Who's Xan ? (spoilers maybe)

Lich King · 05-12-2003, 09:41 AM

Who's Xan? And where is he located? According to infinity explorer he's an elven mage NPC, but I've never met him in any of my previous games? Does it have something to do with the Valen mod I have currently installed?

andrewas · 05-12-2003, 09:54 AM

Xan is a depressing mage NPC from BG1. He makes an appearance in the tutorial for BG2.

Sazerac · 05-12-2003, 10:13 AM

As andrewas says, he's only found in BG1. (Unless you play the tutorial, apparently). He's an enchanter mage, which really limited his spells (no invocation/evocation!!) so no great loss about not having him in BG2. I'm glad the one pure mage they allowed to cross over was Edwin, although I would have liked to have kept Dynaheir all the way through BG2 and ToB. Oh well...

-Saz

Rimjaw · 05-12-2003, 10:25 AM

Furthermore he wasn't exactly a fun guy to have around (e.g. "We're all doomed!"). Btw, his name is mentioned in IWD as well.

Raistlin Majere · 05-12-2003, 10:38 AM

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Originally posted by Rimjaw:
Furthermore he wasn't exactly a fun guy to have around (e.g. "We're all doomed!"). Btw, his name is mentioned in IWD as well.

that so? where? ive beat iwd 1&2, but never ran into his name(or just didnt realize it).

Dragonshadow · 05-12-2003, 10:46 AM

Xan is cool. He's the cousin of an elf adventurere who's dead in dragon's Eye.(IWD)

Rimjaw · 05-12-2003, 10:54 AM

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Originally posted by Raistlin Majere:

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Originally posted by Rimjaw:
Furthermore he wasn't exactly a fun guy to have around (e.g. "We're all doomed!"). Btw, his name is mentioned in IWD as well.

that so? where? ive beat iwd 1&2, but never ran into his name(or just didnt realize it). [/QUOTE]In IWD, Erevain the Elf (found in one of the inns in the first town you start in) is Xan's cousin. He mentions this in one of his journals when you find his dead body in the caves.

Sazerac · 05-12-2003, 02:21 PM

Excellent point of trivia, Rimjaw!

"Corallon help me, I'm beginning to sound just like Cousin Xan!" (Erevain's self-commentary on how gloomy he's becoming). I think you find that journal in the first level of Dragon's Eye.

Just as an interesting point: since IWD takes place about 150 years before the "Time of Troubles", Xan has already been around quite a long time when BG1 takes place.

-Saz

Mahlennacht · 05-13-2003, 03:13 AM

[I only know the name Xan as the boss in Unreal Tournament - god I hate that name, it took me almost a month to finally out-frag that guy, I was shaking afterwards too]

Dreamer128 · 05-13-2003, 11:06 AM

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Originally posted by Rimjaw:
Furthermore he wasn't exactly a fun guy to have around (e.g. "We're all doomed!"). Btw, his name is mentioned in IWD as well.

This is kind of off-topic. But I found him a pretty amusing NPC. Besides, his Charm spells were pretty effective in BGI. You'd by amazed by the number of powerfull enemy's he put against each other with one or two simple lvl 1 charm spells

05-12-2003, 09:54 AM	#2
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 43 Posts: 4,774	Xan is a depressing mage NPC from BG1. He makes an appearance in the tutorial for BG2. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

05-12-2003, 10:13 AM	#3
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 61 Posts: 7,387	As andrewas says, he's only found in BG1. (Unless you play the tutorial, apparently). He's an enchanter mage, which really limited his spells (no invocation/evocation!!) so no great loss about not having him in BG2. I'm glad the one pure mage they allowed to cross over was Edwin, although I would have liked to have kept Dynaheir all the way through BG2 and ToB. Oh well... -Saz __________________ "And all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams, Are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."

05-12-2003, 02:21 PM	#8
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 61 Posts: 7,387	Excellent point of trivia, Rimjaw! "Corallon help me, I'm beginning to sound just like Cousin Xan!" (Erevain's self-commentary on how gloomy he's becoming). I think you find that journal in the first level of Dragon's Eye. Just as an interesting point: since IWD takes place about 150 years before the "Time of Troubles", Xan has already been around quite a long time when BG1 takes place. -Saz __________________ "And all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams, Are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."

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05-12-2003, 09:41 AM	#1
Lich King Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: April 28, 2003 Location: Slovakia Age: 44 Posts: 13	Who's Xan? And where is he located? According to infinity explorer he's an elven mage NPC, but I've never met him in any of my previous games? Does it have something to do with the Valen mod I have currently installed?

05-12-2003, 10:25 AM	#4
Rimjaw Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: May 24, 2002 Location: East Coast, Singapore Age: 42 Posts: 890	Furthermore he wasn't exactly a fun guy to have around (e.g. "We're all doomed!"). Btw, his name is mentioned in IWD as well.

05-12-2003, 10:46 AM	#6
Dragonshadow Quth-Maren Join Date: February 17, 2003 Location: Portsmouth Age: 35 Posts: 4,145	Xan is cool. He's the cousin of an elf adventurere who's dead in dragon's Eye.(IWD)

05-13-2003, 03:13 AM	#9
Mahlennacht Drow Warrior Join Date: September 10, 2001 Location: CA, USA Age: 61 Posts: 298	[I only know the name Xan as the boss in Unreal Tournament - god I hate that name, it took me almost a month to finally out-frag that guy, I was shaking afterwards too]

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