How to Take Control of the Priest Stronghold in Baldur's Gate 2
All of the major classes in Baldur's Gate 2 have a corresponding stronghold that the main character can take control of. Clerics of any alignment are able to join and raise through the ranks of a temple in the city of Athkatla, working to thwart the machinations of opposing religions and spread their faith.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
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Create a new cleric character at the beginning of the game. The cleric can be of any alignment and worship any deity, as all of the various priest choices in the game have a corresponding stronghold.
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Defeat the minions of the wizard Irenicus in the game's opening dungeon and make your way into the city of Athkatla.
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The Temple District
Go to the Temple District and watch the crowd of people listening to a false prophet attempting to convert people to his cult. Once the prophet's speech is over, a representative of a nearby temple will ask you to investigate this cult. Which temple approaches you will be determined by your alignment. If your cleric is evil, he will be approached by a priest of Talos. If he is good, a priest of either Lathander or Helm will approach.
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Find an entrance to the sewers in the Temple District. There are several entrances that all look like manholes. Enter one of the holes and make your way through the sewers until you find the prophet named Gaal.
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Speak with Gaal and ask him if you can become a full-fledged member of the cult. He will ask you to cut out one of your own eyes to prove your worth. Tell him you would prefer not to do that, and he will give you another task to perform. Take the key that he will give the party and go to the locked section of the sewers.
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Proceed through the locked section of the sewers until the party finds a ruined temple. A ghostly apparition haunts the temple, and the only way to prevent him from killing the party is to cast a healing spell on him. Afterward, he will stop attacking and tell you how to use a special magic rod to defeat the "Beholder" monster who is behind the cult's activities.
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The Beholder
Leave the locked section of the sewer and go into the beholder's lair. Follow the ghost's instructions about finding and putting together the pieces of the magic rod, and then use it on the beholder when he shows up.
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Fight your way out of the cult's headquarters and back up into the Temple District. With their beholder leader dead, all of the cultists will attack you on your way out.
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Go to the temple of the whichever priest first asked you to investigate the cult and speak with him again. Their temple will then become your stronghold.
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Tips & Warnings
The priests who rank above you in the church will give you various quests to complete. Remember to always act within the boundaries of the temple's morality on these quests or you will be kicked out of the religion and lose your stronghold.
If you defeat the cult but your main character is not a cleric, you will not gain control of the stronghold.
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