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If you going to Stavanger in Norway, I'd recommend climbing the Pulpit Rock , It's a steep hike that rewards you with an excellent view of the fjords.
 
If you go to Bergen, there's alot of accessible daytrips across the city's seven mountains. Though, if you're a more experienced hiker and want to see one of Norway's glaciers I suggest Folgefonna glacier . This Site offers alot of information on various fjord tours and hiking routes in Norway.
 
It'd be easier to advice if I knew which region you were going, but there are several Internet sites in English with maps and other sorts of information you'll need. All people under 80 in Norway speak English, and, although most Norwegians may come off as aloof and distant, we're very chatty to strangers we meet way off in the mountains.
 
Hope you have a fantastic trip!

 
Don't see the problem!

I had a similiar issue with laptop, NWN, Vista and my graphic card (ATI). For some reasons that I will not get into, the PCs policy did not allow me to update my graphic card's driver.
 
However, after looking around here for a solution, the game has run excellently.
 
Hope it helps.

While stroling around on the ramps on the southern part of the Ziggurat, my characters will sometimes suddenly load the transition message to the Docks and then suddenly finding themselves in that area. It has happened with various characters, but usually around the same area of the Ziggurat.

[New Theories on the Mist]

New Theories on the Mist by
Phebe Herathyza.
A work in progress

Mortals are blessed with sight to see the obstacles in our path, but He of the Third Eye has the divine sight to see beyond the Now and into the Future, it is through His Might this humble servant attempts to learn the Truth about the Mist. Is it a tool of lies that must be dispersed for people to reach Enlightenment. Is it a simple Netherese weather machine gone awry, is it a sentient creature, is the spirit of the many who has died on this island, or is it the divine message of the All-Seeing. Is what the Mist grants people truth or lies?
 
What is known about the Mist.
 
The Mist Ogres often carry a vial of Mist upon their person, which is likely a source of their power, but little is known about this substance, how it is distilled or how they manage to confime it to bottle.
 
The author also observed a blind mountain cat approach her, likely sensing the Mist Essenes she carried. The animal eagerly consumed, it only to die shortly after. This may prove to be a stark reminder of how deadly the Mist Essence may be if consumed by humans.


-The Elves of the Illythiiri.
It was said by an elven spirit that they knew about the Mist, but he shall only part with his knowledge if his riddle can be solved. But this may aid in putting a time line on the apperance of the Mist.
 
-The Exiled Dreamers worship it.
They have tools that enables them to enter deep slumbers that may last for years through the rites of the Eternal Tranquility, where they consume distilled essence from the Mist prepared by the High Mystics and given to the Chosen Dreamers. But they speak little of what these Chosen Dreamers see, only that their slumber is so deep that not even physical pain may rouse them. But one may wonder why the Count has declared worship of the Mist to be ground for execution in Old Port.
 
They speak of the Great Shrouding of Old Port where for ten years the Mist was so thick that no ship could leave and none could enter, isolating the city. It is said by the Dreamers that only through abandoning their path to the philosophy of the Dreamers could they be saved. It is believed by some of the Dreamers that this incident led to the rise of Count Zarano Senspur and thus one may put the Great Shrouding to happen sometime around the War of the Five Houses, or War of Succession and detailed in History of the Wyrm Watchers It may be a far stretch to assume that the Mist orchestrated such a political change in Old Port, but the idea cannot be easily disregarded.
 
-The Tribe of Gaeseric the Unyielding and the Veil.
These men who have situated themselves far into the Mountains of Mist has a rite where they pass through several trials presented to them by the Mist. Torvald the Great has passed such a Mist Walk and speaks of the many dangers put in his path but that he Emerged stronger and wiser. It seems it is also that it is here that the Mist is strongest, going thicker as one climbs the mountains only to disperse as soon as one reached the desert. One can then encounter the Mist again in the Veil, where in an old Shrine, it is so thick that it clings onto your feet making walking difficult. The entrance to the Veil also bears a warning that the "gods have abandoned the place". The Argenti tribe fears the forest believing it has the ability to make a man lose his mind, as detailed in the Report on the Veil by Benjamin Winderhem. It is evident that more research on this place is necessary.
 
-The Cloister of the Order
It is said by many that there is a room in the Cloister that is filled with Mist and it is known to have been granted visions to its visitors as detailed in the Report from the Cloister By Master Ahmed Kaliwazah . Detailed in the report are several prophecies foretold by the Order that may have been granted to them by the Mist. Again, more research is necessary.
 
 
 
**All works mentioned in this literature are availble for members and associates of the William Bell University.

[[Changes are continually made in this book, with some passages being written over and others added]]

[Changes are continually made in this book, with some passages being written over and others added]

Almanac of the Archipelago
by Phebe Herathyza
-A work in progress-

Based upon the scholarly work of the Esteemed Colleagues of the William Bell University.**

May the All-Seeing bless your Eyes as you look upon the truths of the many dangers that linger on this island, be they the heritage of the Netherese or the result of the foolishness of Mortals. She beseeches you to search for the Truth in all things, so that the lies can be untangled and our Minds Enlightened.

This is known.

H’bala the Lich.
The many numbered keys that are spread upon this island keep imprisoned a creature known as H’bala. It often takes the form of a beautiful woman and she searches through dreams and visions for a champion to rescue her from her imprisonment. It is said that she was once a Stargazer woman, but through corrupting of magic became a lich and drove the Druids to the Underdark. The Island of Blight, a place wrought in negative energy, is believed to be a testament to her terrible powers. It is whispered that she covets freedom and revenge and seeks agents and a savior amongst the gullible male population.
 
 
The Darkening and Barakat Djaernus
It has been told that the Vampire Barakat Djaernus seeks to complete a ritual known as the Darkening where he shall curse this island in a Never Ending Night allowing the Nightrisers to roam freely without fear of the Morninglord’s rays. Little is known about the True Nature of this ritual or how close the Vampire may be to his goal, but there are those who fear he even seeks godhood and as such he must be considered a terrible foe.
-New information provided by the Ironhalo points Tathus Belpharon, the Transmuter as the Agent behind the Darkening. Very little information about this man is availble.
 
 
The Mist
The Mist lies upon this island, an eternal testament to our entrapment. It is said it has the power to grant visions, dreams and glimpses into the future, yet it is uncertain if what it tells is Lies to Misdirect or if it remains the message of the All-Seeing to guide us to the Truth. The Dreamers hail it, the tribal people revere it and the sailors fear it as the Shrouding of Old Port remain a vivid memory of its power to isolate us all.
 
 
The Nightrisers.
The Nightrisers remain the most visible of Ziggurat’s heritage. They are oath bound defenders of the Netherese’s Prison Colony, though trough time they have been divided into several factions and it may be so that their true goal now remain obscure. Yet their one desire remains True; to remove all living creatures from the city of Ziggurat. For those who seek more information, this author directs you to look upon the Nightriser’s Compendium: A look at the Undeath in Nebudzznos by Jawl Highwind and more can surley be learned through exploring the many underground tunnels and ruins in the Ziggurat.
 
Illythiiri Ruins
Very little is known about these vast underground ruins created by the forefathers of the drow. Several doors remain locked and some places can only be reached through portals and magical mirrors. The fate of the settlement remains a mystery, but the destruction and decay of stonework bares testament of abandonment by a once powerful civilization. It is still possible that many of the ancient elven lore and artefacts still lie hidden in these sheltered ruins. This place remains mostly unexplored today, but warning should be given for it is said that spiders and werewolf haunts its place at nightfall.
 
 
The Stargazers
Hailed as one of the few indigenous tribes on this island, this civilization is rumored to revert the stars, seeking amongst them wisdom and guidance and are greatly found of cats. Reclusive and shunned by many for their cannibalistic customs, little is known about the tribe that makes their home in the Starwood.
 
The Demon in the Webbed Woods
Little is known about the demon that fell from the sky, some say it desires godhood and scares people into worshipping it. It is likely the creature that fell from the Red Star that was visible on the sky several days before its arrival.

Mist Kobolds
In the Mountains of Mist lives a vicious tribe of Kobolds that worship the Mist. It is possible that they have connection to a white-skinned woman with the ability to transform herself into a small, black dragonlike creature that surrounds itself with Mist.
 
 
**For more information on the material the reader is directed to contact the author or any member of the William Bell University. Any additions information that can be added to complete the Alamanc is asked to be submitted to the author.