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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
[[File:Wyrm's Rock Fortress Top.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Wyrm's Rock Fortress]] | |||
However, | On approaching the Wyrm's Rock Fortress for the first time, the drawbridge leading inside will be lifted due to extreme safety measures for the coronation of [[Enver Gortash]]. The passage is guarded by several Flaming Fist and a Steel Watcher. | ||
* [[Archducal Coronation - Admission Pass|Admission Pass to the coronation]], wrested from | |||
* [[Lower City Pass]] granted by | However, there are several ways to get past the guards: | ||
* [[Archducal Coronation - Admission Pass|Admission Pass to the coronation]], wrested from {{CharLink|Arfur Gregorio}} | |||
* [[Lower City Pass]] granted by {{CharLink|Valeria|Investigator Valeria}} | |||
* [[Urgent Report for Duke Ravengard]] (found at the [[Sword Coast Couriers]] in [[Rivington]]) | * [[Urgent Report for Duke Ravengard]] (found at the [[Sword Coast Couriers]] in [[Rivington]]) | ||
* Bribing the patrol head officer | * Bribing the patrol head officer {{CharLink|Elin|Blaze Elin}} | ||
* Several other options, based on the class of your character | * Several other options, based on the class of your character | ||
Alternatively, the | Alternatively, the party can walk around the patrol, by, for example, jumping down from the [[Wyrm's Crossing]] side onto the rocky footing of the fortress at {{coords|27|158}}. | ||
Entering Wyrm's Rock Fortress for the first time earns following [[File:Inspiration Icon.png|24px|link=]][[Inspiration|Inspirational Events]], depending on the way the | Entering Wyrm's Rock Fortress for the first time earns following [[File:Inspiration Icon.png|24px|link=]][[Inspiration|Inspirational Events]], depending on the way the party chose: | ||
* Convincing the Flaming Fist patrol into letting you in - '''Rock-Solid Alibi''' ([[Charlatan]] Background), '''Multipass''' ([[Noble]] Background) | * Convincing the Flaming Fist patrol into letting you in - '''Rock-Solid Alibi''' ([[Charlatan]] Background), '''Multipass''' ([[Noble]] Background) | ||
* Getting in without a pass - '''Procedures be Damned''' ([[Noble]] background), '''Through Nooks and Crannies''' ([[Urchin]] Background). | * Getting in without a pass - '''Procedures be Damned''' ([[Noble]] background), '''Through Nooks and Crannies''' ([[Urchin]] Background). | ||
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Wyrm's Rock Fortress is connected to the south to [[Wyrm's Crossing]], and to the north to the [[Lower City]]. Behind the drawbridge starts a tunnel that goes throughout the fortress to the Lower City, guarded by three Steel Watchers and yet another Flaming Fist patrol in the far end. | Wyrm's Rock Fortress is connected to the south to [[Wyrm's Crossing]], and to the north to the [[Lower City]]. Behind the drawbridge starts a tunnel that goes throughout the fortress to the Lower City, guarded by three Steel Watchers and yet another Flaming Fist patrol in the far end. | ||
=== Ground | === Ground floor === | ||
The ground | The ground floor of the fortress consists of two parts, located to the both sides of the tunnel. | ||
To the | To the right there is the door to the first floor. | ||
To the left there are two doors, where the [[Flaming Fist]]s are quartered. The southern door leads into kind of a reception room, while the northern opens into barracks. The plaque near the latter door tells it to be for authorized personnel only, but nevertheless the door is not red-outlined. | |||
[[ | In the reception room the party can encounter several citizens waiting to be judged for transgressions. There is also Quartermaster {{CharLink|Arkleia Oloril}} sitting behind the counter. She can be convinced to show her stock of goods. Successfully convincing her earns the[[File:Inspiration Icon.png|24px|link=]][[Inspiration|Inspirational Event]] '''Nothing's Not for Sale''' ([[Charlatan]] background). | ||
In the barracks the | In the barracks the party can find several Fists resting after duties - all but one, {{CharLink|Reynash|Fist Reynash}}, who tries to lockpick others' personal chests to steal something valuable. The party can choose to deal with Reynash or to wake other guards and resolve the situation with them. | ||
Depending on | Depending on party's choices, they might earn [[File:Inspiration Icon.png|24px|link=]][[Inspiration|Inspirational Event]] | ||
* Intimidate/blackmail the thief - '''Easing His Leave, and His Pockets''' ([[Urchin]] background) | * Intimidate/blackmail the thief - '''Easing His Leave, and His Pockets''' ([[Urchin]] background) | ||
* Turn in the thief - '''Court Marshal''' ([[Soldier]] background) | * Turn in the thief - '''Court Marshal''' ([[Soldier]] background) | ||
=== | === First floor === | ||
The first floor consists of the mess hall and the kitchen. Upon first visiting the fortress, the party can encounter several patriars' bodyguards and attendants in the mess hall waiting for their masters to descend. There is a door that leads to the audience hall on the second floor. | |||
=== | === Second floor === | ||
The second floor consists of the audience hall. Upon visiting the audience hall for the first time, the party can watch the ceremony of ordaining {{CharLink|Enver Gortash}} as an Archduke of Baldur's Gate. Upon noticing the party, Gortash interrupts the procedure to have a chat with them. Within the dialogue, the party is offered a choice to strike an alliance with Gortash. Witnessing the ceremony earns [[File:Inspiration Icon.png|24px|link=]][[Inspiration|Inspirational Events]] '''Personal Invitation''' ([[Entertainer]] background) and '''Coronation of the Dreadmaster''' ([[Sage]] background), while agreeing to make an alliance earns '''Shaking Bane's Hand''' ([[Acolyte]] background). | |||
{{SmRarityItem|Helldusk Boots}} and {{SmRarityItem|Servitor of the Black Hand Gloves}}, as well as | === Top floor === | ||
The top floor consists of Gortash's personal quarters, which can be accessed either from inside (through the door in north-west corner of the audience hall), or from outside the fortress itself, using scaffolds and ladders attached to the walls, as well as various means of spatial movement ({{SAI|Grant Flight}}, {{SAI|Misty Step}} or {{SAI|Dimension Door}} spells and the like). | |||
The {{SmRarityItem|Helldusk Boots}} and the {{SmRarityItem|Servitor of the Black Hand Gloves}}, as well as {{SmRarityItem|High Security Vault n°5 Key}} can be found in guarded chests and in the wall safe inside. | |||
=== Basement === | |||
The basement of the fortress consists of [[Wyrm's Rock Prison]], which can be accessed from the reception room through the stairs in the far corner of the reception room. | |||
==Waypoints== | ==Waypoints== | ||
This location contains the following {{SmIconLink|Waypoint Map Icon.png|Waypoint}}: | This location contains the following {{SmIconLink|Waypoint Map Icon.png|Waypoint}}: | ||
* Wyrm's Rock | * {{WpCo|Wyrm's Rock}}{{ref|This Waypoint is hidden if the Steel Watch is destroyed and Gortash is alive. However, the fortress can still be accessed from the the Lower City via the drawbridge just east of the Basilisk Gate waypoint at {{coords|134|-38}} or from Wyrm's Crossing.}} | ||
==Related locations== | ==Related locations== | ||
* | *{{Loc|Lower City}} | ||
* | *{{Loc|Wyrm's Crossing}} | ||
** | *{{Loc|Wyrm's Rock Prison}} | ||
*** | ** {{SubLoc|The Wyrmway}} | ||
*** {{SubLoc|The Dragon's Sanctum}} | |||
==Related quests== | ==Related quests== | ||
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* {{Quest|The Grand Duke}} | * {{Quest|The Grand Duke}} | ||
==Notable | ==Notable characters== | ||
* {{MdCharLink|Arkleia Oloril}} (Trader) | * {{MdCharLink|Arkleia Oloril}} (Trader) | ||
* {{MdCharLink|Cragbender}} | * {{MdCharLink|Cragbender}} | ||
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=== Coronation attendees === | === Coronation attendees === | ||
====Patriars in the Audience Hall==== | |||
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* {{MdCharLink|Ailis Belt}} | * {{MdCharLink|Ailis Belt}} | ||
* {{MdCharLink|Alia Durinbold}} | * {{MdCharLink|Alia Durinbold}} | ||
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* {{MdCharLink|Silifrey Sashenstar}} | * {{MdCharLink|Silifrey Sashenstar}} | ||
* {{MdCharLink|Winstra Hullhollyn}} | * {{MdCharLink|Winstra Hullhollyn}} | ||
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====In the mess hall (first floor) ==== | |||
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* {{MdCharLink|Lady Durinbold's Attendant}} | * {{MdCharLink|Lady Durinbold's Attendant}} | ||
* {{MdCharLink|Lady Durinbold's Bodyguard}} | * {{MdCharLink|Lady Durinbold's Bodyguard}} | ||
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* {{MdCharLink|Lord Shattershield's Attendant}} | * {{MdCharLink|Lord Shattershield's Attendant}} | ||
* {{MdCharLink|Lord Shattershield's Bodyguard}} | * {{MdCharLink|Lord Shattershield's Bodyguard}} | ||
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====Other characters==== | |||
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* {{MdCharLink|Corinye|Handmaiden Corinye}} | * {{MdCharLink|Corinye|Handmaiden Corinye}} | ||
* {{MdCharLink|Dinu|Footman Dinu}} | * {{MdCharLink|Dinu|Footman Dinu}} | ||
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* {{MdCharLink|Darlie|Cook Darlie}} | * {{MdCharLink|Darlie|Cook Darlie}} | ||
* {{MdCharLink|Jaymes|Waiter Jaymes}} | * {{MdCharLink|Jaymes|Waiter Jaymes}} | ||
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Notable items obtained in this location, whether looted, purchased, or obtained as a quest reward: | Notable items obtained in this location, whether looted, purchased, or obtained as a quest reward: | ||
*{{MdRarityItem|Flame Enamelled Armour}} - in a chest at {{Coords|-28|184}} | *{{MdRarityItem|Flame Enamelled Armour}} - in a chest at {{Coords|-28|184}} | ||
*{{MdRarityItem|Helldusk Boots}} - in a locked | *{{MdRarityItem|Helldusk Boots}} - in a locked gilded chest at {{Coords|-32|219}} on the top floor of the fortress | ||
*{{MdRarityItem|Servitor of the Black Hand Gloves}} - in an | *{{MdRarityItem|Servitor of the Black Hand Gloves}} - in an opulent chest {{Coords|-32|198}} on the top floor of the fortress | ||
*{{MdRarityItem|Scroll of Cone of Cold}} - in a locked, trapped, wooden chest {{Coords|59|216}} on the beach just east of the fortress | |||
===Literature=== | |||
*{{MdRarityItem|Assassin's Instructions}} | *{{MdRarityItem|Assassin's Instructions}} | ||
*{{MdRarityItem|Just So You Don't Forget}} | |||
*{{MdRarityItem|Wyrm's Rock Security Audit}} | *{{MdRarityItem|Wyrm's Rock Security Audit}} | ||
==Wyrm's Rock | ==Wyrm's Rock traps== | ||
Gortash has outfitted Wyrm's Rock with a variety of traps. These traps will only become active during combat. | Gortash has outfitted Wyrm's Rock with a variety of traps. These traps will only become active during combat. | ||
* [[Deranged Force Curtain]] | * [[Deranged Force Curtain]] | ||
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* [[Incineration Caster]] | * [[Incineration Caster]] | ||
* [[Micromodron Force Curtain]] | * [[Micromodron Force Curtain]] | ||
== Notes and references == | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||