Oubliette

Oubliette is an area under Moonrise Towers Prison. Shrouded in shadow and covered in bloody viscera, it houses prisoners of the Cult of the Absolute, both living and dead.

A pile of corpses in the Oubliette.

Shadow-Cursed Lands
Moonrise Towers Prison
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		Oubliette

Overview

Oubliette can be reached in multiple ways:

• From Moonrise Towers Prison, it can be reached by jumping into the pit at X: 580 Y: -690 (enter only), or by jumping into the hole in Cell Three X: 579 Y: -616 (enter only), or by descending the Cragged Rock at X: 503 Y: -617.
• From Moonrise Towers, it can be reached by submitting to or failing the checks to escape the cracked wallX: -126 Y: -177.
• If the player progresses through Reithwin TownX: -290 Y: -14 on the Road to Baldur's Gate before Ketheric Thorm is defeated, the player will be given the choice to continue ahead or turn back; if the player chooses to continue, they will be immediately transported to the Oubliette.

Although the Oubliette appears at the southwest of the Mind Flayer Colony's map, they are separate areas. The Mind Flayer Colony may only be reached from the Moonrise Towers Rooftop, after defeating Ketheric, and the Oubliette cannot be reached from the Mind Flayer Colony.

Points of interest

• A pair of Hook Horrors stand between the player's usual "landing" location and the exit
• A hidden chest at X: 664 Y: -116
• The body of Zealot Krizt at X: 625 Y: -89 contains a Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen
• The player can  Speak with Dead on a dead Goblin at X: 639 Y: -79. A former True Soul, he sheds light on the true fate that befalls believers of the Absolute who "ascend"

Notable Loot

Notable items obtained in this location, whether looted, purchased, or obtained as a quest reward:

• Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen - Looted from the corpse of Zealot Krizt at X: 625 Y: -89
• Harp-Shaped Pin - Found in a pile of viscera at X: 623 Y: -99

Notes

• Chop can be heard talking to himself through the walls.