Editing Rescue the Tieflings

This quest appears only for those who completed [[Save the Refugees]] with the tiefling refugees and the [[Druid Grove]] protected. Within the Last Light Inn, [[Cerys]] explains that their caravan was ambushed by cultists who killed many of the refugees and kidnapped some others, while only a few were able to escape to Last Light. She explains that while this happened, [[Zevlor]] froze and betrayed them, saying they should all surrender. Speaking to [[Alfira]] reveals that [[Lakrissa]] was captured, Rolan reveals that [[Lia]] and [[Cal]] were lost, and [[Bex]] reveals [[Danis]] was captured.

To find the tieflings' location, the party must go downstairs into the Moonrise Towers Prison at {{Coords|-173|-194}}. The entrance to the prison is east of the audience chamber, or it can be accessed outside by the docks. From the stairs entrance to the prison, go west and there is a hallway with prison cells. Move northwest and the tieflings are in the second cell to the right.

* {{Ability check|Deception|14}} - I have permission from Balthazar. Ask him.

* {{Ability check|Persuasion|14}} - What are the prisoners going to do? Talk me to death? (DC 14)

The party can choose to follow Wulbren's plan to escape, which involves giving him an object that can smash rocks. This can be any item that causes bludgeoning damage, such as a generic [[Mace]]. [[Wulbren's Hammer]] {{Coords|574|-646}} can be found by climbing up the iron ladder in [[The Warden|The Warden's]] office. This area is guarded by a scrying eye and is considered trespassing, so the party has to either sneak or deceive/bribe their way out of being sent to jail. If the party gets Wulbren's hammer specifically, he's extremely grateful, as he had assumed he'd never see it again.

One strategy to avoid combat is to climb up (or Misty Step/Fly/etc to) the rocky ledge to the west of the cells. Climbing the ledge leads to the back area of the cells, for both the gnomes {{Coords|568|-612}} and the tieflings {{Coords|600|-617}}. Have two characters who can break the walls down with Force damage and one who can cast [[Darkness]]. Split the party up so that two characters are by the boat {{Coords|575|-576}} and ready to attack the brittle chains, one is by the tiefling wall, and one is by the gnome wall. Attack both walls until they're nearly destroyed. Attack the gnome's wall and when Wulbren yells "RUN!" walk into the cell and cast Darkness. Then run to the boat to aid the characters breaking the chains while the character at the tiefling wall breaks it down and runs to the boat as well. When all the prisoners are at the boat, speak to Wulbren and accompany him to his next destination.

As always, the party can resort to murder. If the prison guards are murdered, the rest of the Tower does not become hostile (as long as you don't leave any witnesses). As such, the party can safely clear out the prison before dealing with the prisoners to safely ensure everyone survives the escape. An easy way to do this is to murder the Warden in her office, then wait. Enemies patrolling nearby will intermittently walk in and can be slowly picked off. Once they're all dead and the Scrying Eyes killed, give Wulbren his hammer and the prisoners can safely escape without a worry of enemies.

 

It's possible for the tieflings and gnomes to become separated; if the tieflings take more than three turns to arrive at the boat after Wulbren has already hammered it free, then the gnomes will depart without them. The tieflings will attempt to leave out the side door of the prison, a long and treacherous path that also includes Absolutist zealots and adepts stationed on the outside perimeter of the towers.

Once the prisoners have escaped, either go with them to Last Light Inn or fast travel there. In the middle of the inn, speak with Alfira and Cerys (if she survived); if enough tieflings survived, then you will be rewarded with [[Potent Robe]]. Further behind the bar you can find the reunited Lia, Cal, and Rolan. Finally, beneath the bridge leading north of the inn, down the steps behind the ox stables, you can find Bex and Danis. Once you have spoken to all three of these groups (assuming they survived), this quest will end.

While this quest is not limited by long rests, it is worth noting there is a story limitation on the quest. If [[Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic]] is completed, then once the party returns from the [[Shadowfell]], this quest automatically ends. When this happens, the quest says that the other prisoners were never found.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* ~200 EXP

* As of Hotfix 6, taking the prisoners through Moonrise Towers has a number of odd glitches. Once the prisoners exit the prison to the docks, if any of the prisoners are left in the prison before the party moves to the docks, even if the prison has been cleared of enemies, then they remain in the prison and cannot be moved or talked to. If the party fast travels or long rests, then they show up as dead.{{Verify}}