The Grand Duke

The Grand Duke is a sub-quest of Wyll's Companion quest, The Blade of Frontiers. It is added to your journal when you arrive at Waukeen's Rest.

Objectives

• Investigate the burning inn.
  • We approached a burning in known as Waukeen's Rest. A group of Flaming Fist mercenaries believe Grand Duke Ravengard of Baldur's Gate is trapped inside, and are trying to break inside.
• Search for Grand Duke Ravengard.
  • We have yet to rescue anyone from the burning fires of Waukeen's Rest, including Grand Duke Ravengard.
  • We have yet to rescue anyone from the burning fires of Waukeen's Rest, including Grand Duke Ravengard.
  • We discovered that Grand Duke Ravengard is not only an important figurehead in the city of Baldur's Gate - he is also Wyll's father.
  • Drow abducted Grand Duke Ravengard from Waukeen's Rest. We agreed to help Counsellor Florrick find and rescue him from his captors. She believes they travelled westward from the inn.
  • Drow abducted Grand Duke Ravengard from Waukeen's Rest and took him westward. Counsellor Florrick asked us to locate and rescue him - but we refused.
  • The woman trapped in the fires at Waukeen's Rest has died. Duke Ravengard's whereabouts are still unknown.
  • Counsellor Florrick, the woman trapped in the fires at Waukeen's Rest, has died. Duke Ravengard's whereabouts are still unknown.
  • The cult of the Absolute is based at Moonrise Towers. Perhaps that is where Grand Duke Ravengard was taken.
  • We reached Moonrise Towers. It seems unlikely that a high-value asset like Grand Duke Ravengard would be confined with other prisoners; the deeper we delve into the towers, the closer we'll be to finding him.
• Pursue Ravengard's captors to Baldur's Gate.
  • Grand Duke Ravengard was infected with an illithid tadpole. He is being transported to Baldur's Gate along with an enormous elder brain.
• Search for Grand Duke Ravengard in the city.
  • Grand Duke Ravengard is gone from Gortash's audience chamber. His whereabouts are currently unknown. We should search the city for signs of the duke.
• Talk to Mizora.
  • Duke Ulder Ravengard is dead - but Mizora is still waiting to speak with us. We should return to her.
• Rest at camp.
  • Mizora asked us to meet her in camp. She has an important proposal to make regarding Wyll's father, Grand Duke Ravengard.
• Search for Grand Duke Ravengard in the city.
  • Wyll severed his pact with Mizora, even after she hinted that she could help locate and rescue Grand Duke Ravengard. It would seem the duke is as good as dead, but perhaps we might still find and save him.
• Find and rescue Grand Duke Ravengard.
  • Wyll agreed to an eternal pact with Mizora and the archdevil Zariel. In exchange, Mizora revealed that Grand Duke Ravengard was taken to Gortash's secret command centre. We should rescue him.
• Rescue Grand Duke Ravengard.
  • We reached Gortash's secret command centre - the Iron Throne. Grand Duke Ravengard has to be here somewhere.
• Lead Ravengard to safety.
  • We located Grand Duke Ravengard, but Mizora has no intention of letting us save him. Per the terms of Mizora's bargain, Wyll traded his own freedom for the life of his father.
  • Mizora was true to her word: she helped us lead Grand Duke Ravengard to safety. We should return to the submersible and speak with him.
• Talk to Ravengard.
  • We rescued Grand Duke Ravengard from the Iron Throne. We should speak with him in our camp; for now, The Emperor seems to be shielding him from the Absolute's voice.
  • In exchange for an eternal pact with Wyll, Mizora resurrected Grand Duke Ravengard. We should speak with him.
• Wyll broke his pact with Mizora, even after she offered to resurrect his father. Grand Duke Ulder Ravengard is no more.
• Grand Duke Ravengard has been brought back from the dead and is free from the Absolute's influence, thanks to the Emperor. He will make a formidable ally when the time comes to face the elder brain.
• Grand Duke Ravengard has died.
• We rescued Grand Duke Ravengard from the Iron Throne, and he is free from the Absolute's influence, thanks to the Emperor. He will make a formidable ally when the time comes to face the elder brain.