Wyrm's Rock Prison

A corridor in the prison with cells

Wyrm's Rock Fortress
The Wyrmway	←	Wyrm's Rock Prison

Wyrm's Rock Prison is a Location within Wyrm's Rock Fortress in Act Three of Baldur's Gate 3.

The prison occupies the fortress's basement. While inside, the party cannot fast-travel to a Waypoint or go to camp.

“

Welcome to Wyrm's Rock Prison - the Fist nail, we jail. What's your business?

„

— Breva Brightmoon, greeting the player

Overview

Map of the prison

Main corridor

The main corridor has a rough T-junction form, with main enfilade connecting the cells' part and the entrance from the Wyrm's Rock Fortress. The side corridor connects it to the Storage Room, while through its short western appendix that grants the access to The Wyrmway. Both main and side corridors are constantly patrolled by  Fist Ivarus.

Along the left row of the cells stand the Evidence Chest and the Equipment Chest, where all the inventory belongings of an arrested party member are found. If multiple items are confiscated and stored, picking out each one of them prompts a single  Stealth check. It is recommended to exercise care if using invisibility here.

A bug with possessing the  Necromancy of Thay has been reported several times: as the book is bound to the character who read it and cannot be removed from the inventory, it may disappear when the character in question is arrested and all their belongings are placed in prison chests. This effectively deprives the character from completing the ⁠Unlock the Ancient Tome quest.

Cells

There are five cells in the prison, located in the far end of the main corridor. They might be occupied as described below:

• Western cell: (empty)
• Northwestern cell: occupied by  Counsellor Florrick. She is imprisoned here upon initiating ⁠Free Counsellor Florrick, and after that, for five days more (counted down by long rests), unless the party help her escape.
• Northern cell: cell is occupied by  Arfur Gregorio's corpse. His corpse is here if the player character convinced the toymaker to turn himself in.
• Northeastern cell: occupied by  Otto Ott, an elderly man who got into the habit of being jailed to have a guaranteed meal and place for sleep. The player character may call him their father to get access into the prison through the main entrance.
• Eastern cell: occupied by any party member should they commit a crime in Rivington, in Wyrm's Crossing or within Wyrm's Rock Fortress itself. Alternatively a party member can end up here if they drink  Hoots' Hooch which results in  Hoots' Hooch: Blackout in which case  Fist Ivarus wakes them up and mocks them. A skeleton chained to the wall inside it can be looted for The True Life of 'Lord' Gortash note.

Also, Marvin the  Unusual Skull can be found in this cell (see below).

Guardroom

The guardroom is actually an empty cell which the guards ( Fist Saunder,  Fist Creekrider and  Fist Jagic) occupy to while away the time of their duties. If a party member enters the prison by peaceful means, or makes their way inside stealthily, or convinces the guards that they have any plausible reason to be there, the guards will remain inside the guardroom, sitting and chatting around the table.

Storeroom

This is the room in the far end of the side corridor. It is locked and red-outlined; opening it from either side is, if noticed, taken as a violation by Ivarus. Inside are several barrels and containers of food.

In the northern wall of the storeroom is a weak wall, which can be breached by weapons or magic. Generally, if the door to the storeroom is closed, the prison guards do not react to any suspicious commotion in the storeroom, including the sounds of wall stones crumbling down. Behind it is a short cave which leads to another breach, this time in the outer wall of the fortress, opening to the foot of the rock. This is one of the possible routes to escape the prison.

Western block

This is the short extension of the side corridor, laden with various barrels and boxes. On its southern wall are two dragon head torches. Lighting them anew with any ⁠lightning damage allows the party to enter The Wyrmway, but casting spells or shooting arrows to do so is berated by Ivarus once he notices. However, he does not mind if the party walk through the wall (and back if needed) after successfully opening the way.

Dealing with the unusual Skull

“

The merriment laid before thee is born of trifling jest, wizardry - and whiskey.

„

Meeting the skull

Marvin the Unusual Skull

If any party member commits a crime in Rivington, Wyrm's Crossing or within the walls of Wyrm's Rock Fortress and consents to arrest, they will find themselves in a cell of the Wyrm's Rock Prison.

On the back wall of the cell are broken shelves, where the arrested party member can find the  Unusual Skull. Even if not noticed at once, the skull attracts their attention with a cheerful greeting.

If spoken to, the skull identifies itself as Marvin (called such hereafter) and explains it is imbued by a spirit of a wizard who was occupying this very cell "after a night of bacchanalian debauchery" somewhere far, far in the past. A successful  DC 15 Arcana Check sheds some light on this peculiar enchantment.

By default, Marvin uses florid speech with an abundance of archaic words that may be difficult to understand. However, he may be persuaded to speak more plainly (this option requires  DC 18 Persuasion Check).

Marvin suggests the imprisoned party member a deal of sorts: for solving two riddles correctly it helps them escape. However, if they answer any of the riddles wrong, the skull plays a trick on them, though it warns them of this honestly.

The game

If the party member agrees to solve the riddles, Marvin asks them one after another, offering three possible answers for each (only one is correct).

• First riddle: I fly, yet not through the firmament. I bidst and biddeth and bidstseth farewell at night and welcome thee in the morn. I am part of thee, and follow whither thou guideth. I am clothened and claddened all in black, and flee the light. Yet apart 't, I wouldst be nought. Name me.

Simple speech formulation: I fly, but not through the sky. I say goodbye at night and hello in the morning. I am part of you, and follow wherever you go. I wear only black, and run from the light. Yet without it, I couldn't exist. Who am I?

• Possible answers: "A child", "A raven", "A shadow" (correct).

• Second riddle: I am battered, but nev'r did bow. Mine coronet bears the blunt of endless blades, but I can nev'r move. I nev'r did sweat, even when the summertide sun didst fully heateth mine brow. Name me.

Simple speech formulation: I am beaten and battered, but never break. My crown has felt the strike of endless blades, yet I can never move. I never sweat, even when the summertide sun shines upon me. Who am I?

• Possible answers: "An anvil" (correct), "A king", "A shield".

Outcomes

Possible outcomes of dealing with Marvin are as following:

• Both riddles solved. Marvin teleports the imprisoned party member out of the cell, placing them next to the Evidence chests, and casts  Haste and  Greater Invisibility on them for 10 turns.
• Only one riddle solved correctly. Marvin teleports the imprisoned party member out of the cell, next to the entrance to the guardroom, and casts  Haste and  Mirror Image on them for 10 turns.
• None of the riddles solved. Marvin teleports the imprisoned party member out of the cell, next to the entrance to the guardroom, and casts on  Haste on them for 10 turns.

However, regardless of their shrewdness, the party member also automatically receives the  Fugitive condition for 20 turns (like any other jailbreaker). After teleporting, turn-based mode is not launched automatically.

Should the imprisoned party member refuse to play the game at all, or choose to stop guessing once the first riddle has been asked, Marvin considers this as if both given answers are wrong, with consequences described above.

Notes

• Once having played his game with the party member, Marvin 'remembers' the achieved result and uses it again should the party member (in the same lineup or another ^[verify]) find themselves jailed anew.

• The whole plot with escaping the prison in exchange for solving riddles occurs only if and when a party member is arrested for a crime. Entering the prison by any other means (e.g., sneaking through the wall breach from outside) does not result in the above interactions with Marvin - it instead shoos them off in the same refined manner of speech.

• Successful solving each of the riddles, as well as successful persuading Marvin to speak in common language, grants a point of approval from all companions (up to three points total).

Related locations

• ⁠The Wyrmway
• ⁠Wyrm's Rock Fortress

Related quests

• ⁠Free Counsellor Florrick
• ⁠Gather Your Allies
• ⁠Investigate the Suspicious Toys
• ⁠The Blade of Frontiers
• ⁠Wyrmway

Characters

•  Arfur Gregorio
•  Breva Brightmoon
•  Counsellor Florrick
•  Fist Ivarus
• Unusual Skull