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'''Destroy the Elder Brain''' is a sub-quest of the [[quest]] [[Confront the Elder Brain]] in [[ | [[File:Destroy the Elder Brain Quest.jpg|thumb|The Netherbrain sinks into the Chionthar River.]] | ||
'''Destroy the Elder Brain''' is a sub-quest of the [[quest]] [[Confront the Elder Brain]] in [[Act Three]] of Baldur's Gate 3. | |||
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==Objectives== | ==Objectives== | ||
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<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Destroy the Netherbrain.</div> | |||
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* The Netherbrain is too powerful to let live. Destroying it may be the smartest thing to do. | |||
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<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Quest Complete</div> | |||
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* We destroyed the Netherbrain. | * We destroyed the Netherbrain. | ||
* We chose to dominate the Netherbrain instead of destroying it. | * We chose to dominate the Netherbrain instead of destroying it. | ||
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== Walkthrough == | |||
During [[Act Three]], multiple scenes and conversations allow the player to contemplate what they will 'do' with the Elder Brain once they finally have all three [[Netherstones]] and confront the Elder Brain. Conversations with specific characters ''may'' lock the player out of some options, such as a situation where an option provided by a friendly character will be lost if a decision causes them to become permanently hostile. | |||
More contemplative scenes - such as camp conversations with multiple different "speaking" characters, or "internal monologue" style scenes where the narrator is mostly the sole speaker - have not been confirmed to lock or unlock the player from pursuing other ending outcomes. | |||
The true choice on what to do with the Elder Brain occur at the very end of [[Confront the Elder Brain]]. Once the Elder Brain, now a Netherbrain, is defeated using Karsus' Compulsion, a cutscene plays where the illithid in the party uses the Netherstones to destroy the Brain. | |||
Depending on the player's decisions prior to passing the "point of no return", the exact choices available to the player in this interaction '''will vary heavily.''' Only a few specific choices will result in the destruction of the Netherbrain, and the text of these choices is reasonably self-explanatory. The resolution of this quest - whether the player actually destroys the brain or not - will technically move this quest into the "Completed" section of the player's journal. | |||
* Go ahead. Command the brain to destroy all tadpoles and then itself. | |||
* ''Dominate the brain. Become the Absolute. Conquer the world.'' | |||
* ''Betray the Emperor. Dominate the brain. Become the Absolute.'' | |||
* ''Betray Orpheus. Dominate the brain. Become the Absolute.'' | |||
* ''Betray Karlach. Dominate the brain. Become the Absolute.'' | |||
Choose the first option and the Netherbrain is destroyed; it falls into the Chionthar River and explodes. The party manages to safely wash up on the docks, starting the epilogue. | |||
== Achievements == | |||
{{Achievement|Hero of the Forgotten Realms}} | |||
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