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Hello, Gamers!
After befriending or slaying the Goblins infesting theBlighted Village, you will have access to explore the area. You will have probably already seen the Well and ventured to theWhispering Depthsbelow, but the Blighted Village is also home to a nearby hidden chamber.
Although we know precious little about Ilyn Toth, we can explore his secret lair beneath the Blighted Village apothecary. When you first enter the village, the apothecary will be your building to the left. It’s the door right beside the Blighted Village teleport point.
How to Find the Hidden Apothecary Chamber
As you enter the building, you’ll see that it looks like any other shop you’d expect (albeit a lot more decrepit and abandoned). It’s worth it to loot the various alchemical goods around the shop before you proceed with the quest, but once you’re done, return to the main counter. There is a book on the counter that you should read, pointing out the existance of a hidden chamber within the building. The chamber will be just behind the counter itself.
Finding Ilyn Toth’s Secret Passage
Once you go into the hidden hatch, you’ll come to what seems like just any regular old basement for a wizard. Nothing spectacular lies outwardly here - although, you can loot the paintings here for a nice chunk of gold. The basement workshop is otherwise unremarkable, save for the existance of a secret passage.
The secret passage lies behind a moveable bookcase, which you may activate by finding a lever hidden behind a stack of boxes. This lever will be basically directly across the room from the Ladder you used to come into this place. If you do not pass the Perception check to point it out, you will just have to move the boxes yourself to access the lever.
Going through the secret passage will lead you to a room filled with caskets. If you interact with these, a skeleton will explode out from the casket - surprising your party. You can let it run around the room touching caskets, which will in turn spawn more skeletons (which I recommend for more experience), or you can easily kill it when your turn in the initiative order comes. You will likely have to fight two skeletons total, if you do not kill the skeleton opening the caskets.
In this room, you can also find the scroll that summons the mischeivous Quasit, Shovel. He’s not useful in combat, and outright lies to you, but he’s kind of cute!
Magic Door Questions and Answers
Towards the back of the skeleton room is a magic mirror, which will ask you a series of questions. You will have to answer these correctly to go inside. Here are all the questions and answers:
Question 1
“Tell it your name.” (If you are a Dragonborn, you can pick the Dragonborn option, too. It works just as well.)
Question 2
“Yes, I’m an ally! I’m an ally of your master’s!”
Question 3
“Szass Tam is a foul, wretched creature.”
Question 4
“I read a Doctor’s Journal - he used balsam ointment to clean a wound.” (The Ranger option works fine here, too. Just don’t pick any other options that say balsam ointment is good for burns. Shovel lies.)
Question 5
Any answer besides “I’d see the ones I love.”
Answering the door correctly will allow you safe passage to thetruesecret lair of Ilyn Toth, revealing the apothecary was a front for a necromancer’s workshop instead.
Within this last room is the most important loot of all, and the loot that will coincide with the Dark Amethyst you found in the Whispering Depths.
Baldur’s Gate 3: Whispering Depths Guide
The final fight of this small dungeon can be extremely dangerous, so make sure you have a few levels under your belt.
Be careful when you explore the locked door in this room. Not only is the door trapped, there’s a trapped floor panel, and the book beyond is on a trapped pedestal as well. Bring Astarion and hope you get lucky with your Perception checks, or go to turn-based mode to navigate these challenges instead!
