Baldur's Gate II Chapter 5

Baldur's Gate II Chapter 5 is he fifth part of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. After rescuing Imoen, you will find yourself in the Underdark, a place where Drow and Gnome reside.

The Underdark
Go to the northwest corner of the Underdark and speak to the Svirfneblin leader Goldander Blackenrock. He will agree to help you enter the drow city if you destroy a beast for them.

Go northeast from him and enter the room with the big pit. Click on the pit and Balor will appear. He is an extremely difficult opponent and can only be hurt by +3 magical weapons. There are several drow in the area who have +3 longswords or +3 flails. Once you have defeated Balor, use the Stoneshape Scroll to seal the pit. Return to Goldander Blackenrock and he will give you the Light Gem.

Enter Adalon's lair on the east side of the area. She will ask you to retrieve her eggs which were stolen by Irenicus and Bodhi and in return she will help you leave the Underdark. She will transform your party into drow so that you can enter the city. Leave Adalon's lair and approach the gates of the drow city of Ust Natha. The gates will open and you will be questioned. Say you are Veldrin from Ched Nasad and you will be allowed entrance into the city.

Ust Natha
Speak to Solaufein in front of the Male Fighter's Society. He will tell you he has a task for you and will demand that you meet him near the entrance of the city. Go to the entrance of the city and speak to Solaufein again. A handmaiden will be there and will you will be asked to aid Solaufein in rescuing the Matron Mother's daughter from Mind Flayers.

Leave the city and go to the southeast corner of the Underdark. Along the way you will be ambushed by a party of adventurers who think you are real drow. Speak to Solaufein again and he will draw the Mind Flayers to him. Destory the Mind Flayers and their Umber Hulks.

Enter the tavern and speak with Phaere. She will command you to meet her at the entrance to the city within a few days. Rest at the inn and then meet Phaere at the entrance to the city. She will tell you that she requires your aid in defeating a Beholder that has been smuggling adamantine. Go to the southeast corner of the city and speak to Phaere again. Destroy the Beholder that appears. Speak to Phaere again in the tavern for your next task. She will ask you to destory a svirfneblin patrol to instill fear in the gnomes.

Leave the city and meet Solaufein on the west side of the Underdark. You can either destory the gnome patrol with him and take the patrol leader's helmet or you can convince Solaufein that you can do the deed yourself so he'll return to the city and when the patrol comes along, spare their lives in return for the patrol leader's helmet. Return to Ust Natha and give the helmet to Phaere in the tavern to prove you've finished her task.

Meet Phaere in the Female Fighter's Society. She will demand that you kill Solaufein for her. Enter the Male Fighter's Society and speak to Solaufein. You can either kill him and take his cloak or show him mercy and he will give you his cloak. If you show him mercy, he will not betray you. Give the cloak to Phaere in the Female Fighter's Society and she will invite you to her bed chamber. Afterward, you will told to meet Mother Ardulace in the temple.

The Dragon Eggs
Speak to Matron Mother Ardulace in the temple in Ust Natha and she will ask you to find some blood from a noble race. You can either enter the southern tunnels in the Underdark and take the eyestalk from the Elder Orb at the entrance or you can complete the Mind Flayer subquest and take the Elder Brain's blood or you can defeat the Kuo-Toan prince in the western caverns and take his blood. Return to the temple in Ust Natha and give the item to Matron Mother Ardulace. She will bid you to rest until the ritual, but Phaere will ask you to visit her immediately.

In front of the Female Fighter's Society, Taso Kala will demand that you destroy a cult of another god. Go to the southeast corner of Ust Natha and kill the priests and monsters, then report back to Tasa Kala when you are done. Speak to Phaere inside the Female Fighter's Society and she will ask your help in disposing Matron Mother Ardulace. She will give you the Despana Treasury Key and some Fake Dragon Eggs.

In front of the temple, Solaufein will appear (if you didn't kill him earlier) and give you some Fake Dragon Eggs to get revenge on Phaere. Enter the temple and use the Despana Treasury Key to open the door on the east side and defeat the guards. Take the Real Dragon Eggs and replace them with Phaere's Fake Dragon Eggs. Return to Phaere and give her Solaufien's Fake Dragon Eggs. An imp servant of Adalon will appear telling you that you must defeat the Matron Mother to escape the city and return the eggs.

Return to the temple once again and the summoning ceremony will begin. The Lesser Demon Lord will appear and destroy both Matron Mother Ardulace and Phaere for offering fake dragon eggs and will then leave. Leave the city of Ust Natha quickly before the alarm goes out and return Real Dragon Eggs to Adalon. She will reward you with an item and transform you back to your true forms. She will then teleport you near the surface and help you to defeat the drow there. Enter the ruins and help the elves fight the drow. On the west side of the area is the exit from the Underdark.