Act Two/Inspiration

Overview

Approval

Inspiration

Inspirations listed on this page can be obtained exclusively in the Shadow-Cursed Lands. For the inspirations which can be earned throughout other Acts of the game as well, refer to the Act One/Inspiration, Anywhere/Multiple Locations section.

To unlock an inspiration, the character with corresponding background must be in the active party. If there are more than one party member with the same background, each of them earns an inspiration point once the conditions fit. This can be used to replenish the inspiration points' pool quickly if needed.

If none of the player characters have a background fit for obtaining an inspiration point, this can be solved by asking Withers to summon a hireling with a corresponding background. The set of characters offered for hire provides the full scope of backgrounds, except the Haunted One, which is unique for the Dark Urge.

Note that certain choices made in Act One may automatically lock the party out of obtaining correlated inspirations in Act Two (and Act Three as well), such as:

• Killing certain characters (or allowing them to be killed), such as Alfira, Arabella and / or Minthara
• Allowing the tiefling refugees to be expelled from the Emerald Grove
• Raiding the Emerald Grove with the goblins

Anywhere/ Multiple locations
Inspiration	XP	Background	Party member/ Hireling	NPC/ Location/ Item	In-game description and conditions (if any)
Exploration of the Shadow-Cursed Lands
⁠Embracing the Environment	50	Outlander	Karlach,  Halsin,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	–	Survive two rounds of the shadow curse. The inspiration is given at the start of the third turn, if the character feeling the curse effect is still alive and not downed. It does not need to be the Outlander character affected.
⁠I Ain't Afraid of No Shadows	60	Outlander	Karlach,  Halsin,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	–	Traverse through the Shadow-Cursed Lands to Last Light Inn and Moonrise Towers without using a Moonlantern. The party can fail this by accident, as Moonrise Towers are surrounded with streetlight Moonlanterns. To avoid this, enter the Moonrise Tower area from the side route, jumping a broken bridge near Reithwin Tollhouse.
⁠No Cursed Stone Left Unturned	60	Outlander	Karlach,  Halsin,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	–	Explore each key area of the Shadow-Cursed Lands. The party must cross the borders of the Ruined Battlefield, Reithwin Town, the Last Light Inn, and reach the Gauntlet of Shar. The inspiration is given upon entering the last of all four locations, regardless of the order.
Combat
⁠Bumps in the Dark	60	Outlander	Karlach,  Halsin,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	–	Conquer three combat encounters in the Shadow-Cursed Lands.
⁠Masterful Execution	75	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Varanna Sunblossom	–	Kill any of the bosses in and around the Shadow-Cursed Lands in a single round of combat. Jaheira, if turned hostile and defeated, also counts to obtain this inspiration.
Dialogues
⁠Alley Cats	60	Urchin	Maddala Deadeye	His Majesty,  Steelclaw	Meet both the lordly cat and the tadpole-hunting cat. Must talk to both with Speak with Animals, regardless of the order. The Dark Urge killing Steelclaw does not lock the party out of the inspiration.
⁠Fly-Swatter	50	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Dolly Thrice	Kill the trickster pixie. The player character may choose to stow the Moonlantern at the ambush site and start the dialogue with Dolly Thrice later by dropping the lantern and picking it up again. Also, the inspiration is automatically granted if the Dark Urge sides with the cultists' convoy and reaches Moonrise Towers with them.
⁠Morally Grey	75	Charlatan	Astarion,  Kree Derryck	Isobel,  Nightsong ⁠Last Light Inn, ⁠Shadowfell	Betray the trust of Moonrise or Lastlight. The party must allow Marcus to kidnap Isobel, but then free Nightsong. OR, prevent Marcus from kidnapping Isobel and then allow Balthazar transport Nightsong to Moonrise.
⁠Thorm Family Secrets	60	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	⁠Moonrise Towers, ⁠Reithwin Town, ⁠Last Light Inn	Discover the fate of Ketheric's family members. Requires interacting with Ketheric, Isobel, Gerringothe Thorm, Malus Thorm, and Thisobald Thorm. The order is irrelevant.
Items
⁠Special Iced Arsenic... Brew?	60	Guild Artisan	Jacelyn	Corpse Rose ⁠Outside barn	Craft some Brewed-Up Bellyglummer. The poison can be actually crafted anywhere, if the party has found the stash and extracted the ingredient, even without reading the brewer's notes.
⁠Notes of an Amateur	60	Criminal	Ver'yll Wenkiir	Corpse Rose ⁠Outside barn	Craft some Brewed-Up Bellyglummer. The poison can be actually crafted anywhere, if the party has found the stash and extracted the ingredient, even without reading the brewer's notes.

Campsite
Inspiration	XP	Background	Party member/ Hireling	NPC/ Location/ Item	In-game description and conditions (if any)
⁠Nobleborn as Below, so Above	60	Noble	Kerz	Minthara	Recruit Minthara. Granted after talking with Minthara in the camp for the first time after escorting her from Moonrise.
⁠Patrician of the Grove	60	Noble	Minthara,  Kerz	Halsin	Recruit Halsin. Granted after helping Halsin rescue Thaniel from Shadowfell and talking to Halsin in the camp.
⁠Realities of War	50	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Jaheira,  Varanna Sunblossom	Arabella	Tell Arabella what happened to her parents.[See: Bugs] Only available if the player character allows Arabella to stay in the camp temporarily.
⁠Sleeping in the Dark	50	Outlander	Karlach,  Halsin,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	–	Take a full Long Rest in the Shadow-Cursed Lands. This is only awarded for the first time resting in a camp located in the actually dangerous area. Campsites in places devoid of Shadow Curse like Last Light Inn, Moonrise Towers, or the Gauntlet of Shar, do not count.

Shadow-Cursed Lands
Inspiration	XP	Background	Party member/ Hireling	NPC/ Location/ Item	In-game description and conditions (if any)
Ruined Battlefield
⁠Corrupted Beyond Recognition	50	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	Dead Druid's Journal	Find and read the dead druid's journal about how the shadow curse came to be. The inspiration is given regardless of whether the concurrent passive Nature check succeeds.
⁠Let Sleeping Dogs Lie	50	Acolyte	Shadowheart,  Zenith Feur'sel	He Who Was	Prevent He Who Was from completing his task. Either grant Madeline forgiveness or make the Shadar-Kai stab himself multiple times.
⁠No Rest for the Wicked	50	Acolyte	Shadowheart,  Zenith Feur'sel	He Who Was	Assist He Who Was in his task. Choose to punish Madeline as the Shadar-Kai wants, but not too severely.
⁠Not Another Soul	50	Folk Hero	Wyll,  Danton	Lassandra,  Meygan,  Karrow	Keep all Harpers alive during the ambush with the Shadows. None of the Harpers must be killed by the shadows or be consumed by the Shadow Curse. The most troublesome one is Karrow who often starts chasing the shadows afar from the light sources.
⁠Saving the Prodigious	50	Folk Hero	Wyll,  Danton	Rolan	Save Rolan from the Shadow-Cursed Lands. Only takes place if Rolan was convinced to stay in the Emerald Grove in Act One, and survived the goblins' raid if it occured.
Dealing with cultists' convoy
⁠Centennial Rivalries	50	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Varanna Sunblossom	Kar'niss,  Harper Branthos	Complete the Harper ambush. This inspiration is granted only if the fight occured, but regardless of how the party approaches the ambush site, and of which side they pick eventually.
⁠Forcing Responsibility	50	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Gronag	Demand that the goblin fetch his bone. First stop goblin from sending the Hyena to fetch, then pass any ability check to make him do it instead.
⁠Plucking the Lyre's Web	50	Entertainer	Brinna Brightsong	Spider's Lyre	Play the Spider's Lyre to attract the drider. The party must play the lyre obtained or looted from Nere or from Minthara to summon Kar'niss. Granted regardless of passing the Performance skill check.
⁠Shiny Trinkets and Baubles	50	Criminal	Ver'yll Wenkiir	Moonlantern	Take the drider's Moonlantern. Granted whichever way the lantern is obtained.
⁠Trust and a Little Pixie Dust	50	Guild Artisan	Jacelyn	Moonlantern	Investigate the Moonlantern and find its power source. The options to inspect the Moonlantern appear only when obtaining it from Kar'niss at the Harpers' ambush site.
House in Deep Shadows
⁠Child at Heart	50	Urchin	Maddala Deadeye	Oliver	Play both games of hide and seek with Oliver. This inspiration is given for participating in both rounds, winning is not necessary.
⁠Child's Play	50	Outlander	Karlach,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	Oliver	Beat Oliver at hide and seek without alerting the shadow creatures. This inspiration is given for winning in both rounds.

Last Light Inn
Inspiration	XP	Background	Party member/ Hireling	NPC/ Location/ Item	In-game description and conditions (if any)
General
⁠Absolute Devastation	75	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Varanna Sunblossom	–	Destroy Last Light. The party must destroy the lunar protective shield around the Last Light Inn, either killing or knocking out Isobel, or killing the Nightsong in Shadowfell.
Dealing with Jaheira
⁠Forced Retirement	75	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Jaheira	End Jaheira's career permanently by killing her. If this inspiration is not earned in Act Two, it can be earned as well in Act Three in Bhaal Temple.
⁠From One Hero to Another	50	Folk Hero	Wyll,  Danton	Jaheira	Meet Jaheira and drink the wine she offers.[See: Bugs]
⁠Living Legend	50	Entertainer	Brinna Brightsong	Jaheira	Accept Jaheira's invitation to talk.
Dealing with Marcus and Isobel
⁠Always Trust a Dishonest Person	50	Charlatan	Astarion,  Kree Derryck	Jaheira  Marcus	Expose Marcus to the Harpers. Only available if the Emerald Grove was raided, or if the tieflings were expelled from it. Otherwise, Marcus is not in the inn when the party comes.
⁠An Absolute Douceur	60	Criminal	Ver'yll Wenkiir	⁠Isobel's Bedroom	Accept the Absolute's promise of gifts. Granted after the player character agrees to help Marcus kidnap Isobel.
⁠Long-Awaited Reunion	75	Criminal	Ver'yll Wenkiir	⁠Isobel's Bedroom	Hand Isobel over to Ketheric Thorm. Isobel must be knocked out in the fight, but survive it.
⁠Lunar Eclipse	75	Haunted One	Dark Urge	⁠Isobel's Bedroom	Kill the protector of Last Light. This can be also earned in Shadowfell, after the Nightsong is killed.
⁠Meeting of Fates	60	Folk Hero	Wyll,  Danton	⁠Isobel's Bedroom	Side with either Isobel or Marcus during the confrontation in Last Light.
⁠Moonweaver's Prayer	50	Acolyte	Shadowheart,  Zenith Feur'sel	⁠Isobel's Bedroom	Witness Isobel's ritual to keep up the protection of Last Light.
⁠Shield of the Moon	50	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Varanna Sunblossom	⁠Isobel's Bedroom	Obtain Selûne's blessing from Isobel.
⁠Tadpole Solidarity	50	Charlatan	Astarion,  Kree Derryck	⁠Isobel's Bedroom	Go along with Marcus' plan. Granted only if Marcus vouches for the party at the entrance, and is not exposed to Jaheira. Thus, obtainable only if the tieflings from the Emerald Grove did not survive.
Dealing with Raphael and Mol
⁠Helping the Little Guy	50	Folk Hero	Wyll,  Danton	⁠Side Hall	Help Mol win the game of lanceboard. This inspiration is granted if using any available method, including rigging the board.
⁠Orphan Camaraderie	50	Urchin	Maddala Deadeye	⁠Side Hall	Help Mol win the game of lanceboard. This inspiration is granted if using any available method, including rigging the board.
⁠Shuffling the Board	50	Charlatan	Astarion,  Kree Derryck	⁠Side Hall	Rig the game of lanceboard. This one is given only if a Sleight of Hand option is successfully used.
⁠Theskan Tactician	50	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	⁠Side Hall	Help Mol win the game of lanceboard. This inspiration is granted if using any available method, including rigging the board.
Dealing with Art Cullagh
⁠Favour for a Favour	60	Noble	Minthara,  Kerz	⁠Dormitories	Wake Art for Counsellor Florrick and the Flaming Fist.
⁠Strings of Fate	60	Entertainer	Brinna Brightsong	⁠Dormitories	Bring Art his lute.
⁠Waking the Sleeper	60	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	⁠Dormitories	Wake Art from his catatonic slumber.
The Harper's funeral
⁠Memento Mori	50	Entertainer	Brinna Brightsong	Meygan ⁠Courtyard	Witness Yonas' funeral.
⁠Tragic Love	50	Acolyte	Shadowheart,  Zenith Feur'sel	Meygan ⁠Courtyard	Offer condolences to Meygan.
Other interactions with NPCs
⁠A Smile Better Suits...	50	Folk Hero	Wyll,  Danton	Alfira ⁠Main Hall	Offer a hopeful response to Alfira's inquiry. When talking to Alfira for the first time in Last Light, answer to her question "How do you keep going?" with any available line except "I don't complain constantly." Also, don't mention other tieflings being tortured in Moonrise.
⁠Grove Keeper's Keeper	60	Outlander	Karlach,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	Halsin ⁠River beach	Protect Halsin's portal while he saves the spirit of the land.
⁠Hellish Armaments	60	Guild Artisan	Jacelyn	Dammon ⁠Stables	Obtain a piece of infernal equipment from Dammon. Give Dammon a piece of Infernal Iron to make something. Reworking Devilfoil Masks does not count.
⁠In the Palm of My Hand	50	Guild Artisan	Jacelyn	Barcus Wroot ⁠Side Hall	Acquire the Brilliant Retort from Barcus. This is the reward for completing the quest Rescue Wulbren.
⁠Noble Feline	50	Noble	Minthara,  Kerz	His Majesty ⁠Main Hall	Speak with the lordly cat at Last Light. Granted only if using Speak with Animals.

Reithwin Town
Inspiration	XP	Background	Party member/ Hireling	NPC/ Location/ Item	In-game description and conditions (if any)
General
⁠Familicide	60	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Varanna Sunblossom	Gerringothe,  Malus, and  Thisobald Thorm	Kill all members of the Thorm family. Ketheric and Isobel are not counted to earn this.
⁠Power Corrupts	60	Folk Hero	Wyll,  Danton	Gerringothe,  Malus, and  Thisobald Thorm	Defeat a major figure in the corrupted town. Killing any one of these grants the inspiration.
⁠Power Corrupts... Absolutely	75	Folk Hero	Wyll,  Danton	Gerringothe,  Malus, and  Thisobald Thorm	Defeat all of the major figures in the corrupted town. This inspiration is granted after killing all three, regardless of the order.
⁠The Best Offence is Virtually Nonsense	60	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Varanna Sunblossom	Gerringothe,  Malus, and  Thisobald Thorm	Defeat a member of the Thorm family without drawing steel. Granted if any of these is killed through passing a series of ability checks in the dialogue.
⁠Town of Shadows	60	Entertainer	Brinna Brightsong	Gerringothe,  Malus, and  Thisobald Thorm the mason	Find out the fate of each of the major characters in the town: the brewer, the surgeon, the toll collector and the mason. The order is irrelevant. To collect information on the mason, read the plaque under the "Odd Looking Bones" in the Mason's Guild hall.
Mason's Guild
⁠Tragedy in Masonry	60	Guild Artisan	Jacelyn	⁠Odd Looking Bones	Discover the fate of the mason. Read the plaque under the pile of bones in the Mason's Guild hall. Earned only on the first time you read the plaque.
Reithwin Tollhouse
⁠Confiscated Works	60	Guild Artisan	Jacelyn	Fireheart	Acquire a magical item from the toll collector's confiscation chest. Loot the necklace from the chest in the "Seized Inventory" room.
⁠Personal Payroll	60	Criminal	Ver'yll Wenkiir	⁠Gerringothe's safe	Discover the Toll Collector's personal hoard. The safe at X: -113 Y: -84 requires passing a  DC 16 Strength Check or using Knock spell to open.
⁠Takes One to Know One	60	Charlatan	Astarion,  Kree Derryck	Grim Visage x6	Expose the true form of the toll collector by removing all her gold armour. Engage in a fight with Gerringothe and kill all her minions. Defeating each one removes a part of her armour.
⁠Taxes? Never Heard of 'Em	50	Noble	Minthara,  Kerz	Gerringothe Thorm	Do not give any gold to the toll collector. This includes single coins tossed to her throughout the dialogue. Thus, can be earned only through fighting her.
Sharran Sanctuary and the town square
⁠Tales of Yore	60	Entertainer	Brinna Brightsong	–	Piece the scriptures together correctly and reveal the secret in the town square. Interact the three plaques on the sides of the monument on the city square.
⁠Tenets of Loss	60	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	–	Open the way into the Sharran Sanctuary. Interact the three plaques on the sides of the monument on the city square.
⁠A Dark Edge	60	Criminal	Ver'yll Wenkiir	Ritual Dagger of Shar	Take Shar's dagger from the ritual pedestal. The way to the pedestal opens after passing the three checks on Shar's statues. Taking the dagger prompts a fight with three undead Sentinels.
⁠Honing the Darkness	60	Acolyte	Shadowheart,  Zenith Feur'sel	⁠Statues of Shar	Pass all of Shar's tests in the middle of the cursed town. Pass  DC 14 Saving Throw on Charisma, Intelligence and Wisdom (not necessary done by the same party member).
⁠Partaking in Local Customs	60	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	⁠Statues of Shar	Perform the ritual in the Sharran Sanctuary. Pass  DC 10 Religion Check on the altar to Shar in the hidden room and sacrifice your blood.
⁠Ruthless Craftsmanship	60	Guild Artisan	Jacelyn	Ritual Dagger of Shar	Take Shar's ceremonial dagger. The way to the pedestal opens after passing the three checks on Shar's statues. Taking the dagger prompts a fight with three undead Sentinels.
⁠A Tale of Two Souls	60	Entertainer	Brinna Brightsong	Oliver	Complete the saga of Art, Halsin and the spirit of the land. Granted after the player character convinces Oliver to reunite with Thaniel.
⁠It Came From Shadows	60	Entertainer	Brinna Brightsong	Oliver	Discover the source of the Shadow Curse. Granted after the party defeat Oliver and his "family" in the town square.
House of Healing
⁠An Apple a Day Keeps the Scalpel Away	60	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Jaheira,  Varanna Sunblossom	Malus Thorm	Defeat the Surgeon without being operated upon. Get Malus killed through the dilogue options OR, if a combat starts, don't allow him to use his nurses' tools on any party member.
⁠Did My Homework	60	Acolyte	Shadowheart,  Zenith Feur'sel	Malus Thorm	Recite Shar's dogma to the surgeon. Pass a  DC 14 Religion Check and use the specific dialogue line. Not available for Shadowheart, if she is the one interacting with Malus.
⁠Inhumane Trials	60	Guild Artisan	Jacelyn	Malus Thorm	Witness a horrid operation in the cursed house of healing. "Horrid operation" refers to the nurses "operating" upon each other or upon Malus Thorm.
⁠Right Tool for the Job	60	Criminal	Ver'yll Wenkiir	Artificial Leech,  Bonesaw,  Syringe,  Trepan	Obtain all 4 variants of the nurses' tools. The tools can be looted after the nurses are dead, and cannot be pickpocketed from them. Only nurses which assist Malus initially have the enhanced tools (Anya, Hunna, Geanne, and Vanessa).
⁠Under the Knife	60	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Malus Thorm	Kill the surgeon using his own servile nurses. Convince Malus to become a subject for the nurses to hone their medicinal skill.
Graveyard and Morgue
⁠Blessed's Final Rest	60	Acolyte	Shadowheart,  Zenith Feur'sel	Olam's Journal ⁠Morgue workshop	Find the aasimar's journal.
⁠Greatness Thrust Upon Them	60	Folk Hero	Wyll,  Danton	Arabella ⁠Graveyard	Find, save and bring Arabella to camp. Available only if Arabella survived the events of Act One. The party must agree to shelter her in the camp. Fighting the shadows she entangles is not necessary.
⁠Hippocratic No More	60	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	Surgeon's Research Notes ⁠Morgue lab	Find the surgeon's research notes.
⁠Snuffed Spark	60	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	Olam's Journal ⁠Morgue workshop	Find the dead aasimar's journal.
The Waning Moon
⁠A Story You Won't Believe	60	Entertainer	Brinna Brightsong	Thisobald Thorm	Pass all Performance checks when telling a tall tale to the brewer. Thisobald demands a story twice. The Performance checks have DC from 16 to 21 (the full list is on his page).
⁠I've Had Worse	60	Outlander	Karlach,  Halsin,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	Thisobald Thorm	Successfully drink and resist the negative effects of the brewer's concoction. After each drink the interacting character makes a passive  Constitution Saving Throw, with DC 14, then DC 16. The inspiration is granted for any single success, even if the other rolls fail.
⁠Lack of Moderation is Key	60	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Thisobald Thorm	Kill the brewer with his own brew. Make Thisobald drink three steins by any means possible, without making him hostile. This requires passing ability checks to drink/mime drinking and to amuse him in three rounds in a row.
⁠Safety-Averse Quaffing	60	Guild Artisan	Jacelyn	Thisobald Thorm	Drink at least 1 of the brewer's steins. Granted on the first choosing the option to drink, regardless of the Constitution saving throw result.
⁠Tricks of the Trade	60	Charlatan	Astarion,  Kree Derryck	Thisobald Thorm	Successfully pretend to drink from the steins of ale. There are three Sleight of Hand checks with DC raising from 18 to 21 (Rogues have lower DCs on each). The inspiration is granted for any single success, even if the other rolls fail.

Moonrise Towers
Inspiration	XP	Background	Party member/ Hireling	NPC/ Location/ Item	In-game description and conditions (if any)
Outside territory
⁠Odd Entourage	50	Noble	Kerz	Kar'niss	Complete the drider escort to Moonrise Granted once the cutscene with the guards at the entrance ends.
⁠Swimming with the Shadows	60	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Acolyte Marls ⁠Moonrise Docks	Force the Zhent smuggler to jump off the docks. Convince Marls to let you inspect the cargo. When he feels the tadpoles, suggest he washes them off.
⁠Mutual Respect	50	Outlander	Karlach,  Halsin,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	Steelclaw ⁠Balcony behind Sanguine lab	Meet Steelclaw the tadpole-hunting cat. Granted only if using Speak with Animals. The Dark Urge killing Steelclaw does not lock the party out of the inspiration?
Main Floor - Lobby and Sanguine Laboratory
⁠Blood, Sweat, and the Other Thing	50	Guild Artisan	Jacelyn	Araj Oblodra	Give your blood to Araj Oblodra.
⁠Notched Armour	50	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Varanna Sunblossom	Lann Tarv	Show off your prowess to the bugbear merchant. Must pass any of available ability checks when Lann asks for a proof. The full list of possible options is on his page.
⁠Uncommon Recognition	50	Folk Hero	Wyll,  Danton	Lann Tarv	Relate your feats to the bugbear merchant. Must pass any of available ability checks when Lann asks for a proof. The full list of possible options is on his page.
⁠War Profiteer	50	Criminal	Ver'yll Wenkiir	Roah Moonglow	Find Roah in Moonrise and trade with her. Available only if Roah survived the events of Act One.
Main floor - Throne room
⁠A Velvet Glove	50	Noble	Kerz	Fezzerk,  Sazza, or  Darra	Spare the goblins.
⁠An Iron Fist	50	Noble	Kerz	Fezzerk,  Sazza, or  Darra	Execute the goblins.
⁠Newly Downtrodden	50	Urchin	Maddala Deadeye	Fezzerk,  Sazza, or  Darra	Spare the goblins from Ketheric's wrath.
⁠Too Easy	50	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Fezzerk,  Sazza, or  Darra	Execute the useless goblins.
Main floor - Mess Hall and Kitchen
⁠A Different Kind of Muse	50	Entertainer	Brinna Brightsong	⁠Cracked wall	Connect to the strange consciousness in Moonrise Towers. Granted regardless of whether the character successfully resisted to being dragged down.
⁠They're in the Walls!	50	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	⁠Cracked wall	Discover what the 'meat sound' is. Granted regardless of whether the character successfully resisted to being dragged down. Despite the party can learn about the 'meat sound' only from Mig, the inspiration is granted without speaking to her as well.
⁠Danse Macabre	50	Entertainer	Brinna Brightsong	Linsella,  'Barnabus'	Make the gnolls stay under the influence of their master.
⁠Gone Feral	50	Urchin	Maddala Deadeye	Linsella,  'Barnabus'	Free the mind-controlled gnolls from their master.
⁠No Strings to Hold Them Back	50	Folk Hero	Wyll,  Danton	Linsella,  'Barnabus'	Release the gnolls from their enslavement.
⁠Pied Piper	50	Charlatan	Astarion,  Kree Derryck	Linsella,  'Barnabus'	Successfully influence the gnolls, either to break free or continue being subservient. Granted regardless of the choice made by the player character.
⁠Who Let the Gnolls Out	60	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Linsella,  'Barnabus'	Release the gnolls from their leashes.
First floor - General
⁠Enter Nostalgia	60	Criminal	Ver'yll Wenkiir	⁠Ketheric's chambers, ⁠Isobel's room	Trespass into Ketheric and Isobel's respective rooms. If exploring the room before witnessing Ketheric's trial, it is not yet guarded by Squire.
⁠Never Liked Stairs	60	Outlander	Karlach,  Halsin,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	⁠Ketheric's chambers, ⁠Isobel's room, OR ⁠Balthazar's chambers	Enter a restricted area in Moonrise Towers from the outside. Climb the roots to the east from the main entrance, then reach the balcony by jumping to the scaffolds, and lockpick any of the doors. Must be the first time you enter any of the restricted rooms. Entering Isobel's room from the rafters inside does not count.
First floor - Talking to Z'rell
⁠Clear Conscience	50	Charlatan	Astarion,  Kree Derryck	Z'rell	Successfully lie to Z'rell about the fate of the goblins. Available only if you set the goblins free.
⁠Know thy Clientele	60	Charlatan	Astarion,  Kree Derryck	Z'rell	Instigate Z'rell into showing off her gifts from the Absolute.
⁠No Peeking!	50	Urchin	Maddala Deadeye	Z'rell	Block out True Soul Z'rell from reading your intentions. Pass a check to either close your mind or distract her, when she is searching the proof of your loyalty to the Absolute.
First floor - Ketheric's chambers
⁠Ketheric's Loss	75	Noble	Minthara,  Kerz	Letter to Ketheric ⁠Ketheric's chambers	Learn Ketheric's past. The letter is locked in the Opulent Chest near the bed. If exploring the room before witnessing Ketheric's trial, it is not yet guarded by Squire.
⁠To Have Loved and Lost	60	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	Letter to Ketheric ⁠Ketheric's chambers	Discover the source of Ketheric's shame. The letter is locked in the Opulent Chest near the bed. If exploring the room before witnessing Ketheric's trial, it is not yet guarded by Squire.
First floor - Balthazar's chambers
⁠A Little Too Familiar with the Grotesque...	60	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	Heart ⁠Trapped bookcase	Solve Balthazar's secret study puzzle without making a mistake. Pass  DC 10 Perception Check, interact with the "Musty Tomes", and place a Heart on the activated altar. Some similar objects, like Severed Heads, work as well.
⁠Secrets of the Necromancer	50	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	Heart ⁠Trapped bookcase	Solve Balthazar's secret study puzzle. This inspiration is given if the party interacted first with any other book protruding from the bookshelf except the "Musty Tomes", but survived the consequences and opened the study.
Moonrise Towers Rooftop
⁠Eclipse of the Heart	95	Entertainer	Brinna Brightsong	Ketheric Thorm  Letter to Ketheric	Recount Ketheric Thorm's past to him, shaking his resolve. At the dialogue start, use the specific dialogue line which appeals to his dead wife Melodia. Following the sequence of high-DC rolls does not grant it, despite leading to the same result.
⁠Top of the Ladder	60	Noble	Minthara,  Kerz	Ketheric Thorm	Meet Ketheric at the top of Moonrise. Granted only if meeting Ketheric for an audience with the Absolute.[verify]
⁠Devastation of the Absolute	75	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Varanna Sunblossom	–	Complete the assault on Moonrise. Granted after Ketheric is defeated on the rooftop and retreats.

Moonrise Towers Prison
Inspiration	XP	Background	Party member/ Hireling	NPC/ Location/ Item	In-game description and conditions (if any)
Dealing with Minthara
⁠Soulful Lobotomy	60	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Minthara	Torture Minthara, reducing her to a husk of her former self. The Dark Urge must do it themselves. Allowing the questioners to erase her does not count.
⁠Twice Scorned, Twice Abandoned	60	Urchin	Maddala Deadeye	Minthara  Jasin,  Sumera	Rescue Minthara from her captors. Deceive or kill the questioners, then escort Minthara out of the prison, dealing anyhow with the guards who question you.
Dealing with/ fighting prison guards
⁠A Bone To Pick	95	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Jaheira,  Varanna Sunblossom	Minthara	Overcome the skeletons in Moonrise prison during the assault.
⁠Can't Bribe 'Em All	50	Noble	Kerz	The Warden	Bribe Moonrise's warden. Offer the lowest available sum, because she always takes money and does nothing.
⁠Not to Worry, I Have a Permit	50	Charlatan	Astarion,  Kree Derryck	The Warden,  Adept Keris,  Zealot Nadi	Evade repercussions when speaking to the Moonrise prisoners. Convince the guards to let you speak with the prisoners, speak with them unobserved, or kill the guards first. Convincing the guards when escorting Minthara out does not count for this one.
Breaking out the prisoners
⁠Always a Way Out	60	Criminal	Ver'yll Wenkiir	Wulbren,  Lia	Help the Moonrise prisoners escape.
⁠Breakout!	60	Folk Hero	Wyll,  Danton	Wulbren,  Lia	Break out and save all of the Moonrise prisoners.
⁠Bugging Out	60	Urchin	Maddala Deadeye	Wulbren	Help Wulbren escape Moonrise. This inspiration concentrates on Wulbren Bongle only.
⁠Escape Artisan	60	Criminal	Ver'yll Wenkiir	Wulbren,  Wulbren's Hammer	Give Wulbren his tools so the gnomes can escape. Any weapon dealing Bludgeoning damage will do, not necessary Wulbren's hammer.
⁠Simple Tools, Great Works	50	Guild Artisan	Jacelyn	Wulbren,  Wulbren's Hammer	Return Wulbren's tools to him. Any weapon dealing Bludgeoning damage will do, not necessary Wulbren's hammer.
Oubliette
⁠Delving into the Deep	50	Outlander	Karlach,  Halsin,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	–	Enter the oubliette... for better or for worse. Granted reagrdless of the way the party enters the Oubliette.
⁠Will Not Be Forgotten	60	Urchin	Maddala Deadeye	–	Escape the Oubliette.

Gauntlet of Shar
Inspiration	XP	Background	Party member/ Hireling	NPC/ Location/ Item	In-game description and conditions (if any)
Grand Mausoleum
⁠History Never Forgets	60	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	–	Open the way into the Gauntlet of Shar. Solve the puzzle in the room with Isobel's sarcophagus, pressing the buttons under frescos in correct order: Moonrise, Grief, General.
Trials of Shar
⁠In Her Footsteps	75	Acolyte	Shadowheart,  Zenith Feur'sel	⁠Soft-Step Trial ⁠Self-Same Trial ⁠Faith-Leap Trial	Solve each of Shar's trials in the Gauntlet of Shar. The order of passing the trials is irrelevant.
⁠Recognised by Shadows	75	Noble	Minthara,  Kerz	⁠Soft-Step Trial ⁠Self-Same Trial ⁠Faith-Leap Trial	Pass all of Shar's trials. The order of passing the trials is irrelevant.
⁠Know Thine Enemy	75	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Varanna Sunblossom	⁠Self-Same Trial	Defeat yourself in the Gauntlet of Shar's mirror trial. At least one party member must kill their "mirror" to gain, not necessary the Soldier character.
⁠Self-Flagellation	75	Haunted One	Dark Urge	⁠Self-Same Trial	Kill your mirror-self in Shar's trial. At least one party member must kill their "mirror" to gain, not necessary the Dark Urge.
⁠Made of Shadows	75	Guild Artisan	Jacelyn	⁠Silent Library,  Spear of Night	Unlock and take the Spear of Rampant Night. The name of the spear has been changed, unlike the inspiration formula.
Dealing with Balthazar
⁠Meat Shield	60	Noble	Minthara,  Kerz	Flesh,  Summon Golem Bell	Obtain Balthazar's bell and summon his flesh golem. The golem must be summoned to protect the party. If summoned in the fight against Balthazar himself, it allies with the necromancer, and the inspiration is not gained.
⁠Those for Whom the Bell Tolled	75	Acolyte	Shadowheart,  Zenith Feur'sel	Flesh,  Ghoul Medic x3	Kill all of Balthazar's undead.
⁠Bleeding the Corpse Dry	75	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Balthazar	Kill the necromancer. Can be earned if the party kills him here or in the Shadowfell.
⁠Rebellious Phase	75	Urchin	Maddala Deadeye	Balthazar	Betray Balthazar. This can be earned by promising him help, but attacking him later in his outpost, or confronting him in Shadowfell later.
Dealing with Yurgir and his retinue
⁠Catchy Tune	75	Entertainer	Brinna Brightsong	Yurgir	Hear the orthon's contract. To earn this one, passing the related passive Insight check is not necessary.
⁠Strength in Cowardice	75	Urchin	Maddala Deadeye	Yurgir	Convince the orthon to spare the party, for now... Must succeed the passive Insight check when Yurgir recites his contract to avoid the immediate fight. Bards and Warlocks pass it automatically. The orthon still can be killed afterwards.
⁠The Devil's in the Details	75	Charlatan	Astarion,  Kree Derryck	Yurgir	Expose a half-truth in the orthon's contract with Raphael. Must succeed the passive Insight check when Yurgir recites his contract. Bards and Warlocks pass it automatically.
⁠Killer Poetry	75	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Yurgir	Trick the orthon with a false loophole. Must succeed the passive Insight check when Yurgir recites his contract. Then convince him to kill his retinue and himself. Bards and Warlocks pass the check automatically.
⁠Return to Sender	75	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Jaheira,  Varanna Sunblossom	Yurgir	Kill the orthon, returning him to Raphael. Granted regardless of the way the party disposes of the orthon.
⁠Mating Season	60	Guild Artisan	Jacelyn	Spider meat	Discover the source of the displacer beast's infatuation. Inspect the dead spider carcass, choose to lick it, and succeed a passive Constitution check.
⁠Tools of the Trade	75	Outlander	Karlach,  Halsin,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	Hellfire Hand Crossbow	Obtain the orthon's crossbow. This weapon can only be looted from Yurgir's corpse, and cannot be pickpocketed from him.
⁠What's Yours is Mine	75	Criminal	Ver'yll Wenkiir	Umbral Gem	Take Shar's gem without aiding or killing the orthon. Can be gained until the party talks to Yurgir after killing Lyrthindor, thus completing his quest.
Dealing with Lyrthindor
⁠Rat King	75	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	Lyrthindor	Discover the truth behind the numerous rats in the Gauntlet of Shar. Make Lyrthindor take his human form. Granted after the dialogue with him ends. Available regardless of dealings with Yurgir.
⁠Sole Survivor	75	Acolyte	Shadowheart,  Zenith Feur'sel	Lyrthindor	Discover the truth behind the numerous rats in the Gauntlet of Shar. Make Lyrthindor take his human form. Granted after the dialogue with him ends. Available regardless of dealings with Yurgir.

Shadowfell
Inspiration	XP	Background	Party member/ Hireling	NPC/ Location/ Item	In-game description and conditions (if any)
Accessing the Shadowfell
⁠Dark Machinations	75	Guild Artisan	Jacelyn	Umbral Gem x4	Fill all sockets with Sharran gems in the Gauntlet of Shar. One gem is needed to call the disc to the Shadowfell entrance (its pair is already in place), three more gems open it.
⁠Always a Step Ahead of the Darkness	75	Outlander	Karlach,  Halsin,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	–	Reach the Nightsong without ever being affected by the Shadow Curse. Granted upon leaving Shadowfell
⁠Path Least Followed	75	Outlander	Karlach,  Halsin,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	–	Complete the Gauntlet of Shar without going to Last Light Inn or Moonrise Towers.
Dealing with Balthazar and the Nightsong
⁠Emblem of the Moonmaiden	75	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	Aylin	Betray Balthazar. Granted by simply reaching Aylin's trappings.
⁠Rebellious Phase	75	Urchin	Maddala Deadeye	Aylin,  Balthazar	Betray Balthazar. This can be earned by promising him help, but confronting him in Shadowfell.
⁠Bleeding the Corpse Dry	75	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Balthazar	Kill the necromancer. Can be earned if the party kills him here, if spared in his outpost in the Gauntlet of Shar.
⁠Fickle Allegiances	75	Criminal	Ver'yll Wenkiir	Aylin	Betray Balthazar after learning that the Nightsong is not a simple relic. Help Balthazar enter the Shadowfell, then confront him on retrieving Aylin.
Resolve Dame Aylin's fate
⁠Good Deed of the Day	75	Urchin	Maddala Deadeye	Aylin	Free Nightsong. Only granted if Shadowheart is not in the party. In this case, works for hirelings as well.
⁠Damsel No More	75	Folk Hero	Wyll,  Danton	Aylin	Free Nightsong. Only granted if Shadowheart is not in the party. In this case, works for hirelings as well.
⁠Soldier of Faith	75	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Varanna Sunblossom	Aylin	Save and release Nightsong. Only granted if Shadowheart is not in the party. In this case, works for hirelings as well.
⁠Cerimonia Alārum	75	Acolyte	Shadowheart,  Zenith Feur'sel	Aylin,  Shadowheart	Release Nightsong. Convince Shadowheart to spare Aylin and release her.
⁠Blood Moon	75	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Aylin,  Shadowheart	Kill the Daughter of the Moon. Allow or convince Shadowheart to kill Aylin.
⁠Lunar Eclipse	75	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Aylin,  Shadowheart	Kill the protector of Last Light. If the Dark Urge spared Isobel in the last Light Inn, this can be earned here, after Nightsong is killed.
⁠Soldier of Fortune	75	Soldier	Lae'zel,  Varanna Sunblossom	Aylin,  Balthazar	Give Nightsong to Ketheric. Allow Balthazar to transport Aylin to Moonrise. Granted regardless of Shadowheart present in the party.
⁠Cerimonia Compedum	75	Acolyte	Shadowheart,  Zenith Feur'sel	Aylin,  Balthazar	Execute the ritual to bring Nightsong to Ketheric. Allow Balthazar to transport Aylin to Moonrise. Shadowheart can earn this inspiration when the corresponding dialogue option is chosen, but leaves the party permanently just after the conversation ends.

Mind Flayer Colony
Inspiration	XP	Background	Party member/ Hireling	NPC/ Location/ Item	In-game description and conditions (if any)
⁠From Head to Toe	95	Outlander	Karlach,  Halsin,  Eldra Luthrinn,  Sina'zith	–	Explore all sections of the mind flayer colony. Must visit Morgue, Barracks, Tadpoling Centre, Necrotic Laboratory, and descend to the Main brine pool. Visiting Oubliette is not necessary.
⁠Amateur Optician	95	Urchin	Maddala Deadeye	⁠Balthazar's study  Mol's Eyepatch	Find Mol's eyepatch. On the workbench, near the scroll. Might require item highlight function to be found.
⁠Brain Blast!	95	Sage	Gale,  Sir Fuzzalump	⁠Brain Puzzle	Successfully complete the mind puzzle in the mind flayer colony.
⁠Body Heist	95	Criminal	Ver'yll Wenkiir	⁠Brain Puzzle  Waking Mind,  Blade of Oppressed Souls	Open and loot the mind flayer colony's vault. After opening the vault through the brain puzzle, pick up any of the two items. Looting the nearby skeleton does not count.
⁠A Piece of Three	60	Acolyte	Shadowheart,  Zenith Feur'sel	⁠Main brine pool	Piece together Ketheric's allegiances. Granted after witnessing the cutscene between Ketheric, Gortash and Orin near the main brine pool.
⁠Lesser of the Three	95	Haunted One	Dark Urge	Ketheric Thorm ⁠Main brine pool	Kill the envoy of Myrkul. The party must find and end Ketheric Thorm, twice if necessary.

Moonrise Towers

Assault ⁠Moonrise Tower:

⁠A Bone To Pick: Overcome the skeletons in Moonrise prison during the assault. Soldier background.  Lae'zel  Jaheira  Varanna Sunblossom

Bugs

• There are two more campsite inspirational events concerning Arabella. Both should be granted for lying to her about the fate of her parents. However, the trigger for these inspiration events is a specific unreachable scene with Withers and Arabella, and thus, these inspiration points cannot be earned in the current game version (4.1.17209685). These are as following:
  • Little White Lies ( Charlatan background)
  • War is No Place for a Child ( Soldier background)
• Two more inspirations concerning the player character's decision to drink or not Jaheira's spiked wine do not trigger as of game version 4.1.17209685. These are as following:
  • Not My First Time ( Charlatan background) - for passing Constitution check to lie about the tadpole effects, after the player character discerned the truth serum in the wine but still drank it
  • Wary of Strangers ( Urchin background) - for refusing to drink the wine at all (regardless of knowing whether it is spiked)