[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Shalhassan: 2. Is there anywhere like a bank to store items? Any help would be awesome, thanx

Once you earn a stronghold for your character, you can store extra items there. Until then, though, one of the best places to use as a temporary HQ is in Waukeen's Promenade.

When you first exit Chateau Irenicus, there are two doors on the level behind you that lead to separate hotels/inns. If you go into the second door (the one farthest to the right on your screen), you will see a set of stairs leading up right next to the entrance. Upstairs is a party that provides a decent fight - especially right after the Chateau. The leader is a dwarf with a bad attitude. I believe he is a straight fighter, but he may be a beserker (not sure). Either way, he is pretty tough to kill. His buddies include a thief, barbarian and a mage with his familiar.

As I said, the fight is fairly challenging (especially the first couple of times you try it), but once you kill them, YOU can take over their upstairs room. This is nice because it gives you a safe place to come and rest and there are 3 chests (IIRC) that have some minor items in them. But you can also use these chests to store YOUR items in.

I do agree with Hank Parsons that it is better to just sell your extra items. If it isn't good enough to equip on one of your party members when you get it, chances are it won't be good enough later either. But if you like to keep what you find, this is a good place to store them early in the game.