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'''Find the Blood of Lathander''' is a [[quest]] in [[Act One]] of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be started at the [[Rosymorn Monastery]].

[[File:Blood of Lathander Quest.jpg|thumb|The Blood of Lathander is the Morninglord's legendary weapon.]]

''Objectives and journal entries may vary pending player decisions and outcomes.''

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Explore Rosymorn Monastery.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Find the true Blood of Lathander.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Explore the Secret Chamber.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Find a purpose for the Dawnmaster's Crest.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Get past the Secret Chamber's Lathanderian traps.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Retrieve the relic.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Escape the exploding Rosymorn Monastery.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Quest Compete</div>

=== Accessing the Monastery ===

The Rosymorn Monastery is accessed from the [[Mountain Pass]]. Find the Cable Car Wheel (X:-47, Y:-74) and succeed in a Strength check (DC 15) to summon the cable car. Climb on the cable car and use the wheel to move towards the Monastery. Follow the path east until a cutscene triggers where a group of githyanki warriors shoot down some cultists. Unfortunately, the Rosymorn Monastery Doors are locked and magically enchanted, but there are broken windows that can be climbed through (X:64, Y:31) just west of the doors. Once inside, there are a number of drunk Kobolds who must be dealt with to continue - one of which holds an item that starts this quest.

One way to acquire the Blood of Lathander, although unnecessary, is to acquire the [[Dawnmaster's Crest]]. To do this, the party must acquire three ceremonial weapons: [[Ceremonial Mace]], [[Ceremonial Warhammer]], and [[Ceremonial Battleaxe]].  

The Ceremonial Mace is held by one of the Kobold Looters on the ground floor (X:40, Y:28). Loot the mace from its body. An alternative Mace can be found to the southeast on the upper floor, by accessing the gravesite of Dawnmaster Stockhold (X:127, Y:-5).

[[File:Ceremonial Warhammer Wall Quest.jpg|thumb|The crack in the wall to the Warhammer.]]

From the Kobold room, move north to the giant crack in the wall. From here, jump up the rocks to get higher up on the Monastery. Once at the top of the rocks, jump across to the Monastery's roof. Move southeast to find an enchanted door (X:95, Y:46). The door can be lockpicked (DC 15) and the barricades jumped over. Otherwise, the wall to the south can be destroyed with force damage (X:106, Y:38). Once inside, there is a [[Guardian of Faith]]. On the ground below it is the Warhammer. Picking it up causes the Guardian to attack.

[[File:Ceremonial Battleaxe Nest Quest.jpg|thumb|The eagle's nest has the battleaxe]]

The Ceremonial Battleaxe is on the topmost floor of the Monastery, in the center of a Giant Eagle's nest. There are two sets of Knotted Roots that can be climbed - one to the north (X:54, Y:55) and one to the west (X:89, Y:41).  

Once the party arrives on the roof, an eagle warns them off, requiring either an Animal Handling check (DC 18) or a Persuasion check (with [[Speak With Animals]] active). If the party succeeds, the [[Ancient Giant Eagle]] and [[Giant Eagle]] remain neutral, although they attack if the party moves too close to the nest. With the help of [[Fog Cloud]] or [[Darkness]] and [[Invisibility]], the party can sneak and grab the Battleaxe while the eagles are unaware.

==== Placing the Weapons ====

On the same floor as the Guardian of Faith, there is a room with a giant stained-glass window (X:74, Y:68). Examining the window indicates which Dawnmaster uses what weapon, although one of the panels is too shattered to read.

An optional hint is available down the hall; northeast, there are a set of two doors (X:54, Y:41) where crying can be heard. Opening the door, nine [[Gremishka]] attack. Once they are defeated, move to the southwest corner of the room. Lockpick the gated area to find a book - [[The Parables of Dawnmaster Vaseid]] - on Dawnmaster Vaseid wielding a battleaxe.

* Dawnmaster Seed - Warhammer

* Dawnmaster Stockhold - Mace

* Dawnmaster Vaseid - Battleaxe

Once the weapons are placed on the correct table, a secret section of the wall opens up with a pouch that contains the Dawnmaster Crest.

'''Note: Generic versions of the weapons (ie a [[Battleaxe]]) can be used instead of the ceremonial variants. The type of weapon is the only thing that matters for them to be accepted for the puzzle.'''

=== The Githyanki Creche ===

From the stained glass room, move South up the hall, then jump across the gap to the East, where the enchanted door was. Move South, then East to find a set of crumbling stairs. Jump past the gaps to follow the stairs down. Once the stairs have been descended, move north and a barricade is on the western wall. Destroy it and walk through. Move north through the oak door, then keep moving west past the statue of Lathander. (Note: There is a lever on the wall (X;78, Y:49) that opens the monastery doors, which can make reentering the monastery easier)

After moving west, follow the stairs to north to reach the Monastery Basement (X:74, Y:80) where [[Creche Y'llek]] resides. The githyanki are suspicious to outsiders - Lae'zel can smooth the way without any checks if she's in the party, or the party can gain access by persuading, intimidating, or deceiving the guards.

Enter the Captain's Chambers, where the Kith'rak of the creche is arguing with an Inquisitor. The way forward is blocked by a shield generated by the Githyanki Barrier Disruptor (X:1390, Y:-757). A [[Gith Shard]] is needed to open the way, which is on the person of [[Kith'rak Therezzyn]]. Steal it, or fight the Kith'rak to gain the shard. Inquisitor Ch'r'ai recognizes the party and tells them to enter, opening the way.

Move into the Inquisitor's Chambers, where the Inquisitor, [[Ch'r'ai W'wargaz]] is waiting to speak to the party. For the purposes of this quest, it is possible to ignore him to avoid making the crèche hostile and move straight on to the western hallway (X:1330, Y:-660). There are two statues here that must be rotated - the one to the south requires an Athletics check to move and must be turned to the west, while the other must be turned to the east. A path opens in the wall, with some barrels that can be jumped over, moved aside, or destroyed. Proceed west to the Secret Stairway. Use ranged attacks to destroy the Energy Source crystal on the south side of the barrier.

In the next room is a Dawnbreaker that shoots out pulses to knock the party away. Wait for breaks in the pulses to run up to it and disarm it (DC 14). Unfortunately, the path forward is still blocked. Move to some rocks and climb them, then follow the path around to find another energy source (X:1118, Y:-790). The final energy is on the rocks to the north. Avoid the pulses of the Dawnbreaker and consider disarming it to easily destroy the Energy Source.

Moving forward, the party finally encounters the Blood of Lathander. From here, there are several outcomes.

If the Dawnmaster's Crest was obtained, simply place it in the altar's item slot to safely take the Blood of Lathander. Placing the crest after taking the mace also deactivates the trap.

If the Blood of Lathander is taken without the Dawnmaster's Crest, it activates a deadly trap that risks the destruction of the entire Monastery. The party has only four turns to either escape the Monastery or destroy the four Lathander Solar Machines that activate the trap. Whichever character grabbed the mace is trapped behind a forcefield and cannot act until they've escaped ([[Misty Step]] or [[Dimension Door]] work here). Destroy the Solar Machines to keep the creche intact, or escape the creche to destroy it. Some companions who get stuck in the blast have unique dialogue afterwards.

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== Quest Rewards ==

* [[The Blood of Lathander]]

* Because of the location of the Blood of Lathander, Discover the Artefact's Secrets must also be completed.

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