Travel through the Mountain Pass: Difference between revisions

'''Travel through the Mountain Pass''' is a sub-[[quest]] of Travel to [[Moonrise Towers]] in [[Act One]] of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be acquired after speaking to either [[Halsin]] or [[Minthara]] after resolving [[Save the Refugees]] by siding with either the tieflings or the goblins.

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

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Reach the mountain pass.</div>

Halsin told us that there is a way to Moonrise Towers through a mountain pass, but that it may be dangerous.

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Speak to Minthara in the Goblin Camp.</div>

True Soul Nere spoke of a General who resides in Moonrise Towers. If we want answers about our parasites, we'll need to head there. Minthara in the Goblin Camp knows of a way to safely traverse the cursed lands.

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Raid the Emerald Grove.</div>

We agreed to help Minthara raid the Emerald Grove.

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Celebrate with Minthara.</div>

Minthara has promised us a reward for helping her crush the Emerald Grove. We should meet her at our camp to celebrate - and to receive our prize.

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Travel through the mountain pass.</div>

Nere warned us that we cannot travel through the mountain pass without protection, but Minthara can no longer help us. We might just have to brave the curse.

Minthara told us of a creature in her service who can guide us safely to Moonrise Towers. We can meet him and his minions at the mountain pass.

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Follow the mountain pass.</div>

We decided to take the mountain pass. This road should lead us to Moonrise Towers.

We find a corpse who tells us he came from Moonrise Towers on orders from General Thorm. We're heading in the right direction.

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Quest Complete</div>

We took the mountain pass and arrived in the shadow-cursed lands.

We used the lift in Grymforge and arrived in the shadow-cursed lands.

If the party meets with Halsin as part of [[Rescue the Druid Halsin]], he explains that he cannot heal the party, but that he's been studying the Absolute cult's activities and knows they are sending people en-masse to [[Moonrise Towers]]. He suggests that the party head there to seek answers. During Save the Refugees, if the [[Druid Grove]] was protected, Halsin speaks with the party after a night of celebration. He explains that there are two paths to Moonrise Towers - one through the [[Underdark]] and one overland through the [[Mountain Pass]]. The area around Moonrise Towers is known as the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]], and has a dangerous curse that can drive people mad. Halsin recommends the Underdark route, as it means traveling over less of the areas infected by the shadow curse.

If the party allies with Minthara, she tells them only about the Mountain Pass, providing a [[Spider's Lyre]] so that the party can summon one of her minions to cross the Shadow-Cursed Lands overland. She states that the party must go to Moonrise Towers to find their pace in the Absolute's Grand Design.

From the front gate of the camp, where Sentinel [[Olak]] and his worgs are, move west to where Warlock [[Tud]], Devout [[Wasp]], and Sharp-Eye [[Sluck]] are drinking. Continue moving west to find the entrance to the Mountain Pass (X:-160, Y:332)

There are various check-point encounters on the path to the proper Goblin Camp. There are multiple methods the player can use to approach these, including by not limited to:

* A mixture of diplomacy checks, such [[Persuasion]] and [[Deception]].

** Alternatively, a player can brute force through all diplomacy checks by utilizing the dialogue [[Tadpole Power]].

** [[Drow]], or characters disguised as one via the [[Disguise Self]] spell, also have special dialogue options that helps you bypass diplomacy checks.

* Avoiding the check-points through [[stealth]] or finding an alternative path (i.e. approaching the camp from the North-West).

** Note, approaching from the North-Western path requires the player to figure out methods to deal with some sleeping guards (who can be woken if jumping character land near them). A [[Silence]] spell can effectively cover this.

* Saving [[Sazza]] in [[Save the Goblin Sazza]] and allowing her to smooth the way through.

The path to the Mountain Pass is west of the Risen Road. If the party chooses this route, they must face a githyanki patrol (X:-101, Y:555) led by [[Kith'rak Voss]], as part of [[Find the Githyanki Crèche]].

As the party comes across the patrol, they are arguing with a group of [[Flaming Fist|Flaming Fists]]. Suddenly, a red dragon comes down from the sky and sets the fists aflame. If Lae'zel is in the party, she notes that the crèche must be near and goes to meet with the patrol. Go with her to start a conversation with the dragon's rider, Kith'rak Voss.

If Lae'zel is in the party, the encounter becomes much simpler.

Choose the first option to allow Lae'zel to speak, and Voss reveals the search for a githyanki artefact. He asks if Lae'zel has seen anything like that.

If Lae'zel is not in the party, Voss asks why he shouldn;t run them through.

Succeed in any of the checks and Voss remains neutral.

A successful pass of any of these checks and Voss lets the party live. He tells them to go to the crèche - ahead, at the Mountain Pass. Otherwise, if Voss become suspicious that the party is infected with tadpoles or carries the artefact, then he flies off on his dragon and orders the githyanki soldiers to kill them all. [[Sarth Baretha]], Raider [[Clost]], Raider [[Zastri]], and Gish [[For'eth]] attack the party

There are several additional quests in the Mountain Pass, including a story-relevant quest - [[Discover the Artefact's Secrets]] and [[Lae'zel|Lae'zel's]] companion quest [[The Githyanki Warrior]]. There is also a trader named [[Lady Esther]] near the Trielta Crags Waypoint who provides the quest [[Steal a Githyanki Egg]] and a quest found in [[Rosymorn Monastery]] called [[Find the Blood of Lathander]]. However, completing these quests is not necessary to proceed to the Shadow-Cursed Lands.

Once the party enters the Mountain Pass for the first time, several quests automatically resolve, such as [[Save the Refugees]]. Additionally, entering the Shadow-Cursed Lands is considered the "point of no return" for Act One and is the official start of [[Act Two]]. As such, entering the path to the Shadow-Cursed Lands means that several quests automatically update. Before proceeding forward, complete all desired quests.