{"id":448263,"date":"2024-01-11T14:50:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T20:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/?p=448263"},"modified":"2024-01-11T14:50:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T20:50:26","slug":"how-to-complete-free-the-artist-quest-in-baldurs-gate-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/how-to-complete-free-the-artist-quest-in-baldurs-gate-3\/","title":{"rendered":"How to complete Free the Artist Quest in Baldur’s Gate 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cFree the Artist\u201d is emblematic of so many great Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 <\/em>quests, in that what starts as an innocuous interaction in Act 1<\/a> turns into a gripping story by Act 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quest is easy enough to miss because it starts in the Zhentarim Basement \u2013 an area I completely missed in my first playthrough. The entrance is hidden behind a stack of crates in front of a small building next to the stables behind Waukeen\u2019s Rest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll have to get past a guard named Salazon by talking him down with Intimidation or Persuasion (you can also get in by helping the Zhentarim hounded by gnolls elsewhere on the map). In my game, I failed the check but made it into the hideout anyway \u2013 albeit a bit scarred \u2013 because Salazon tossed a bomb at the explosive barrel sitting next to me\u00a0 and promptly blew himself up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zhentarim Hideout<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once inside the hideout, you\u2019ll need to convince Zarys to let you into the Zhentarim Hideout proper with a successful Persuasion, Intimidation, or Detect Thoughts check, or through helping out the agents with their gnoll problem. Without Zarys\u2019 approval, you\u2019ll have to deal with a number of traps to make it safely inside the Hideout. Inside, Oskar will be standing next to his paintings, and he\u2019ll beg you to buy his freedom from Bem. During your conversation with Oskar, a History check might inform you that his \u201cpatron\u201d is his wealthy fianc\u00e9 Lady Jannath.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bem is very willing to part ways with his \u201cpet artist.\u201d He\u2019ll sell you Oskar\u2019s freedom for 1,000 gold, but I talked him down to 600 with a DC 20 Intimidation check. A good enough Persuasion roll will also bring Oskar\u2019s price down, or you can choose violence and free Oskar by killing all the Zhentarim. Once free, Oskar will ask you for some money to help him travel to Baldur\u2019s Gate, but whether or not you give it to him, you\u2019ll be able to catch up with him in the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lady Jannath\u2019s Estate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After you\u2019ve made your way to the Lower City in Act 3<\/a>, you can check in on Oskar and his now-wife Lady Jannath. Outside Lady Jannath\u2019s estate, her butler Tarhun Mnemonis will try to warn you away from the house by telling you about the spirits that have overtaken it, but he won\u2019t actually try to\u00a0 stop you from going inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The house is infested with invisible poltergeists that can be tricky to deal with. I solve most problems in the game with Spirit Guardians, but something like Faerie Fire can also trivialize this fight. Go up to Lady Jannath\u2019s bedroom, and you\u2019ll find a glowing blue Oskar hurling insults at his wife. Attack him to stop his rant, but try to remember to toggle non-lethal damage<\/a> if you don\u2019t want to end the quest here and now. With Oskar subdued, Lady Jannath will explain that she thinks he\u2019s possessed, and she\u2019ll ask you to investigate his atelier upstairs. You\u2019ll need to get past a series of cursed skulls, which are easy to destroy by hurling random objects at them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a hidden door in the back of Oskar\u2019s atelier that you can open by picking up the painting that\u2019s leaning against the opposite wall and combining it with Oskar\u2019s empty easel. The room has a locked chest that holds a letter shedding light on Oskar\u2019s deal with Mystic Carrion, who\u2019s holed up inside Philgrave\u2019s Mansion. The letter will give you a password that opens the mystic door hidden in a wall on the mansion\u2019s lower level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Philgrave\u2019s Mansion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Mystic Carrion will tell you that his Torch of Revocation can solve Oskar\u2019s problem. He\u2019ll offer you the Torch in exchange for 3,000 gold or for help finding his servant Thrumbo. By this point, I had enough money saved from my hoarding habit that I opted to pay for the Torch. Going after Thrumbo is an interesting quest in and of itself, though. By the end of it you\u2019ll probably want to kill the Mystic Carrion, so you could always do that now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However you get the torch, you\u2019ll want to take it back to Oskar\u2019s atelier and use it on the possessed portrait that was tucked away in Oskar\u2019s hidden room. You\u2019ll get the chance to talk with Oskar\u2019s lost love Kerri Evenfield, who\u2019s furious with Oskar for trapping her soul inside a painting. You can either Persuade or Intimidate Kerri out of killing Oskar or fight her yourself. After all  that chaos, if you talk to Oskar and Lady Jannath and help them get their relationship back on track, the artist will reward you with a portrait of your own. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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