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'''Find Rolan in the Shadows''' is a [[quest]] in [[Chapter Two]] of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be started by speaking with the tiefling children at the [[Last Light Inn]].
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'''Find Rolan in the Shadows''' is a [[Quest]] in [[Chapter Two]] of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be started by speaking with the tiefling children at the [[Last Light Inn]].
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==Objectives==
==Objectives==
''Objectives and journal entries may vary pending player decisions and outcomes.''
''Objectives and journal entries may vary pending story decisions and outcomes.''
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{{Quest objective|Bring Rolan safely back to Last Light.|
<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Bring Rolan safely back to Last Light.</div>
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* Rolan has disappeared into the darkness. He left a message for his siblings to wait for him at Last Light. He's out in the shadow curse alone. We should look for him.
* Rolan has disappeared into the darkness. He left a message for his siblings to wait for him at Last Light. He's out in the shadow curse alone. We should look for him.
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{{Quest objective|Help Rolan defeat the shadows.|
<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Help Rolan defeat the shadows.</div>
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* Rolan is in trouble. We should help him.
* Rolan is in trouble. We should help him.
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{{Quest objective|Speak to Rolan at Last Light.|
<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Speak to Rolan at Last Light.</div>
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* Safe once more, an embarrassed Rolan headed back to Last Light. We should meet him there.
* Safe once more, an embarrassed Rolan headed back to Last Light. We should meet him there.
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{{Quest objective|Quest Complete|
<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Quest Complete</div>
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* If Cal and Lia are saved in Rescue the Tieflings: Rolan's family are finally safe, and together once more in Last Light.
* If Cal and Lia are saved in Rescue the Tieflings: Rolan's family are finally safe, and together once more in Last Light.
* If Lia dies in [[Rescue the Tieflings: With Lia dead, Rolan and Cal will never be the same.
* If Lia dies in Rescue the Tieflings: With Lia dead, Rolan and Cal will never be the same.
* If Cal dies in Rescue the Tieflings: With Cal dead, Rolan and Lia will never be the same.
* If Cal dies in Rescue the Tieflings: With Cal dead, Rolan and Lia will never be the same.
* Rolan has reunited with Lia at Last Light.
* Rolan has reunited with Lia at Last Light.
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* We left the shadow-cursed lands without helping Rolan.
* We left the shadow-cursed lands without helping Rolan.
* Rolan's reunion with his siblings didn't go as expected, and they separated on bad terms.
* Rolan's reunion with his siblings didn't go as expected, and they separated on bad terms.
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== Walkthrough ==
== Walkthrough ==
If [[Rolan]] was convinced to defend the [[Druid Grove]] in [[Act One]] and the Grove was defended during [[Save the Refugees]], Rolan appears in the Last Light Inn. He is at the bar (X:-78, Y:148) drunkenly arguing with two tiefling children, [[Umi]] and [[Ide]], who are refusing to give him more alcohol. If the party talks to him, he blames them for the loss of his siblings [[Cal]] and [[Lia]], who were taken after a group of [[The Absolute|Absolute]] cultists ambushed the refugees. Rolan wanted to abandon the refugees and go their own way, but the party convinced him to stay and made Cal and Lia feel like heroes. He doesn't know if they're alive or dead, and he is determined to save them himself.
If {{CharLink|Rolan}} was convinced to defend the [[Druid Grove]] in [[Act One]] and the Grove was defended during [[Save the Refugees]], Rolan appears in the Last Light Inn. He is at the bar (X:-78, Y:148) drunkenly arguing with two tiefling children, {{CharLink|Umi}} and {{CharLink|Ide}}, who are refusing to give him more alcohol. If the party talks to him, he blames them for the loss of his siblings {{CharLink|Cal}} and {{CharLink|Lia}}, who were taken after a group of [[The Absolute|Absolute]] cultists ambushed the refugees. Rolan wanted to abandon the refugees and go their own way, but the party convinced him to stay and made Cal and Lia feel like heroes. He doesn't know if they're alive or dead, and he is determined to save them himself.


Regardless of if the party speaks to Rolan or not, he disappears after [[Resolve the Abduction]]. The party can find him at the southern end of the [[Ruined Battlefield]] and southeast of the [[Reithwin Tollhouse]] (X:-52 and Y: 11). When the party gets close to his location, he is attacked by several [[Shadow|Shadows]]. If the party joins the battle and saves him, he admits he was trying to get to [[Moonrise Towers]] to see if his siblings were there. He is upset that the party had to rescue him, but agrees to return to the Inn, where he'll wait for his family to return.
Regardless of if the party speaks to Rolan or not, he disappears after [[Resolve the Abduction]]. The party can find him at the southern end of the [[Ruined Battlefield]] and southeast of the [[Reithwin Tollhouse]] (X:-52 and Y: -110). When the party gets close to his location, he is attacked by several [[Shadow|Shadows]]. If the party joins the battle and saves him, he admits he was trying to get to [[Moonrise Towers]] to see if his siblings were there. He is upset that the party had to rescue him, but agrees to return to the Inn, where he'll wait for his family to return.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* If this quest is not completed before the player enters [[Shadowfell]] in [[Find the Nightsong]], then [[Rolan]] will die.
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* If the party gets too close to Rolan but either leaves or Long Rests, Rolan will die from the Shadows.
* If the party gets too close to Rolan but either leaves or Long Rests, Rolan will die from the Shadows.
 
* If the player character raided the Grove and told Rolan and his siblings not to stay, this quest is available but Rolan will not be found where the quest marker indicates he should be.
* If this quest is not completed before the player enters [[Shadowfell]] in [[Find the Nightsong]], then {{CharLink|Rolan}} will die. {{verify}}
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Latest revision as of 19:47, 23 November 2024

Find Rolan in the Shadows is a Quest in Chapter Two of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be started by speaking with the tiefling children at the Last Light Inn.

Objectives[edit | edit source]

Objectives and journal entries may vary pending story decisions and outcomes.

Bring Rolan safely back to Last Light.
  • Rolan has disappeared into the darkness. He left a message for his siblings to wait for him at Last Light. He's out in the shadow curse alone. We should look for him.
Help Rolan defeat the shadows.
  • Rolan is in trouble. We should help him.
Speak to Rolan at Last Light.
  • Safe once more, an embarrassed Rolan headed back to Last Light. We should meet him there.
Quest Complete
  • If Cal and Lia are saved in Rescue the Tieflings: Rolan's family are finally safe, and together once more in Last Light.
  • If Lia dies in Rescue the Tieflings: With Lia dead, Rolan and Cal will never be the same.
  • If Cal dies in Rescue the Tieflings: With Cal dead, Rolan and Lia will never be the same.
  • Rolan has reunited with Lia at Last Light.
  • Rolan has reunited with Cal at Last Light.
  • If Rolan is not saved in time by the Shades: Rolan died.
  • If Isobel is not saved in Resolve the Abduction: With Last Light gone, Rolan will never see his family again.
  • We left the shadow-cursed lands without speaking to Rolan in Last Light.
  • We left the shadow-cursed lands without helping Rolan.
  • Rolan's reunion with his siblings didn't go as expected, and they separated on bad terms.

Walkthrough[edit | edit source]

If Rolan Rolan was convinced to defend the Druid Grove in Act One and the Grove was defended during Save the Refugees, Rolan appears in the Last Light Inn. He is at the bar (X:-78, Y:148) drunkenly arguing with two tiefling children, Umi Umi and Ide Ide, who are refusing to give him more alcohol. If the party talks to him, he blames them for the loss of his siblings Cal Cal and Lia Lia, who were taken after a group of Absolute cultists ambushed the refugees. Rolan wanted to abandon the refugees and go their own way, but the party convinced him to stay and made Cal and Lia feel like heroes. He doesn't know if they're alive or dead, and he is determined to save them himself.

Regardless of if the party speaks to Rolan or not, he disappears after Resolve the Abduction. The party can find him at the southern end of the Ruined Battlefield and southeast of the Reithwin Tollhouse (X:-52 and Y: -110). When the party gets close to his location, he is attacked by several Shadows. If the party joins the battle and saves him, he admits he was trying to get to Moonrise Towers to see if his siblings were there. He is upset that the party had to rescue him, but agrees to return to the Inn, where he'll wait for his family to return.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • If the party gets too close to Rolan but either leaves or Long Rests, Rolan will die from the Shadows.
  • If the player character raided the Grove and told Rolan and his siblings not to stay, this quest is available but Rolan will not be found where the quest marker indicates he should be.
  • If this quest is not completed before the player enters Shadowfell in Find the Nightsong, then Rolan Rolan will die. [Needs Verification]