Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3

Prologue: Escape the Nautiloid

Navigate Baldur's Gate 3's Prologue: Escape the Nautiloid. Find a Gold Key and Commander Zhalk's sword while escaping the mind flayer ship.

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Prologue: Escape the Nautiloid

The prologue of Baldur's Gate 3 begins with your character trapped on a Mind Flayer Nautiloid. Your primary objective is to escape this vessel. This section details key interactions and items you can find during your escape.

Upon entering a new area, you can find a Gold Key on a corpse at X:28 Y:-354, which opens an elaborate chest. In the middle of the room, a woman is trapped inside a Mind Flayer Pond at X:46 Y:-354. North of this room, another corpse at X:61 Y:-353 holds a Bronze Necklace and an Eldritch Rune. Interacting with the control panel will cause the woman in the pod to transform, but she will remain contained.

After escaping the Nautiloid, you will head northeast to the crash site. Here, you will notice footprints and dead goblins from whose corpses you can loot items and supplies. Following the path southwest will lead you to an injured Mind Flayer at X:180 Y:325.

During the escape, you may encounter Commander Zhalk at the helm. You can obtain his sword by looting his corpse after defeating him or by casting Command (Drop) on him, though his saving throw chance is high.