As you discover the Underdark in Baldur’s Gate 3, you may ultimately encounter the pleasant Thoughts Flayer Omeluum on the Myconid Colony. He offers the search Inform Omeluum In regards to the Parasite which feeds into the Take away the Parasite most important quest. He’ll request that you simply acquire two harmful mushrooms from a close-by Arcane Tower as a way to assist him analysis your tadpole.
The Arcane Tower has some first rate magical loot, and Omeluum rewards you with the Psionic Ring in your bother, which suppresses your Illithid tadpole. With the ring on, you may be unable to make use of your Thoughts Flayer powers actively in dialog, and it could have some play later within the story as issues come to a head along with your little passenger. The hunt additionally has numerous nice story content material, with a protracted sequence on the finish that includes a number of talent checks that reveals extra about your tadpole, and the tower itself is a stand-out set piece that is well-worth exploring.
However for those who’re having bother getting previous the Arcane Tower’s defenses and determining the right way to get free reign of the place, you are not alone. I used to be fairly stumped at first, however you could have fairly a couple of choices for shutting down the Arcane Cannons, activating the Arcane Tower’s elevator, and discovering your Tongue of Insanity mushroom and Timmask Spores.
1. How one can get previous the Arcane Cannons
The primary entrance to Lenore’s Arcane Tower is within the Southwest of the Underdark. You possibly can attain it both by taking the fairy ring within the basement of Auntie Ethel’s home, or by leaping throughout a small chasm to the southeast of the Duergar fishing village.
You are truly coming into the Arcane Tower at its fourth ground—the construction extends downward from the principle entrance right into a canyon. The primary entrance is guarded by 4 Arcane Cannons, two exterior, and two inside, that may periodically injury you when you’re in view. The primary entrance to the tower is locked, however you’ll be able to leap by an open window to the south of it.
The Arcane Cannons are closely proof against weapon injury, however there are a couple of methods you’ll be able to cope with them. If Wyll or one other Warlock is in your occasion, Eldritch Blast can take a good chunk out of the Arcane Cannons’ well being. So long as you’ll be able to tank their blasts, you’ll be able to simply brute drive your well past.
Alternatively, you should utilize the spell Invisibility to simply run previous them—there’s only one struggle within the tower itself, and never solely can or not it’s averted, you’ll be able to solely entry it after you disable the turrets anyway. Do not be afraid to simply ship a Rogue or Bard in to discover the place solo.
2. Activating the Arcane Tower’s elevator
The engine powering the elevator is on the base of the Arcane Tower, and you will have to do some cautious leaping to get there. From the principle entrance, head out the southern door onto a balcony. From there, leap to the blue mushrooms to the east, then leap right down to the balcony on the third ground.
There’s one other set of blue mushrooms farther beneath that may allow you to attain the bottom degree, however watch out—a leap down from right here might hit you with heavy injury. Think about a spell like Misty Step to teleport down as a substitute.
From right here you may be on the base of the tower. Gather one of many magic-nullifying Sussur Blooms from the backyard out again and mix it with the engine contained in the tower to reactivate the elevator, which you’ll entry on the second ground up the staircase from the generator. Activating the engine additionally shuts down the Arcane Cannons, permitting you to reunite along with your occasion for those who snuck previous them.
3. Discovering Tongue of Insanity mushrooms and Timmask Spores within the Arcane Tower
The mushrooms for Omeluum are on the third ground of the tower. Take the elevator up from the second ground after reactivating the engine. The Timmask Spores are on a bookshelf within the northwest nook of the third ground, whereas the Tongues of Insanity are on the base of a large orange mushroom to the southeast.
4. Coping with Bernard, guardian of the Enchanted Tower
The Arcane Tower’s prime ground is guarded by a degree 5 clockwork butler boss and his 4 weaker automaton mates. It might make for a difficult struggle, however you may additionally speak your method into having free run of the place.
One degree beneath, on the fifth ground, you may discover a e book titled “The Roads to Darkness” within the southeast nook. In case you learn this e book, you can quote strains from it when speaking to Bernard the robotic butler, which can make him acknowledge you as a buddy. I do not know if it’s important to settle for his hug to seal the deal, however why not let the poor unhappy robotic man convey it in?
With all stated and performed, now you can return to Omeluum on the Myconid colony to study extra in regards to the parasite, in addition to safe his magical, mind-fortifying ring—simply word that the ring can solely be obtained by paying Omeluum a large sum, or passing one in all various talent checks to supply him one thing of comparable worth.