Philgrave's Mansion

Philgrave's Mansion from the waterside.

Philgrave's Mansion X: 10 Y: -161 is a location in the city of Baldur's Gate. It is located by the waterfront next to the Counting House and Felogyr's Fireworks.

Overview

Access

Philgrave's Mansion can be entered in multiple ways:

• Via a locked door in a stone wall X: -8 Y: -158. If the party interacts with the door after having read Letter to Oskar Fervas, they will be able to use the password in that letter to open it. Otherwise, the door can be lockpicked or destroyed like any other door.

• Sneaking in via a hole in the wall X: 29 Y: -166

• Reaching the upper balcony and lockpicking the balcony entrance

Top Floor

Room above the stairs.

A macabre area littered with bodies and blood. Some Ghouls and a Ghast can be found here. If entrance is gained from this floor the Ghast will ask the party to leave. A File:Beggar's Portrait Unfaded Icon.pngBeggar's Portrait X: 8 Y: -155 can be found in the room above the stairs. The portrait is trapped. Passing a DC 15 check will reward a quest-related letter called Thrumbo's Note.

Middle Floor

Secret door.

A lever can be found which opens a door to the basement at X: 2 Y: -166. A secret stone door can be found. The room behind reveals a ladder to a secret room on the bottom floor at X: 18 Y: -157.

Bottom Floor

Secret exit.

The bottom floor is separated into the living area and a secret room. The secret room is accessed through a secret door on the middle floor. A trapdoor leading to the basement can be found in the secret room. The living area is accessed either from the stairs to the middle floor or through a secret door in the outer wall. Mystic Carrion resides in the living area alongside a Ghast.

Basement

Basement

This is a location named 'Philgrave's Mansion - Basement'. This is a laboratory that has seen use. Multiple Potions and Alchemical Ingredients can be found in the basement. An Elixir of Necrotic Resistance can be found on the table. If the Dark Amethyst was not previously acquired in the Blighted Village, then it can be obtained here. A quest-related book called A Mummy's Memories can be found on the table as well. Reading the book will update the quest  Defeat Mystic Carrion.

Related Quests

•  Defeat Mystic Carrion
•  Find Mystic Carrion's Servant
•  Free the Artist
•  Unlock the Ancient Tome (referenced in conversation with Mystic Carrion)

Notable Loot

• Dark Amethyst (if the party didn't take it in Act One)
• Staff of Cherished Necromancy - Dropped by Mystic Carrion
• Torch of Revocation

Mystic Carrion sells:

• Armour of the Sporekeeper
• Hood of the Weave
• Veil of the Morning

Notable NPCs

• Mystic Carrion