Rescue the Illithids' Captive: Difference between revisions

After the first imp fight on the Nautiloid, the player character will enter a room with an unconscious [[Sacrificed Cultist (High Elf)|high elf]] and [[Sacrificed Cultist (Human)|human]]. Toward the north-east side of the room, Shadowheart is trapped in a Mind Flayer pod.

If the player character speaks to Shadowheart, she suggests trying to open the pod using a nearby panel. [[Warlock|Warlocks]], [[Wizard|Wizards]], and [[Sorcerer|Sorcerers]] can free her by passing an [[Arcana]] Check on the panel. [[Barbarian|Barbarians]] can pass with a [[Strength]] Check. Otherwise, interacting with the console will reveal that it has an empty socket.

To open the pod, the party must obtain an {{SmRarityItem|Eldritch Rune}}. The rune can be looted from a corpse in the far east room at {{coords|62|-355}}. After opening the pod, the party can temporarily recruit Shadowheart while on the Nautiloid, or otherwise ignore her.

If the player character fails the {{Ability Check|Wisdom|2}} to open the pod using the Eldritch Rune, they can try again using Lae'zel. If both characters fail the Check, Shadowheart remains trapped in the pod but can be found after the Prologue in [[Act 1]].