Elfsong Tavern

Outside view of the Elfsong Tavern

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The Elfsong Tavern is a Location within the Lower City in Act Three of Baldur's Gate 3. It is a popular tavern, with many patrons and staff.

“

Welcome, traveller. Remember, this ain't the Blushing Mermaid, it's the Elfsong, so behave yourself.

„

— Skoona, warning the party

Overview

Elfsong Tavern - Street View

The tavern is located north-west of Stormshore Tabernacle and the Basilisk Gate waypoint. It can serve as the party's primary campsite while in Baldur's Gate throughout Act Three if the proprietor  Alan Alyth is convinced to give it to the party, either by paying gold or through a dialogue check.

The tavern is a two-story building serving as both a place to get served food and drink, and to stay overnight in one of the rooms upstairs. It has a basement which mostly serves as storage for wine and an accessible roof-top area.

When approaching the location for the first time, the  Emperor encourages the party to ⁠investigate his old hideout in the basement.

If the party rent a room from Elfsong Tavern the The Elf Song, a song about Balduran, can be heard in the background.

History

Management of the tavern has fallen down to Alan Alyth from his mother, although ownership of the place itself is in the hands of the Hlath family.

Locations

Access

The tavern has three entrances on the ground level. The main entrance (X: 56 Y: -23) is to the south where  Enforcer Skoona serves as a bouncer who sometimes walks all the way to the back entrance (X: 49 Y: 11) at the kitchen. There is also a side entrance (X: 76 Y: 1) to the east which has a partially roofed outside area where patrons are standing and drinking.

Ground floor

The main bar at the Elfsong Tavern

The main area of the Elfsong Tavern features a bar and a large number of tables. On the sides of the room are separate tables surrounded by curtains. The tavern has also been the scene of  Duke Belynne Stelmane's murder. The party can ask the bartender  Alan Alyth about the ⁠Bhaalist murders taking place around the town.

Afterward, they can choose to rent rooms on the second floor, which serve as the party's Camp while in the Lower City.

Many patrons can be found in the main room, among them:

• The dwarven siblings  Gherva Minedale and  Stug Minedale, having a disagreement over Stug's kneecapping job.
• Playwright  Oloric Witmirth who is sitting at a table and is not entirely sure he knows the player character.
• The adventurers  Bombasto and  Dame Guisarme sitting at a side booth.
• Around a table in the center of the tavern  Buff Tanner,  Cyndirie Vand,  Grainne Jodhpur and  Thimble are playing cards.
• The couple  Blarson Throaks and  Clovia Throaks, celebrating their son getting a job.
• The halfing  Doora Thumbfoot who is trying to sell off some jewelry so she can help her husband escape Baldur's Gate.
• Patrons  'Ears' Oohna and  Wrilda Gemfinder who share a table near the entrance and comment on various events happening in Baldur's Gate.
• Patrons  Roger Gherkins and  Truffles Smythe who are sitting at the bar, commenting on various events.
• The gnome  Dez Kanshaw who is searching for a place for his son Korson.

Suggesting to Dez Kanshaw that his son should join the Thieves' Guild grants the following inspiration:

• ⁠Next Generation of Pockets ( Criminal backgrounds)

Among those working in the Elfsong are several waiters, kitchen staff and a bouncer. In the main area waiters  Falten and  Yimuir are working the tables. If she survived Acts One and Two,  Lakrissa is also present, working as a waitress.

Kitchen

In the northern end of the tavern is the kitchen, where  Chef Roveer is working. Speaking with him starts the quest ⁠Roveer's Storehouse to kill the rats in the storehouse under the kitchen. Roveer is one of the Bhaalist murder targets, and can be informed of his imminent demise by a  serial killer or murdered if the player character seeks to become an Unholy Assassin of ⁠Bhaal.

If the party inform Chef Roveer that his name is on the killer's list, he takes it without concern until his rat problem is solved. After Roveer's pest problem is resolved, he promises to keep eyes peeled for whomever might be a killer approaching him.

Two cats in the kitchen,  Tambourine and  Zambomba are dozing off. If spoken to using  Speak with Animals, they also ask the party to clear the rats. Chef's Assistant  Tecochi helps Roveer out with the kitchen work, despite having strong disagreements with him.

Cold room

On the western side of the tavern is a storage room, containing mostly minor food items, barrels and wine racks. A locked wooden chest can be found right next to the door which can be unlocked with the  Cold Room Chest Key, kept by  Alan Alyth. Inside the chest is more wine.

Laff Riot

The Laff Riot stage

“

Are you funny enough to cause a Laff Riot? Come on in and challenge the house comedian!

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— Sign next to the doorway

The room where  Harvard Willoughby is hosting the Laff Riot is off to the south-eastern side. The party can join in and try to win. The following inspirations can be gained:

• ⁠At Least They Didn't Throw Overripe Bananas... ( Entertainer backgrounds) - losing the comedy contest
• ⁠A Stand-Up Adventurer ( Entertainer) background, winning the comedy contest

Harvard's son  Belford Willoughby is helping his father out. The audience in the room consists of  Phantaizha,  Phibs Brogan,  Preciosa and  Waldo Walnut.

First floor

Next to the entrance of the kitchen are stairs which lead to the first floor. On the first floor are two doorways accessible from the hallway. One opposite the stairs leads to Stelmane's private room, the other on the western side leads to 'Rented Rooms', which can be rented by the party.

When the party move upstairs for the first time, the  Emperor recalls visiting the room and wonders if the room remains as it remembers it.

Next to the doorway leading to the rented rooms is a ladder which can be climbed to move to the roof-top area.

Stelmane's Private Room

The murder scene of Duke Belynne Stelmane

“

Maintain your distance. Area under active investigation by order of the Flaming Fist.

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— Flaming Fist warning sign standing in front of the room

Up the stairs from the tavern on the southern side, Stelmane's room can be investigated as part of the quest ⁠Investigate the Murders.  Gauntlet Devella Fountainhead is in the room, investigating the murders in town and believes (correctly, as the party can later learn) they are part of a Bhaalist conspiracy. The party can convince her of their ability to assist by passing an ability check.

In the room a  Map of Murder can be found, as well as  Notes on Stelmane's Murder written by Devella. Also near the cupboard with a mirror on the western side of the room, a  DC 13 Perception Check reveals a  Discarded Wine Bottle. Interacting with the bottle, a  DC 15 Medicine Check changes it to  Master Metzil's Karabasan's Gift.

Rented Rooms

The room that can be rented out

A set of rooms on the first floor can be rented out by speaking to the owner. After renting them, these rooms become the new camp location while the party is in the Lower City or Lower City Sewers. Alan Alyth normally charges  200 gp for the rental, but passing a Persuasion or Perception check allows the party to commandeer the entire penthouse suite for free.

Renting the room grants the following inspiration:

• ⁠For Once, a Warm Meal ( Outlander background)
• ⁠Perks of the Trade if a rebate was gained ( Charlatan background)
• ⁠Proper Lodging, Finally ( Urchin background)
• ⁠Veteran's Hotspot ( Soldier background)

While camping in these rented rooms, Supply Packs for long resting can be purchased from the Dumbwaiter at night.

Roof

The roof-top area can be accessed through a ladder next to the entrance of the rented rooms. While on the roof a hatchway can be used to travel back down to the first floor connecting to the ladder. It is also accessible by jumping from outside the tavern on the western side. If she survived,  Alfira can be found on the roof. Reuniting with her awards the following inspiration:

• ⁠Finding her Stage ( Entertainer background)
• ⁠Safeguarding the Songbird ( Folk Hero background)

If  Lakrissa also survived, she may occasionally be encountered on the roof with Alfira, when not waiting tables on the ground floor. The two of them reveal they are dating, and that Alfira is planning on opening a bardic school.

A cracked tile can be detected by a passing  DC 15 Perception Check at X: 62 Y: -5. Underneath is some minor loot.

Basement

The basement storage area

“

The cellars are just down the stairs - there you'll find my old lodgings.

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— The Emperor, upon nearing the stairway in the kitchen.

In the kitchen is a stairway which leads down to the basement. The basement consists of a main area where dozens of rats skitter about. Killing the rats is part of the quest ⁠Roveer's Storehouse. In the back are two separate rooms, the larger one in the center is filled with large wine barrels, the smaller one on the side is filled with wine racks.

Inside the smaller room is a hidden button at X: -868 Y: 544. Pressing it opens a wine barrel in the larger room, revealing a hidden hallway with stairs leading down to the Knights of the Shield Hideout.

Outside

Many patrons of the Elfsong are outside sitting at tables enjoying their drinks, food and each others company. The outside area can be split in roughly two parts, one west of the main entrance and one to the east, around that side of the tavern. Waiter  Thorne is cleaning the tables and serving the patrons.

On the western part stand two tables.

• At one table  Frenello and  Rowan Elkfriend are discussing potential job opportunities for Frenello.
• At the other table  Lyldara is complaining about the slow service.

On the eastern part are many tables.

• At one table  Phoebelia and  Vinshent Fenteman are having a drink, Vinshent is thinking about the starving refugees and downs himself in brandy, while Phoebelia describes him as a wastrel and a scapegrace.
• Patrons  Caitlin and  Carys are discussing the current state of the Baldur's Mouth Gazette. Depending on the state of ⁠Stop the Presses, they are either complaining on the lack of interesting articles if the quest hasn't been resolved yet or excited about the published article when it is.
• A dwarf  Blevindall is reading at one of the tables, she mentions being on a diet and remarks on the current state of events in Baldur's Gate.
• Patron  Caitriono is drinking at a table, he calls  Gortash a pipsqueak initially, but quickly backs down and asks the party not to mention it to anyone.

There is a back entrance which leads to the kitchen. Just outside it kitchen worker  Spatula Farggo is attempting to distribute discarded food without  Chef Roveer knowing. Beggars  Harissa Chopeta,  Pickles,  Slumgullion, and  Tooralooralayo are all hoping to receive some leftovers.

Encounters around the building

There are several NPCs in the busy streets around the tavern.

• A patrol consisting of  Fist Malayah,  Fist Hextra,  Fist Madstene and a  Steel Watcher keep the streets of the Lower City under their observance, passing the Elfsong regularly in their round.
• A commoner  Bunt Chugley walks around the tavern, continuously commenting on  Gortash.
• Behind the tavern  Jitters Corbwell and  Pythonicus are negotiating a deal in hushed voices.

Related locations

• ⁠Knights of the Shield Hideout
• ⁠Lower City

Related quests

• ⁠Get Orin's Netherstone
  • ⁠Investigate the Murders
• ⁠Roveer's Storehouse
• ⁠Visit the Emperor's Old Hideout

Characters

Flaming Fists

•  Devella Fountainhead
•  Fist Aguta
•  Fist Rusk

Patrons

Inside

•  Blarson Throaks
•  Bombasto
•  Buff Tanner
•  Clovia Throaks
•  Cyndirie Vand
•  Dame Guisarme
•  Doora Thumbfoot
•  Dez Kanshaw
•  'Ears' Oohna
•  Gherva Minedale
•  Grainne Jodhpur
•  Oloric Witmirth
•  Roger Gherkins
•  Stug Minedale
•  Thimble
•  Truffles Smythe
•  Wrilda Gemfinder

Outside

•  Blevindall
•  Caitlin
•  Caitriono
•  Carys
•  Frenello
•  Lyldara
•  Rowan Elkfriend
•  Phoebelia
•  Vinshent Fenteman

Laff Riot contest

•  Belford Willoughby
•  Harvard Willoughby
•  Phantaizha
•  Phibs Brogan
•  Preciosa
•  Waldo Walnut

Beggars

•  Harissa Chopeta
•  Pickles
•  Slumgullion
•  Tooralooralayo

Staff

Owner

•  Alan Alyth

Kitchen

•  Chef Roveer
•  Chef's Assistant Tecochi
•  Spatula Farggo
•  Tambourine
•  Zambomba

Security

•  Enforcer Skoona

Waiters

•  Falten
•  Lakrissa
•  Thorne
•  Yimuir

Roof

•  Alfira

Outside the building

•  Bunt Chugley
•  Fist Hextra
•  Fist Madstene
•  Fist Malayah
•  Jitters Corbwell
•  Pythonicus
•  Steel Watcher

Loot

• Disguise Kit
• Keepsake Ring
• Master Metzil's Karabasan's Gift
• Potion of Flying
• Potion of Speed

Related literature

• Notes on Stelmane's Murder
• Rat Trouble?
• Rules for Elfsong Customers
• Stay Tonight at the Elfsong!
• The Elf Song
• The Gate's Pub Crawl Guide
• Traveller's Guide to the Sword Coast Vol IX: Inns and Guesthouses
• Yim's Running Tab

External links

• Elfsong Tavern on the Baldur's Gate Wiki
• ⁠Elfsong Tavern on the Forgotten Realms Wiki