The cowled wizards aren't as mighty as they make out to be. At any rate, if you really don't want to go on all of Edwin's 'kill people' quests, and you don't mind not having Ed in your party, just slit his throat, take his key, and go open the strongbox yourself. Sure saves a lot of time, even if you do miss out on the best mage NPC in the game. I only do it if I have another decent mage in the party (a self-made one, or the one my friend plays).
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