Defiled Temple

Walkthrough

The area in the order you play it. Tick things off as you go: they tick off in the checklists below too.

1. 1

   Infiltrate Priestess Gut's Chambers

   Unlock the heavy door from Priestess Gut's private chapel to enter the Defiled Temple, or sneak inside via the Zhentarim storeroom crevice. As you step in, you find yourself on the upper threshold of Gut's living quarters while her ogre bodyguard, Polma, patrols the room below. Climb the wooden ladder at X: 396, Y: 28 to access the high wooden walkways if you want to bypass Polma entirely without drawing attention.

   Skeleton's Stash: Down the stairs from Gut's bedchamber leading toward the puzzle room at X: 407, Y: 22 (or below the stone perch at X: 441, Y: 20)How: interact with the skeleton New

   Tip: Use stealth or invisibility across the high beams to loot the room freely without triggering dialogue or combat.

   Watch out: Entering carelessly on ground level triggers dialogue where failing an interrogation check causes Polma to attack.

2. 2

   Deal with the Prison Cell Scenario

   If you drank Priestess Gut's sleeping potion in the chapel, you awaken chained inside the private cell while Gut prepares to brand or sacrifice you. Choosing to "Preserve your strength" summons Korrilla through a portal to assassinate Gut and Polma instantly, freeing you safely without raising camp alarms. If you instead pick your shackles or pass the Athletics/Strength checks to break free, you must fight Gut and Polma directly.

   Tip: Preserving your strength avoids burning spell slots and keeps the surrounding goblin camp oblivious to Gut's death.

   Watch out: Killing Gut while Polma watches enrages the ogre with Polma's Wrath (+4 Strength, -2 AC), making her melee attacks significantly deadlier.

3. 3

   Clear and Loot Gut's Bedroom

   Defeat Polma in combat or use stealth while she turns her back to explore the bedchamber at the rear of the quarters. Check the bed at X: 391, Y: 3 to pick up the Padlock Key, and open the bedside wooden cabinet at X: 386, Y: 8 for the Selûnite Journal containing puzzle riddles. Next to the bed, pick or unlock the gilded chest at X: 386, Y: 8 to claim the Amulet of Misty Step.

   Amulet of Misty Step: Inside a gilded chest adjacent to the bed behind Polma (X: 386, Y: 8) Don't missSelûnite Journal: Inside a cabinet within Priestess Gut's room (X: 386, Y: 8)Padlock Key: Resting on the bed directly behind Polma (X: 391, Y: 3) Don't miss

   Tip: Looting the bed and chests while Polma is alive requires staying completely out of her red sight cones in turn-based mode.

   Watch out: Failing a theft or trespass check around Polma immediately drags your whole party into combat.

4. 4

   Follow the ruined eastern corridor out of Gut's chambers past the skeleton down

   tip: Loot the skeleton in the hallway before interacting with the dials so you do not overlook its loot.

   Altar Hidden Pouch: From Priestess Gut's personal Absolute altar in her living quarters, search the ground nearby NewCell Supplies: Inside the gated private holding cell in Priestess Gut's chambers, search the floor and stone benchHow: pick the cell gate or walk in through the open doorwayMissable because: locked away if you collapse the floor without picking up the loose items Don't miss New

   Tip: Loot the skeleton in the hallway before interacting with the dials so you do not overlook its special arrows.

5. 5

   Rotate the four floor dials until all four solid black new moon circles rest ins

   tip: Solving the floor disc puzzle manually awards the Sage Inspiration "The Phases Unfold" for Gale or Sage characters.

   A hidden wall lever located at X: 442, Y: 64 can be revealed by passing a DC 15 Perception check; picking its lock with a DC 15 Sleight of Hand check opens the secret doorway directly and circumvents the moon floor puzzle entirely.

   Tip: Solving the floor disc puzzle manually awards the Sage Inspiration "The Phases Unfold" for Gale or Sage characters.

   Watch out: Unlocking the secret door via the hidden wall lever bypasses the floor puzzle but skips the Sage Inspiration point unless you return to solve the dials later.

What you decide here and what it leads to.