Lady Jannath's Estate

The exterior of Lady Jannath's Estate.

Lower City
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Lady Jannath's Estate is a Location within the Lower City in Act Three of Baldur's Gate 3.

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Were you to try and enter, there'd be nothing I could do to stop you. After all, I am on holiday.

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— Tarhun Mnemonis, granting the access into the mansion

Overview

Lady Jannath's Estate is a large manor house located in the Steeps district of the Lower City, to the west of the main entrance into the Upper City - the Baldur's Gate checkpoint. It has four floors and a small garden along the facade.

The estate belongs to  Lady Jannath, who until the recent events has been engaged to a talented artist  Oskar Fevras. However, before the wedding Oskar wanted to set straight the record of his former afflictions. This led to a quarrel with Lady Jannath, and Oskar had to flee from the city - only to be captured by the Zentarim thug named  Brem. The party may have already met Oskar and Brem in the Zhentarim Basement in Act One of the game and initiated the ⁠Free the Artist quest.

Access

The manor house has numerous entrances, including the main one at X: -253 Y: -76, guarded by the butler  Tarhun Mnemonis.

Other possible points of entrance are as listed below:

• The side balcony at X: -268 Y: -76 leads into the mansion foyer. It is available only via jumping (at least 9  Strength is needed) or using an alternate means of spatial movement such as  Misty Step and the like. A pouch under this balcony contains a fair amount of gold.
• Another side balcony at X: -274 Y: -55 allows to enter the estate's office. This one has knotted roots which allow one to climb on freely. A Traveller's chest under the balcony requires  DC 15 Sleight of Hand check to lockpick, but contains only gold and minor random valuables.
• A backdoor on the eastern side of the building at X: -245 Y: -44 leads to the main stairwell. It is accessible through the locked iron gate nearby (which requires  DC 10 Sleight of Hand check to lockpick), or by simply walking around the house. A wicker chest with minor loot near the door is red-outlined. At X: -244 Y: -31 a  DC 10 Survival check allows the observer to find a buried chest with random potions, gold, and some Camp Supplies.

Mansion layout

Combined map of all floors: (1) Outside and Ground floor; (2) Gardener's Basement; (3) First floor; (4) Second floor; (5) Armoury; (6) Atelier; (7) Roof

Lady Jannath's estate has four floors. The ground floor includes a large foyer with stairs on each side leading to the first floor.

In the far end of the foyer at X: -260 Y: -60 is a fireplace, where in the pile of ash a  Brass Locket and a burnt letter can be found. Two doors on the each side of the fireplace lead to the larder and to the kitchen on the west and east sides of the structure, respectively.

Between those rooms in the northern part of the building is a large stairwell connecting all the floors except the first floor.

First floor

This level can be reached by the interior stairs or from the exterior balcony, which leads to the estate office. Half of the first floor is an inner mezzanine, with the doors to the estate office to the west, to the dining room in the middle, and to the another smaller staircase to the second floor behind double doors to the east.

In the estate office, a locked strongbox (requires  DC 15 Sleight of Hand check to lockpick) contains a  Hand Crossbow +2, six  Arrows of Fiend Slaying, and six  Arrows of Aberration Slaying. A pouch on the bookshelf contains some gold. A  Contractor's Record lies on the desk, revealing that somewhere in the house there is an atelier with a concealed false wall hiding a cubby. The dining room contains only unremarkable items.

Second floor

The second floor contains the master bedroom and a corridor leading to a false balcony above the entrance.

Lady Jannath can usually be found here, and Oskar Fevras as well - if he was saved in Act One. If Oskar is present, a cutscene starts automatically which shows he is the focal point of the disaster that has stricken the mansion. When the conversation ends, more ghosts appear in the room and attack the party. When they are defeated, the dialogue continues, and the party can take up the investigation of the haunting. Oskar Fevras in this case lies unconscious and can be looted to obtain his  key.

There are two wooden chests in the bedroom, containing gold, Valuables and alchemical ingredients.

The corridor leading to the false balcony is actually a small gallery hovering over the foyer. On a table near the false balcony is a bottle of  Elixir of See Invisibility. The door near the bedroom entrance leads into the main stairwell.

The stairwell and third floor

The main stairwell connects the ground floor with the second and the third ones. The third floor is an armoury with several display cases and weapon stands. Weapons of mundane and +1 quality are here, along with various shields. A  Scroll of See Invisibility is on a nearby table.

In the far end of the room are stairs to the fourth floor. A rustic chest with minor loot can be found under the stairs at X: -266 Y: -56.

Fourth floor

The whole fourth floor is dedicated to a painter's atelier, filled with utensils for drawing. Behind the blank canvases in the corner is a Traveller's chest with minor loot.

In the far end, a part of the atelier is divided by a movable wall. The way of it being revealed and opened depends of the current state of the mansion (see Involvement section below). Inside is a secret cubby with a locked Rustic Chest can be found, which can be opened with  DC 20 Sleight of Hand check, or with Oscar's  key.

At X: -266 Y: -58 is a door to the large open space on the foyer roof. If a party member walks around the atelier dome, at X: -253 Y: -52 a cracked tile can be found (requires  DC 15 Perception check). Inside is random loot, including gold, potions, and possibly a  Trap Disarm Toolkit or a set of  Thieves' Tools. On the top of the dome, reachable by means of spatial movement like  Grant Flight, is a bird's nest with a  Black Diamond inside.

Outside, around the building

In front of the building facade is a small garden with a playground for kids. The door to the mansion basement is labelled as "Keep Out" and leads to a storage area with garden implements marked as Gardener's Basement. If explored, it turns out to be an entrance to the Abandoned Cistern - the makeshift headquarters of the  Stone Lord.

There are several NPC vignettes placed around Lady Jannath's Estate.

• In the garden,  Bellora Truscott and  Phinn Truscott are mourning the loss of a family member (presumably their daughter). Both remember sweet little moments from her childhood and are considering adopting a dog.
• Behind the manor house a team of ghost watchers led by  'Suspicious' Foont discuss the methods of detecting the ghost activity and protecting themselves from it. However, Foont's counterparts -  Gor Falogen,  Kydden and  Gaff Garsem - are more afraid of ghosts than eager to encounter them face-to-face. The vignette carries some measure of irony if the mansion, which is just a stone's throw away from these characters, is full of poltergeists.

Involvement

When the party reaches the Lower City, the state of the mansion depends heavily on whether the party have met Oskar Fevras in Act One and, if they have, on whether the quest is still active and how it had been progressed. Its two conditional states are:

1. Oskar Fevras has been met and saved from the Zhentarim. In this case, in Act Three the party find out that Oskar and Jannath married, but soon after the wedding Oskar became possessed. The whole estate has become haunted and is full of malicious ghosts now. The party can investigate it and save both Oskar and Lady Jannath.
2. Oskar Fevras was never met, or was left with his captors, or died in the Zhentarim Basement. In this case, Lady Jannath is holding an art exhibition in her estate, which hosts various city nobles and patriars. The party can visit the event as well and encounter the other patrons and the estate's staff.

Haunting

Pieces of decor hanging in thin air, ready to hit the careless

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The portrait is ice-cold to the touch, filling you with a sense of overwhelming dread. So why is the woman smiling?

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— The Narrator, describing the cursed painting

If the manor is taken over by the ghosts, Lady Jannath will have given an unscheduled holiday to all of her staff and tries to cope up with her husband. The butler  Tarhun Mnemonis is the only member of the staff who still maintains his duties - though with diligence corresponding his being on unexpected leave. He can be found at the front door. Inside, multiple pieces of decor and furniture float in the air. When the party come close, the initially invisible ghosts  throw them at the party members. When destroyed, these furniture items leave behind puddles of blood like live creatures.

Several hostile  Poltergeists can be encountered throughout the house. They are naturally invisible, can fly, throw objects, and perform ranged  shove attacks. These poltergeists become hostile if any party member uses an ability or spell which reveals the invisible creatures (e.g.  See Invisibility spell, or if they already have this effect on them). There are three Poltergeists in the larder and in the kitchen each, two more guarding the balcony of the first floor, two in the dining room, and five more waiting on the stairwell and in the armoury. Three more appear in the bedroom once the coversation with Lady Jannath is over.

Golden candelabrum scattered throughout the structure (four total) are haunted by  Vengeful Souls or  Tormented Souls. Their visible reddish aura applies  Phantasmal Force without any saving throws on nearby characters for 10 turns, dealing 1d6⁠⁠Psychic damage per turn. Destroying the candelabras stops the damage and reveals the hostile soul within.

The way up to the Oskar's atelier is further hindered by Cursed Skulls. There are six in total: two are placed on stairs' landings, three more in the armoury, and the last one guarding the entrance to the atelier. The skulls fire off  Thunderwave spells every turn, which knock the party back and possibly downstairs, causing 3d8⁠⁠Necrotic damage as well. Additionally, within 3m radius from each skull party members receive the  Haunted Approach condition. The skulls have  Medium Toughness, but are vulnerable to ⁠⁠Force, ⁠⁠Radiant, or⁠⁠Bludgeoning damage. Using  Remove Curse destroys them instantly.

In the atelier, numerous framed portraits - Oskar Fevras' works - hang on the walls or are leaned against them. Interacting with any of these makes them scream or whisper threats to the party.

A passive  DC 5 Perception check highlights an empty easel in the middle of the studio. Across it stands another one with an unfinished  Painting of Lady Jannath on it. The only other picture without a frame is Oskar's self-portrait. Placing it on the empty easel opens the movable wall to the secret cubby. Otherwise, the locked wall section requires  DC 20 Sleight of Hand check to lockpick.

Combining any other portrait with the easel summons a Tormented Soul; the picture receives the  Burning condition and is destroyed along with the ghost. Inside the cubby, a copy of  Painting of a Smiling Maiden is posted on another easel which stands in an active runic circle. In the Rustic Chest here is a  Letter to Oskar Fevras.

On the adjacent part of the roof, an area of the ground is trapped with the  Spike Growth spell; however, no ability check is ever rolled to highlight it.

The further walkthrough of the ⁠Free the Artist quest and possible outcomes are listed on the quest page.

If Oskar is saved during ⁠Free the Artist and reunited with Lady Jannath as a result, he offers to paint a  Personal Portrait of a party member in his atelier. The subject of the painting is determined by the party member starting the conversation. It is possible to obtain multiple paintings by talking to Oskar with different party members.

Art Exhibition

If Oskar was not rescued from Brem, he is not present inside the manor, and the building is not haunted. Instead, Lady Jannath is holding an Art Exhibition which hosts various nobles. All of the manor staff are also present.

In this case, exploring the mansion is still hindered. Though no harmful effects like haunted candelabrum or cursed skulls are present, party members are considered by the NPC characters as exhibition guests. Therefore, some parts of the building are considered off-limits for them, such as Lady Jannath's bedroom, the estate office, and the atelier on the fourth floor. Chamberlain  Mercer patrols constantly these areas. If spotted, the party may have to convince him to let them stay, though a single  DC 22 Deception, Intimidation, or Persuasion check on any party member works for the whole party.

Lady Firellia Jannath also walks around the mansion, visiting the second floor gallery, her bedroom and the stairwell down to the ground floor and back. If the party has not been observed committing any transgressions, Jannath can trade with them, offering common paintings, random dyes of Rare and Very rare grade, and random gems and jewelry. She can also be pickpocketed for any of these items, as well as her  engagement ring, the  High Security Vault nº2 Key, and a sizable sum of gold.

The armoury on the third floor has no changes from its haunted layout. The atelier on the fourth floor looks empty, lacking Oskar's works. The hidden room in this case requires  DC 12 Perception check to be detected and  DC 20 Sleight of Hand check to be lockpicked. It is red-outlined, and opening it when Mercer is nearby results in the party being accused of crime. The roof area lacks the Spike Growth area.

All lootable containers in this case contain the same set of items as in the "haunted" layout, save from the secret atelier cubby, which lacks the quest items that would be necessary to progress the ⁠Free the Artist quest.

A few small interactions take place throughout the manor:

•  Sir Gorran Penghyst and  Lord Delwaer Jeth are arguing in the dining room over a forged painting which Jeth sold to Penghyst. The vignette starts once the party enters the room. After exchanging insults, both nobles move to the balcony at X: -268 Y: -76. Unless the party intervene and stop the quarrel via  DC 18 Persuasion or Intimidation check, they start a duel to the death. The winner then leaves the manor. If the duel was prevented, both nobles leave the event as well. However, the player character may also goad both duelists into action. Either decision of these two earns approval from various companions. Lastly, the party may attack both gentlemen themselves.
• At the second floor landing of the stairwell  Chamberlain Mercer berates  Servant Bailey for dropping the tray with cutlery. He fires Bailey if the party does not stand up for him (requires  DC 18 Intimidation or Persuasion check). After this conversation is over, regardless of the outcome, Mercer starts patrolling the inner part of the mansion from the second floor to the atelier and back.
•  Chef Marjoram scolds  Falura the Sous-Chef for serving food to Lady Jannath that is raw, and flings the meal against the wall. Afterwards, their banter consists of "valuable advices" from Marjoram on how to serve the courses with less supplies used and the like.

Related locations

• ⁠Abandoned Cistern
• ⁠Lower City
• ⁠Philgrave's Mansion

Related quests

• ⁠Free the Artist

Characters

•  Lady Jannath
•  Oskar Fevras
•  Kerry Evenfield

Exhibition patrons

•  Impurto Nexim
•  Lady Flytebon
•  Lord Delwaer Jeth
•  Saer Dokksill
•  Sir Gorran Penghyst

Staff

•  Chamberlain Mercer
•  Chef Marjoram
•  Doorman Phubbs
•  Falura the Sous-Chef
•  Furbleston
•  Hargin Jooli
•  'Loose Lips' Cyrilla
•  Servant Bailey
•  Tarhun Mnemonis

Creatures

•  Poltergeist - x18 total
•  Tormented Soul
•  Vengeful Soul

Outside, near the building

•  Bellora Truscott
•  Gaff Garsem
•  Gor Falogen
•  Kydden
•  Phinn Truscott
•  'Suspicious' Foont

Loot

•  After Death Do Us Part
•  Arrow of Aberration Slaying - x6
•  Arrow of Fiend Slaying - x6
•  Black Diamond
•  Hand Crossbow +2
•  High Security Vault nº2 Key
•  Till Death Do Us Part

Related Literature

•  Anonymous letter
•  Art Appraisal
•  Art Show Schedule
•  Dearest Fireliia
•  Dismissal of Staff
•  Eyewitness Account
•  Facemaker, Tastemaker
•  Fancy Letter
•  Fine at Home: A Cookery Book
•  For The Discerning Eyes of Oskar Fevras ONLY
•  For the Eyes Of Lady Jannath ONLY
•  In the Mode of Masters
•  Invoice
•  Lady Jannath's Journal
•  Letter from Mother
•  Letter of Apology
•  Letter to Oskar Fevras
•  Masters of the Painterly Arts
•  Neatly-Written Note
•  Orders for Staff
•  Regards Missing Painters
•  Secrets of the Talis
•  Simple Letter
•  The Easy Life
•  The Absolute End
•  The Book of Suitors
•  To Oskar Fevras
•  Unsent Letter
•  Your New Ring