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[[Priestess Gut]] (X:297, Y:-18) is in front of the giant throne immediately north of the front entrance. She offers to brand the party with the [[Brand of the Absolute]], which can be accepted or rejected. Regardless of whether the brand is taken or not, Gut recognizes the party as fellow True Souls. She attempts to probe into the party's minds with her illithid powers. Allow her to do this, and she notices something is amiss. Explain that it's the result of the tadpoles and ask if she can help. Gut says that the party should join her in her private chambers.

Follow her to her chambers, where she says she has a cure for the tadpole. She says that a special cleansing potion must be taken first. However, an [[Arcana]] check reveals this is a sleeping potion. If she's called out on this, or if the party member in question is resistant to sleeping potions (ie an elf or half-elf), she becomes hostile and also triggers several nearby goblins to become hostile. However, if the potion is taken, she chains up the party member and says she intends for them to become her pet squid. It's possible to either break free with an [[Acrobatics]] or [[Strength]] check, but a special scene plays if nothing is done at all. Wait, and [[Korrilla Hearthflame|Korrilla]] appears from a portal to assassinate both Gut and her Ogre guard. Then she disappears after a brief conversation, warning the party to be more careful.

The drow Minthara (X:333, Y:42) is in the northeastern corner of the Shattered Sanctum. There is a [[Scrying Eye]] that must be dealt with before defeating her, otherwise the camp is alerted. Minthara can easily be taken out after speaking with her, as she runs across the bridge to gather the troops. While she is running on the bridge, attack the bridge's posts and she falls into the chasm below. Otherwise, once the scrying eye is dealt with, only Minthara and her minions in the room become hostile, so the other two leaders can still be dealt with stealthily.

Return to the Worg Pens and report to Halsin on the leaders' defeat. He is grateful and willing to answer many questions about his knowledge of the tadpoles as well as the strange movements of Absolutists at Moonrise Towers. He tells the party to return to the Druid Grove and he will meet them there. Return to the Sacred Pool area, where Halsin confronts Kagha about her actions. He will either demote her status to an initiate or cast her out entirely, depending on if [[Investigate Kagha]] was completed.

Speak to Rath (X:-463, Y:-30) in the Inner Sanctum and he rewards the party handsomely for their service. Head north to the room where Nettie initially was, then head northwest to the Enclave Library. There is a giant stone wolf statue in the room. There are four plaques surrounding the wolf - interact with the easternmost one. Combine the rune with the empty socket (X:-463, Y:24). Then, interact with all four runes to unlock a hidden staircase. This is a special treasure room with many helpful items.