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{{Hatnote|See also [[Rescue the Grand Duke]].}}You first learn about Ulder Ravengard during the quest [[Rescue the Grand Duke]], when the player arrives near [[Waukeen's Rest]]. He is suspected to be trapped inside the burning inn, but after rescuing [[Counsellor Florrick]] she reveals that the Grand Duke has been kidnapped.  

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[[File:Ravengard Tadpole Quest.jpg|thumb|left|Duke Ravengard is infected|250px]]

In the [[Mind Flayer Colony]] underneath the Moonrise Towers, as the party chases after [[Ketheric Thorm]], they encounter the Chosen Three - Thorm, [[Orin the Red]], and [[Enver Gortash]] along with Ulder Ravengard. They watch from the shadows as the trio infect Ravengard with a mind flayer tadpole and then whisk him away to [[Baldur's Gate]].

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[[File:Gortash Coronation Quest.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Duke Ravengard swears Gortash in as Archduke of Baldur's Gate.]]

Once the party enters [[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]] to attend Gortash's coronation, Ravengard is there in the Audience Chamber with Gortash and officiates Gortash's swearing in as Archduke of Baldur's Gate. Immediately after the ceremony, Ravengard can be spoken to. If that party says that Florrick sent them, he says that Florrick is a black widow who betrayed the city, and that she was punished. Choosing to connect with Ravengard's parasite to seek information about Florrick reveals that she is imprisoned in [[Wyrm's Rock Prison]] and set to be executed, starting [[Free Counselor Florrick]]. If the party prods Ravengard's mind further, they find that deep uncertainty and fear of an illithid invasion is within him, indicating his mind hasn't fully been taken over.

If the party ignores the coronation and moves into the [[Lower City]], then Duke Ravengard remains in the Audience Hall with Gortash until the ceremony is completed. If the party completes the questline [[Disable the Steel Watch]] without attending the coronation, then the entirety of Wyrm's Rock Fortress becomes hostile, including Duke Ravengard. Note that clearing the [[Iron Throne]] causes the coronation attendants to become hostile, even if you don't fully complete [[Disable the Steel Watch]]. To ensure that the Duke can be rescued, it is advised to attend the coronation, speak to Mizora, and take a long rest to ensure that he can be found in his intended location.

After the previous events, Duke Ravengard is moved to the [[Iron Throne]], either alive or dead. The party may find the Iron Throne either by exploring the Lower City, or be guided there as part of the quests [[Disable the Steel Watch]], [[Save the Gondians]], or [[Avenge the Ironhands]].

If Duke Ravengard is saved, he stays at camp under the protection of the [[Astral Prism]]. If Wyll was recruited, the pair can reconcile, and Ravengard asks the party to seek out [[Ansur]], Baldur's Gate's guardian dragon who sleeps under the city.

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