Find the Mushroom Picker

Baelen is trapped within the Bibberbang.

Find the Mushroom Picker is a quest in Act One of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be started by talking to Derryth Bonecloak in Ebonlake Grotto.

Objectives

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

Find Baelen.

• Derryth told us about her husband Baelen. He's lost somewhere in the Underdark.
• We got a description of Baelen. He's bald and wearing a blue tunic. He is also, apparently, not very smart.

Save Baelen.

• We found Baelen trapped in a field of Bibberbangs. He begged us to throw him his bag.

Learn more about the dead dwarf.

• The dwarf died before we could help him. What was he even doing down here?

Talk to Baelen.

• We rescued Baelen. We should check on him.

Speak with Derryth.

• We saved Baelen. We should tell Derryth the good news.
• Baelen died. We should let Derryth know.
• Baelen's corpse told us he was sent here by someone called Derryth. We should find her and tell her what happened.

Quest Complete

• While it wasn't a joyful reunion, Derryth has her husband back now.
• We told Derryth that her husband is dead. She didn't seem particularly upset.
• Derryth died.
• We left the region without helping Derryth.

Walkthrough

Act One

Derryth Bonecloak is in Ebonlake Grotto at X: 51 Y: -96, west of the Guardian Gate that is opened by Sovereign Spaw after completing  Defeat the Duergar Intruders. She asks if the party have seen a dwarf on their travels. If asked why, Derryth explains she and her husband, Baelen Bonecloak, are seeking the Noblestalk - a valuable rare mushroom with powerful curative properties. If asked what Baelen is worth to her, she says not to bother ransoming him, as she won't pay them and they'll be stuck with a useless person.

Baelen can be found by exiting Ebonlake Grotto from the southwest exit, then following the path north. Eventually, the party come across a patch of Bibberbang at X: 22 Y: -82 - green mushrooms that erupt into flammable spores on proximity. If the party get too close, Baelen calls out to them not to come any closer because he is trapped within the Bibberbang and will be caught in the flames. He implores the party to get him his bag so he can use a scroll to escape:

• Hold tight. I'll find your bag.
• This is your mess - figure it out yourself.
• Hold up a scroll of Misty Step. (if the party already have a Scroll of Misty Step)
  • Give the scroll to him. (if close enough)
  • [STRENGTH] Throw the scroll to him. (DC 10)
  • I've changed my mind. I'll fetch your bag instead.
  • Scrolls don't come cheap, you know.  +1
  • Keep the scroll for yourself.
• Hold up his bag. (if the party already have Baelen's Pack)
  • [DARK URGE] Throw the bag into the midst of the spores.
  • [DARK URGE] Deny yourself the firework show. Give him the bag. (if close enough)
  • [DARK URGE] [STRENGTH] Throw the bag to him. Not into the spores. Definitely not into the spores. (DC 10)
  • Give him the bag. (if close enough)
  • [STRENGTH] Throw the bag to him. (DC 10)
  • I've changed my mind.

The locations of the Noblestalk and the backpack within the Bibberbang.

• If Sovereign Glut is an Attached Follower, he does not trigger the mushroom traps. He can be controlled directly, using the move action with the backpack and Noblestalk to transport it back to the party.
•  Misty Step or  Fly can help the party travel safely. Baelen's bag has two Scrolls of Misty Step.
•  Mage Hand can throw the backpack to Baelen without triggering the Bibberbang.
• If Sovereign Spaw is killed as part of  Avenge Glut's Circle, it drops The Sovereign's Key. The key prevents mushroom traps from activating, trivializing the quest.

After saving Baelen, the party can procure the Noblestalk as a bonus objective. The delicate mushroom will be destroyed from the slightest damage, including the impact of being thrown by a Mage Hand. If any flammable Bibberbang spores are set alight, the chain reaction will destroy it. However, if the source of ignition (a lit torch near Baelen's pack) is first removed from the area, the Bibberbangs can be intentionally set off from a distance with no harm to the Noblestalk, leaving the party free to enter once the cloud settles. Otherwise, employ the same techniques used to procure the backpack to acquire the Noblestalk at X: -4 Y: -62.

Acquiring the Noblestalk is not a required objective of the quest. However, if retrieved, it can be used for one of several purposes:

• If given to Baelen, he gains his mind back and a more disrespectful tone to his wife. He tells her it will be like the "good old times" again, while Derryth is visibly shaken.
• If given to Shadowheart and passing a DC 12 Persuasion, or Intimidation check, she remembers a tiefling from her childhood named Rennald.
• If consumed by the Dark Urge, they remember a vivisection they performed in the past, alongside Sceleritas Fel. The butler was not lying about his service.
• If offered to Derryth, she initially claims to have no reward to offer. She can be given the Noblestalk regardless. Passing a DC 10 Intimidation check incentivizes her to hand over her wedding ring, though it is not very valuable. The party can either accept the exchange, or pocket both the ring and the Noblestalk, much to her displeasure.
• It can be held onto and consumed like a normal single-use item to fully restore a character's health and remove all negative conditions affecting them.

Act Three

If Derryth was given the Noblestalk, then she sells 2-3 Noblestalk in her shop each long rest. Otherwise, if Baelen was rescued and the party used the Noblestalk to heal him, he runs the store alone and does not sell any Noblestalk. Derryth can be found in the Elfsong Tavern, where she thanks the party for healing Baelen since it caused her to finally leave him for good. She comments that she doesn't have much to her name now but the freedom and peace of mind are worth it.

Quest rewards

• Gloves of Uninhibited Kushigo - given by Derryth for rescuing Baelen
• Scroll of Invisibility - given by Baelen for rescuing him
• Tarnished Ring - from an Intimidation check against Derryth when handing over the Noblestalk