Rosymorn Monastery

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 the Wine Cellar

   When you approach the sealed front entrance of Rosymorn Monastery, circle around to broken stained-glass windows or drop through the collapsed masonry into the ground-floor wine room. Clear out the pack of drunken Kobold Looters roaming among the broken casks, looting the Ceremonial Mace from one of the kobolds. Before moving upstairs, search the surrounding alcoves for supplies and take the nearby stairs toward the interior courtyard.

   Ceremonial Mace: Carried by an intoxicated Kobold looter in the ground-floor wine room

   Tip: Detonate the wine-soaked fire surfaces from range to eliminate multiple kobolds before they swarm you.

2. 2

   Scour the Upper Chambers

   Head upstairs and bypass the enchanted door or smash through the cracked outer wall into the glowing shrine room to destroy the Guardian of Faith and seize its armaments. Continue into the nearby infested library where strange weeping echoes from behind a barricaded door, taking down the ambushing pack of nine Gremishkas to uncover the monastery parables. Before ascending to the heights, inspect the central chamber featuring the massive stained-glass floor and note the four pedestals surrounding it.

   Ceremonial Battleaxe: In the enchanted chamber on the middle floor, protected by the Guardian of Faith

   Tip: Avoid casting spells near the Gremishkas, as magical energy triggers volatile wild magic surges.

3. 3

   Raid the Rooftop Nest

   Climb the knotted vines and external scaffolding to reach the monastery's uppermost open-air rooftop, where an Ancient Giant Eagle and its hatchling watch over their roost. Either pacify the raptors using Speak with Animals and skill checks or slay them outright to claim the relic resting directly inside their nest. Before heading back down, step onto the exterior overlook just below the eagle's perch and leap across the gap to loot the gilded storage chest sitting on the open balcony.

   Ceremonial Warhammer: In the giant eagle nest situated at the highest exterior rooftopHoly Lance Helm: Located in a painted chest on a ruined rooftop tower/overlook east of the eagle nest Don't miss

   Tip: Position your ranged characters on the wooden scaffold high ground before initiating dialogue with the eagles.

   Watch out: Jumping onto the exterior balcony without Feather Fall or high Strength can cause characters to plunge down the monastery cliffside to their death.

4. 4

   Solve the Stained-Glass Window Puzzle

   Return to the upper stained-glass chamber and place the recovered armaments onto their matching daises: place the Ceremonial Warhammer for Dawnmaster Seed, the Ceremonial Mace for Dawnmaster Stockhold, and the Ceremonial Battleaxe for Dawnmaster Vaseid. Once all four altars are properly matched with the pre-placed Ceremonial Longsword, the concealed wall safe pops open to reveal the Dawnmaster's Crest alongside a temporary radiant blessing for your party. Before venturing down into the basement, ensure you keep this crest stored safely in your active inventory.

   Dawnmaster's Crest: Inside a hidden wall panel in the stained-glass Dawnmaster puzzle room Don't missA hidden wall compartment containing the Dawnmaster's Crest opens once the correct ceremonial weapons are arranged upon four altars around the stained-glass floor.

   Tip: If you accidentally sold or misplaced any ceremonial gear, standard mundane weapons of the exact same weapon types work on the altars as substitutes.

   Watch out: Forgetting to grab the Dawnmaster's Crest locks you out of safely retrieving the monastery's legendary relic later without triggering a catastrophic self-destruct sequence.

5. 5

   Delve into Crèche Y'llek's Infirmary and Hatchery

   Descend the basement stairs beside the central statue of Lathander to enter Crèche Y'llek, proceeding through the checkpoint guards to explore the medical and breeding wings. Visit the infirmary to confront Ghustil Stornugoss and interact with the Zaith'isk extraction device, enduring the machine's agonizing extractions yourself to harvest its latent psionic power. Continue into the adjacent Hatchery to speak with Varsh Ko'kuu, using diplomacy or deception to persuade him to hand over the unhatched githyanki egg resting in the acid pool.

   Aberration Hunters' Amulet: from the Crèche Y'llek Waypoint, enter the Infirmary to locate Ghustil Stornugoss beside the Zaith'iskHow: kill Ghustil Stornugoss and loot her corpseMissable because: permanently lost if you resolve the infirmary peacefully and progress the story until the crèche clears out Don't miss NewMind Flayer Parasite Specimen (x3): from the Zaith'isk chair in the Crèche Infirmary, look immediately to the metal examination table and desk sitting beside itHow: interact with the jars on the desk to collect three loose parasite specimensMissable because: permanently lost once you advance past the Mountain Pass into Act 2, causing the crèche to clear out Don't miss NewVarsh Ko'kuu's Boots: from the Crèche Y'llek central corridor, enter the Hatchery and locate Varsh Ko'kuu overseeing the acid poolHow: convince Ko'kuu to give you the githyanki egg peacefully via dialogue skill checks, or kill him and loot his corpseMissable because: missed if you bypass the Hatchery and advance into Act 2, causing the crèche to clear out Don't miss NewRing of Elemental Infusion: from the Crèche Infirmary entrance, locate Gish Umr'a'ac standing guard near the examination stallsHow: defeat Gish Umr'a'ac during the infirmary combat and loot the ring from his body NewRing of Arcane Synergy: from the Crèche Y'llek front security gate, locate the githyanki checkpoint guard Gish Far'aagHow: defeat Gish Far'aag during crèche combat and loot the corpse NewCrossbow of Arcane Force: from the central Crèche Y'llek hall, enter the barracks armory to locate Raider G'r'athHow: eliminate Raider G'r'ath and loot the heavy crossbow from his remains New

   Tip: Suffer through all three escalating saving throws yourself in the Zaith'isk chair to permanently unlock the Awakened trait, allowing you to use all Illithid Powers as bonus actions.

   Watch out: Letting Lae'zel use the Zaith'isk risks saddling her with permanent, crippling debuffs to her mental attributes if you fail to pass the extreme Arcana and Wisdom checks required to intervene.

6. 6

   Breach the Captain's Office

   Advance through the central hallway toward the command quarters to confront Kith'rak Therezzyn and demand passage to see the Inquisitor. Hand over your Astral Prism artifact to satisfy her inspection, pickpocket the Gith Shard from her belt, or cut down the captain alongside her wolves and guards to seize the keygem off her corpse. Before opening the barrier to the inner sanctum, place the shard into the console beside the ornate energy door to disperse the force field.

   Key fight: Kith'rak Therezzyn

   Tip: Cast Silence or crowd-control spells on Therezzyn immediately to stop her from summoning reinforcements across the adjoining corridor.

7. 7

   Enter the Astral Prism and Defeat the Inquisitor

   Step into the central Inquisitor's Chamber to meet Ch'r'ai W'wargaz, who demands you submit to Queen Vlaakith and surrender the Astral Prism. Cut down Ch'r'ai W'wargaz and his deadly honor guard in the chamber, then interact with the planar projection of Vlaakith and step through the tear to converse with your Dream Visitor within the prism. Before stepping back out to the material plane, refuse to execute your Dream Visitor to survive and preserve Lae'zel's alliance.

   Key fight: Ch'r'ai W'wargaz
   Gloves of Belligerent Skies: from the entrance of the Inquisitor's Chamber (X: 1373, Y: -661), head to the southwest alcove to find an Elegant Chest tucked against the stone wallHow: lockpick the Elegant Chest (DC 14 Sleight of Hand)Missable because: permanently lost if you bypass the chest and proceed to the Shadow-Cursed Lands, as Crèche Y'llek locks down permanently Don't miss New

   Tip: Focus your heavy bursts on W'wargaz before he can summon Mind Palms or buff his flanking Ardent guards.

   Watch out: Mocking Vlaakith or outright questioning her godhood during the dialogue will cause her to cast Wish, instantly triggering an unavoidable Game Over.

8. 8

   Plunder the Secret Chamber

   Walk into the hallway west of the Inquisitor's room and rotate the two Lathander statues—turning the northern statue east toward sunrise and the southern statue west toward sunset—to reveal a concealed stairway. Traverse the trapped corridor by blasting the glowing energy sources powering each barrier and disarming or vaulting past the lethal Dawnbreaker pulse emitters. Insert the Dawnmaster's Crest into the central pedestal at the heart of the inner sanctuary to safely lower the glass shield and claim the legendary weapon.

   The Blood of Lathander: Inside the Secret Chamber behind the Inquisitor's Chamber, accessed beneath the monastery Don't missA concealed passageway leading to the Secret Chamber can be uncovered by aligning two Lathander statues (one facing east toward sunrise, one facing west toward sunset) in the lowest level of the complex.

   Tip: If the southern statue refuses to turn, coat it in grease or strike it with a bludgeoning strike to unstick the rusted axle.

   Watch out: Pulling The Blood of Lathander without inserting the Dawnmaster's Crest starts a 4-turn Solar Lance self-destruct timer that vaporizes the entire monastery if you fail to escape or shatter its power crystals.

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