Find the Nightsong

Template:Up to date Find the Nightsong is a quest in Chapter One, Chapter Two, and Chapter Three of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be initiated by speaking with Aradin about the reason for his expedition into goblin territory, or coming across the corpses of the failed expedition.

This quest is only completable in Chapter Three.

Objectives

• Investigate the temple.
  • The Nightsong is in some kind of temple. It must be in the Goblin Camp.
  • A wizard in Baldur's Gate is offering a huge sum of money to anyone who brings him the 'Nightsong'.
  • One of the adventurers, the dwarf Brian, has a map leading to the Nightsong. However, he was killed by goblins at the temple.
  • We found a diary describing some adventurers looking for a rare artefact called the Nightsong. It's supposed to be hidden beneath the temple.
• Open the door.
  • We found a poem about Selûne on a dwarf's corpse. It mentioned a door under the temple. What is hidden beneath the Goblin Camp?
  • We discovered a clue about the Nightsong: a poem about Selûne that mentions a door under the temple. What is hidden beneath the Goblin Camp?
  • We found an old journal that detailed how to unlock the passage to the temple beneath the goblin camp. We need to match the moon to the stars while casting darkness at the bottom.
• Enter the secret passage.
  • We solved a puzzle in the Goblin Camp, revealing a secret passage that leads underground.
  • Enter the secret passage.
• Explore the Underdark.
  • The trail goes cold in the Underdark. Where is the Nightsong?
• Find the Nightsong.
  • We found an abandoned Temple of Shar under the Thorm Mausoleum. The Nightsong must be within.
  • Ketheric Thorm has sent his trusted servant Balthazar to the Thorm Mausoleum to retrieve the Nightsong.
• Retrieve the Nightsong from the Gauntlet of Shar.
  • Our search for the Nightsong led us to the Shadowfell. A cage lies at its base.
  • We found a plaque disclosing the fact that Nightsong isn't a relic. She's a woman, caged, and somehow mixed up in the business of Ketheric's invulnerability.
  • We found a plaque that claims the Nightsong is in the Temple of Shar.
• Retrieve the Nightsong from the Shadowfell.
  • We found the Nightsong, but it isn't an artefact - it's a living, breathing woman who has been caged in the Shadowfell. What does the wizard Lorroakan want with her?
• Find and speak to Lorroakan.
  • We found a poster about the Nightsong. The wizard Lorroakan is offering a significant reward to anyone who can bring it to him. We should see what he wants with her.
• Speak to Lorroakan.
  • Nightsong decided to camp with us. We should see what the wizard Lorroakan wants with her.
  • We met Aradin again outside Sorcerous Sundries. He is still looking for the Nightsong to collect payment from the shop's proprietor, the wizard Lorroakan.
• Find and meet Lorroakan.
  • Rolan told us that we must head to the upper floors of Sorcerous Sundries to meet the great wizard Lorroakan.
  • A projection of Lorroakan told us to head to the upper floors to meet the wizard in person. He wants to discuss the Nightsong.
• Gain an audience with Lorroakan.
  • A projection of the wizard Lorroakan has set us a puzzle to solve before getting an audience with him. We need to select the right portal to step through.
  • We stepped through the wrong portal in Lorroakan's puzzle and have been expelled from Sorcerous Sundries.
  • We've been banned from Sorcerous Sundries - reaching the wizard Lorroakan will be much trickier now.
• Decide what to do about Nightsong and Lorroakan.
  • Lorroakan wants us to bring Nightsong to him. Regardless of what we decide to do, we should tell her about Lorroakan - she would want to know.
  • We told Nightsong that Lorroakan is after her. She decided to confront him. We should go with her.

Branching Paths: The Outcome of This Quest May Change Based on Your Actions and Decisions

• Quest Completed!
  • We gave Nightsong to Lorroakan.
  • Nightsong is dead.
  • We lied to Lorroakan and told him Nightsong was dead. He believed us, and will no longer look for her.
  • Lorroakan is dead. Nightsong is safe from him.

Rewards

• 5000  Gold for giving Nightsong to Lorroakan