Don’t let the Underdark get over your head.

One key location in any Underdark adventure, however, is the Selunite Outpost.

Oftentimes, this will be the first location players encounter in the Underdark.

Statue of Selûne surrounded by glowing braziers in Baldur’s Gate 3.

This route takes you directly inside the Selunite Outpost.

However, once you find the front gate, it is not as simple as walking through it.

This requires asuccessful Sleight of Hand check (DC 20), and the gates will open.

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More than just the front gate, there aremany difficult locks to pickin the outpost.

Consider using theGloves of ThieveryorGuidanceto boost your Sleight of Hand checks.

Once spotted, anySmall creature can navigate through it.

The Selûnite Outpost as shown on the world map in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Once through the crevice, you will arrive at aBroken Wall in the kitchen areaof the outpost.

This will also automatically unlock theUnderdark - Selunite Outpost waypoint (X: 180, Y: -235).

Once the waypoint is unlocked, the rest of your party can teleport in via the waypoint.

Tav and the party at a caged doorway in a temple in Baldur’s Gate 3.

The only way to get to the window, however, isif you approached from the west.

This means you would have encountered theArcane Towerand the drow statuesbefore finding the window.

It’s a bit of a roundabout way to get in, but it still works!

A minotaur being shot by radiant blue light in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Watch out for thetorchstalkbelow the window!

Hey, if magic works, it isn’t cheating!

If youhave not encountered Raphael before, he will spawn in the outpost.

Tav standing in front of an iron gate guarded by blue glowing light in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Exploring The Outpost

Luckily, getting inside the outpost is the hardest part.

Still,there is the moonstone trapto worry about.

Disarming it is fairly easy, though, once you know what to do.

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All you need is aranged attack that does not deal psychic or poison damage.

Aim the attack at themoonstone from which the beams of light shootand destroy it.

Once this is done, the braziers around the outpost will light up, and thetrap will be disarmed.

Tav standing near a cliffside where a Rocky Crevice is highlighted in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Shadowheart (and other Acolytes) will get Inspiration once the moonstone is destroyed.

And why does everyone want it so bad?

Opening crates and burlap sacks will reveal a variety of miscellaneous items.

Tav standing on a stone windowsill overlooking a cliff in Baldur’s Gate 3.

This book will be marked as a Quest Item in your inventory.

The first two books, bothmarked as Faded Logbooks, are written by a Selunite named Jarrus.

Keen readers can also spot a tragedy in his tale.

Tav preparing to cast Misty Step on top of a crumbled tower in Baldur’s Gate 3.

What exactly led to the tragic fall of the outpost, however, is for you to decipher.

Better keep an eye on this Aberration.

Raphael waiting for Tav in a dim-lit religious outpost in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Tav pulling a giant lever in a stone temple in Baldur’s Gate 3.

The statistics of the moonstone in Baldur’s Gate 3.

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Tav looting a crate behind an iron gate in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Tav at the base of a statue hovering over a book in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Tav opening an opulent chest and viewing the statistics of the Helmet of Smiting in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Tav standing near a wooden table lit with candles hovering over a book in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Tav standing near a skeleton on a wooden scaffolding in a cavern in Baldur’s Gate 3.

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