Visit the Emperor's Old Hideout is a quest in Act Three of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be started by approaching the Elfsong Tavern.
 | Spoiler warning: The following content contains unhidden spoilers. Read at your own risk. |
Objectives
- The Emperor asked us to check its old hideout in the Elfsong Tavern - some of its old items may be of use to us.
- We cleared the Elfsong Basement of pests - and were told of a secret door nearby. If we find it, we can enter the Emperor's old hideout.
- We found the secret door in the Elfsong Basement and can explore further.
- A githyanki hunting party are using a hidden area under the Elfsong Tavern as a base of operations - to explore further we need to clear them out.
- With the githyanki hunting party dispatched, we can explore the hideout further - perhaps even claiming some useful items.
- While exploring the Lower City Sewers, the Emperor asked us to explore an old hideout. Some valuable items may await us as a reward.
- We claimed a valuable weapon from the Emperor's old hideout - but there may even be more to explore.
Walkthrough
This quest starts automatically after walking close to Elfsong Tavern (X:78, Y:1) in the Lower City. The Emperor's voice calls out that it was the location of his old hideout and that there may be useful supplies there that the party could take.
The entrance to the hideout is on the ground floor of the tavern, in the kitchen. There is a set of wooden stairs that lead to a storeroom (X:52, Y:8). Upon entering, if Roveer's Storehouse has not been completed, then a large group of rats instantly attack the party. After defeating the rats, enter the westernmost door. Near a crack in the wall, a button (X:-868, Y:544) can be spotted with a successful perception check. Hitting the button opens up a wine cask in the room next door (X:-861, Y:547). Going through this cask leads to the door to the hideout.
An Ambush
A group of Githyanki soldiers are lying in wait in the hideout, led by Ch'r'ai Har'rak. Har'rak asks questions of the party and what the Emperor offered them in exchange for their servitude, but all of the options lead to combat. The Githyanki warriors need to be defeated to further explore the hideout. This encounter contains a paladin and two gatemasters, who are capable of summoning more Githyanki to the fight.
The Emperor's Special Items
After defeating the Githyanki, moving north towards the statue reveals another hidden button if the perception check is passed. This leads to the area where the Emperor kept many precious mementos, some of which can be uncovered by passing additional perception checks. These items include:
- Unique Shell (X:-726, Y:586)
- Emperor's Wardrobe (X:-727, Y:590)
- Butter Fork (X:-731, Y:596)
- Stelmane's Portrait (X:-732, Y:597)
- Sword of the Emperor (X:-734, Y:589)
- Chains (X:-739, Y:594)
- Empty Brain Jar (X:-745, Y:593)
- Recipe for Fiddlehead Soup (X:-744, Y:587)
- Dog Collar (X:-742, Y:584)
Beyond the area with the chains, there is a secondary room with a hatch, which leads to the sewers.
Interacting with the Emperor's sword successfully completes the quest.