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The Wilderness is a heavily forested area in {{FRWiki|Elturgard}}<ref>Dialogue when interacting with Zevlor's Map: "If this map is accurate, we are in Elturgard. Baldur's Gate is some ways still."</ref><ref>''[[Findings from the Hinterlands - New Edition]]''</ref>, covering a segment of the [[Risen Road]] and the [[River Chionthar]] somewhere between [[Elturel]] and [[Baldur's Gate]].  

Notable settlements in the region include the [[Emerald Grove]], the [[Blighted Village]] and [[Waukeen's Rest]]. A tribe of [[Goblin]]s, as well as several other types of monsters, have settled into the Blighted Village and the [[Goblin Camp|Temple of Selûne]] to the west. In the far east are [[Overgrown Ruins]]

=== Locations===

The following Waypoints are available within the '''Wilderness''' region.  

Located on the bank of the [[River Chionthar]], and the far south-east of the mini-map, the [[Ravaged Beach]] is dominated by the wreck of a [[Nautiloid]]. Corpses of fishermen and [[Intellect Devourer]]s dot the area. There are several makeshift docks, but both them and the fishing boats that used them seem to have been destroyed. To the north-west is a door to the [[Dank Crypt]], while to the north is the [[Emerald Grove]].

This is the [[Location]] the player character arrives at immediately after the events of the [[Prologue]], and where {{CharLink|Shadowheart}} is likely to encountered for the first time.

=== Roadside Cliffs ===

The '''Roadside Cliffs''' sprawl north of the Nautiloid Wreck and south of the [[Emerald Grove]], between the [[Forest]] in the west, and the [[Overgrown Ruins]] in the east. Potential companions {{CharLink|Gale}} and {{CharLink|Lae'zel}} can be rescued and recruited here.  

* {{SmIconLink|Waypoint Map Icon.png|Waypoint}}: [[#Roadside Cliffs|Roadside Cliffs]] {{Coords|222|326}}

=== Overgrown Ruins ===

The '''Emerald Grove''', also known as ''Silvanus' Grove'' and ''Druid's Grove'', is in the north-east. It encompasses the large cavern known as the [[The Hollow]], and the [[Sacred Pool]].

The Druids of the Emerald Grove are led by {{CharLink|Kagha}} who serves as the leader of the druids in First Druid {{CharLink|Halsin|Halsin's}} absence. They are providing a temporary refuge for the [[Tiefling Refugees]] from Elturel, though tensions are high. The Grove is on high alert due to the aggression of nearby goblins. Kagha has ordered the [[Rite of Thorns (ritual)|Rite of Thorns]] to be performed to shut the grove off, which would displace the tieflings.

=== Secluded Cove ===

The [[Secluded Cove]] is another segment of beach to the east of the Emerald Grove. Harpies have set up a nest in the location, who can be a dangerous encounter for unprepared characters.  

== Central Locations ==

The '''Forest''' is a location in the centre-most quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labelled on the player minimap and is recognisable for its large canopy of shade trees and soil pathways speckled with grey rocks.

This location contains the [[Blighted Village]] at its centre. It is north of the [[Sunlit Wetlands]], east of the [[Goblin Camp]], south of [[The Risen Road]], south-west of the [[Druid Grove]], and west of the unnamed area known only as the [[Roadside Cliffs]] where the [[Nautiloid]] wreckage still burns.  

The '''Blighted Village''' is a location in the centre-most quadrant '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labelled on the player minimap and is recognisable for a large windmill.

This location is surrounded by the [[Forest]] on all sides.

'''The Risen Road''' is a location in the north and central quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labelled on the player minimap and is recognisable for large groups of [[Gnoll]]s.

This location is adjacent to the west of the [[Druid Grove]], to the north of the [[Forest]], and the passage location for both [[Waukeen's Rest]] and the [[Mountain Pass]] to its west.

'''Waukeen's Rest'''' is a location in the NW quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labelled on the player minimap and is recognisable for the large fire that consumes its primary building as a result of a raid.

This location is adjacent to the north-west of the [[Risen Road]] .

The '''Mountain Pass''' is a location in the most north-west quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labelled on the player minimap and is recognisable for a powerful group of Githyanki.

This location is adjacent to the west of [[Waukeen's Rest]] and the [[Risen Road]]. Pass further westward to enter a separate region.  

The '''Sunlit Wetlands''' (also known as the [[Putrid Bog]]) is a location in the most SW quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labelled on the player minimap and is recognisable for its beautiful pools of dappled waters with that eventually give way to dead trees and foetid marsh.

This location is adjacent to the South of the [[Forest]].

The '''Goblin Camp''' is a settlement location in the far west quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labelled on the player minimap and is recognisable by, perhaps unsurprisingly, its goblin residents.

This location is adjacent to the west of the [[Forest]], and the [[Sunlit Wetlands]] to the South. Pass further westward to enter a separate region via the Mountain Pass.

The following companions may all be found in the unnamed '''Wilderness''' region (additional companions are available in named locations within the Wilderness):

* {{MdCharLink|Astarion}} is looking for help defeating [[Intellect Devourer]]s west of the crashed [[Nautiloid]] {{Coords|170|288}}.

* {{MdCharLink|Lae'zel}} is trapped by two tieflings, {{CharLink|Damays}} and {{CharLink|Nymessa}} {{Coords|237|371}}.

* {{MdCharLink|Gale}} will teleport from the waypoint at the Roadside Cliffs [[Ancient Rune Circle|waypoint]].

* {{MdCharLink|Shadowheart}} can be found lying down unconcious in the sand on the [[Ravaged Beach]].

The following loot may all be found in the unnamed '''Wilderness''' region (additional quests are available in named locations within the Wilderness):

* '''Cartilaginous Chest''': on-board the crashed Nautiloid, tucked up on a second-floor shelf is this chest. {{coords|234|261}}

* '''Harper Cache''': An Ornate Chest hidden under a rock{{Coords|141|282}}

* {{MdRarityItem|Silver Pendant}} can be found on a skeleton {{Coords|152|366}}