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In the shadowed corners of theApothecary’s Cellar, beneath the eerie silence of theBlighted Village, lies an artifact shrouded in both allure and danger: the Necromancy of Thay. This tome, resting on a forsaken altar behind a steadfast gate, holds secrets that many would dare not whisper. To claim its power, one must navigate a labyrinth of cunning and resolve, where not just locks and traps, but even the very walls may hold the key to advancement or peril.
Baldur’s Gate 3: Whispering Depths Guide
The final fight of this small dungeon can be extremely dangerous, so make sure you have a few levels under your belt.
Finding the Necromancy of Thay in Ilyn Toth’s Lair
A Cautionary Tale
To touch the tome is to invite the embrace of shadows. A trap, as cunning as it is cruel, lies in wait. Yet, with a careful hand and a clever mind, one might outwit such darkness, trading place with a decoy or disarming the danger unseen.
You’re almost definitely going to need to use scum saves to get through all of the skill checks and saving throws when you flip through this book.
The Dark Read
The book clasps its secrets tight, yielding only to the bearer of the Dark Amethyst. Within its pages lie three paths, each a choice that binds and defines how this book will be used in your campagin. Offer it to Astarion and earn his trust, destroy it and bear witness to the wrath of shadows, or delve into its depths, risking sanity for whispers of the dead and knowledge forbidden.
Reading the Necromancy of Thay
With each page turned, the book ensnares you further, a pact of blood for ink. You will have to resist the urge to consume its knowledge in haste, for the book’s binding is a chain that might never be released. There are three saving throws and skill checks you must pass in total, each more difficult than the last. Once its secrets are laid bare, it becomes a relic of your journey, a constant companion bearing witness to the choices that have shaped your fate.
In the pursuit of the Necromancy of Thay, tread with care, for the path is fraught with choices that resonate beyond the mere turning of pages. It is a journey not just for the seeking of power, but for the testing of one’s very essence against the seductive pull of the dark arts.
Baldur’s Gate 3: Investigating Kagha
There will be a note within that chest that you’re able to read, and this will begin the quest to investigate Kagha.
