Last Light Inn

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

   Breach the Ward and Cross the Threshold

   When you approach the entrance bridge across the river, Jaheira roots your party with vines until you talk your way through or have Mol or Marcus vouch for you. Once permitted past the barrier, you unlock the Last Light Inn waypoint directly in the main courtyard. Take a short detour across the northern bridge east of the open graves to spot a rubble pile hiding a buried soldier before exploring the inn grounds.

   Shield of Scorching Reprisal: Carried by a buried Flaming Fist corpse east of the graveyard across the northern bridge Don't miss

   Tip: Let Mol speak for you during the bridge confrontation to skip ability checks entirely.

   Watch out: If you fail checks and attack Jaheira here, the entire sanctuary turns permanently hostile.

2. 2

   Secure the Courtyard and Stables

   Walk through the courtyard to trade with Quartermaster Talli near the main entrance, then visit Dammon at the ox barn forge to advance Karlach's engine repairs with Infernal Iron. Climb the ladder into the barn loft above Dammon to loot the locked chest, then inspect the Strange Ox in the stalls below. Speak with the ox using animal communication, but disengage peacefully if you want its aid later in the city.

   Rippling Force Mail: from Dammon's forge to the second-floor hayloft above him at X: -20, Y: 179How: pick the DC 14 lock on the Rustic ChestMissable because: inaccessible if Dammon is killed during a failed defense Don't miss NewTower-Shaped Key: from the inn entrance archway to the tiefling child Mattis at his standHow: speak to Mattis and buy or accept the keyMissable because: lost if Mattis is killed or abducted during the fall of the inn Don't miss NewHat of Fire Acuity: from the courtyard stables to the Strange OxHow: attack and kill the Strange Ox once it reveals its ooze formMissable because: mutually exclusive with keeping the Strange Ox alive for Act 3 Don't miss New

   Tip: Dammon can forge Flawed Helldusk armor pieces here if you bring him extra Infernal Iron.

   Watch out: Pushing the Strange Ox with repeated probing checks provokes an immediate battle against an ooze monstrosity.

3. 3

   Rally Allies in the Taproom

   Enter the ground floor of the inn to meet Barcus Wroot, Alfira, and Counsellor Florrick to update their rescue quests. Speak with Rolan at the bar before he storms off into the dark, and observe Mol bargaining with Raphael over a chessboard in the corner. In the side room, inspect the catatonic soldier Art Cullagh and relay his song about Thaniel to Halsin at your camp so the druid relocates to the inn.

   Snowburst Ring: from the ground-floor taproom bedroom north of the bar to the loose plank at X: -80, Y: 158How: pass a passive Perception check to reveal the loose floorboardMissable because: lost if the inn falls to the shadow curse and NPCs turn hostile Don't miss New

   Tip: Cast Speak with Dead on corpses or use an instrument near Alfira to gain inspiration points.

   Watch out: Rolan leaves for the shadows soon after this conversation; lingering too long before following his quest outside will lead to his death.

4. 4

   Confront Marcus and Defend Isobel

   Head upstairs to the second-floor balcony quarters to speak with the cleric Isobel for her Selûnite ward blessing. Fist Marcus immediately ambushes the room with Winged Horrors, attempting to paralyze and kidnap Isobel while lower beasts harass the Harpers downstairs. Concentrate burst damage and crowd control directly on Marcus to kill him before he depletes Isobel's hit points, then loot his ring.

   Key fight: Fist Marcus and the Abduction of Isobel
   Shifting Corpus Ring: from Isobel's second-floor balcony bedroom to Fist Marcus's corpseHow: kill Fist Marcus during the abduction encounter and loot his bodyMissable because: lost if Marcus escapes with Isobel Don't miss New

   Tip: Cast Sanctuary, Mage Armor, or Otiluke's Resilient Sphere on Isobel immediately in round one to prevent Marcus from bursting her down.

   Watch out: If Marcus reduces Isobel to 0 HP, she is abducted, collapsing the protective shield and transforming nearly every NPC at the inn into hostile shadow undead.

5. 5

   Explore the Cellar Shrine

   Descend through the floor hatch inside the inn or the northern exterior river hatch to reach the cellar network. Smash through the cracked masonry wall into the hidden cavern, avoiding tripwires and breaking through the webbed double doors to uncover a trapped heavy chest. Clear out the pack of Meenlocks lurking around the submerged Selûnite shrine before claiming the cowl from their remains.

   Coruscation Ring: Inside a trapped heavy chest in the cavern section of the cellar Don't missCovert Cowl: from the cellar breakable wall to the altar in the Meenlock cavern shrine at X: 33, Y: -697How: loot the corpse of the defeated Meenlock New

   Tip: Meenlocks suffer disadvantage on attack rolls while bathed in bright light, so bring torches, the Daylight spell, or the Blood of Lathander.

   Watch out: The Coruscation Ring chest is rigged with a heavy blast trap that destroys nearby containers if triggered without disarming.

What you decide here and what it leads to.