Torack

According to the latest Faiths and Pantheons, worshippers of Helm pray for their spells just after sunrise in the morning.

As for the alternate route to a long life without the need of a phylactery...potions of longevity would be my guess.

We-ell according to Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast, Kelemvor isn't worhipped in Baldur's Gate. At least, not en masse. So, IMHO the point is moot with regards to the city of Baldur's Gate.

With regards to the unnamed deaths in the streets, according to the the 3rd Edition Faiths and Pantheons, clergy of Kelemvor "settle the affairs of the dead." and they "consider all undead abominations".

As such, my interpretation would be that they indeed clean the streets of the deceased.

Torack, are you sure slavery is allowed in Amn ? In BG2, those slave traders had to work undercover... 

Well, that was the game, and as it is the game isn't a really good reflection of the world.

For instance, the Temple District is named so because it used to be a Temple District. In modern day Athkatla the place is turned into a merchant quarter IIRC. The only thing that stuck was the name.

Another thing that the game wrongly portrays are the Radiant Heart HQ(That from what little I remember do not have a HQ in Athkatla or even a chapter for that matter) and the role of te Cowled Wizards(They themselves are a rogue group and do not police Athkatla for magic use. Nor do they have a giant anti-magic fortress somewhere.)

I don't have the time currently to look into this at a more detailed level, so I'll just nod sagely and point to Nightmare's post.

If the interest is high enough, I'll do a book search for it and see what turn up on Athkatla, Amn and slavery.

The Zhentarim have a known slave-line thingie across Anauroch desert.

But like said, it depends on the general alignment of the nation. Places like Thay, the Ancient Empires(Of which the names I just forgot), Amn, the areas around Zhentil Keep and a few others allow slavery and it flourishes in those places.

I think the Bloodstone lands too used to allow slavery, but since Zhengy's demise its been abolished.

I believe even places like Waterdeep and Baldur's Gate condone slavery.

AFAIK there are only a few places in which slavery doesn't exist: Silverymoon, a few of the Dalelands and possible Cormyr...

Hot dang! You are correct. My bad. I checked out the 2nd Edition DMG and all it was an experience column.