On the old post which tipped me off towards Alia, the mod author mentioned use of console commands to get the second quest to spawn. Specifically, one "rh#IsraQuestTimer"... which should supposedly be returning some value. For that particular gentleman, it happened to be 784409. So I followed in the ways of the enlightened old masters that once inhabited this great citadel, and unlocked the cosmic powers that be BG2EE Console Commands.
I make the edits to Baldur.lua, boot up the game, and press Ctrl+Space as the fabric of reality shifts and the legendary Console Textbox itself materializes before me. Reality can be whatever I want...
I may have used this arcane contraption to gain immense wealth, transcend mortality and become undying as if I were a lich, or even max out all my ability scores to become a walking god upon the surface of Toril. But you see, I am a man of focus. I had but one goal in mind. And so it was, grinning at my well-earned victory, that I typed in the words I had unearthed from the ancient forum posts - rh#IsraQuestTimer
"[string "rh#IsraQuestTimer"]: 1 : syntax error near '#'"
I am undone.