Wyrm's Rock Fortress

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

   Lower Outer Cliffs & Eastern Path

   If you choose to bypass the main gate, cast Feather Fall or Fly down to the riverbank cliffs beneath Wyrm's Rock to discover an exterior path leading around the foundations. On the eastern shore at the base of a rope ladder, you will find a deadly trapped chest, while the nearby cracked wall provides a quiet breach directly into Wyrm's Rock Prison. Alternatively, scale the knotted roots on the western cliffs to ascend scaffolds straight toward the upper balconies.

   Infernal Spear: Wyrm's Rock Fortress Audience Hall, carried by Iron Consul Nuff at X: -10, Y: 212How: Defeat or pickpocket Iron Consul Nuff NewCliffs Secret Trapped Chest: At X: 20, Y: 185 on the lower eastern outer riverbank beneath Wyrm's Rock Fortress, situated at the base of the rope ladder New

   Tip: Disarm the trapped chest on the eastern beach from range or deactivate its tripwire to prevent triggering a lethal Chain Lightning blast.

2. 2

   The Drawbridge & Main Gate

   Approach the raised drawbridge north of Wyrm's Crossing where Blaze Elin bars the fortress entrance alongside Steel Watchers and Flaming Fist guards. Present an Archducal Coronation Pass, an Investigator's Murder Inquiry Pass, or bypass the gatekeeper with a DC 30 Persuasion or Deception check (free for the Dark Urge). Once granted entry, step across the lowered bridge into the fortress interior and unlock the Wyrm's Rock Fortress waypoint.

   Tip: Bring a pass earned from Sharess' Caress or Arfur's basement to bypass the steep DC 30 skill check effortlessly.

   Watch out: Failing the dialogue checks turns the drawbridge garrison and its Steel Watchers hostile immediately.

3. 3

   Ground Floor Crossing & Prison Access

   Step into the central ground floor tunnel of the fortress, which serves as a busy transit route and garrison hub for patrolling Flaming Fist guards and officers. From here, you can proceed straight through to the northern drawbridge that opens the path into the Lower City, or head downstairs to the passageway leading down into Wyrm's Rock Prison. Keep your weapons sheathed and avoid trespassing into restricted side quarters so you can move unmolested up the main stairs to the Audience Hall.

   Watch out: Do not cause any brawls or commit crimes on this floor, or the entire garrison and the Steel Watchers upstairs will be alerted.

4. 4

   The Archducal Coronation in the Audience Hall

   Ascend the grand staircase to the first floor to witness Lord Enver Gortash's formal coronation by the tadpoled Duke Ulder Ravengard before a crowd of nobles and Steel Watchers. Gortash halts proceedings to speak telepathically and face-to-face, offering a truce to eliminate Orin the Red and revealing an imposter in your camp, while speaking to Ravengard updates Florrick's plight. Agree to hear Gortash out and depart peacefully so Duke Ravengard can be escorted away alive to his ultimate prison, enabling his future rescue.

   Duke Ravengard's Longsword: Carried by Duke Ulder Ravengard in the Audience Hall, which can be acquired via Command: Drop or by looting him Don't miss

   Tip: You can safely cast Command: Drop on Duke Ravengard during or right after the ceremony to acquire his rare longsword without triggering combat if you remain unseen.

   Watch out: Attacking Gortash during the coronation forces you to fight dozens of guards, traps, and Steel Watchers at once, and permanently kills Duke Ravengard, ruining Wyll's questline.

5. 5

   Gortash's Upper Chambers & Office

   After dealing with Gortash's pact or clearing the city's Steel Watch Foundry later on, ascend the stairs behind the Audience Hall to reach the upper level and the Archduke's private chambers. Disarm the mechanical security devices and unlock the heavy containers to claim the Helldusk Boots from a locked Gilded Chest in his bedchamber and the Servitor of the Black Hand Gloves from an Opulent Chest in the office. Check the surrounding desks and hidden wall safe behind the painting to claim additional Banite documents and keys before initiating any decisive hostilities.

   Helldusk Boots: Found inside a locked Gilded Chest located on the top floor of Wyrm's Rock FortressServitor of the Black Hand Gloves: Stashed inside an Opulent Chest situated on the top floor of Wyrm's Rock Fortress

   Tip: Loot the Banite lieutenants Iron Consul Nuff and Iron Consul Mian in the upper offices for their Infernal Spears.

   Watch out: Interacting with the upper safes and chests while Banite guards are watching will instantly trigger fortress-wide hostility.

6. 6

   Confronting Enver Gortash

   Return to the upper floor to settle your final score with Lord Enver Gortash once his Steel Watch network is destroyed and Duke Ravengard is secured. Engage Gortash amidst his retinue of Banite Lieutenants, Black Gauntlets, wall-mounted Incinerators, and Grenade Impellers while navigating his massive *Invoke the Black Hand* avatar buff. Search Gortash's corpse once he falls to claim his Netherstone-Studded Gauntlet, the Fabricated Arbalest, the Cloth of Authority, Tyrannical Jackboots, and Gortash's Key (which unlocks his wall safe holding High Security Vault Key #5).

   Key fight: Lord Enver Gortash

   Tip: Throw or shoot Gortash's dropped explosive concussions back at him and his guards before the timer detonates them on your party.

   Watch out: Defeating Gortash before attempting Duke Ravengard's rescue at the Iron Throne will cause the underwater facility to be destroyed off-screen, killing Ravengard.

What you decide here and what it leads to.