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'''Infiltrate Moonrise Towers''' is a [[Quest]] in [[Act Two]] of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be started in various ways after entering the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]]. | '''Infiltrate Moonrise Towers''' is a [[Quest]] in [[Act Two]] of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be started in various ways after entering the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]]. | ||
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==Objectives== | ==Objectives== | ||
''Objectives and journal entries may vary pending story decisions and outcomes.'' | ''Objectives and journal entries may vary pending story decisions and outcomes.'' | ||
{{Quest objective|Reach Moonrise Towers.| | |||
* The dream visitor told us to go to Moonrise Towers and infiltrate the cult of the Absolute. The cult's secrets may teach us how to free ourselves of these parasites. | * The dream visitor told us to go to Moonrise Towers and infiltrate the cult of the Absolute. The cult's secrets may teach us how to free ourselves of these parasites. | ||
* We reached the shadow-cursed lands. We should find Moonrise Towers, which is where the parasites are coming from. | * We reached the shadow-cursed lands. We should find Moonrise Towers, which is where the parasites are coming from. | ||
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* Jaheira, the Harpers' leader, told us to go to Moonrise Towers and infiltrate the ranks of the cult of the Absolute. | * Jaheira, the Harpers' leader, told us to go to Moonrise Towers and infiltrate the ranks of the cult of the Absolute. | ||
* Last Light Inn and its occupants were consumed by the shadow curse. It is no longer safe. | * Last Light Inn and its occupants were consumed by the shadow curse. It is no longer safe. | ||
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{{Quest objective|Infiltrate the cult of the Absolute.| | |||
* We reached Moonrise Towers. We need to infiltrate the cult's ranks and find the source of these parasites. | * We reached Moonrise Towers. We need to infiltrate the cult's ranks and find the source of these parasites. | ||
* We were granted entry to Moonrise Towers. The guards believe us to be True Souls, and have sent to speak to a high-ranking cultist named Z'rell. | * We were granted entry to Moonrise Towers. The guards believe us to be True Souls, and have sent to speak to a high-ranking cultist named Z'rell. | ||
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* We were unsuccessful in our mission to capture Isobel. Disciple Z'rell will not be pleased to hear that Isobel died. | * We were unsuccessful in our mission to capture Isobel. Disciple Z'rell will not be pleased to hear that Isobel died. | ||
* We told Ketheric of our success in retrieving the Nightsong. He wasn't pleased by our methods, and gave us an option - kneel at the altar and brave the Absolute's judgement, or go to Last Light and capture the cleric Isobel for him. | * We told Ketheric of our success in retrieving the Nightsong. He wasn't pleased by our methods, and gave us an option - kneel at the altar and brave the Absolute's judgement, or go to Last Light and capture the cleric Isobel for him. | ||
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{{Quest objective|Investigate Moonrise Towers.| | |||
* With Moonrise Towers hostile to us, infiltration is no longer an option. We should search the tower ourselves to see what we can learn about the Absolute and the source of our parasites. | * With Moonrise Towers hostile to us, infiltration is no longer an option. We should search the tower ourselves to see what we can learn about the Absolute and the source of our parasites. | ||
* We attacked Ketheric, but we cannot harm him so long as he is invulnerable. We need to find the source of his protection and strip it from him. | * We attacked Ketheric, but we cannot harm him so long as he is invulnerable. We need to find the source of his protection and strip it from him. | ||
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{{Quest objective|Defeat the cult of the Absolute.| | |||
* We found the necromancer Balthazar in the temple below the Thorm Mausoleum. He is looking for a relic for Ketheric Thorm. We should make sure we find it first. | * We found the necromancer Balthazar in the temple below the Thorm Mausoleum. He is looking for a relic for Ketheric Thorm. We should make sure we find it first. | ||
* We defeated the necromancer Balthazar, failing to assist him in his mission to retrieve a relic for Ketheric. The relic is clearly important for the Absolute. Finding it ourselves may help us against the cult. | * We defeated the necromancer Balthazar, failing to assist him in his mission to retrieve a relic for Ketheric. The relic is clearly important for the Absolute. Finding it ourselves may help us against the cult. | ||
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{{Quest objective|Request an audience with Ketheric Thorm.| | |||
* We succeeded in capturing Isobel at Last Light Inn and sending her to Moonrise Towers. We should report to Ketheric. | * We succeeded in capturing Isobel at Last Light Inn and sending her to Moonrise Towers. We should report to Ketheric. | ||
* We failed to capture Isobel, but because of our success with Nightsong, Disciple Z'rell has granted us an audience with Ketheric Thorm. He will be the one to pass judgement upon us. We can find him on the roof of Moonrise. | * We failed to capture Isobel, but because of our success with Nightsong, Disciple Z'rell has granted us an audience with Ketheric Thorm. He will be the one to pass judgement upon us. We can find him on the roof of Moonrise. | ||
* Disciple Z'rell was pleased that we successfully captured both Nightsong and Isobel. She has granted us an audience with Ketheric Thorm on the roof of Moonrise. | * Disciple Z'rell was pleased that we successfully captured both Nightsong and Isobel. She has granted us an audience with Ketheric Thorm on the roof of Moonrise. | ||
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{{Quest objective|Receive judgement at the altar of the Absolute.| | |||
* We met with Ketheric Thorm on the roof of Moonrise. He is upset that his daughter Isobel is dead. He has told us to kneel at the Absolute's altar to receive judgement. | * We met with Ketheric Thorm on the roof of Moonrise. He is upset that his daughter Isobel is dead. He has told us to kneel at the Absolute's altar to receive judgement. | ||
* We met with Ketheric Thorm on the roof of Moonrise. He is pleased with our work and has granted us an audience with the Absolute. We can kneel at the altar in Her name. | * We met with Ketheric Thorm on the roof of Moonrise. He is pleased with our work and has granted us an audience with the Absolute. We can kneel at the altar in Her name. | ||
* We forced our way onto the roof of Moonrise to speak with Ketheric Thorm. Though he is pleased we captured Nightsong, he is not impressed with our disregard for orders. He has told us we can either go back out to retrieve Isobel for him, or kneel at the Absolute's altar to beg forgiveness. | * We forced our way onto the roof of Moonrise to speak with Ketheric Thorm. Though he is pleased we captured Nightsong, he is not impressed with our disregard for orders. He has told us we can either go back out to retrieve Isobel for him, or kneel at the Absolute's altar to beg forgiveness. | ||
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{{Quest objective|Assault Moonrise Towers.| | |||
* We killed Nightsong, so Ketheric Thorm is now vulnerable. This is our time to strike. | * We killed Nightsong, so Ketheric Thorm is now vulnerable. This is our time to strike. | ||
* We freed Nightsong and she flew across the shadow-cursed lands toward Moonrise Towers. She seeks to wreak vengeance on Ketheric Thorm. | * We freed Nightsong and she flew across the shadow-cursed lands toward Moonrise Towers. She seeks to wreak vengeance on Ketheric Thorm. | ||
* We met with Jaheira at the entrance to Moonrise. She and her Harpers are ready to help us with the assault, and to end Ketheric Thorm. | * We met with Jaheira at the entrance to Moonrise. She and her Harpers are ready to help us with the assault, and to end Ketheric Thorm. | ||
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{{Quest objective|Confront Ketheric Thorm.| | |||
* We reached Moonrise Towers, where Nightsong has launched a siege. We will need to fight our way to Ketheric Thorm if we want to find the source of the power behind the parasites. | * We reached Moonrise Towers, where Nightsong has launched a siege. We will need to fight our way to Ketheric Thorm if we want to find the source of the power behind the parasites. | ||
* We reached Moonrise Towers. With Nightsong dead, we will need to fight our way to Ketheric Thorm if we want to find the source of the power behind the parasites. | * We reached Moonrise Towers. With Nightsong dead, we will need to fight our way to Ketheric Thorm if we want to find the source of the power behind the parasites. | ||
* Moonrise Towers is under siege. It's time to end Ketheric Thorm and the cult of the Absolute. | * Moonrise Towers is under siege. It's time to end Ketheric Thorm and the cult of the Absolute. | ||
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{{Quest objective|Defeat Ketheric Thorm.| | |||
* We attacked Ketheric Thorm on the rooftop of Moonrise Towers. | * We attacked Ketheric Thorm on the rooftop of Moonrise Towers. | ||
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{{Quest objective|Quest Complete| | |||
* We did battle with Ketheric Thorm. Before we could defeat him, we were interrupted by a giant tentacle that carried Ketheric away - and Nightsong with him. | * We did battle with Ketheric Thorm. Before we could defeat him, we were interrupted by a giant tentacle that carried Ketheric away - and Nightsong with him. | ||
* We knelt at the altar for our audience with the Absolute. A great tentacled beast rose from beneath the tower, and transported us somewhere below. | * We knelt at the altar for our audience with the Absolute. A great tentacled beast rose from beneath the tower, and transported us somewhere below. | ||
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== Walkthrough == | == Walkthrough == | ||
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=== Meeting The Harpers === | === Meeting The Harpers === | ||
[[File:Harpers Shadow Curse Quest.jpg|thumb|The Harpers navigate the Shadow-Cursed Lands.]] | [[File:Harpers Shadow Curse Quest.jpg|thumb|The Harpers navigate the Shadow-Cursed Lands.]] | ||
If the party used the elevator in [[Grymforge]] as part of {{Quest|Travel through the Underdark}}, the party arrives at a Sharran worship site. Directly ahead is an Absolutist Expedition Trunk with torches and various potions, which can be lockpicked (DC 10). Move west to find an exit to the Shadow-Cursed Lands (and a Weary Traveler for {{Quest|The Wizard of Waterdeep}} if he wasn't encountered already). The party arrives at the [[Ruined Battlefield]]. Right by the exit are two braziers - the party can light them and take the torches, as they are useful for avoiding the shadow curse. In order to avoid succumbing to the shadow curse, a party member must be holding a lit torch, or otherwise be illuminated (such as by the {{SAI|Light}} cantrip, or the passive effect of the {{SmRarityItem|The Blood of Lathander}}). Continue exploring westward to encounter some Harper Scouts, led by | If the party used the elevator in [[Grymforge]] as part of {{Quest|Travel through the Underdark}}, the party arrives at a Sharran worship site. Directly ahead is an Absolutist Expedition Trunk with torches and various potions, which can be lockpicked (DC 10). Move west to find an exit to the Shadow-Cursed Lands (and a Weary Traveler for {{Quest|The Wizard of Waterdeep}} if he wasn't encountered already). The party arrives at the [[Ruined Battlefield]]. Right by the exit are two braziers - the party can light them and take the torches, as they are useful for avoiding the shadow curse. In order to avoid succumbing to the shadow curse, a party member must be holding a lit torch, or otherwise be illuminated (such as by the {{SAI|Light}} cantrip, or the passive effect of the {{SmRarityItem|The Blood of Lathander}}). Continue exploring westward to encounter some Harper Scouts, led by {{CharLink|Lassandra|Harper Lassandra}}. The harpers are suspicious and order the party forward, when a harper named {{CharLink|Yonas}} is taken by a [[Shadow]] and transformed by the shadow curse. A fight breaks out between the newly transformed Yonas and seven Shadows against the remaining Harpers. | ||
After the Shadows are defeated, Lassandra thanks the party and urges them to carry a torch, as it's enough for the edges of the Shadow-Cursed Land. She tells them there is one place safe from the curse, the [[Last Light Inn]], and marks it on the map. | After the Shadows are defeated, Lassandra thanks the party and urges them to carry a torch, as it's enough for the edges of the Shadow-Cursed Land. She tells them there is one place safe from the curse, the [[Last Light Inn]], and marks it on the map. | ||
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Jaheira is shocked at how that's possible. She demands answers. Jaheira insists on knowing the whole truth not accepting any vague answers. The {{SmRarityItem|Mysterious Artefact}} gets Jaheira to back down, to which she invites the party in for a drink. If the wine is smelled first (Medicine DC 10, or DC 6 for rogues and druids), a hint of Klauthgrass is detected - a truth serum. Jaheira's trust can be earned regardless of if the serum is drunk and the question she asks is the same - is the parasite changing the party? Jaheira refuses to believe an assertion that the parasite isn't doing anything, but she will believe an assertion that the party is resisting the urge to change. | Jaheira is shocked at how that's possible. She demands answers. Jaheira insists on knowing the whole truth not accepting any vague answers. The {{SmRarityItem|Mysterious Artefact}} gets Jaheira to back down, to which she invites the party in for a drink. If the wine is smelled first (Medicine DC 10, or DC 6 for rogues and druids), a hint of Klauthgrass is detected - a truth serum. Jaheira's trust can be earned regardless of if the serum is drunk and the question she asks is the same - is the parasite changing the party? Jaheira refuses to believe an assertion that the parasite isn't doing anything, but she will believe an assertion that the party is resisting the urge to change. | ||
Once Jaheira trusts the party, she explains the situation. The leader of Moonrise Towers is a man named {{CharLink|Ketheric Thorm}}. He's immensely powerful and gifted with immortality. The Harpers have come to find a way to stop the cult and kill Thorm once and for all. The Harpers have had little luck, but Jaheira believes that the party can make a difference by infiltrating Moonrise as a True Soul. She tells the party to go upstairs and meet {{CharLink|Isobel}} a cleric of {{CharLink|Selûne}} who is the one responsible for keeping Last Light Inn shielded. | Once Jaheira trusts the party, she explains the situation. The leader of Moonrise Towers is a man named {{CharLink|Ketheric Thorm}}. He's immensely powerful and gifted with immortality. The Harpers have come to find a way to stop the cult and kill Thorm once and for all. The Harpers have had little luck, but Jaheira believes that the party can make a difference by infiltrating Moonrise as a True Soul. She tells the party to go upstairs and meet {{CharLink|Isobel Thorm|Isobel}} a cleric of {{CharLink|Selûne}} who is the one responsible for keeping Last Light Inn shielded. | ||
=== The Abduction === | === The Abduction === | ||
After Jaheira starts to trust the party, she refers them upstairs to gain a blessing from Isobel. Isobel is on the balcony, finishing a prayer to Selûne in order to strengthen the wards around the Inn. If the party speaks to her, Isobel strengthens the party's resistance to the curse with a Blessing of Selûne, and if the Harpers took Kar'niss' Moonlantern, she gives it to them. After the party is done talking with Isobel, chaos breaks out in the Inn. A Flaming Fist named {{CharLink|Marcus}} reveals himself to be a True Soul tasked with kidnapping Isobel and bringing her back to Moonrise Towers. Sensing the tadpoles in the party, he tells them to aid him. This starts {{Quest|Resolve the Abduction}}. The party can either turn on the Harpers or choose to fight off Marcus. Additionally, a winged horror swoops in and kidnaps Mol, if she is alive. | After Jaheira starts to trust the party, she refers them upstairs to gain a blessing from Isobel. Isobel is on the balcony, finishing a prayer to Selûne in order to strengthen the wards around the Inn. If the party speaks to her, Isobel strengthens the party's resistance to the curse with a Blessing of Selûne, and if the Harpers took Kar'niss' Moonlantern, she gives it to them. After the party is done talking with Isobel, chaos breaks out in the Inn. A Flaming Fist named {{CharLink|Marcus Falgor|Marcus}} reveals himself to be a True Soul tasked with kidnapping Isobel and bringing her back to Moonrise Towers. Sensing the tadpoles in the party, he tells them to aid him. This starts {{Quest|Resolve the Abduction}}. The party can either turn on the Harpers or choose to fight off Marcus. Additionally, a winged horror swoops in and kidnaps Mol, if she is alive. | ||
If the tieflings were not spared, the events play out slightly differently. After Jaheira backs down, Marcus can be spoken to in Isobel's room upstairs, where he reveals that he was sent on a mission to kidnap the cleric. The party can either attack him, or go down and report it to Jaheira with a high enough persuasion or deception roll. If Jaheira is convinced of his betrayal, she tells the party to go to Isobel to protect her while she gathers her most trusted Harpers. However, the choices to fight Marcus or aid him are still the same. | If the tieflings were not spared, the events play out slightly differently. After Jaheira backs down, Marcus can be spoken to in Isobel's room upstairs, where he reveals that he was sent on a mission to kidnap the cleric. The party can either attack him, or go down and report it to Jaheira with a high enough persuasion or deception roll. If Jaheira is convinced of his betrayal, she tells the party to go to Isobel to protect her while she gathers her most trusted Harpers. However, the choices to fight Marcus or aid him are still the same. | ||
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The Party has different options to "prove" their faith to Z'rell. These options include: | The Party has different options to "prove" their faith to Z'rell. These options include: | ||
* | * {{Dialogue option|''Distract her with thoughts of your aching for Karlach.''|roll=Persuasion|dc=14}} | ||
* | * {{Dialogue option|''Distract her with thoughts of your dalliance with Lae'zel.''|roll=Persuasion|dc=14}} | ||
* | * {{Dialogue option|''Distract her with thoughts of your sweet moments with Wyll.|roll=Persuasion|dc=14}} | ||
* {{Dialogue option|''Distract her with your yearning for Gale.''|roll=Persuasion|dc=14}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|''Distract her with your lusts for Astarion.''|roll=Persuasion|dc=14}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|''Distract her with thoughts of your care for Shadowheart.''|roll=Persuasion|dc=14}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|''Distract her with thoughts of your night with Minthara.''|roll=Persuasion|dc=14}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|''Distract her with thoughts of your romantic desires.''|roll=Persuasion|dc=14}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|''Fake it - fill your mind with love for the Absolute.''|roll=Deception|dc=14}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|''Lash her with the atrocities you've conducted.''|tags=Dark Urge|roll=Intimidation|dc=15}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|''Think in Thieves' Cant, masking your true thoughts as Absolutist zealotry.''|tags=Rogue|roll=Deception|dc=21}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|''Empty your mind. Show her a perfect, harmonious soul.''|tags=Monk}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|''Distract her by drawing her toward your hunger for power.''|tags=True Soul}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|''Overwhelm her by unleashing a wave of hatred as you prepare to attack.''|roll=Wisdom|dc=21}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|''Bring to mind your years of rigorous combat training - show her the depths of your dedication.''|tags=Fighter|roll=Wisdom|dc=21|advantage=y}} | |||
If the party successfully convinces Z'rell of their faith, Z'rell gives them a new task - track down {{CharLink|Balthazar}}, a servant of Thorm's whom the cult has lost contact with. He was last seen at the Thorm Mausoleum. If the player character passes an automatic dice roll, they may be given the option to press Z'rell for further details about the mission and/or Z'rell's personal thoughts about it. | If the party successfully convinces Z'rell of their faith, they will receive an inspiration if they are of the {{Background|Urchin}} background and Z'rell gives them a new task - track down {{CharLink|Balthazar}}, a servant of Thorm's whom the cult has lost contact with. He was last seen at the Thorm Mausoleum. If the player character passes an automatic dice roll, they may be given the option to press Z'rell for further details about the mission and/or Z'rell's personal thoughts about it. | ||
Z'rell gives the party a key to Balthazar's room and instructs them to take a Moonlantern and touch nothing else. However, the party can access a secret area in his room in order to start {{Quest|Balthazar's Experiment}}. | Z'rell gives the party a key to Balthazar's room and instructs them to take a Moonlantern and touch nothing else. However, the party can access a secret area in his room in order to start {{Quest|Balthazar's Experiment}}. | ||
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If the party lets Balthazar take the Nightsong to Moonrise Towers, then he tells them to meet them there to receive Ketheric Thorm's favour. Once the party arrives and speaks to Disciple Z'rell, she only lets them proceed if {{Quest|Resolve the Abduction}} is completed. The party must kidnap Isobel from the Last Light Inn to be allowed to see Thorm. If Isobel is already dead, then Z'rell lets the party up to face judgement. | If the party lets Balthazar take the Nightsong to Moonrise Towers, then he tells them to meet them there to receive Ketheric Thorm's favour. Once the party arrives and speaks to Disciple Z'rell, she only lets them proceed if {{Quest|Resolve the Abduction}} is completed. The party must kidnap Isobel from the Last Light Inn to be allowed to see Thorm. If Isobel is already dead, then Z'rell lets the party up to face judgement. | ||
If Isobel is kidnapped, Thorm thanks the party and tells them to pray at the altar as a reward. If Isobel | If Isobel is kidnapped, Thorm thanks the party and tells them to pray at the altar as a reward. If Isobel died, then he tells them to pray for the Absolute's justice. Either way, a tentacle appears behind the party as they pray at the altar and detects their Astral Prism. Thorm, who knows that the party possess the relic and that it cannot be taken for some reason, commands the tentacle to take the party down to Balthazar's lab, where he will find a way to sever the connection. | ||
In the lab the party members find themselves trapped in Profane Wombs. After escaping the wombs, Balthazar must be defeated. He is joined by several undead servants. If the party killed {{CharLink|Dror Ragzlin}} and {{CharLink|Minthara}}, then their undead corpses are be among them. | |||
== Related Quests == | == Related Quests == | ||
* | * {{Quest|Capture Isobel the Selûnite Cleric}} | ||
* | * {{Quest|Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic}} | ||
* {{Quest|Follow the Convoy}} | |||
* | * {{Quest|Resolve the Abduction}} | ||
* | * {{Quest|Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse}} | ||
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