As you discover the Underdark in Baldur’s Gate 3, you may finally encounter the pleasant Thoughts Flayer Omeluum on the Myconid Colony. He provides the hunt Inform Omeluum In regards to the Parasite which feeds into the Take away the Parasite fundamental quest. He’ll request that you simply accumulate two harmful mushrooms from a close-by Arcane Tower so as to assist him analysis your tadpole.
The Arcane Tower has some first rate magical loot, and Omeluum rewards you with the Psionic Ring to your hassle, which suppresses your Illithid tadpole. With the ring on, you may be unable to make use of your Thoughts Flayer powers actively in dialog, and it might have some play later within the story as issues come to a head along with your little passenger. The search additionally has lots of nice story content material, with a protracted sequence on the finish that includes a number of talent checks that reveals extra about your tadpole, and the tower itself is a stand-out set piece that is well-worth exploring.
However if you happen to’re having hassle getting previous the Arcane Tower’s defenses and determining learn how to get free reign of the place, you are not alone. I used to be fairly stumped at first, however you’ve fairly a couple of choices for shutting down the Arcane Cannons, activating the Arcane Tower’s elevator, and discovering your Tongue of Insanity mushroom and Timmask Spores.
1. Easy methods to get previous the Arcane Cannons
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The principle entrance to Lenore’s Arcane Tower is within the Southwest of the Underdark. You’ll be able to attain it both by taking the fairy ring within the basement of Auntie Ethel’s home, or by leaping throughout a small chasm to the southeast of the Duergar fishing village.
You are truly coming into the Arcane Tower at its fourth flooring—the construction extends downward from the principle entrance right into a canyon. The principle entrance is guarded by 4 Arcane Cannons, two exterior, and two inside, that may periodically injury you when you’re in view. The principle entrance to the tower is locked, however you may soar via an open window to the south of it.
The Arcane Cannons are closely immune to weapon injury, however there are a couple of methods you may cope with them. If Wyll or one other Warlock is in your get together, Eldritch Blast can take a good chunk out of the Arcane Cannons’ well being. So long as you may tank their blasts, you may simply brute pressure your well past.
Alternatively, you need to use the spell Invisibility to only run previous them—there’s only one battle within the tower itself, and never solely can or not it’s averted, you may solely entry it after you disable the turrets anyway. Do not be afraid to only ship a Rogue or Bard in to discover the place solo.
2. Activating the Arcane Tower’s elevator
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The engine powering the elevator is on the base of the Arcane Tower, and you will have to do some cautious leaping to get there. From the principle entrance, head out the southern door onto a balcony. From there, soar to the blue mushrooms to the east, then soar right down to the balcony on the third flooring.
There’s one other set of blue mushrooms farther beneath that may allow you to attain the bottom degree, however watch out—a soar down from right here may hit you with heavy injury. Take into account a spell like Misty Step to teleport down as a substitute.
From right here you may be on the base of the tower. Gather one of many magic-nullifying Sussur Blooms from the backyard out again and mix it with the engine contained in the tower to reactivate the elevator, which you’ll entry on the second flooring up the staircase from the generator. Activating the engine additionally shuts down the Arcane Cannons, permitting you to reunite along with your get together if you happen to snuck previous them.
3. Discovering Tongue of Insanity mushrooms and Timmask Spores within the Arcane Tower
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The mushrooms for Omeluum are on the third flooring of the tower. Take the elevator up from the second flooring after reactivating the engine. The Timmask Spores are on a bookshelf within the northwest nook of the third flooring, whereas the Tongues of Insanity are on the base of an enormous orange mushroom to the southeast.
4. Coping with Bernard, guardian of the Enchanted Tower
The Arcane Tower’s prime flooring is guarded by a degree 5 clockwork butler boss and his 4 weaker automaton associates. It may make for a difficult battle, however you might additionally speak your approach into having free run of the place.
One degree beneath, on the fifth flooring, you may discover a ebook titled “The Roads to Darkness” within the southeast nook. In the event you learn this ebook, you can quote traces from it when speaking to Bernard the robotic butler, which is able to make him acknowledge you as a buddy. I do not know if it’s important to settle for his hug to seal the deal, however why not let the poor unhappy robotic man convey it in?
With all stated and executed, now you can return to Omeluum on the Myconid colony to study extra in regards to the parasite, in addition to safe his magical, mind-fortifying ring—simply observe that the ring can solely be obtained by paying Omeluum a large sum, or passing one in every of plenty of talent checks to supply him one thing of comparable worth.
