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The Astral Plane is a [[List of Locations|location]] that can be reached by interacting with The [[Mysterious Artefact]] in [[Crèche Y'llek]].
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== Overview ==
All party members receive the {{cond|Astral Gravity}} condition while in the Astral Plane.


== Chapter 1/2 ==
=== Access ===
[[File:Screen Astral Plane South East A.jpg|thumb|The view looking southeast from the starting area of '''Astral Plane''']]
The Astral Prism can be accessed during Act One, through the Plancaster in [[Crèche Y'llek|Crèche Y'llek's]] Inquisitor's Chamber, and during Act Three, from a portal in [[Wyrm's Lookout]]. The party will return one final time after facing off against [[The Netherbrain]] at the [[Morphic Pool]].
When you come to the '''Astral Plane''' you will meet your Dream Visitor and find out that they reside on the Astral Plane.


== Chapter 3 ==
=== Act One ===
When you come back to the Astral Plane after you fight some githyanki monks (githzerai?) you will learn that your [[Dream Visitor]] is [[The Emperor]]. You have the option to join their fight or not. If you side with him, he'll explain his history and you'll meet Prince Orpheus. The Emperor will offer to help you evolve into a Mind Flayer.
{{main|The Githyanki Warrior}}
[[File:Astral Map 1.png|thumb|x300px|Astral Sea map in Act I]]
During [[The Githyanki Warrior]] in [[Crèche Y'llek]], the party may choose to use the Planecaster to enter the Mysterious Artefact.
Doing so will bring the party to the Astral Plane, where they meet the [[Dream Guardian]] and learn that it is living there.


A Portal will open and you can return to the Material Plane. This will return you to your campsite in Wyrm's Lookout. Once you leave camp, you'll come to [[Rivington]].
Jumping the first chasm earns [[Experience#Discovering_locations|95XP]] at Level 6, for discovering this Small sized location.


== Environment ==
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Entering the '''Astral Plane''' imparts the condition [[Astral Gravity (Condition)|Astral Gravity]] on all characters in your party.
=== Act Three ===
{{main|Help Your Protector}}
[[File:Astral Map 2.png|thumb|x300px|Astral Sea map in Act III]]
At the beginning of Act Three, the party will set up camp in [[Wyrm's Lookout]]. During the night, there will be an attack by some githyanki. The party then has three turns to escape through the nearby portal to the Astral Plane.
In the Astral Plane, the party will meet the [[Dream Guardian]] in its true form, a [[Mind Flayer]] called the {{CharLink|The Emperor|Emperor}}. There is the option to join its fight against the monks. If the party sides with it, it'll explain its history and the party meets {{CharLink|Orpheus|Prince Orpheus}}. The Emperor will give an {{SmRarityItem|Astral-Touched Tadpole}} and an offer to help evolve into a mind flayer. Choosing to kill the Emperor will instead result in a 'Game Over' screen.


==Related Locations==
A portal will open back to Wyrm's Lookout on the Material Plane. This will return the party to the campsite in Wyrm's Lookout. Once the party leaves camp, they come to [[Rivington]].
*[[Crèche Y'llek]]


==Related Quests==
== Related locations ==
* [[Discover the Artefact's Secrets]]
* {{Loc|Crèche Y'llek}}
* [[Help Your Protector]]
* {{Loc|Morphic Pool}}
* [[Free Orpheus]]
* {{Loc|Wyrm's Lookout}}


== Notable Loot ==
== Related quests ==
[[Boots of Uninhibited Kushigo]] - Looted from [[Prelate Lir'i'c]] when you come to the Astral Plane in [[Chapter Three]]
* {{Quest|Discover the Artefact's Secrets}}
* {{Quest|Discover the History of Prince Orpheus}}
* {{Quest|Embrace Your Potential}}
* {{Quest|Free Orpheus}}
* {{Quest|Help Your Protector}}
* {{Quest|The Githyanki Warrior}}


==Notable NPCs==
== Notable characters ==
* [[Dream Visitor]]
* {{MdCharLink|Dream Guardian|icon=Guardian.png}}
* {{MdCharLink|Orpheus}}
* {{MdCharLink|The Emperor}}
 
== Other characters ==
=== Ember Gish'ra ===
* {{CharLink|M'i'hayk|Ember Gish'ra M'i'hayk}}
* {{CharLink|Mir'ic|Ember Gish'ra Mir'ic}}
=== High Gish'ra ===
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* {{CharLink|Ghik'lir|High Gish'ra Ghik'lir}}
* {{CharLink|G'imre|High Gish'ra G'imre}}
* {{CharLink|K'i'lar|High Gish'ra K'i'lar}}
* {{CharLink|Nyk|High Gish'ra Nyk}}
* {{CharLink|Sh'ari|High Gish'ra Sh'ari}}
* {{CharLink|Zelrin|High Gish'ra Zelrin}}
* {{CharLink|Lir'i'c|Prelate Lir'i'c}}
{{div col end}}
=== Zephyr Gish'ra ===
* {{CharLink|Hr'ack'la|Zephyr Gish'ra Hr'ack'la}}
* {{CharLink|Jyd'i'|Zephyr Gish'ra Jyd'i'}}
* {{CharLink|Verik|Zephyr Gish'ra Verik}}
 
== Notable loot ==
* {{RarityItem|Boots of Uninhibited Kushigo}} – Looted from [[Prelate Lir'i'c]] at the beginning of [[Act Three]]
* {{RarityItem|Divine Bone Shard}} – Beside a Dead Githyanki {{coords|160|115}}, and behind the portal to Crèche Y'llek {{coords|1785|330}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery heights="250px">
Frederick-senesael-larian-artblast-fredericksenesael-astralskull02.jpg|Concept art
Frederick-senesael-larian-artblast-fredericksenesael-astralskull07.jpg|Concept art
</gallery>
 
==Notes==
{{notebegin}}
*”The Astral Plane was designed from the ground up, building upon descriptions that characterise it as an amorphous, otherworldly location, It would need to be a strange, void-like realm visually unlike anything else in the game - fantastical even next to other fantasy environments. Our final design settled on a backdrop of bright nebulae and the remains of a dead god as our visual centrepiece.” Quote from the Digital Artbook.
*The Astral Plane plays a role as the "graveyard" of the Gods, with the "bodies" creating entire Astral Islands and landmasses. There is no confirmation as to which god this particular corpse is, or whether it is an already established god's corpse at all, but the Deities who have been confirmed to have once drifted within the Astral Plane as a "Dead God" are as follows: {{FRWiki|Amaunator}}, [[Bane (God)|Bane]], [[Bhaal]], {{FRWiki|Enki}}, {{FRWiki|Gilgeam}}, {{FRWiki|Ibrandul}}, {{FRWiki|Kalzareinad}}, [[Karsus]], {{FRWiki|Kiputytto}}, {{FRWiki|Leira}}, {{FRWiki|Moander}}, [[Myrkul]], {{FRWiki|Leira}}, {{FRWiki|Ulutiu}}.
**Bane, Bhaal and Myrkul, are unlikely to be the corpse, as they have all returned as quasi-deities, and are no longer "dead." However, Myrkul appeared as a corpse in the Astral Plane in a similar vein in {{FRWiki|Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer}}.
**Ulutiu is also unlikely, as they are in a state of stasis rather than considered a dead god.
**Karsus is a popular theory involving the corpse's identity due to his impact on the game as a whole.
{{noteend}}
 
== External links ==
* {{FRWiki|Astral Plane|long}}
 
{{Astral Plane}}
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Act One Locations]]
[[Category:Act Three Locations]]

Latest revision as of 15:14, 4 November 2024

The view looking southeast from the starting area of Astral Plane
The Astral Plane is a region in Baldur's Gate 3. The Astral Plane is a location inside the Mysterious Artefact, accessible only during specific moments in the story.

Overview[edit | edit source]

All party members receive the Astral Gravity Astral Gravity condition while in the Astral Plane.

Access[edit | edit source]

The Astral Prism can be accessed during Act One, through the Plancaster in Crèche Y'llek's Inquisitor's Chamber, and during Act Three, from a portal in Wyrm's Lookout. The party will return one final time after facing off against The Netherbrain at the Morphic Pool.

Act One[edit | edit source]

Main article: The Githyanki Warrior
Astral Sea map in Act I

During The Githyanki Warrior in Crèche Y'llek, the party may choose to use the Planecaster to enter the Mysterious Artefact. Doing so will bring the party to the Astral Plane, where they meet the Dream Guardian and learn that it is living there.

Jumping the first chasm earns 95XP at Level 6, for discovering this Small sized location.

Act Three[edit | edit source]

Main article: Help Your Protector
Astral Sea map in Act III

At the beginning of Act Three, the party will set up camp in Wyrm's Lookout. During the night, there will be an attack by some githyanki. The party then has three turns to escape through the nearby portal to the Astral Plane. In the Astral Plane, the party will meet the Dream Guardian in its true form, a Mind Flayer called the The Emperor Emperor. There is the option to join its fight against the monks. If the party sides with it, it'll explain its history and the party meets Orpheus Prince Orpheus. The Emperor will give an Astral-Touched Tadpole and an offer to help evolve into a mind flayer. Choosing to kill the Emperor will instead result in a 'Game Over' screen.

A portal will open back to Wyrm's Lookout on the Material Plane. This will return the party to the campsite in Wyrm's Lookout. Once the party leaves camp, they come to Rivington.

Related locations[edit | edit source]

Related quests[edit | edit source]

Notable characters[edit | edit source]

Other characters[edit | edit source]

Ember Gish'ra[edit | edit source]

High Gish'ra[edit | edit source]

Zephyr Gish'ra[edit | edit source]

Notable loot[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Concept art

    Concept art

  • Concept art

    Concept art

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • ”The Astral Plane was designed from the ground up, building upon descriptions that characterise it as an amorphous, otherworldly location, It would need to be a strange, void-like realm visually unlike anything else in the game - fantastical even next to other fantasy environments. Our final design settled on a backdrop of bright nebulae and the remains of a dead god as our visual centrepiece.” Quote from the Digital Artbook.
  • The Astral Plane plays a role as the "graveyard" of the Gods, with the "bodies" creating entire Astral Islands and landmasses. There is no confirmation as to which god this particular corpse is, or whether it is an already established god's corpse at all, but the Deities who have been confirmed to have once drifted within the Astral Plane as a "Dead God" are as follows: Amaunator, Bane, Bhaal, Enki, Gilgeam, Ibrandul, Kalzareinad, Karsus, Kiputytto, Leira, Moander, Myrkul, Leira, Ulutiu.
    • Bane, Bhaal and Myrkul, are unlikely to be the corpse, as they have all returned as quasi-deities, and are no longer "dead." However, Myrkul appeared as a corpse in the Astral Plane in a similar vein in Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer.
    • Ulutiu is also unlikely, as they are in a state of stasis rather than considered a dead god.
    • Karsus is a popular theory involving the corpse's identity due to his impact on the game as a whole.

External links[edit | edit source]

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