Sunlit Wetlands

The Sunlit Wetlands.

Wilderness
Blighted Village
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Riverside Teahouse	←	Sunlit Wetlands	→	Nautiloid Wreck
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River Chionthar

The Sunlit Wetlands (also known as the Putrid Bog) is a Location within the Wilderness in Act One of Baldur's Gate 3. It is south of the Blighted Village, and consists of the Riverside Teahouse and the Decrepit Sanctuary.

Overview

The Putrid Bog once the illusion has broken.

The Sunlit Wetlands appear to be a peaceful and picturesque location south of the Blighted Village, but is actually an illusion for the Putrid Bog. The foul bog is laden with traps, poisoned food, redcaps, and is home to the hag Auntie Ethel.

The 'sheep'

Following the road east toward the teahouse, the party pass by two islands where several sheep or in the case of the illusion broken, a bunch of redcaps pretending to be so. They won't be hostile at first, but if provoking them or angering Ethel, they will become hostile.

Bloody campsite

On the north-eastern side of the Wetlands is a campsite smeared in blood and gore. The carnage can be seen even if the illusion persists. There are no hazards around beyond the bulrushes, with all sorts of cluttered treasure, food and other adventuring supplies.

If the illusion is not dispelled, the party attempts an automatic DC 10 Nature check to identify redcaps as responsible for the attack.

Hazards

Dispelling the illusion

There are several ways to break the illusion and reveal this location's true appearance:

• Upon entering the area, the character has the option to make an ability check to see through the illusion:
  • [INVESTIGATION] Look for anything out of the ordinary. (DC 20)
  • [WIZARD] [ARCANA] Search for signs of magical interference. (DC 15)
  • [SORCERER] [ARCANA] Attune your magic to find any disturbance. (DC 15)
  • [WARLOCK] [ARCANA] Draw on your pact to empower your sight. (DC 15)
  • [CLERIC OF MYSTRA] [ARCANA] Search for any disruption in the Weave. (DC 15)
  • [WILD MAGIC] [ARCANA] Carefully probe with your magic. Is the disturbance around you, or within you? (DC 15)
  • [DRUID] [RANGER] [NATURE] Looks for signs of unnatural activity. (DC 15)
  • [NEUTRAL CLERIC] [MONK] [NEUTRAL PALADIN] [WISDOM] Reach out with your senses - check the balance of this place. (DC 15)
  • [OATH OF DEVOTION] [CHARISMA] Something here is... unnatural. Reach out with your magic, seek its source. (DC 12)
  • [OATH OF THE ANCIENTS] [CHARISMA] Tap into the preternatural awareness granted by your oath. Seek the truth. (DC 12)
• By speaking to one of the sheep in the area, which is a redcap or redcap blood sage in disguise. If successful on an Animal Handling check, the character realises the sheep is an illusion, causing the illusion to fail
• Attacking one of the sheep, which forces the character into combat with the redcaps, breaking the illusion
• Revealing Auntie Ethel's true hag form

Successfully dispelling the illusion grants Eyes of the Wild for outlanders.

Spike traps

Spike traps are spread throughout the deeper water. When triggered, they inflict  Bleeding and  Open Wound with no Saving Throw. A DC 15  Constitution saving throw is needed to overcome the Open Wound, which progresses to  Rotting followed by  Flesh Rot, which have the same saving throw requirements. Any form of healing cures Open Wound, preventing it from worsening. Activating these traps does not remove the illusion on the wetlands.

The traps also are not removed when triggered, allowing them to continue harming the party unless disabled with a DC 10 Sleight of Hand check. Due to the high number of traps, it is recommended to avoid them by staying away from deep water instead of wasting toolkits.

Barbed bulrush

Barbed bulrushes are scattered around the Wetlands and contain poisonous apples. When interacting with the plants, the character automatically attempts a DC 10 Sleight of Hand check or risks getting  Open Wound, which can progressively worsen (as detailed in the spike traps). It is recommended to avoid touching these plants.

Locations

•  Decrepit Sanctuary
•  Overgrown Tunnel
•  Riverside Teahouse

Notable characters

• Auntie Ethel
• Demir
• Gandrel
• Johl

Creatures

• Addled Frog
• Ancient Mud Mephit
• Redcap
• Redcap Blood Sage
• Wood Woad
• Young Mud Mephit

Related quests

•  Find a Cure
  •  Get Help from Auntie Ethel
•  Save Mayrina
•  Save the Refugees
  •  Investigate Kagha
•  The Pale Elf

Notable loot

Notable items obtained in this location, whether looted, purchased, or obtained as a quest reward:

• Letter to Kagha in a hidden wooden crevice on the southern side of the massive tree stump in the Decrepit Sanctuary at X: 85 Y: 212
• The Sparkle Hands in a chest at the base of the giant tree stump in the Decrepit Sanctuary at X: 93 Y: 211
• Wood Woad Shield carried by a Wood Woad guarding the Decrepit Sanctuary

Hidden treasure

• Wooden Chest buried on the beach south of the Riverside Teahouse Waypoint at X: 2 Y: 215
• Wooden Chest buried on the easternmost end of the beach, just past the bloody camp site north of the Decrepit Sanctuary at X: 90 Y: 281

Notes

• Once the illusion is broken, the map name changes from Sunlit Wetlands to Putrid Bog. The music also changes.

External links

• Sunlit Wetlands on the Forgotten Realms Wiki