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Nightsong Walkthrough in BG3: Location, Puzzles, Choices & More
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Nightsong Walkthrough in BG3: Location, Puzzles, Choices & More

Follow our Baldur's Gate 3 Nightsong walkthrough to find the Nightsong's location, solve puzzles in the Gauntlet of Shar, and make crucial choices with significant story implications.

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Follow our Baldur's Gate 3 Nightsong walkthrough to find the Nightsong's location, solve puzzles in the Gauntlet of Shar, and make crucial choices with significant story implications.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Learn about the Nightsong by speaking to a tortured man in the Shattered Sanctum (Act 1).
  2. 2
    Investigate the Selunite Temple in the Underdark, likely requiring the moon puzzle.
  3. 3
    In Act 2, gather more information about the Nightsong and Ketheric Thorm's artifacts in Moonrise Towers.
  4. 4
    Enter Balthazar's chamber in Moonrise Towers and read his notes, potentially entering the Balthazar puzzle room.
  5. 5
    Proceed to the Temple of Shar in the northern part of the map.
  6. 6
    Complete the Gauntlet of Shar, focusing on tasks for Shadowheart if she is in your party.
  7. 7
    Locate and speak with Balthazar in the western wing of the Gauntlet's upper floor.
  8. 8
    Enter the Shadowfell, accessible from the bottom of the Gauntlet of Shar.
  9. 9
    Navigate the western and lower wings of the Temple of Shar.
  10. 10
    Speak to Balthazar's controlled zombies.
  11. 11
    Defeat any Shar guardians and Balthazar's guards that appear.
  12. 12
    Find Balthazar in his room, potentially requiring the Spear of Night obtained from the Library.

The Nightsong Puzzles in BG3

To find the Nightsong's location, you must first obtain the Umbral Gem from the Dark Justiciar Trials.

  1. Descend via the elevator near Balthazar's waypoint to reach two floors of trials.
  2. If Shadowheart is in your party, completing these trials is necessary for her to become a Dark Justiciar.
  3. The trials include:
    • A stealth mission with traps, patrols, and locks (Soft-Step Trial).
    • A trial involving following a specific floating path.
    • A trial where your party fights mirror images of themselves.
  4. After the final trial, enter the Shar library next door.
  5. Defeat any creatures within the library.
  6. Locate the book Teachings of Loss: The Nightsinger, typically found in the northwest corner on the left bookcase closest to the wall. Be cautious of traps on bookshelves; use Perception checks and disarm them, or have a party member trigger them from a safe distance.
  7. Place the Teachings of Loss: The Nightsinger book into the mechanism near the Treasure Room to open it. Beware of traps that can cause explosions, summon tentacles, or create hazardous fog.
  8. Inside the Treasure Room, you can acquire the Spear of Night and other armor pieces.

The Nightsong Location in Baldur’s Gate 3

  1. Obtain an Umbral Gem to power the elevator located in the central upper part of the Gauntlet of Shar. You will receive one from the Dark Justiciar Trials, or you can find another near demons on the eastern side of the Gauntlet (optional for this quest).
  2. Return to Balthazar to inform him about the Spear of Night and discuss proceeding. This choice impacts the Ketheric Thorm questline.
  3. Use the Umbral Gem at the console in the center of the Gauntlet of Shar to activate the elevator.
  4. Descend via the elevator to the Shadowfell.
  5. With the Spear of Night (ideally held by Shadowheart), navigate to the bottom of the Shadowfell to meet the Nightsong.

Should you Kill or Save the Nightsong?

The decision to kill or save the Nightsong carries significant story implications for Acts 2 and 3, particularly affecting Shadowheart if she is involved in the choice.

Nightsong Weapons and Armor Rewards

If you choose to kill the Nightsong, you will receive the Very Rare...

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