled as "Under Lock and Key." and also the following text is displayed: "We sold [Character]'s vault key to Guild Bursar Uktar.".

Rewards for the keys

• Cazador - 339 Gold
• Gortash - 333 Gold
• Glitterbeard - 334 Gold
• Grey - 317 Gold
• Lady Jannath - 354 Gold
• Lorroakan - 331 Gold
• Nine Fingers - 300 Gold
• Ravengard - 329 Gold
• Viconia - 325 Gold

Combat

Uktar has no special combat abilities. He cowers and does not enter the initiative order if combat is started nearby.

Related literature

• Inroads by Arms Dealer Gortash
• Seeking Letter of Credit
• Skeletons in Patriar Closets
• Special Operation - Infernal Arms
• Upcoming Knife Fights

External links

• Uktar on the Forgotten Realms Wiki