Defiled Temple

The Selûnite puzzle in the Defiled Temple.

The Defiled Temple (also known as The Temple of Selûne) is a Location in Chapter One. It can be reached from the Shattered Sanctum and serves as one of the entrances to the Underdark.

Area Information

The Defiled Temple can be entered from a door in Gut's chambers in the Shattered Sanctum X: 253 Y: -7. This area is one of several ways to enter the Underdark.

Polma, Gut's bodyguard, guards this location.

Moon Tile Puzzle

A long descent down into the Underdark can be revealed by solving a puzzle in this room. In the northeastern section of the Defiled Temple is a room with four tiles in the center. The puzzle is solved by rotating the tiles such that the full moon icons are all on the northern-most tile, the half-moons are on the outer west and east tiles, and the empty moon icons are all on the southern-most tile.

• The puzzle can be solved by interacting with the tiles in the following sequence: (note that this is only one of many possible solutions)

Spoiler warning! This section reveals details about the story of Baldur's Gate 3.

1. North
2. West
3. East
4. East
5. South
6. South
7. South
8. West
9. West
10. East
11. East
12. West
13. North
14. West
15. North
16. North
17. North
18. West
19. West
20. West
21. East
22. North
23. North
24. North
25. East
26. East
27. East
28. North
29. East

• Alternatively, there is a hidden lever in the north part of this room, near a set of stairs, that can be revealed with a Perception check X: 442 Y: 64. This lever can be Lockpicked to bypass the puzzle and open the way.

Related Quests

• Find the Nightsong
• Reach Moonrise Towers

Related Locations

Regional Locations

• Shattered Sanctum
  • Goblin Camp
  • Worg Pens

Connected Locations

• Underdark
  • Selûnite Outpost

Notable NPCs

• Polma

Notable Loot

Notable items obtained in this location, whether looted, purchased, or obtained as a quest reward:

• Ilmater's Aid