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Araj Oblodra
Merchant & Notable NPCBaldur's Gate 3
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Araj Oblodra is a Lolth-sworn Drow alchemist, trader, and blood researcher. Players seek her out for rare items like the Risky Ring, race-specific elixirs tailored to blood donors, and the Potion of Everlasting Vigour obtained by having Astarion bite her.
- Type
- Merchant & Notable NPC
- Where to find them
- Act 2: Main floor of Moonrise Towers in the Shadow-Cursed Lands, through the side room directly to the east/left of the throne hall entrance
- Act 3: Inside Crimson Draughts in the Lower City of Baldur's Gate, west of the Lower City Central Wall near Bloomridge Park, across from Beehive General Goods and south of The Blushing Mermaid
- Shops
- Araj Oblodra: Rare magical equipment including the Risky Ring and Robe of Vigour, alchemical supplies, potions, scrolls, elixirs, and race-specific elixirs in exchange for bl
- Crimson Draughts: Sanguine Explosives traded for blood samples, and a potion granting the permanent Unstable Blood passive feature
- What's there
- Crimson Draughts: An apothecary shop in the Lower City where an alchemical explosion blows out the upper floor upon first approach
- Hidden basement laboratory: A basement under Crimson Draughts accessed via a locked hatch, containing laboratory workbenches, cages with test subjects, and journals detailing plans to restore House Oblodra
- Collectibles
- Potion of Everlasting Vigour: Rewarded by Araj Oblodra for convincing Astarion to bite and feed on her
- Missions
- The Pale Elf · side · Moonrise Towers
- In the guide
- •She only appears in Act 3 at Crimson Draughts if the player donated blood to her in Act 2.
- •The Potion of Everlasting Vigour permanently increases the drinker's Strength stat by +2.
- •The potion derived from the player's blood in Act 3 permanently grants the Unstable Blood passive feature, causing spilled blood to become flammable and explosive.
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