Baldurs Gate 3: Blighted Village - map Baldurs Gate 3 guide, walkthrough
Last update: 10 August 2023
Are you looking for The Necromancy of Thay book in BG3? Check our map of the Blighted Village on which we have marked all important places and secrets to discover. We explain where the Ogres are and how to find the entrance to the Whispering Depths. Our tips will help you search the necromancer's basement.
Blighted Village - important places
Entrance to the owlbear's lair. The meeting with the clerics, which might have taken place in the forest, is related to the lair. If you've led the conversation well and agreed to avenge the death of the man murdered by an owlbear, then the clerics can wait at the entrance to the lair and help you defeat the monster.
The owlbear is a strong enemy. You will find a description of the fight with him on the Owlbear page. Note, however, that you can also interact with this opponent in a peaceful way by communicating with animals or by passing a skill check. There is a gilded chest with a trap in the lair - a description of opening it can be found on a separate page Chest next to the Owlbear lair.
Scratch, the dog. It watches over the corpse of his master Gomwick in the woods. You can calm the dog by talking to it (a suitable charm or mixture is required), or by passing the Animal Handling, Persuasion, or Intimidation skill check. This will allow you to pet Scratch. You can let the dog to sniff the hero. From now on it may appear in the party's camp. Loot Gomwick's body to find several letters and other small loot.
Entrances to the village. There are goblins in an Blighted Village. You can approach from the east (near the bridge and the forest) or from the south (near the marsh).
On the first attempt to enter the village, you are stopped by goblins. Fighting them is not required and it is not advisable, because you can get attacked by all the creatures in the area. If you still want to fight, use stealth to get close to the goblins or, for example, set up your party members in the best spots. It's worth trying to pass a persuasion or intimidation skill check - a successful test will allow you to travel freely around the village.
Windmill. A group of goblins bully a gnome tied to a windmill - you can attack them, pay the full sum (1,000 gold) to leave the place, pay less by using persuasion (different skill checks with different difficulty levels) or use illithid power to make the goblins leave.
If you want to save the gnome, you have to stop the windmill - the button is inside it, on the ground floor (the above picture shows it).
Ogres. The lives of the team could be in danger here. The encounter with the ogres begins upon entering the ruined building. If you don't want to be attacked by them, you have to pass a Deception skill check. Monsters stand by a tiefling's corpse - you will find, among other things, a unique medallion.
Whispering Depth
Whispering Depths is a bigger dungeon located beneath the Blighted Village. There are two main ways to reach this cave complex:
The first method is to interact with the well in the village. You can optionally take the investigation skill check and examine the well a little more thoroughly first.
The second way involves examining the basement of a building in the central part of the village. In addition to searching the basement (watch out for traps on some crates!), you have to complete a skill check to discover the cracked wall shown in the picture. You can then demolish this wall in any way you want, e.g. using melee weapons or offensive spells. This will allow you to enter the dungeon behind the wall.
The cobwebs which act as bridges in some parts of the location make the exploration of the Whispering Depths problematic. When you step on a web, the hero will have to make defensive throws – failing one of them will inflict the negative Enwebbed status. In this state, the hero is unable to perform any actions and will additionally alert the surrounding monsters.
One solution to the problem with the cobwebs is to find a certain corpse in the dungeon - loot them to get the Spiderstep Boots. This item makes the character immune to the Enwebbed status. Since the boots can only be worn by one party member, it's worth assigning them to the hero you will use to explore the dungeon. Of course, even with the Spiderstep Boots on, you still have to watch out for the monsters.
The Whispering Depths are inhabited primarily by Ettercaps, which can cause temporary infections, and Phase Spiders, which, in addition to possessing venom, can also teleport. Try to jump onto shelves with spiders or pull them to you. Also, try to attack smaller groups of monsters – you will avoid situations in which you get surrounded by several creatures.
The dungeon is also home to the Phase Spider Matriarch – a much tougher monster described in the Bosses chapter. Before you try to defeat the Matriarch, try dealing with the Phase Spiders without alerting her. You should also destroy the eggs so that the little spiders can't "hatch" after engaging in a fight with the boss.
There are quite a few treasures in this dungeon. Most of them are found on corpses, in various types of backpacks and other containers. There is Dark Amethyst near the Matriarch's lair, which is an important item associated with The Necromancy of Thay book. If you don't want to fight the giant spider, you can just sneak past it and get that artifact.
One of the unique locations in the Whispering Depths is an encampment, where, besides journals, you can also find various scrolls.
The basement in the necromancer's house
The ruined necromancer's house is located in the southeast part of the Blighted Village. The most important object, however, is the hatch shown in the image above. It allows you to move into the vast basement.
In its first area, you can find minor loot, but the most important treasures are hidden. You will find the switch behind the crates. Use it to unlock a passage.
Go further into the basement to come across a talking mirror. To unlock the passage behind the mirror, you must answer correctly:
- You can reveal your own name. Then claim to be the master's ally.
- Tell that Szass Tam is a nasty creature.
- Discuss the doctor's journal and the use of lotion to cleanse the wound.
- Reveal your desire to get the parasite out of your head.
If you choose the wrong answers, you will be attacked by monsters.
Passing the mirror's test correctly unlocks access to the necromancer's lab. The most valuable item in this location is The Necromancy of Thay book. The book is inside a locked room that also has traps - check out the Necromancy book and traps page to learn how to get it.
In the lab, you can also find research notes (quest items), various potions, and magical scrolls.