The ancient temple located in Baldur’s Gate 3, which is crucial to Shadowheart’s Chosen of Shar quest, is explained in this tutorial.
Eventually, after completing the Chosen of Shar quest in Baldur’s Gate 3, players will receive instructions to visit the old temple. This directive will appear in the first Act of the game, and some players might think that it must be resolved before moving on to Act 2. However, that isn’t the case at all, and this article explains how gamers should approach Baldur’s Gate 3’s old temple.
Updated by Nahda Nabiilah on January 28, 2024: Act 2’s territory in Baldur’s Gate 3 is so huge that it’s quite challenging to travel. It is possible for players to take a path in the hopes of arriving at the old temple and wind up somewhere else. The old temple is really concealed by a series of lethal traps and a riddle in Baldur’s Gate 3 inside the Thorm Mausoleum. To quickly get past the traps and proceed, it is strongly advised to bring a character with excellent perception. This post has been updated with a video that go through the full procedure to aid with the puzzle.
How to Get to Baldur’s Gate 3’s Ancient Temple
Saying that accessing the old temple only becomes available after beginning Act 2 in Baldur’s Gate 3 may be enough to satisfy gamers seeking a largely spoiler-free explanation. It is true that supporters who are frantically trying to use Grymforge to go to the temple should give up immediately as they will be unable to accomplish so.
The primary missions in this part and the goal of getting to the old temple after you reach Act 2 heavily overlap. Therefore, if you just keep playing Baldur’s Gate 3, you should eventually find the appropriate spot and progress the Chosen of Shar questline.
For those who would want more detailed information on this procedure, the Thorm Mausoleum entrance at X:-118 Y:112 is the first step in accessing the ancient temple. To be clear, this is in Reithwin Town, north of the Moonrise Towers, north of the House of Healing in Baldur’s Gate 3. Once more, a primary quest should lead players straight to this place.
Players should enter the Mausoleum and turn left to enter a chamber with many paintings on the walls. To uncover a way ahead, fans should push the buttons beneath the artworks in the following order:
- Moonrise Towers
- Grief
- General
Players can use a Traversal Gem outside the painting chamber to start an elevator that leads to the Gauntlet of Shar. Fans will find themselves in a chamber centered on a statue, and in order to proceed, they will need to engage with the eight Mystic Thuribles that are positioned throughout the space.
Players must flick the four levers located in the alcoves that branch out from the statue area in order to interact with the Mystic Thuribles. These are those levers’ coordinates:
- X:-731 Y:-858
- X:-729 Y:-834
- X:-706 Y:-839
- X:-707 Y:-862
After players put out the Thuribles, they should arrange their group at the exit door such that two rings surround the statue. After that, spectators should interact with the statue and move one party member through the openings in those circles to unlock the escape door’s lock.
Now all you have to do is move north and engage with the Pedestal of Reckoning located at X:-715 Y:-776. The “reach the ancient temple” goal for the Chosen of Shar will be changed to something else following this action, which will start a cutscene that centers on Shadowheart.