[SixOfSpades]

By "game lag," I meant the computer slowing to a crawl as you exited Candlekeep.

But it was your post after that that is making me worry, and I'l tell you why: Your game is messed up. The game does not know what chapter you are in. That's why you're not finding anyone in the Iron Throne or the Undercellar, and why you're not having loads of fun with the Flaming Fist. Don't bother CLUAing in an invitation--it won't do you any good. What you should do is go to your Journal, and see what chapter the game thinks you're in. If my theory is correct, you "should" still be in Chapter 6. In a NORMAL game, Chapter 6 would be the Return to Candlekeep. As you as you re-emerge from the catacombs, the game waits a few seconds, then goes to the "Beginning Chapter 7" screen. You made no mention of this, all you reported was that your game speed got shot all to hell. Dollars to nickels says that this is where the game choked. I'd also be willing to bet that you don't have an old Saved game before this point to go back to.

There might be a way to use the CLUA console or Gatekeeper to slap some sense into the game and force it to recognize that you're in Chapter 7, but I've never heard of one.

Your exploits in the Candlekeep Library seem perfectly normal, by the way.