Editing Search the Cellar

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[[File:Search the Cellar Book Quest.jpg|thumb|A strange book is deep within the apothecary's cellar.]]

'''Search the Cellar''' is a [[quest]] in [[Act One]] of Baldur's Gate 3. It is initiated by finding a ledger in the apothecary within the [[Blighted Village]] that mentions rare plants stored in the cellar. 

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==Objectives==
''Objectives and journal entries may vary pending player decisions and outcomes.''
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<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Find the cellar.</div>
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* We found a journal that mentioned a cellar - along with some powerful items. This sounds promising and, more importantly, valuable.
* We found an apothecary's ledger. It mentions some rare plants stored in a cellar - could be worth finding.
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<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Investigate the cellar.</div>
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* We found the cellar mentioned by the journal. Time to have a look around.
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<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Find the necromancer's book.</div>
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* The owner of the cellar was more than a doctor - he was a necromancer. And he was obsessed with a particular book.
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<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Decide what to do with the book of necromancy.</div>
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* We found a strange and powerful tome, 'The Necromancy of Thay'. What should we do with it?
* Books like these contain manifold secrets - though they've been known to drive people mad.
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<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Quest Complete</div>
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* We deciphered the final page of 'The Necromancy of Thay', and finished the book.
* The book was destroyed, along with any secrets it had.
* The book was lost, along with its secrets.
* The 'Tharchiate Codex', key to finishing 'The Necromancy of Thay', was destroyed.
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== Walkthrough ==
[[File:Apothecary House Quest.jpg|thumb|Book within the Apothecary's House]]
The Apothecary's house is immediately south of the Blighted Village waypoint. The quest can be started by reading the Apothecary's Ledger on the counter (X:34, Y:382). The wooden hatch is right behind the counter (X:33, Y:378). There are a number of useful items on the cellar's shelves, including a number of healing potions, but the most important element is a hidden passage.

=== The Apothecary's Cellar ===
[[File:Search the Cellar Lever Quest.jpg|thumb|The lever behind the crates.]]
On the Northern wall of the cellar, hidden by a number of crates, is a lever (X:-703, Y:-353). The lever opens a secret passage to an underground cemetery. Of the many coffins strewn about, several contain skeletons that spring to life if their rest is disturbed. Open the Mouldering Casket north of the table with the journal (X:-663, Y:-314). It contains a Dark Journal that reveals the owner of the apothecary was a Red Wizard pursued by zulkirs.

=== Passing the Ornate Mirror ===
[[File:Ornate Mirror Cellar Quest.jpg|thumb|The ornate mirror.]]
Use this knowledge to approach the [[Ornate Mirror]] {{coords|-654|-346}} on the southern end of the cemetery. The mirror comes to life and seeks to know if the party is an ally of [[Ilyn Toth]] or not. The party can answer the mirror's questions, or bypass it.

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Once the mirror opens the way, Ilyn Toth's lecturing hall is revealed. Of note is the Moonhaven Logbook (X:-668, Y:-355) which contains Toth's observations of the comings and goings of various individuals. Additionally, on the eastern side of the room is a heavily trapped area. Disarm the pressure plate (DC 15), the Gargoyles (DC 15), and the book's pressure plate (DC 10) to avoid brutal traps, or simply escape the room before being set on fire. This heavily guarded tome is the [[Necromancy of Thay]] book and acquiring it initiates both [[Unlock the Ancient Tome]] and [[Destroy the Ancient Tome]].

== Quest rewards ==
* {{MdRarityItem|Necromancy of Thay}}, which requires a [[Dark Amethyst]] to fully unlock.


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