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[[File:MindFlayerColonyMap.png|right|thumb|Map of the Mind Flayer Colony]]
[[File:MindFlayerColonyMap.png|right|thumb|Map of the Mind Flayer Colony]]


If you arrive here from the Moonrise Towers Rooftop, destroy the membrane and move forward. There will be lots of Intellect Devourers running around the colony. They are not hostile.
When arriving from the Moonrise Towers Rooftop, destroy the membrane and move forward. The colony has many intellect devourers running around, which will only become hostile if a fight breaks out nearby.


== Areas ==
== Overview ==


=== Morgue ===
=== Morgue ===


* [[Us]] can be found here if it was not destroyed on the [[Nautiloid]]. You can free Us to get the item [[Summon Us]].
[[Us]] can be found here if it was not destroyed on the [[Nautiloid]], imprisoned by [[Chop]], a bugbear who creates [[Intellect Devourer|intellect devourers]]. If Us is freed, the player will be rewarded with the item [[Summon Us]].
* [[Chop]], a [[Bugbear]] who creates [[Intellect Devourer|Intellect Devourers]], can also be found in the morgue.
 
* If the player threatens to kill Chop, he will respond as though he wants the player to kill him; despite this, attacking him will still make Chop and the surrounding Intellect Devourers (except for Us) hostile. Nonetheless, Chop will comment that he is "free at last" as he is killed. The Intellect Devourers outside of the morgue will still be neutral.
If the player threatens to kill Chop, he will respond as though he wants the player to kill him. Despite this, attacking him will still make Chop and the surrounding intellect devourers (except for Us) hostile. Nonetheless, Chop will comment that he is "free at last" as he is killed. The intellect devourers outside of the morgue will remain neutral.


=== Necrotic Laboratory ===
=== Necrotic Laboratory ===
In the southeast of the map, at {{Coords|715|-49}}.
Balthazar's necrotic laboratory can be found in the south-east of the map, at {{Coords|715|-49}}. When you enter the area, a battle with several undead will commence.
 
Solving the [[Brain Mapping Puzzle|brain mapping puzzle]] will give access to the [[Blade of Oppressed Souls]] and the [[Waking Mind]]. Beside the Waking Mind is a skeleton{{Coords|750|-138}} with the [[Circlet of Mental Anguish]] and [[Braindrain Gloves]].
 
The Mind-Archive Interface at {{Coords|699|-117}} allows you to talk to the brain jars found scattered across the area.
* The Waking Mind found behind the brain mapping puzzle can grant a permanent buff: [[Githzerai Mind Barrier]].
* The [[True Mind]], [[Willing Mind]], [[Butchered Mind]], [[Closed Mind]] and [[Fresh Mind]] brain jars elsewhere in the Colony, as well as the [[Dark Mind]] and [[Slave Mind]] brain jars from the [[Nautiloid]], will only give dialogue.


* When you enter the area, a battle with several undead will commence.
Mol's [[Eyepatch]] and a [[Prayer for Forgiveness|note]] concerning Enver Gortash and The Dark Urge can be found on a table near the mind-archive interface.
* You can find [[Circlet of Mental Anguish]] and [[Braindrain Gloves]] on a skeleton at {{Coords|750|-138}}, next to the [[Waking Mind]].
* The Mind-Archive Interface at {{Coords|699|-117}} allows you to talk to the brain jars found scattered across the area.
** The [[Waking Mind]] found behind the brain mapping puzzle can grant a permanent buff: [[Githzerai Mind Barrier]].
** The [[True Mind]], [[Willing Mind]], [[Butchered Mind]], [[Closed Mind]] and [[Fresh Mind]] brain jars elsewhere in the Colony, as well as the [[Dark Mind]] and [[Slave Mind]] brain jars from the [[Nautiloid]], will only give dialogue.
** A [[Prayer for Forgiveness|note]] concerning Enver Gortash and The Dark Urge can be found here.
* Solving the [[Brain Mapping Puzzle|brain mapping puzzle]] will give access to the [[Blade of Oppressed Souls]] and the [[Waking Mind]].


=== Tadpoling Centre ===
=== Tadpoling Centre ===


* [[Zevlor]] can be found here for the [[Find Zevlor]] quest. There is a long room filled with pods; some contain non-hostile humanoid characters, including Zevlor, while others contain [[Mind Flayer|Mind Flayers]]. A Neural Apparatus at {{Coords|689|17}} gives the player a choice between purging all of the pods (Illithid and humanoid alike) and opening them all. If the player chooses to purge the pods, Zevlor will die; if they open the pods, they must fight several Mind Flayers and Intellect Devourers (though the newly-freed NPCs will fight alongside the player, providing significant aid.)
[[Zevlor]] can be found here for the [[Find Zevlor]] quest. There is a long room filled with pods; some contain non-hostile humanoid characters, including Zevlor, while others contain [[mind flayers]]. A Neural Apparatus at {{Coords|689|17}} gives the player a choice between purging all of the pods (illithid and humanoid alike) and opening them all.  
** Zevlor and the other survivors can potentially turn hostile if they are damaged by the player, including via spell AOE effects such as Cloud of Daggers or Flame Wall.
* In the next area, [[Mizora]] is stuck in a pod. The player may free her in order to advance [[The Blade of Frontiers]], Wyll's companion quest.
** The left control is "annihilate," the right one is "release."
*** If Mizora is freed and Wyll is in the party, Mizora may be persuaded (DC 14) for a reward; this results in her giving Wyll the [[Infernal Rapier]], a unique Very Rare rapier.
*** Killing Mizora via the "annihilate" button results in Wyll dying as well.


=== Barracks ===
If the player chooses to purge the pods, Zevlor will die; if they open the pods, they must fight several mind flayers and intellect devourers (though the newly-freed NPCs will fight alongside the player, providing significant aid.)
* Here you will meet [[Kressa Bonedaughter]], who will recognize The Dark Urge. After some dialogue, battle commences with Kressa and her crew. The player may fight them or deceive them. There are several notes that can shed light on [[The Dark Urge]].


== Advance to Ketheric Thorm ==
Zevlor and the other survivors can potentially turn hostile if they are damaged by the player, including via spell AOE effects such as Cloud of Daggers or Flame Wall.
[[File:Rick-van-den-berg-rick-vdberg-larian-bg3-act2-mindflayercolony-01.webp|right|400px]]To the east is the big showdown with [[Ketheric Thorm]]. Before descending down the lift use the Restoration Pod to the right of the lift to get a free [[Long Rest]].


A cutscene will then play, wherein the player will see [[Ketheric Thorm]], [[Enver Gortash|Gortash]] and [[Orin]], learn of their plans, and meet [[the Netherbrain]], thus discovering the true identity of the [[Absolute]]. If [[Gale]] is in the party, the player will have the option to allow him to explode the Netherese Orb; this will kill the Netherbrain, all three Chosen, and your party, resulting in a very early endgame and the credits rolling. If this action is not taken and the party remains unexploded, this cutscene continues with the Elder Brain infecting [[Ulder Ravengard|Duke Ravengard]] with a Tadpole, before the Chosen of the [[Dead Three]] unleash their assault on Baldur's Gate.


=== Fight with Ketheric ===
In the next area, [[Mizora]] is stuck in a pod. The player may free her in order to advance [[The Blade of Frontiers]], Wyll's companion quest.
When the second fight with Ketheric starts, Ketheric will begin by calling on [[Myrkul]] for aid. Ketheric remains invulnerable so long as he has the [[Dame Aylin|Nightsong]] captured. The player's initial goal is to free Nightsong with the Help action, as she is trapped inside a soul cage by Ketheric.  


After the battle will be a series of cutscenes. The player will be teleported back to [[Moonrise Towers]] ground floor, where they can speak with some of the characters met in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] before heading west to Baldur's Gate. This is the end of [[Act Two]].
The left control is "annihilate," the right one is "release":
* If Mizora is freed and Wyll is in the party, Mizora may be persuaded (DC 14) for a reward; this results in her giving Wyll the [[Infernal Rapier]], a unique Very Rare rapier.
* Killing Mizora via the "annihilate" button results in Wyll dying as well.


==Related Locations==
=== Barracks ===
* [[Moonrise Towers Prison]]
In the north-eastern corner of the colony are the barracks, where the party will meet [[Kressa Bonedaughter]] and her Skull Lashers. Kressa will recognise [[The Dark Urge]], and can recount some of their history while under her care in the colony. After some dialogue, battle commences with Kressa and her crew. The player may fight them or deceive them.
* [[Oubliette]]


== Related Quests ==
There are also several notes in the area that can shed light on The Dark Urge.


===Notable characters===
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* [[Chop]]
* [[Us]]
* [[Kressa Bonedaughter]]
* [[Zevlor]]
* [[Gauntlet Yeva]]
* [[Mizora]]
* [[Ketheric Thorm]]
* [[Balthazar]] (conditional)
* [[Enver Gortash]]
* [[Orin]]
{{div col end}}
=== Related quests ===
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* [[Lift the Shadow Curse]]
* [[Lift the Shadow Curse]]
* [[Defeat Ketheric Thorm]]
* [[Defeat Ketheric Thorm]]
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* [[The Blade of Frontiers]]
* [[The Blade of Frontiers]]
* [[The Urge]]
* [[The Urge]]
{{div col end}}
== Advance to Ketheric Thorm ==
{{main|Defeat Ketheric Thorm}}
[[File:Rick-van-den-berg-rick-vdberg-larian-bg3-act2-mindflayercolony-01.webp|right|400px]]To the east is the big showdown with [[Ketheric Thorm]]. Before descending down the lift use the Restoration Pod to the right of the lift to get a free [[Long Rest]].
A cutscene will then play, wherein the player will see [[Ketheric Thorm]], [[Enver Gortash|Gortash]] and [[Orin]], learn of their plans, and meet [[the Netherbrain]], thus discovering the true identity of the [[Absolute]]. If [[Gale]] is in the party, the player will have the option to allow him to explode the Netherese Orb; this will kill the Netherbrain, all three Chosen, and your party, resulting in a very early endgame and the credits rolling. If this action is not taken and the party remains unexploded, this cutscene continues with the Elder Brain infecting [[Ulder Ravengard|Duke Ravengard]] with a Tadpole, before the Chosen of the [[Dead Three]] unleash their assault on Baldur's Gate.
=== Fight with Ketheric ===
When the second fight with Ketheric starts, Ketheric will begin by calling on [[Myrkul]] for aid. Ketheric remains invulnerable so long as he has the [[Dame Aylin|Nightsong]] captured. The player's initial goal is to free Nightsong with the Help action, as she is trapped inside a soul cage by Ketheric.


==Notable Loot==
After the battle will be a series of cutscenes. The player will be teleported back to [[Moonrise Towers]] ground floor, where they can speak with some of the characters met in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] before heading west to Baldur's Gate. This is the end of [[Act Two]].
 
==Notable loot==
Notable items obtained in this location, whether looted, purchased, or obtained as a quest reward:
Notable items obtained in this location, whether looted, purchased, or obtained as a quest reward:
* {{MdRarityItem|Infernal Rapier}} - Given by [[Mizora]]
 
* {{MdRarityItem|Myrkulite Scourge}} - Looted from [[Kressa Bonedaughter]]
=== Quest items ===
* {{MdRarityItem|Summon Us}} - Given by [[Us]]
* {{MdRarityItem|Eyepatch}} - in the necrotic laboratory at {{coords|693|-111}}, advances [[Find Mol]]
* {{MdRarityItem|Resonance Stone}}
 
=== Quest rewards ===
* {{MdRarityItem|Infernal Rapier}} - Given by Mizora
* {{MdRarityItem|Ketheric's Warhammer}} - Looted from Ketheric Thorm
* {{MdRarityItem|Ketheric's Shield}} - Looted from Ketheric Thorm
* {{MdRarityItem|Reaper's Embrace}} - Looted from Ketheric Thorm
* {{MdRarityItem|Ketheric's Netherstone}} - Looted from Ketheric Thorm
 
=== Other ===
* {{MdRarityItem|Myrkulite Scourge}} - Looted from Kressa Bonedaughter
* {{MdRarityItem|Summon Us}} - Given by Us
* {{MdRarityItem|Resonance Stone}} - Found in Balthazar's necrotic laboratory
* {{MdRarityItem|Blade of Oppressed Souls}} - Found in the Necrotic Laboratory after solving the brain puzzle
* {{MdRarityItem|Blade of Oppressed Souls}} - Found in the Necrotic Laboratory after solving the brain puzzle
* {{MdRarityItem|Waking Mind}} - Found in the Necrotic Laboratory after solving the brain puzzle
* {{MdRarityItem|Waking Mind}} - Found in the Necrotic Laboratory after solving the brain puzzle
* {{MdRarityItem|Braindrain Gloves}} - Can be looted from a skeleton near Necrotic Laboratory {{Coords|748|-141}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Braindrain Gloves}} - Can be looted from a skeleton near Necrotic Laboratory {{Coords|748|-141}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Circlet of Mental Anguish}} - Can be looted from a skeleton in the Necrotic Laboratory {{Coords|748|-141}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Circlet of Mental Anguish}} - Can be looted from a skeleton in the Necrotic Laboratory {{Coords|748|-141}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Ketheric's Warhammer}} - Looted from [[Ketheric Thorm]]
* {{MdRarityItem|Ketheric's Shield}} - Looted from Ketheric Thorm
* {{MdRarityItem|Reaper's Embrace}} - Looted from Ketheric Thorm
* {{MdRarityItem|Ketheric's Netherstone}} - Looted from Ketheric Thorm


==Notable NPCs==
== See also ==
* [[Chop]]
* [[Oubliette]]
* [[Us]]
* [[Kressa Bonedaughter]]
* [[Zevlor]]
* [[Gauntlet Yeva]]
* [[Mizora]]
* [[Ketheric Thorm]]
* [[Balthazar]] (conditional)
* [[Enver Gortash]]
* [[Orin]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
* The player can overhear [[Chop]] from the [[Oubliette]], suggesting that the Morgue and Oubliette share a wall. However, the Mind Flayer Colony cannot be accessed until the end of Act Two, and the player character will note aloud that there's no way through.
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* The player can overhear Chop from the [[Oubliette]], suggesting that the Morgue and Oubliette share a wall. However, the Mind Flayer Colony cannot be accessed until the end of Act Two, and the player character will note aloud that there's no way through.
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Revision as of 00:56, 26 December 2023

The Mind Flayer Colony is a location under the Moonrise Towers Prison in the Shadow-Cursed Lands in Act Two. This area is accessed by jumping down into a tower after the initial Ketheric Thorm fight on the Moonrise Towers Rooftop.

Map of the Mind Flayer Colony

When arriving from the Moonrise Towers Rooftop, destroy the membrane and move forward. The colony has many intellect devourers running around, which will only become hostile if a fight breaks out nearby.

Overview

Morgue

Us can be found here if it was not destroyed on the Nautiloid, imprisoned by Chop, a bugbear who creates intellect devourers. If Us is freed, the player will be rewarded with the item Summon Us.

If the player threatens to kill Chop, he will respond as though he wants the player to kill him. Despite this, attacking him will still make Chop and the surrounding intellect devourers (except for Us) hostile. Nonetheless, Chop will comment that he is "free at last" as he is killed. The intellect devourers outside of the morgue will remain neutral.

Necrotic Laboratory

Balthazar's necrotic laboratory can be found in the south-east of the map, at X: 715 Y: -49. When you enter the area, a battle with several undead will commence.

Solving the brain mapping puzzle will give access to the Blade of Oppressed Souls and the Waking Mind. Beside the Waking Mind is a skeletonX: 750 Y: -138 with the Circlet of Mental Anguish and Braindrain Gloves.

The Mind-Archive Interface at X: 699 Y: -117 allows you to talk to the brain jars found scattered across the area.

Mol's Eyepatch and a note concerning Enver Gortash and The Dark Urge can be found on a table near the mind-archive interface.

Tadpoling Centre

Zevlor can be found here for the Find Zevlor quest. There is a long room filled with pods; some contain non-hostile humanoid characters, including Zevlor, while others contain mind flayers. A Neural Apparatus at X: 689 Y: 17 gives the player a choice between purging all of the pods (illithid and humanoid alike) and opening them all.

If the player chooses to purge the pods, Zevlor will die; if they open the pods, they must fight several mind flayers and intellect devourers (though the newly-freed NPCs will fight alongside the player, providing significant aid.)

Zevlor and the other survivors can potentially turn hostile if they are damaged by the player, including via spell AOE effects such as Cloud of Daggers or Flame Wall.


In the next area, Mizora is stuck in a pod. The player may free her in order to advance The Blade of Frontiers, Wyll's companion quest.

The left control is "annihilate," the right one is "release":

  • If Mizora is freed and Wyll is in the party, Mizora may be persuaded (DC 14) for a reward; this results in her giving Wyll the Infernal Rapier, a unique Very Rare rapier.
  • Killing Mizora via the "annihilate" button results in Wyll dying as well.

Barracks

In the north-eastern corner of the colony are the barracks, where the party will meet Kressa Bonedaughter and her Skull Lashers. Kressa will recognise The Dark Urge, and can recount some of their history while under her care in the colony. After some dialogue, battle commences with Kressa and her crew. The player may fight them or deceive them.

There are also several notes in the area that can shed light on The Dark Urge.

Notable characters

Related quests

Advance to Ketheric Thorm

Main article: Defeat Ketheric Thorm
Rick-van-den-berg-rick-vdberg-larian-bg3-act2-mindflayercolony-01.webp
To the east is the big showdown with Ketheric Thorm. Before descending down the lift use the Restoration Pod to the right of the lift to get a free Long Rest.

A cutscene will then play, wherein the player will see Ketheric Thorm, Gortash and Orin, learn of their plans, and meet the Netherbrain, thus discovering the true identity of the Absolute. If Gale is in the party, the player will have the option to allow him to explode the Netherese Orb; this will kill the Netherbrain, all three Chosen, and your party, resulting in a very early endgame and the credits rolling. If this action is not taken and the party remains unexploded, this cutscene continues with the Elder Brain infecting Duke Ravengard with a Tadpole, before the Chosen of the Dead Three unleash their assault on Baldur's Gate.

Fight with Ketheric

When the second fight with Ketheric starts, Ketheric will begin by calling on Myrkul for aid. Ketheric remains invulnerable so long as he has the Nightsong captured. The player's initial goal is to free Nightsong with the Help action, as she is trapped inside a soul cage by Ketheric.

After the battle will be a series of cutscenes. The player will be teleported back to Moonrise Towers ground floor, where they can speak with some of the characters met in the Shadow-Cursed Lands before heading west to Baldur's Gate. This is the end of Act Two.

Notable loot

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

Quest items

Quest rewards

Other

See also

Notes

  • The player can overhear Chop from the Oubliette, suggesting that the Morgue and Oubliette share a wall. However, the Mind Flayer Colony cannot be accessed until the end of Act Two, and the player character will note aloud that there's no way through.
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