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Steel Watch Foundry

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Lower City
Lady Jannath's Estate
Steel Watch Foundry Grey Harbour Docks
Water Queen's House
The Steel Watch Foundry is a Location within the Lower City in Act Three of Baldur's Gate 3.

Overview

The foundry is located near the Waypoint at the Grey Harbour Docks.

There are two Steel Watchers guarding the front entrance - one which patrols the front and south side of the building, and another which stays on the south side near the loading dock. A third Watcher is guarding the roof.

Fast travel and resting is not possible inside of this area.

Main Floor

Looking straight down the center of the main floor.

The main floor is where final assembly of Steel Watchers takes place. Several partially completed watchers can be found in various states, hanging from the ceiling or lying around on tables. Zanner Toobin Zanner Toobin and his fellow gondians can be found here, being "motivated" to work by Tamia Holzt Tamia Holzt and her Black Gauntlet of Banes

In the rear of the building, an office of sorts can be found, as well as an entrance and elevator to the Lab Level. The Watcher Crossbow Blueprint, Steel Watcher Arm and Targeting Module can be found and combined in the office at the back to create a Hellfire Engine Crossbow.

Lab Level

The view from the elevator.

The lab level is where various components of Steel Watchers are constructed. There appears to be a forge as well as a conveyor belt and several Steel Watcher torsos. Many Gondians and Black Gauntlet of Banes can be found fighting here, along with several Steel Watcher Steel Watchers.

There is also an operating area with two operating beds and a numerous dead zombies. On the side is what appears to be a shrine to Bane and beside that table is another table containing a Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen.

Control Centre

A view of the Neurocitor and its control panel.

At the heart of the foundry is the Control Centre. There is a brief corridor before the main area that contains several brains in a Brain Jar that the player can 'connect' to with their tadpole to view and control a Steel Watcher from their perspectives. You will need to pass a 25 DC Wisdom Check (or 2 DC Illithid Check) for each Watcher that is about to hurt someone. Each member of your party can only use the Illithid power once, so rotate between members. There are 4 in total (of the 6) that can be controlled temporarily. Unfortunately, destroying the brain that is noted to be guarding the Control Centre does not disable that watcher when engaging in combat.

Following the corridor is a large open room where there are three upgraded Steel Watchers called Hellfire Watcher Hellfire Watchers, and a Steel Watcher Titan Steel Watcher Titan boss. At the back of the room is the Neurocitor, a large fusion of electronics and brain matter that allows the Netherbrain to connect to and control the Steel Watchers throughout Baldur's Gate.

Access

The Steel Watch Roof Skylight

The Steel Watch Foundry can be entered in multiple ways:

  • Main Entry at X: -260 Y: -150
  • Skylight at X: -300 Y: -136
  • South Side Entrances at X: -290 Y: -170 and X: -275 Y: -170
  • Vents (If you're a small character) at X: -247 Y: -126

Characters

Notable characters

Gondians

Cult of Bane

Black Gauntlets

Iron Consuls

Fists of Bane

Steel watchers

Available to Speak with Dead

Related Quests

Related Locations

Notable Loot

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