Finally, read the Necromancy of Thay once more to receive Danse Macabre and complete the quest. Reading The Tharchiate Codex curses the player with Tharchiate Withering (see the Codex's page for full details). Note: If the Necromancy of Thay was given to Astarion or Gale, they must be the controlled character and also hold The Tharchiate Codex in order to fully comprehend the text and unlock its secrets. The Tharchiate Codex is in the Elminster section of the Vault, which can be unlocked by opening doors in this order: Silverhand -> Evocation -> Wish. Mystic Carrion in the Lower City of Baldur's Gate can be paid to reveal that Sorcerous Sundries holds the Codex in its lower vaults.įrom the Lower City, proceed to the Sorcerous Vault.A book on necromantic tomes on the rooftop of Moonrise Towers also makes reference to the Tharchiate Codex.More hints - not mandatory to unlock the book - about the Necromancy of Thay can be found throughout Act Two and Act Three: It has one more secret to reveal, but the Lower City must first be reached in Act Three to unlock its full potential.Ĭhoosing to give the book to Astarion grants approval points from him and a special cutscene at camp.įully unlocking the book's secrets Once all three saving throws are passed, the book snaps shut. Turning at least one page of the book grants the Speak with Dead spell and the Forbidden Knowledge buff. See the Necromancy of Thay page for full details on this interaction.

Once the book is opened and read, the player must pass three Wisdom saving throws to avoid being cursed.

Drop the book and proceed with Destroy the Ancient Tome.

Select 'Place the amethyst in the slot on the book's cover' to unlock it. This starts a dialogue with the party inspecting the tome. With both the Dark Amethyst and the Necromancy of Thay in the party's inventory, click on the Necromancy of Thay. Defeating the matriarch grants the Poisoner's Robe. Either sneak past the horde of spiders, or defeat them all. The Dark Amethyst is in the western area of the cave X: -563 Y: -353 below a Spider Matriarch's webs. Inside the cave is an Apprentice's Pack X: -494 Y: -364 which has more information on the stone's whereabouts.

Choose ' Peer into the well' and then climb the bucket rope ladder down into the well to arrive at the cave. The other way is to investigate the well X: 23 Y: 400 north of the waypoint. One of the northern walls is cracked and can be destroyed with force damage, which leads to the Whispering Depths. One way is to enter the blacksmith's basement north of the Blighted Village waypoint (this is also the same basement where Finish the Masterwork Weapon is completed). There are two ways to find the Dark Amethyst needed to unlock the book.

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