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.
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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 new moon icons (black circles) are all on the southern-most ring.
- The puzzle can be solved by interacting with the tiles in the following sequence: (note that this is only one of many possible solutions)
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- North
- West
- East
- East
- South
- South
- South
- West
- West
- 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
Related Locations
Regional Locations
X: 405 Y: 30- X: 413 Y: 70
Goblin Camp- Worg Pens
Points of Interest
- Four Stone Discs X: 436 Y: 55
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Notable NPCs
Notable Loot
Notable items obtained in this location, whether looted, purchased, or obtained as a quest reward:
Amulet of Misty Step (replaced Ilmater's aid post release)
Ilmater's Aid (Pre-release)