This article will guide you on how to complete all the objectives of the quest “Find the Nightsong” in Baldur’s Gate 3.
Investigate the Temple
As the quest starts you need to go to the Underdark. Head to the Golbin Camp’s northern section and pass through Heavy Oak Door after defeating all Golbins at the Door.
Go inside the Shattered Sanctum and kill the Priestess Gut’s to get the key to Priestess Gut’s private room. Head northwest and enter Priestess Gut’s private room and use the key to unlock the door.
You will reach Defield Temple. Continue your journey inside the temple to reach the Defiled Temple puzzle area.
In order to solve this puzzle, located in the Defiled Temple, you’ll need to rotate the panels so that all of the new moons (the black circles) are moved on the panel with the light shining on it.
Rotate the Left(1) plate once
Rotate the Top(4) plate once
Rotate the Bottom(2) plate once
Rotate the Right(3) plate once
Rotate the Bottom(2) plate twice
Rotate the Top(4) plate twice
Rotate the right(3) plate twice
Rotate the Top(4) plate once
Rotate the Right(3) plate once
Having solved the Defiled Temple puzzle, you can proceed on your journey to reach Selunite Outpost. At Selunite Outpost, climb up the ladder close to the stairs and collect the Selunite key from the skeleton. Then you can shoot the gem held by the Selune statue to deactivate the traps at the main gate and enter Underdarks.
At this point, the quest goes in Cold. Proceed in the game up to Act 2. Then enter the Thorm Mausoleum which is part of the main quest.
Thorm Mausoleum (Act 2)
To enter the Gauntlet of Shar, you must push three buttons below the paintings in the correct order in the Thorm Mausoleum. These paintings show the Moonrise Towers, a weeping man next to a body, and a king seated on a throne.
Players also need to pass the perception checks to reveal these buttons. Reload the game if you fail in perception checks.
You can find the instructions in the correct sequence inside a side chamber to the right of the main entrance. Press the buttons in the following order:
- Moonrise Towers (located to the left as you enter the tomb).
- Following that, press the button below the painting portraying the grieving man (found to the right as you enter the tomb).
- Lastly, activate the button situated under the painting featuring the man on a throne (positioned on the chamber’s back wall).
Pressing the buttons in the proper order reveals an illusory wall behind Thorm’s image. Enter to reach the Gauntlet of Shar.
Gauntlet of Shar Start
When you first enter the dungeon, you’ll see a center statue encircled by a magical barrier that repels your character if you approach it. There are eight lanterns hanging from the ceiling need to be lowered and turn off to reveal the secret path.
The room is also filled with traps. A good perception check will be beneficial in avoiding traps from being triggered. To evade the traps, you can leap into the side rooms.
There is a little side chamber with a lever at each corner of the room. Navigate through these four side rooms, interacting with the levers to lower all of the lanterns and finally extinguish the light.
Unequip the moon lantern if you have it in your hand.
When the area is fully black, you will notice two magical rings surrounding the statue with gaps that your character may pass through to reach the Orb in the center.
To prevent your other teammates from activating the force field, It’s recommended to switch to a single character. To finish the puzzle, walk within the pattern’s lines and interact with the Umbral Gem on the pedestal.
This allows you to unlock the gateway by touching the orb. Head inside and go downstairs on the left to reach Gauntlet of Shar fast travel point.
Find Balthazar
Starting from the Gauntlet of Shar Waypoint, ascend the stairs to the west. Proceed along the pathway until you arrive at a chamber. There are three doors in this area. The front door is of Balthazar. Defeat the enemies that are located around the perimeter and acquire the key to unlock the door. Enter the room to find Balthazar.
Umbral Gem 1 (Raphael’s Old Enemy)
Go up the steps on the east side of the Gauntlet of Shar Waypoint. Then proceed to the far left corner and leap down the ruined stairway.
Follow a Beast until you reach a chamber full of corpses. Refer to the exact location.
The Yurgir and its minions will ambush you here. Keep talking about the pact that binds him here until you unlock a persuasion check that will convince him to slaughter his group and then himself.
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Finally, pick up the Umbral Gem #1 on the staircase next to its throne.
Umbral Gem 2 (Soft Step Trial)
From the Gauntlet of Shar Waypoint, go down the stairs on the north and enter the first room on the left. Offer your blood as a sacrifice in front of the statue to begin Soft-Step Trail. Refer to the exact location.
In this trial, you must slip through a little maze to the end. There are shadows patrolling the environment, and you must avoid being detected by these shadows and also avoid the traps.
Use a sneaky character and an invisibility potion. To complete the trail, enter through the leftmost tunnel, hug the wall, leap through a window, then turn right until you see a large gate.
To complete the trial, pick the gate’s lock and take the Umbral gem #2.
Self-Same Trial (Umbral Gem 3)
From the Gauntlet of Shar Waypoint, go down the stairs on the north and enter the second room on the left. Refer to the exact location.
This trial forces you to fight a clone of your parties. If you have Karlach in your party, for example, a clone of Karlach will emerge, and she must only fight that clone and not anybody else’s. The Last you defeat will drop Umbral Gem #3
Faith-Leap Trial (Umbral Gem 4)
From the Gauntlet of Shar Waypoint, go down the stairs on the north, continue to walk along the hallway, and then descend on the right and through the first door. Refer to the exact location.
This trail will require players to traverse a gap using invisible platforms. Enter the chasm from the left and walk over it until you reach the left statue.
Hug the left wall and descend to an invisible platform. Turn right and continue on the path toward the middle platform and then jump or fly to the statue. You can simply leap across the stone platforms bearing Lady Shar’s statue. Make sure to first step onto the invisible pathways before jumping or flying.
Drop down from the rightmost side of the middle platform with the statue. Slowly approach the Umbral Gem, then leap to the platform containing the Umbral Gem #4.
Place Gemstones in the Altar
Head back to the pedestal and place one of the Umbral Gems on the altar. Take the stairs going east from Gauntlet of Shar Waypoint to reach the altar. This will unlock a platform that will take you deeper into the Gauntlet.
At the bottom, you’ll find another pedestal and altar. Place the remaining three Umbral Gems, and a door will open. Inside, you’ll find the Verge of the Shadows waypoint and a portal (small pond) to the Shadowfell.
Nightsong Prison
Once you pass through the portal, You will encounter Balthazar who is the boss of this gauntlet. After completing the conversation continue to go down deeper into the Nightsong Prison.
Free Nightsong
At this point, you are forced into making the final decision: Let Balthazar take Nightsong, Kill Nightsong, or Free Nightsong.
Once you free Nightsong talk to her in camp.
Speak to Lorroakan (Act 3)
If you decide to free Nightsong, then proceed in the game until you reach Lower City in Act 3. Talk to Lorroakan on the second floor of Sorcerous Sundries. Finally, defeat him to complete the quest.
