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== Overview ==
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]].


[[Category:Locations]][[Category:Chapter One Locations]]
Notable settlements in the region include the [[Emerald Grove]], the [[Blighted Village]] and [[Waukeen's Rest]]. A tribe of [[Goblin|goblins]] and several other types of monsters have settled in the Blighted Village and [[Goblin Camp|Temple of Selûne]] to the west. The [[Overgrown Ruins]] lie to the far east.
[[File:Wilderness.jpg|thumb|The Wilderness on a region map.]]
The '''Wilderness''' is a [[region]] comprised of multiple [[Location|locations]] in [[Chapter One]] of [[Baldur's Gate 3]].  


== Region Summary ==
<!-- This primary section is where you write a blurb about the region, and specify a sub-section for access or critical “above the fold” notes. -->
The Wilderness also contains several entrances to the [[Underdark]].
The Wilderness is a heavily forested area to the east of [[Baldur's Gate]]. A tribe of [[Goblin]]s have made their home there, as well as several other types of monsters. Overgrown ruins can also be found here alongside several entrances to the [[Underdark]].


It is the primary setting for the start of the game, and is visible on the map of the [[Over-world]].
[[File:Map Wilderness A Terrain Tex.webp|thumb|alt=The Wilderness Region as seen on the minimap of Baldur's Gate 3.|The Wilderness Region as seen on the minimap.]]


=== Access ===
=== Locations ===
No special action is required to reach this [[region]]. After completing the [[Prologue]], the player will find themselves at a [[Location]] within the '''Wilderness''' known as the [[Ravaged Beach]].
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* {{Loc|Blighted Village}}
* {{Loc|Emerald Grove}}
* {{Loc|Forest}}
* {{Loc|Goblin Camp}}
* {{Loc|Mountain Pass}}
* {{Loc|Nautiloid Wreck}}
* {{Loc|Overgrown Ruins}}
* {{Loc|Ravaged Beach}}
* {{Loc|Sunlit Wetlands}} / {{Loc|Putrid Bog}}
* {{Loc|The Risen Road}}
* {{Loc|Waukeen's Rest}}
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=== Adjacent regions ===
== Wayfinding ==
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* {{Loc|Rosymorn Monastery Trail}}
Due to its immense size, the map of the '''Wilderness''' features several nameless [[Location|locations]] with unique elements, or locations that only appear named on the player's minimap. To help navigate this region, the [[Location|locations]] below may include adjacent nameless areas of the '''Wilderness.'''
* {{Loc|Underdark}}


=== South East Quadrant ===
=== Waypoints ===
The following Waypoints are available within the '''Wilderness''' region.
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* {{WpCo|Blighted Village|34|394}}
* {{WpCo|Emerald Grove Environs|246|423}}
* {{WpCo|Goblin Camp|-74|445}}
* {{WpCo|Overgrown Ruins|276|298}}
* {{WpCo|Riverside Teahouse|-10|250}}
* {{WpCo|Roadside Cliffs|222|326}}
* {{WpCo|The Risen Road|82|597}}
* {{WpCo|Waukeen's Rest|-77|570}}
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== Ravaged beach ==
[[File:Wilderness-Map-SE.png|200px|thumb|right|The map areas that constitute the SE quadrant of the Wilderness.]]
[[File:Wilderness-Map-SE.png|200px|thumb|right|The map areas that constitute the SE quadrant of the Wilderness.]]
==== Ravaged Beach ====
{{hatnote|Main article: [[Ravaged Beach]]}}
The [[Ravaged Beach]] is in the most SE quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labeled on the player minimap and is recognizable as the starting location for the player storyline.
Located on the bank of the [[River Chionthar]] along 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|intellect devourers]] dot the area. Several makeshift docks once stood here, but both the docks and the fishing boats that used them appear destroyed. A door leading to the [[Dank Crypt]] lies to the north-west, while the Emerald Grove lies to the north.


This location is adjacent to the south of the [[Chapel Entrance]], and southeast of an unnamed region of the map where [[Nautiloid]] wreckage still burns.
The player character arrives in this [[Location|location]] immediately after the [[Prologue]] and is likely to encounter {{CharLink|Shadowheart}} here.


==== Chapel Entrance ====
=== Roadside cliffs ===
The [[Chapel Entrance]] is a location in the SE quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labeled on the player minimap and is recognizable for ____.
{{hatnote|Main article: [[Ravaged Beach#Roadside Cliffs|Roadside Cliffs]]}}
The '''Roadside Cliffs''' sprawl north of the Nautiloid Wreck and south of the Emerald Grove, between the [[Forest]] to the west and the Overgrown Ruins to the east. {{CharLink|Gale}} and {{CharLink|Lae'zel}} can be rescued and recruited here.


This location connects to the [[Ravaged Beach]] to the south, and an unnamed region of the map near the [[Roadside Cliffs]].
* {{SmIconLink|Waypoint Map Icon.png|Waypoint}}:[[#Roadside Cliffs|Roadside Cliffs]] {{Coords|222|326}}


==== "Roadside Cliffs" ====
=== Overgrown ruins ===
[[Roadside Cliffs]] is a location in the SE quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is unnamed on the player minimap and is recognizable for ____.
{{hatnote|Main article: [[Overgrown Ruins]]}}


This location is adjacent to the south of the [[Druid Grove]] the east of the [[Forest]].
== North eastern locations ==
[[File:Wilderness-Map-NE.png|200px|thumb|right|The map areas that constitute the NE Quadrant of the Wilderness.]]
=== Emerald Grove ===
{{hatnote|Main article: [[Emerald Grove]]}}


=== North East Quadrant===
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]].
[[File:Wilderness-Map-NE.png|200px|thumb|right|The map areas that constitute the NE Quadrant of the Wilderness.]]
==== Druid Grove ====
The [[Druid Grove]] is a settlement location in the most NE quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labeled on the player minimap and is recognizable for its population of local Emerald Enclave druids who are hosting refugee tieflings fleeing from the city of Elturel.  


This location is adjacent to the North of unnamed region of the map near the [[Roadside Cliffs]], and east of the [[Risen Road]].
The Druids of the Emerald Grove are led by {{CharLink|Kagha}}, who serves as the leader of the druids in  the absence of First Druid {{CharLink|Halsin}}. They provide temporary refuge for the [[Tiefling Refugees|tiefling refugees]] from Elturel, though tensions are high between the two groups. The Grove is on high alert due to the aggression of nearby goblins. Kagha has ordered for the [[Rite of Thorns (ritual)|Rite of Thorns]] to shut the grove off, which would also displace the tieflings.


=== North West Quadrant===
=== Secluded cove ===
==== Risen Road ====
{{hatnote|Main article: [[Secluded Cove]]}}
[[The Risen Road]] is a location in the north and central quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labeled on the player minimap and is recognizable for ____.


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.
The Secluded Cove is another segment of beach to the east of the Emerald Grove. Harpies have set up a nest in this location. They can be a dangerous encounter for unprepared party members.  


==== Waukeen's Rest ====
== Central locations ==
[[Waukeen's Rest]] is a location in the NW quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labeled on the player minimap and is recognizable for the large fire that consumes its primary building.
[[File:Wilderness-Map-C.png|200px|thumb|right|The map areas that constitute the Central Quadrant of the Wilderness.]]


This location is adjacent to the northwest of the [[Risen Road]] .
=== Forest ===
{{hatnote|Main article: [[Forest]]}}
==== Mountain Pass ====
The '''Forest''' is located 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.
The ‘’’Mountain Pass’’’ is a location in the most northwest quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labeled on the player minimap and is recognizable for ____.


This location is adjacent to the west of [[Waukeen’s Rest]] and the [[Risen Road]].  
This location contains the Blighted Village at its centre. It is located north of the Sunlit Wetlands, east of the Goblin Camp, south of The Risen Road, south-west of the Emerald Grove, and west of an unnamed area known as the [[Roadside Cliffs]] where the [[Nautiloid]] wreckage still burns.


=== Central Quadrant===
=== Blighted Village ===
[[File:Wilderness-Map-C.png|200px|thumb|right|The map areas that constitute the Central Quadrant of the Wilderness.]]
{{hatnote|Main article: [[Blighted Village]]}}
The '''Blighted Village''' is in the centre-most quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labelled on the player minimap and is recognisable for its large windmill.
 
The village is surrounded by the Forest on all sides.


==== Forest ====
== North western locations ==
The [[Forest]] is a location in the most DIRECTIONAL quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labeled on the player minimap and is recognizable for ____.
=== Risen Road ===
{{hatnote|Main article: [[The Risen Road]]}}
'''The Risen Road''' is located in the north and central quadrants of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labelled on the player minimap and is recognisable for large groups of [[Gnoll|gnolls]].


This location is adjacent to the ADJACENT_LOCATION.  
This location is adjacent to the west of the Emerald Grove and to the north of the Forest. It contains a passage between Waukeen's Rest and the Mountain Pass to its west.


==== Blighted Village ====
=== Waukeen's Rest ===
The [[Blighted Village]] is a location in the centermost quadrant '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labeled on the player minimap and is recognizable for ____.
{{hatnote|Main article: [[Waukeen's Rest]]}}
'''Waukeen's Rest'''' is a location in the north-west quadrant of the '''Wilderness'''. 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 surrounded by the [[Forest]] on all sides.
This location is adjacent to the north-west of the Risen Road.


=== South Quadrant===
=== Mountain Pass ===
==== Sunlit Swamp ====
{{hatnote|Main article: [[Mountain Pass]]}}
The [[Sunlit Swamp]] (also known as the [[Putrid Bog]] is a location in the most SW quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labeled on the player minimap and is recognizable for ____.
The '''Mountain Pass''' is 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|githyanki]].


This location is adjacent to the South of the [[Forest]]
This area is adjacent to the west of Waukeen's Rest and the Risen Road. The passage leading farther westward leads to a separate region.


=== West Central Quadrant===
== Southern locations ==
==== Goblin Camp ====
=== Sunlit Wetlands ===
The [[Goblin Camp]] is a settlement location in the far west quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labeled on the player minimap and is recognizable for ____.
{{hatnote|Main article: [[Sunlit Wetlands]]}}
The '''Sunlit Wetlands''' (also known as the [[Putrid Bog]]) is located in the most south-west quadrant of the '''Wilderness''' map. This area is labelled on the player minimap and is recognisable for its beautiful pools of dappled waters that eventually give way to dead trees and foetid marsh.


This location is adjacent to the west of the [[Forest]], and the [[Sunlit Wetlands]] to the South.
This location is adjacent to the south of the Forest.


=== Regional Locations ===
== Western locations ==
* [[Ravaged Beach]]
=== Goblin Camp ===
* [[Chapel Entrance]]
{{hatnote|Main article: [[Goblin Camp]]}}
* [[Roadside Cliffs]] (unnamed area)
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 its goblin residents.
* [[Druid Grove]]
* [[The Risen Road]]
* [[Forest]]
* [[Blighted Village]]
* [[Sunlit Wetlands]] / [[Putrid Bog]]
* [[Goblin Camp]]
* [[Waukeen's Rest]]
* [[Mountain Pass]]


=== Regional Waypoints ===
This location is adjacent to the Forest to the west and the Sunlit Wetlands to the south. A passage farther westward leads to a separate region via the Mountain Pass.
The following [[Waypoint|Waypoints]] are available within the '''Wilderness''' region.  
* [[Overgrown Ruins]] {{Coords|276|298}}
* [[Silvanus' Grove]] {{Coords|246|423}}
* [[The Risen Road]] {{Coords|82|597}}
* [[Blighted Village]] {{Coords|34|394}}
* [[Riverside Teahouse]] {{Coords|-10|250}}
* [[Goblin Camp]] {{Coords|-74|445}}
* [[Waukeen's Rest]] {{Coords|-77|570}}


== Notable Characters ==
== Characters ==
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=== Companions ===
=== Companions ===
The following companions may all be found in the unnamed '''Wilderness''' region (additional companions are available in named locations within the Wilderness):
The following companions may be found in the unnamed '''Wilderness''' region (additional companions are available in named locations within the Wilderness):
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* [[Astarion]] is looking for help defeating [[Intellect Devourer]]s west of the crashed [[Nautiloid]] {{Coords|170|288}}.
* {{MdCharLink|Astarion}} is looking for help defeating an [[Intellect Devourer|intellect devourer]] west of the crashed [[Nautiloid]] at {{Coords|170|288}}
* [[Lae'zel]] is trapped by two tieflings, [[Damays]] and [[Nymessa]] {{Coords|237|371}}.
* {{MdCharLink|Lae'zel}} is trapped by two tieflings, {{CharLink|Damays}} and {{CharLink|Nymessa}} at {{Coords|237|371}}
* [[Gale]] will teleport from the waypoint at the Roadside Cliffs [[Ancient Rune Circle|waypoint]].
* {{MdCharLink|Gale}} teleports from the Roadside Cliffs [[Ancient Rune Circle|waypoint]]
* {{MdCharLink|Shadowheart}} is lying unconscious in the sand along the [[Ravaged Beach]]


=== Merchants ===
=== Notable non-player characters ===
* (Contribute to the wiki if you are aware of any Merchants in nameless regions of the Wilderness)
All other notable characters are contained within named locations.


=== NPCs ===
=== Creatures ===
* (Contribute to the wiki if you are aware of any NPCs in nameless regions of the Wilderness)
* {{MdCharLink|Gnoll|Gnolls}} along the Risen Road
* {{MdCharLink|Goblin|Goblins}} in the [[#Roadside Cliffs|Roadside Cliffs]]
* {{MdCharLink|Harpy|Harpies}} at the [[Secluded Cove]]
* {{MdCharLink|Hyena|Hyenas}} along the [[Risen Road]]
* {{MdCharLink|Intellect Devourer|Intellect Devourers}} in the [[Nautiloid Wreck]]
* {{MdCharLink|Redcap|Redcaps}} in the [[Sunlit Wetlands]]


== Related Quests ==
== Loot ==
<!-- This primary section is where you list any sort of quest obtained or actively pursued in this region. For REGIONS, please only list quests who are in unnamed (no name shows on minimap) areas.  -->
The following loot may be found in the unnamed '''Wilderness''' region (additional quests are available in named locations within the Wilderness):
The following quests may all be found in the unnamed '''Wilderness''' region (additional quests are available in named locations within the Wilderness):


== Notable Loot ==
=== Hidden treasures ===
<!-- This primary section is where you list any sort of loot obtained in this region. For REGIONS, please only list loot that is found in unnamed (no name shows on minimap) areas.  -->

* Cartilaginous chest on-board the crashed Nautiloid, found on an upper level at {{Coords|234|261}}
The following loot may all be found in the unnamed '''Wilderness''' region (additional quests are available in named locations within the Wilderness):
* Ornate chest hidden under a rock at {{Coords|141|282}}
* (Contribute to the wiki if you are aware of any Notable Loot in nameless regions of the Wilderness)
* {{MdRarityItem|Silver Pendant}} carried by a skeleton at {{Coords|152|366}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Spider Egg Sac}} from the crevice at {{Coords|160|373}}


=== Hidden Treasures ===
== References ==
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==== Harper Cache ====
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West of the crashed [[Nautiloid]], down a ledge near the water is a scuffed rock {{Coords|141|282}}. Succeeding on a [[Nature]] check will reveal deep grooves around it. If a character [[Strength|strong]] enough can move the rock, an Ornate Chest underneath will be revealed. This chest contains:
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* 2 {{SmallIcon|Potion of Speed Icon.png}} [[Potion of Speed|Potions of Speed]]
* [[Harper's Map]]
* [[Harper's Notebook]]
And a small amount of gold and gemstones.}}


==External Links==
{{Wilderness}}
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