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| image = Mysterious Artefact Icon.png | | image = Mysterious Artefact Icon.png | ||
| controller icon = Mysterious Artefact Unfaded.png | | controller icon = Mysterious Artefact Unfaded.png | ||
| icon = Mysterious Artefact Unfaded Icon.png | | icon = Mysterious Artefact Unfaded Icon.png | ||
| description = The {{story|Mysterious Artefact}} is a plot-critical story item in Baldur's Gate 3. | | description = The {{story|Mysterious Artefact}} is a plot-critical story item in Baldur's Gate 3. | ||
| quote = A many-sided box of blackened iron, engraved with pulsating runes. Something stirs within. | | quote = A many-sided box of blackened iron, engraved with pulsating runes. Something stirs within. | ||
| book text = | | book text = | ||
| type = Misc | | type = Misc | ||
| camp supplies = | | camp supplies = | ||
| single use = | | single use = | ||
| rarity = story | | rarity = story | ||
| weight kg = 0.5 | | weight kg = 0.5 | ||
| weight lb = 1 | | weight lb = 1 | ||
| price = 1 | | price = 1 | ||
| usage cost = | | usage cost = | ||
| condition = Bound | | condition = Bound | ||
| effect = | | effect = | ||
| where to find = | | where to find = The artefact is initially carried by [[Shadowheart]]. If Shadowheart is dead, has not been recruited, or is not in the party when approaching the [[Goblin Camp]] for the first time, the artefact will teleport itself into a party member's inventory in order to protect them from the [[Absolute]]'s influence during the triggered cutscene. | ||
| notes = * The artefact can be interacted with and investigated, but cannot be opened (as of Early Access Patch 9). | |||
** It is covered in [[Githyanki Vocabulary|Tir'su]]. | |||
If Shadowheart is dead, has not been recruited, or is not in the party when approaching the [[Goblin Camp]] for the first time, the artefact will teleport itself into a party member's inventory in order to protect | |||
| notes = | |||
* The artefact can be interacted with and investigated, but cannot be opened (as of Early Access Patch 9). | |||
** It is covered in | |||
** It is the only item in the game with the '''Bound''' property: 'This relic is bound to its current owner by a powerful aura.' | ** It is the only item in the game with the '''Bound''' property: 'This relic is bound to its current owner by a powerful aura.' | ||
* The [[Githyanki]] patrol on [[The Risen Road]] is searching for this artefact, but it - or the being contained within - has a will of its own, and will make it known that it does not wish to be found by them. | * The [[Githyanki]] patrol on [[The Risen Road]] is searching for this artefact, but it - or the being contained within - has a will of its own, and will make it known that it does not wish to be found by them. | ||
* If another character manages to take possession of the artefact, attempting to interact with it while [[Shadowheart]] is in the party (and nearby) will not work. | * If another character manages to take possession of the artefact, attempting to interact with it while [[Shadowheart]] is in the party (and nearby) will not work. | ||
* The artefact is shaped like an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icosahedron icosahedron] also known as a {{D20}} - the main die used in Dungeons & Dragons and some other tabletop RPGs. | |||
* The artefact will always be acquired by the end of [[Act One]]. If the player refuses all opportunities to recruit Shadowheart, and does not take it from her, it will appear upon camping. | |||
* Swen Vincke (CEO of Larian which developped Baldur's Gate 3) has previously expressed how difficult it was to ensure the player character ends up with the artefact in their possession (Gamespot on YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHW_KFP7i8I The Box That Broke Baldur's Gate 3]). | * Swen Vincke (CEO of Larian which developped Baldur's Gate 3) has previously expressed how difficult it was to ensure the player character ends up with the artefact in their possession (Gamespot on YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHW_KFP7i8I The Box That Broke Baldur's Gate 3]). | ||
* | * Jennifer English, who plays Shadowheart, has said that she used a box of Earl Grey tea as the artefact during motion capture performances. | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery heights="250"> | |||
Ana-popescu-magic-box-1.jpg|Concept art by Ana Popescu | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{FRWiki|Astral Prism|long}} | * {{FRWiki|Astral Prism|long}} | ||
Latest revision as of 08:59, 11 November 2024
The Mysterious Artefact is a plot-critical story item in Baldur's Gate 3.
A many-sided box of blackened iron, engraved with pulsating runes. Something stirs within.
Properties
Miscellaneous Items
Rarity: Story Item
Weight: 0.5 kg / 1 lb
Price: 1 gp
Condition: Bound
- This relic is bound to its current owner by a powerful aura.
- Bound items cannot be removed from your inventory.
Where to find
The artefact is initially carried by Shadowheart. If Shadowheart is dead, has not been recruited, or is not in the party when approaching the Goblin Camp for the first time, the artefact will teleport itself into a party member's inventory in order to protect them from the Absolute's influence during the triggered cutscene.
Notes
- The artefact can be interacted with and investigated, but cannot be opened (as of Early Access Patch 9).
- It is covered in Tir'su.
- It is the only item in the game with the Bound property: 'This relic is bound to its current owner by a powerful aura.'
- The Githyanki patrol on The Risen Road is searching for this artefact, but it - or the being contained within - has a will of its own, and will make it known that it does not wish to be found by them.
- If another character manages to take possession of the artefact, attempting to interact with it while Shadowheart is in the party (and nearby) will not work.
- The artefact is shaped like an icosahedron also known as a
d20 - the main die used in Dungeons & Dragons and some other tabletop RPGs. - The artefact will always be acquired by the end of Act One. If the player refuses all opportunities to recruit Shadowheart, and does not take it from her, it will appear upon camping.
- Swen Vincke (CEO of Larian which developped Baldur's Gate 3) has previously expressed how difficult it was to ensure the player character ends up with the artefact in their possession (Gamespot on YouTube: The Box That Broke Baldur's Gate 3).
- Jennifer English, who plays Shadowheart, has said that she used a box of Earl Grey tea as the artefact during motion capture performances.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Concept art by Ana Popescu
