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Mountain Pass
| Wilderness | ||||
| Rosymorn Monastery Trail | ← | Mountain Pass | → | Waukeen's Rest |
| ↓ | ||||
| Goblin Camp | ||||
“Look up. That was your last chance, istik. Now burn!„
Overview[edit | edit source]
The Mountain Pass location is a small area adjacent to the Waukeen's Rest environs, actually being an extension of the Risen Road. The party can access it from the Risen Road approximately at X: -86 Y: 550, where several paths running from the inn and along the river shore collide. At the crossroads leading further along the Risen Road a wooden ramparts stands. The party can choose to walk under the rampart archway, cross it atop and descend from the other (western) side, or climb down the cragged rock to its east.
Also, the Mountain Pass can be accessed from the Goblin Camp at X: -121 Y: 470, but doing so requires spatial movement such as 
, 
or 
, or sufficient 
, as this path requires traversing up two high stone cliffs.
The road westward from the Mountain Pass at X: -146 Y: 569 lead to the Rosymorn Monastery Trail and prompts a warning message about tying up all loose ends before proceeding. Travelling there automatically resolves some quests, notably 
and ; this also results in the Rite of Thorns being completed.
Interactions[edit | edit source]
When approaching the mountain pass for the first time, the party witness a red dragon flying overhead. At this moment, if a passive DC 15 
Wisdom saving throw is failed, the player character becomes 
. If the party come from the rivershore trail of the Risen Road, they can also notice deep grooves on a rock at X: -67 Y: 537 and comment on it. A successful subsequent 
DC 10 Arcana check tells the party that a dragon is somewhere nearby before actually seeing it.
When coming close to the chokepoint, a cutscene is triggered where the 
patrol confronts a squad of the Flaming Fist mercenaries. A fight seems inevitable, but the patrol receives a reinforcement: a githyanki knight on a red dragon. The dragon eliminates the Fists in an instant with fire breathing stroke, destroying the wooden bridge over the river stream in the process.
The githyanki knight Kith'rak Voss is discontented with the patrol wasting their time, while they should be searching for "a weapon". After the cutscene ends, the patrol, the knight and the dragon remain at the chokepoint long enough for the party to approach and speak with them.[1]
At X: -116 Y: 552 a tiefling scout Ellyka crouches, watching the whole scene. If approached, she warns the party of the githyanki. The player character can also offer her to join them, but she flatly refuses, preferring to "work alone", and leaves. Ellyka's dead body can be found later in the Crèche Y'llek.
If Lae'zel is in the party, she breaks off and moves towards the githyanki group. If Lae'zel is not recruited and is still alive, she runs past the party as an NPC and can be recruited afterwards if not killed by the githyanki raiders. Approaching the githyanki initiates a conversation with Voss, where the player character realizes that the weapon they are searching is actually the 
Mysterious Artefact.
The dialogue includes several ability checks, listed on Voss's page. Successfully passing them leads to a peaceful ending, otherwise the githyanki patrol attacks the party. Regardless of the conversation result, Voss normally departs on his dragon[2], while the patrol members become hostile or run away to disappear from the game for good.
Depending on the outcome of the dialogue, one of the following inspirations can be granted:
for characters with the 
background- for characters with the
background
These inspirations are mutually exclusive and cannot be earned in the same walkthrough.
If the githyanki patrol is defeated, Sarth Baretha can be looted for the 
Elaborate Slate. Showing it to Lae'zel helps her to locate the githyanki crèche, progressing her personal .
At X: -138 Y: 554 the body of an ill-fated tiefling scout Yul lies, available to 
. The bodies of the Flaming Fist soldiers shown in the cutscene cannot be found afterwards. Instead, there are several corpses of "Flaming Fist Mercenaries" scattered around the destroyed bridge.
A 
Flaming Fist shield lies under the bridge wreck at X: -148 Y: 568. After picking it up the party comment on it still being warm from the dragon's breath. Also, a pouch with an 
Amethyst and a 
Pearl is left under the bridge roadway sign. Atop the ramparts and in the cart nearby, two heavy chests can be looted for random arrows and grenades.
Characters and creatures[edit | edit source]
Githyanki[edit | edit source]
Members of the Flaming Fist[edit | edit source]
Other[edit | edit source]
Available to Speak with Dead[edit | edit source]
Loot[edit | edit source]
Hidden Treasure[edit | edit source]
- At X: -73 Y: 539 a buried chest contains gold, a random gem and a random scroll (requires DC 20 Survival check to find).
Related quests[edit | edit source]
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ If the Rosymorn Monastery Trail is entered from the Goblin Camp, the patrol leaves the mountain pass.
- ↑ Voss' appearance here presents an opportunity for early acquisition of his Silver Sword of the Astral Plane. This Guide explains how.
- ↑ If not recruited to the party before.
- ↑ This item can only be acquired by disarming Voss by using
, 
, 
or similar abilities and spells. Refer to this Guide for further context and methodology.