The Prince of the Comet (Quest)

Orpheus is free

The Prince of the Comet is a sub-quest of the personal quest for Lae'zel,  The Githyanki Warrior, in Act Three of Baldur's Gate 3. It is initiated if the party refuses an offer from Queen Vlaakith, who visits them in their camp.

Objectives

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

Free Orpheus from the artefact. The True Heir must rise.

• Vlaakith appeared to me in camp and made an offer: kill Orpheus, and she will ascend me to the Astral Plane and anoint me as her Chosen. I turned her down - Gith's son, the Prince of the Comet, is the rightful heir to the Githyanki Empire. We must be freed from her shackles.

Defeat the Netherbrain.

• Prince Orpheus is free. The seeds of Vlaakith's demise are planted - but first, I must set my sights on the Netherbrain.
• Prince Orpheus is free, but has taken the form of an illithid. His future is uncertain; for now, I must focus on slaying the Netherbrain.

Quest Complete

• The Prince of the Comet has set his sights on the lich queen Vlaakith, and blazes a path to the city of Tu'narath. The rebellion has begun.
• The Prince of the Comet is no more. If no one takes his stead, the flames of githyanki rebellion will be extinguished.
• The Prince of the Comet is no more, and the flames of his rebellion have been extinguished. Vlaakith's rule remains steady, her grip as tight as ever.