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[[File:Underdark.jpg|500px|thumb|The caverns of the Underdark.]] | [[File:Underdark.jpg|500px|thumb|The caverns of the Underdark.]] | ||
The '''Underdark''' is a [[Region]] of [[Faerûn]], and consists of multiple [[Location | The '''Underdark''' is a [[Region]] of [[Faerûn]], and consists of multiple [[Location]]s in [[Chapter One]] of [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. It is a vast series of caverns and tunnels devoid of sunlight but full of dangerous creatures and even more dangerous mushrooms, but also contains a multitude of [[alchemy|alchemical]] ingredients that are hard to find elsewhere. The Underdark in [[Baldur's Gate 3]] is only a small portion of the true Underdark. The [[Drow]], [[Duergar]] and [[Gnome|Deep Gnomes]] are native to the '''Underdark'''. | ||
==Access== | |||
Due to its immense size, there are multiple access points into the '''Underdark''' from over-land. All of them involve traveling (or falling) deep into the depths of the world. | Due to its immense size, there are multiple access points into the '''Underdark''' from over-land. All of them involve traveling (or falling) deep into the depths of the world. | ||
The following locations contain known access points into the '''Underdark''': | The following locations contain known access points into the '''Underdark''': | ||
* | * Ladder from the [[Defiled Temple]], arriving in the [[Selunite Outpost]]. | ||
* | * Elevator from the [[Zhentarim Hideout]], arriving in the [[Storehouse]]. | ||
* | * Mushroom circle in the [[Overgrown Tunnel]] to a corresponding circle in [[#Torchstalk Gulch|Torchstalk Gulch]] | ||
* | * Falling into the hole in the [[Whispering Depths]], arriving in the [[#Minotaur Hills|Minotaur Hills]]. | ||
== Areas == | == Areas == | ||
The Underdark features several distinct unnamed locations as well as named ones. | |||
=== North East === | === North East === | ||
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Enter the '''Underdark''' through this area when departing from the overland's [[Zhentarim Basement]]. | Enter the '''Underdark''' through this area when departing from the overland's [[Zhentarim Basement]]. | ||
==== | ==== Minotaur Hills ==== | ||
Considered part of the [[Storehouse]], this nameless area of the '''Underdark''' is recognizable thanks to its bright green grass and whimsical red mushrooms with swirling paths featuring wandering [[Minotaur|Minotaurs]]. This unique area is directly adjacent to the south of the [[Storehouse]], after climbing down the rope netting. | Considered part of the [[Storehouse]], this nameless area of the '''Underdark''' is recognizable thanks to its bright green grass and whimsical red mushrooms with swirling paths featuring wandering [[Minotaur|Minotaurs]]. This unique area is directly adjacent to the south of the [[Storehouse]], after climbing down the rope netting. | ||
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Enter the '''Underdark''' through this area only after unlocking the [[Myconid Colony]] waypoint here. | Enter the '''Underdark''' through this area only after unlocking the [[Myconid Colony]] waypoint here. | ||
==== | ==== Myconid Minefield ==== | ||
Considered part of the [[Ebonlake Grotto]], this nameless area of the ''' Underdark''' is recognizable for being full of dangerous mushrooms such as [[Timmask]] and [[Bibberbang]]. Pass through and speak to the [[Myconid]] NPCs when you arrive in this area if you wish. | Considered part of the [[Ebonlake Grotto]], this nameless area of the ''' Underdark''' is recognizable for being full of dangerous mushrooms such as [[Timmask]] and [[Bibberbang]]. Pass through and speak to the [[Myconid]] NPCs when you arrive in this area if you wish. | ||
This unique area is directly adjacent to the south-east of [[Ebonlake Grotto]]. | This unique area is directly adjacent to the south-east of [[Ebonlake Grotto]]. | ||
[[File:Giant_Bird_Nest.png|200px|thumb|View from within the Giant Bird Nest]] | [[File:Giant_Bird_Nest.png|200px|thumb|View from within the Giant Bird Nest]] | ||
==== | ==== Giant Bird Nest ==== | ||
Considered part of the [[Ebonlake Grotto]], this nameless area of the ''' Underdark''' is a rather unremmarkable corridor connecting [[Ebonlake Grotto]], the [[Dread Hollow]] and the [[Decrepit Village]]. It is most recognizable for the giant bird's nest. | Considered part of the [[Ebonlake Grotto]], this nameless area of the ''' Underdark''' is a rather unremmarkable corridor connecting [[Ebonlake Grotto]], the [[Dread Hollow]] and the [[Decrepit Village]]. It is most recognizable for the giant bird's nest. | ||
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Entering the '''Underdark''' through this area from the surface is unknown. | Entering the '''Underdark''' through this area from the surface is unknown. | ||
==== | ==== Bibberbang Grotto ==== | ||
Considered part of the [[Dread Hollow]], this nameless area of the ''' Underdark''' is recognizable for being densely covered with the dangerous mushroom, [[Bibberbang]], which has ensnared [[Baelen]]. | Considered part of the [[Dread Hollow]], this nameless area of the ''' Underdark''' is recognizable for being densely covered with the dangerous mushroom, [[Bibberbang]], which has ensnared [[Baelen]]. | ||
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The [[Arcane Tower]] is a [[location]] in the SW corner of the '''Underdark''' map. This primary area, when labeled on the player minimap, is recognizable by its neatly built stone entryway that opens to a front garden featuring [[Arcane Cannon|Arcane Cannons.]] | The [[Arcane Tower]] is a [[location]] in the SW corner of the '''Underdark''' map. This primary area, when labeled on the player minimap, is recognizable by its neatly built stone entryway that opens to a front garden featuring [[Arcane Cannon|Arcane Cannons.]] | ||
==== | ==== Torchstalk Gulch ==== | ||
Considered part of the [[Arcane Tower]], this nameless area of the '''Underdark''' is recognizable by its dark brown paths paved with deep red mushroom clusters and spots of [[Torchstalk]] that cast floating embers into the air. | Considered part of the [[Arcane Tower]], this nameless area of the '''Underdark''' is recognizable by its dark brown paths paved with deep red mushroom clusters and spots of [[Torchstalk]] that cast floating embers into the air. | ||
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Enter the '''Underdark''' through this area when departing from the overland's [[Goblin Camp]]. | Enter the '''Underdark''' through this area when departing from the overland's [[Goblin Camp]]. | ||
==== | ==== Abandoned Battlefield ==== | ||
Considered part of the [[Selûnite Outpost]], this nameless area of the ''' Underdark''' is recognizable by its field of scattered wooden barricades and long-dead skeletons of ancient fighters. | Considered part of the [[Selûnite Outpost]], this nameless area of the ''' Underdark''' is recognizable by its field of scattered wooden barricades and long-dead skeletons of ancient fighters. | ||
This unique area is directly adjacent north of the [[Selûnite Outpost]]. | This unique area is directly adjacent north of the [[Selûnite Outpost]]. | ||
==== | ==== Petrified Battlefield ==== | ||
Considered part of the [[Selûnite Outpost]], this nameless area of the ''' Underdark''' is recognizable by it's purple [[Glowing Gems]] and several [[Petrified (Condition)|petrified]] [[Drow]] and a [[Spectator]]. | Considered part of the [[Selûnite Outpost]], this nameless area of the ''' Underdark''' is recognizable by it's purple [[Glowing Gems]] and several [[Petrified (Condition)|petrified]] [[Drow]] and a [[Spectator]]. | ||