by theygamesThe first thing you should do in Moonrise Towers in Baldurs Gate 3 is rescue the tieflings and Wulbren. If you wait and continue forward, there will be irreversible consequences that you don’t want. So, here’s the best way to rescue Wulbren and the tieflings in Baldur’s Gate 3.
Note: As you explore the Shadowlands, you should learn every way to negate Shadow Curse. It’s really important and basically the only way forward.
Where to find and rescue Wulbren and the Tieflings in Baldur’s Gate 3
I’ve seen a lot of Reddit threads confirming that if you don’t rescue the tieflings or Wulbren and his fellow gnomes before progressing through the Shadowlands, they’ll die permanently. Because of that, I highly recommend rescuing Wulbren and the tieflings as soon as you reach Moonrise Towers.
To rescue the tieflings and Wulbren in Baldur’s Gate 3, you need to safely traverse the major Shadow Curse sections (I recommend you read our guide on that if you do or don’t have a Moonlantern) and convince the guards at Moonrise Towers that you’re friendly.
I quicksaved right before interacting with the guards at Moonrise Towers, and I recommend you do the same because getting on their good side is really important. To become friendly with everything in Moonrise Towers, select all the dialogue options about being an Absolute and wanting to see Ketheric Thorm.
Next, enter Moonrise Towers from the double doors on the south side. This will bring you directly to the prison. Once here, don’t go up the stairs. Instead, turn and head further into the prison.
You’ll see Wulbren and the tieflings in cells, but if you try to talk to them, you’ll get in trouble. You can perform a skill check to sneakily talk to Wulbren. You can also give him a weapon to fight back. When you are ready, you can tell Wulbren that it’s time which will start a fight with all the guards.
I don’t recommend doing that because there is a chance Mulbren, some of his gnomes, or some of the tieflings could die. To avoid that, I simply attacked the guards on my own. The guards are not too hard to defeat, but make sure you focus on the floating eye first so it doesn’t call for more reinforcements.
You’ll also need to defeat the Warden who is in the middle tower. She’s pretty strong, but easy to defeat if she’s alone. With all the nearby guards defeated, you’re safe to free Wulbren and the tieflings.
The way that I did this and recommend doing it is to go to the left of Wulbren’s cell and jump up onto the rock. It’s kind of a big jump, so use Misty Step or Fly if you need to. This is the way to get to the back of the prison and break Wulbren and the tieflings out.
Traverse over to the back of the cells and you’ll find a wall with a health bar directly behind the Wulbren and tiefling cells. If you right-click the wall and press attack a few times, you’ll break the tieflings and Wulbren out.
With Wulbren, his gnome buddies, and the tieflings free, they’ll run over to the big boat in the back and start breaking the chains holding it in. You can help them destroy the chains. Then, Wulbren will talk to you. If you want to get back to Last Light Inn, you can travel with them, but I sent them back on their own and they made it back safe at Last Light Inn.
And that’s how you free Wulbren and the tieflings in BG3! Now, you can learn the two ways to defeat Thisobald Thorm.