The Blade of Frontiers

The Blade of Frontiers is the Companion Quest for  Wyll. It is automatically added to the journal when he joins the party inside the Druid Grove.

Objectives

Objectives and journal entries may vary pending story decisions.

Hunt down Karlach.

• "We recruited Wyll, a monster hunter known as the Blade of Frontiers. He is on a mission to kill Karlach, a powerful devil who is a danger to the entire Sword Coast."
• "We met a group of paladins who seek Karlach, the very same target who Wyll is hunting. They provided us with her exact whereabouts."

Talk to Wyll about Karlach.

• "We located Karlach, who was not the treacherous devil Wyll believed her to be. We resolved the situation peacefully, but Wyll owes us an explanation."

Rest at camp.

• "Wyll spoke ominously about a penance he must face. We should take a long rest when the opportunity strikes; there's clearly a lot the Blade of Frontiers isn't telling us."

Continue travelling with Wyll.

• "We met Wyll's diabolical patron, Mizora, who was none too happy to find that Wyll failed to slay Karlach. She punished Wyll for his disobedience by turning him into a devil and departed - though it seems likely we'll meet her again."

Rescue Zariel's asset from Moonrise Towers.

• "Mizora appeared in the form of a projection to inform us that the Absolute cult abducuted an infernal asset of some importance to the archdevil Zariel. We should find and release them - Wyll's very soul hangs in the balance."
• "We've delved deep into Moonrise Towers. We should search the area thoroughly - the devil that Mizora asked us to rescue must be nearby."

Wait for Mizora to be in Contact.

• "Zariel's asset turned out to be Mizora herself. In return for our help, she promised to release Wyll from his pact, but only after six months had passed. She disappeared again - but not before promising she'd find us soon enough."
• "We've reach Wyrm's Crossing, on the outskirts of Baldur's Gate. We should keep an eye out for Mizora."

Attend Gortash's ordination ceremony.

Return to Mizora.

• "The ceremony is over. We should return to Mizora."

Rest at camp.

• "Mizora asked us to meet her in camp. She has an important proposal to make regarding Wyll's father, Grand Dule Ravengard."

Continue forth with Wyll.

• "Mizora gave Wyll a choice. He could agree to an eternal pact with her and Zariel, and she would reveal where his father's been taken and ensure his safe return. Or he could break his pact with Mizora, dooming his father to die in Gortash's secret command centre. Wyll broke the pact, choosing his freedom over his father's life."

Talk to Ravengard.

• "Mizora gave Wyll a choice. He could agree to an eternal pact with her and Zariel, and she would reveal where his father's been taken and ensure his safe return. Or he could break his pact with Mizora, dooming his father to die in Gortash's secret command centre. Wyll broke the pact, choosing his freedom over his father's life."

Read The Legend of Ansur.

• "We've retrieved a book called 'The Legend of Ansur'. We should read it."
• "Duke Ravengard told Wyll the only way to save Baldur's Gate from the Absolute scourge is to awaken a powerful wyrm called Ansur who sleeps under the city. A tome called 'The Legend of Ansur' is key to finding the entrance to the wyrm's lair."

Find the entrance to Ansur's lair, the Wyrmway.

• "After reading 'The Legend of Ansur', we discovered the great wyrm Ansur resides in a secret lair called the Wyrmway. The entrance is apparently located somewhere within Wyrm's Rock Prison, and the notes inside it hint that opening the way involves lightning sparks and torches."

Return to Ravengard.

"We defeated the resurrected remains of the great wyrm Ansur. We should return to camp and inform Duke Ravengard."

Quest Complete

• "We failed Mizora's rescue mission. As punishment for breaking his contract, Wyll was dragged into Avernus, where he will battle demons as a horrid lemure."
• "With his father's blessing, Wyll announced himself the Blade of Avernus. He is devoted to protecting the Sword Coast from infernal threats by hunting devils, both within the Hells and without."
• "With his father's blessing, Wyll announced himself the Blade of Frontiers. He is devoted as ever to his cause: protecting Baldur's Gate and the Sword Coast from the many dangers that plague it, and ensuring its people know a safe and prosperous future."
• "With his father's blessing, Wyll intends to step forward as a Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate. Once we have defeated the Absolute, he is sure the people will welcome another Ravengard to help restore and rebuild the city."
• " We abandoned Wyll's remaining considerations and pressed on towards an uncertain fate."
• "Wyll turned against us."
• "Wyll left our party - for good."
• "Wyll died - as heroes often do."

Walkthrough

Wyll’s story spans the entire game.

Recruiting Wyll

 Wyll is first encountered when he joins the fight outside of the Emerald Grove. Afterwards, he moves inside the grove and is training young Tiefling refugees. He can be recruited to the party, and explains that he is hunting a devil named  Karlach.

Hunt down Karlach

Off with her head!

Main article: Hunt the Devil

Karlach is down the hill from the Toll House. She can be spoken to and recruited, freed or killed. If Wyll is in the party, the two have a confrontation.

If Karlach is recruited to the party before speaking to Wyll, he shows up at camp to confront her. Wyll or Karlach can each be asked to leave, be killed, or the situation can be resolved peacefully.

If Karlach is encountered and recruited without Wyll in the party, they have a confrontation the next Long Rest.

Meeting Mizora

During a long rest,  Mizora manifests at camp. If Karlach was (or is) killed, she gifts Wyll the  Infernal Robe. Otherwise, she punishes Wyll and his appearance permanently changes.

Rescue Zariel's Asset

Mizora manifests a second time either at camp or near the entrance of Moonrise Towers, this time to request the party rescue one of Zariel's assets, who is trapped at Moonrise Towers. During this conversation, she can be persuaded to end  Wyll's contract in exchange for rescuing the asset.

Zariel's asset is not in Moonrise Towers proper, rather it can only be saved after entering the Mind Flayer Colony. Here, it is revealed that Mizora herself is the asset, being trapped within a pod in the Tadpoling Centre.

The party, noticing an opportunity, can try to negotiate Wyll's contract or simply free her:

• [INTIMIDATION] Free Wyll, or I let the cult infect you. I bet you'd make a loyal thrall. (DC 16)
• [HISTORY] Remember all you can about devils and their contracts. (DC 16)
  • 'Abi, diabole, et nunquam redi.'
• [PERFORMANCE] Say you know a pact-breaking charm and chant a series of pseudo-Infernal phrases. (DC 16)
• Poor thing. I'll let you out of there.
• Fine, let's get on with it.

Convincing Mizora to free Wyll from his pact grants  +10. The party can then inspect the nearby console and attempt to free her, or even kill her, however killing her also also kills Wyll:

• [STRENGTH] Gather your strength and smash your foot through the pod. (DC 14)
• [BARBARIAN] [STRENGTH] SMASH THE POD. (DC 14 )
• Examine the device on the left.
  • Connect your mind to the device on the left and activate it. (if passive DC 10 Arcana check failed)
  • Connect your mind to the 'annihilate' device and activate it. (if passive DC 10 Arcana check succeeded)
• Examine the device on the right.
  • Connect your mind to the device on the right and activate it. (if passive DC 10 Arcana check failed)
  • Connect your mind to the 'unleash' device and activate it. (if passive DC 10 Arcana check succeeded)

Saving Mizora nets another  +10 approval from Wyll, however she stipulates that it takes another six months for the pact to end.

If Wyll is present, the party can ask Mizora for a reward for going through the trouble of rescuing her:

• [PERSUASION] You'd think we'd get a reward for going through all this trouble. (DC 14)

Successfully persuading her results in her gifting the  Infernal Rapier to Wyll and grants another  +3 approval.

Mizora at Wyrm's Crossing

After reaching Wyrm's Crossing in Act 3, Mizora can be found loitering in Wyrm's Rock Fortress or just before the transition to the Lower City. She asks that the party attend Gortash's ordination. Afterwards, she offers to save Duke Ravengard if Wyll keeps his contract. (See ⁠Rescue the Grand Duke for this sub-quest).

The Great Wyrm

Main article: Wyrmway

If Duke Ravengard is saved, he gives the party the quest to gather the aid of the great wyrm  Ansur.

If the Duke perishes, or Wyll breaks his pact, walking around in the Lower City may trigger an encounter with  Counsellor Florrick, who confronts the party and accuses Wyll of killing his father. If Florrick is dead or still imprisoned,  Cordula Eltan takes her place. If he is in the party, Wyll retorts that this is disinformation being spread by Mizora. Talking Florrick or Eltan down results in her providing the necessary information to begin the quest. If they cannot be dissuaded from attacking, the information can also be claimed from the corpse of either Florrick or Eltan.

Ansur can be found by travelling to Wyrm's Rock Prison. Here, the party must travel down the western passage way to find two dragon sconces. The sconces must be hit with electricity damage to light them. Past the new opening is The Wyrmway. After the Wyrmway's trials are completed, the long deceased corpse of Ansur is finally seen and, after re-animating, must be defeated.

“

You and your allies slayed the undead terror that was once the great Ansur. You are stronger than even the great wyrm.
You will be the one to part the storms and lead the people through. You, not Ansur, are the savior we need.

„

— Ulder Ravengard, speaking to Wyll at camp after defeating Ansur

If  Enver Gortash is dead, and Wyll's father is alive and spoken with at camp after Ansur is defeated, Ulder Ravengard states his intent to make Wyll the Next Grand Duke. Wyll then expresses hesitation with this idea. Wyll can decide to become the Blade of Avernus, or follow his father's political path as Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate. If Wyll chose to break his contract with Mizora and is allowed to decide for himself, he remains the Blade of Frontiers.^[verify] If spoken with afterwards, Wyll and other camp companions comment on his decision.

Additionally, the player character can ask Wyll about his plans after the Nertherbrain is defeated. If they do and Wyll chose to break his contract with Mizora, a hidden perception check occurs; if passed, they notice Wyll is keeping something from them. The player character can press the matter, upon which Wyll reveals his plans to hunt down and kill Mizora. A successful  DC 15 Persuasion Check allows the player character to talk him out of it, stating, "There are better ways to help the people of the Sword Coast."

Rewards

• Infernal Rapier - for freeing Mizora in the Mind Flayer Colony, if Wyll is present she is persuaded to give the party a reward for their troubles.
• Infernal Robe - if Wyll is recruited and kills Karlach, Mizora give this on the following Long Rest.

Companion approval

During Mizora's judgment at camp, if Wyll does not kill Karlach

If Wyll is the origin character:

• Defending Karlach from Mizora  +5
• Giving up Karlach to Mizora  -5

If a character other than Wyll is Origin:

• Defending Karlach from Mizora  +1  +5  +1  +1
• Offering to give up Karlach to Mizora  -1  -5  -1  -1
• Threatening Mizora  +1  +1  +1  +1  +1
• Telling Mizora to fuck off  +1  +5  +1  +1  +5
• Admiring Mizora - "Well, well. Aren't you a luscious thing?"  -1  -1

Freeing Zariel's Asset

• Convincing Mizora to anull Wyll's contract  +10
• Freeing Mizora from the pod  +10
• Convincing Mizora to reward the party for their efforts  +3
• Annihilating Mizora in her pod  -1  -1  -1  -1  -1

Achievements

Loophole

Break Wyll's pact with Mizora.

Crash Landing

In the Wyrmway, wait until the dragon is mid-flight, then knock it out of the sky - KAPOW.

Bugs

• During the scenes where Mizora visits the party camp at night to speak with Wyll, he wears his default camp clothing in its starting color, even if it is dyed or he has different camp clothing equipped.
• If the Wyrmway and Ansur are completed before saving Duke Ravengard, Wyll can be stuck saying the party needs to return to camp and tell Ravengard, and has other conversation options.