Objectives and journal entries may vary pending story decisions.
Find Shadowheart's old friend.
"We have entered the Lower City - Shadowheart's old stomping grounds. Perhaps the friend she remembered due to the Noblestalk can still be found with the rest of the Sharrans."
Quest Complete
"We found Shadowheart's old friend, who now goes by the name Nocturne. She serves as quartermaster for the Sharran cloister, and despite being glad to see Shadowheart again, she could not bring herself to turn from Shar."
"We found Shadowheart's old friend, who now goes by the name Nocturne. She serves as quartermaster for the Sharran cloister, and could prove to be a valuable ally to Shadowheart."
"Shadowheart's old friend perished before a reunion could take place."
"Shadowheart has surrendered the reclaimed memory of her old friend to the Mirror of Loss."
"We moved on to other matters, and did not find Shadowheart's old friend."
"Shadowheart perished before she could be reunited with her old friend."
"Shadowheart abandoned us before we could help her find her old friend."
"I have returned to the Lower City of Baldur's Gate. Once I reach the Cloister, I might be able to discover what happened to my childhood friend."
Quest Complete
"I met my childhood friend, who now goes by the name Nocturne. Though she was glad to see me, she was unable to abandon her faith in Shar as I had done."
"My old friend was defeated before a reunion could take place."
"At the Mirror of Loss, I sacrificed the memory of a childhood friend that the Noblestalk had restored to me. Perhaps I will never know who that person was, or what came of them."
"I continued on my journey without ever seeking out my old friend."
The locations of the Noblestalk and the backpack within the Bibberbang.
The party can obtain a powerful curative mushroom known as the Noblestalk in the Bibberbang Grotto at X: -4 Y: -62 in the Underdark. The grotto is also key to the quest Find the Mushroom Picker. The delicate mushroom can be destroyed by any damage. If approached, the Bibberbang release poisonous and flammable spores. The lit torch lying in the grotto will readily ignite them, destroying the Noblestalk. However, there are several options to obtain the Noblestalk:
A Mage Hand can drag the Noblestalk without triggering the Bibberbang. However, the Noblestalk should not be thrown to avoid accidentally destroying it.
After extinguishing the torch (e.g. by throwing Water or casting Create Water) the Bibberbang can safely be destroyed without endangering the Noblestalk. Imp or Quasit Familiars (including Shovel) are immune to poison and can walk through the clouds unharmed, or the party can wait for them to dissipate before retrieving the Noblestalk themselves.
If Sovereign Glut is an Attached Follower, he does not trigger the mushroom traps. He can be controlled directly, using the move action with the Noblestalk to transport it back to the party.
After obtaining the Noblestalk, the party must speak with Shadowheart. She then can be offered the Noblestalk as a chance to regain her memories. Shadowheart is hesitant to do this, as she fears that trying to overcome her memory suppression might be construed as defying Shar. However, she can be convinced by passing a DC 12 Persuasion or IntimidationCheck. If she consumes the Noblestalk, she regains a childhood memory of a young tiefling boy with short horns and purple hair named Rennald who comforted her when she was being teased by the other initiates. The memory initiates this quest, as Shadowheart hopes to reunite with the tiefling in Baldur's Gate.
The tiefling in question now goes by a new name – Nocturne. Nocturne is within the quarters of the Cloister of Sombre Embrace at X: -399 Y: -1608, north of the audience room where Viconia DeVir is fought during Investigate the House of Grief. When Shadowheart enters, Nocturne immediately recognizes her and exclaims she was not sure if she would ever see Shadowheart alive again, as her being tasked to pursue the Mysterious Artefact was considered a suicide mission. Whether or not Shadowheart has become an enemy of Shar, she is eager to reminisce with Nocturne about their childhood. She shares some funny stories with Shadowheart, such as how she got a scar on her elbow from a collision with the teeth of a girl named Buddug Vriss.
Nocturne acts as a quartermaster for the Sharran cloister. If Shadowheart takes over the cloister, she remains in her position, serving her new mistress. If Shadowheart defies Shar and kills all the cultists, Nocturne says that she is willing to trade while she remains, but intends to soon depart for a new cloister. After the next Long Rest she leaves for good.
