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Rescue the Grand Duke is a Quest in Baldur's Gate 3. Rescue the Grand Duke can be acquired during Act 1. Completing  Rescue the Grand Duke will progress the story forward.

Rescue the Grand Duke Objectives

Search for Survivors

• We managed to get inside. We need to find the Grand Duke and fast. 

Speak with Counsellor Florrick.

• The woman we rescued survived. Maybe she saw the Grand Duke? 

Search for Grand Duke Ravengard.

• We learned that the Grand Duke was captured by drow and taken westwards

Pursue Ravengard's captors to Baldur's Gate.

• Grand Duke Ravengard was infected with an illithid tadpole, and taken to Baldur's Gate

Search for Grand Duke Ravengard.

• We finally found Grand Duke Ravengard - standing by Gortash's side as he was crowned Gortash the new Archduke. He disappeared after the  ceremony

Rest at camp

• Mizora asked us to meet her in camp. She has an important proposal to make regarding Wyll's father, Grand Duke Ravengard.

Search for Grand Duke Ravengard.

• Wyll severed his pact with Mizora, even after she hinted that she could help locate and rescue Grand Duke Ravengard. It would seem the duke is as good as dead, but perhaps we might still find and save him.

Find the secret command centre.

• Wyll made a pact with Mizora and the archdevil Zariel in exchange for information about Grand Duke Ravengard's whereabouts. He is being held prisoner at Gortash's secret command centre.

Search for Grand Duke Ravengard.

•  We reached Gortash's underwater command centre, also known as the Iron Throne. We need to find Grand Duke Ravengard.

Lead Grand Duke Ravengard to safety.

• Grand Duke Ravengard is safe at last. We should speak to him at our camp.
• In exchange for an eternal pact with Wyll, Mizora resurrected Grand Duke Ravengard. We should speak with him.
   
   

Rescue the Grand Duke Walkthrough

Summary

• Help the flaming fists to open the gate (Strength 9, if you failed, you can attack the door).
• Alternately, climb the rocks outside the walls to the left of the gate, and jump up onto the roof. From there you can walk across and jump down into the tavern.
• Get inside the burning building, break down any broken doors blocking your way.
• Avoid the working door on the second floor. You'll be able to get at the chests inside from the doors ahead.
• There's a trapped man named Benryn inside the building. (quest Rescue the Trapped Man) He's behind the broken door nearest to the stairs.
• The other broken door on the second floor leads to the Counsellor, who you must speak to if you wish to advance the quest.
• From a goblin in their camp, you learn that the Grand Duke has been taken to Moonrise Towers.
• In Act 3, you can free Wyll's father whether or not you take Mizora's deals. 
• In order to save duke Ravengard, you need to reach Iron Throne from Flymm Cargo. (Quest Save the Gondians and Avenge the Drowned will lead you to this location.)
  (Hatch to Flymm Cargo is hidden beneath some crates, at X-163, Y-143. Alternatively, you can reach Flymm Cargo basement through City Sewers.)
• You need to carefully select your team and spells before you reach Iron Throne. Once you land on Iron Throne, you will have only 6 turns to extract as many prisoners as possible. Dimensional door, and Teleportation Circle spells are very helpful, as well as Potion of Speed.
• If you turned down Mizora, she will appear once you freed the duke. Defeat her summoning, and don't let the explosion kill the duke.
• Once you escaped Iron Throne, return to camp to talk to him.

Search for survivors.

This event is triggered as you approach Waukeem's Rest. There is a burning inn ahead.Enter the burning inn and see if there are any survivors. Help Gauntlet Yeva push the doors to get through the wreckage into the burning building. If you do this successfully, you can search the area for survivors.

As you enter the burning inn, you should be able to encounter and save Counsellor Florrick. She's trapped beyond a broken door at Waukeen's rest, The Risen Road. You'll find Counsellor Florrick in one of the rooms upstairs. This will update the journal for: Rescue the Grand Duke.

Act 1 Walkthrough 

Speak with Counsellor Florrick.

Exit the burning building and a cutscene will the counsellor will soon begin. She thanks you for freeing her and tells you that the Grand Duke Ravengard,  has been taken prisoner by the drows. She requests your help to rescue the Grand Duke. Agree to help to continue onwards. If you refuse, it will reflect in your journals. 

• The woman we rescued survived. Maybe she saw the Grand Duke?

Search for Grand Duke Ravengard.

Speak to her and agree to help then ask her additional questions for additional journal updates:

• We learned that the Grand Duke was captured by drow and taken westwards.
• We agreed to look for the Grand Duke. We should investigate the area.

As you progress through the main story, you will eventually find yourself at the Moonrise Towers where you will subsequently begin the main quest: Infiltrate Moonrise Towers. 

Act 2

Moonrise Towers

• We reached Moonrise Towers. It seems unlikely that a high-value asset like Grand Duke Ravengard would be confined with other prisoners; the deeper we delve into the towers, the closer we'll be to finding him.

Move through this location and you will only be able to see the Grand Duke from a cutscene when you enter the Mind Flayer Colony past the Barracks and the doors through the Necrotic Laboratory. Complete exploring Moonrise Towers as part of your main quests. You should be able to explore the area till you find the Necrotic Laboratory Flesh-Wrought Door. Once you enter, there will be a Neural Apparatus that you can interact with that will allow you to descend further.

Continue to the next Flesh-Wrought Door to trigger the cutscene. You will find the Grand Duke, Gortash, and Orin and Ketheric Thorm. As you witness the scene, your journals will be updated. 

Pursue Ravengard's captors to Baldur's Gate.
 

• Grand Duke Ravengard was infected with an illithid tadpole, and taken to Baldur's Gate.

You will need to follow him to the next location once you reach Baldur's Gate in Act 3. Progress through the main story questlines until you enter Baldur's Gate.

While you are in the city, you will need to progress through the Main Quests and get through Get Gortash's Netherstone. Until you witness his ceremony. You will find him by Gortash as he is crowned the new archduke.

• We finally found Grand Duke Ravengard - standing by Gortash's side as he crowned Gortash the new Archduke. He disappeared after the ceremony.

After this event, speak to Mizora in the city and she will tell you that the Duke has been relocated. After this Interaction, take a rest at the camp when you are ready to trigger the next sequence. 

Act 3 

Rest at camp.

If The Grand Duke is alive: 

• Mizora asked us to meet her in camp. She has an important proposal to make regarding Wyll's father, Grand Duke Ravengard.

Talk to Mizora.

If the Grand Duke died: 

• Grand Duke Ravengard is dead. Wyll's patron, Mizora, awaits us in camp. Perhaps she can help.
   

Campsite

You will be visited by Mizora at some point at Camp after a long rest. She will offer Wyll a deal. 

Here, you will meet the sisters of Justice. Wyll wants to find and save his father so Mizora gives him two choices. She offers another bargain. Your two options are the following: 

• If the Grand Duke is alive, then she will reveal his location, but Wyll will pledge his soul to Mizora and the archdevil Zariel. (If the Grand Duke is dead at this point then Mizora will resurrect him.)
• The second option is to break his pact, but Wyll's father will die by his enemy's hand. 

When she appears with a proposal, the dialogue will proceed as follows: 

1. What are you proposing?
2. Then break it already. Wyll doesn't need to wait six months.
3. Remain Silent. 

Ask what he proposal is and she will elaborate. 

Should you break Wyll's Pact or save Wyll's Father? 

• If you remain pacted, your next objective will be to Rescue Ravengard from Gortash's secret prison. 
• If you break the pact, your next objective is to Continue onward with Wyll. Counsellor Florrick or Cordula Eltan will later ambush the party, while accusing Wyll of killing the father so he could take the city. 
• Note: Before you make your choice, if the Duke does not need to be ressurected, it is possible to break the pact and later on find a way to save his father if you find him alive at the Iron Throne. 

Your response here will determine his choice.

1. What will happen to Wyll's powers if he breaks the pact?
2. Save your father, Wyll. The city will need him to help rebuild. 
3. Do the right thing. Give your soul so that your father can live.
4. Break the pact, Wyll. You deserve your freedom.
5. Let your father die. When the city's free, you can take his place. 

 Make your choice then continue. 

Search for Grand Duke Ravengard.

If Wyll severed his pact with Mizora:

• Wyll severed his pact with Mizora, even after she hinted that she could help locate and rescue Grand Duke Ravengard. It would seem the duke is as good as dead, but perhaps we might still find and save him. 

Find the secret command centre.

• Wyll made a pact with Mizora and the archdevil Zariel in exchange for information about Grand Duke Ravengard's whereabouts. He is being held prisoner at Gortash's secret command centre.

In order to save Duke Ravengard, you need to reach Iron Throne from Flymm Cargo Lower City. (The Quests: Save the Gondians and Avenge the Drowned will lead you to this location.) You may need to progress through some main quests to gain access to the Lower City. This involves the quests: Investigate the Selunite Resistance and Solve the Open Hand Temple Murders, or Find the Suspicious Toys. Find your way into the Lower City then make your way to the Flymm Cargo. You may need to use Thieves' Tools to enter through the doors. This will begin a battle.  After you've cleared the area, head to the basement. The Hatch to Flymm Cargo is hidden beneath some crates, at X-163, Y-143. Alternatively, you can reach Flymm Cargo basement through City Sewers.

There will be a door ahead to the Detention Block which will lead you to the Submersible that will take you to the Iron Throne. As you approach the submersible, someone may confront you-  Redhammer the Deviser. Once you can respond, you can tell him that you need to get to the Iron Throne. Your interaction with him will update Save the Gondians. After you tell him where you are going, he will agree to take you in. 

• Note: You need to carefully select your team and spells before you reach the Iron Throne. Once you land on Iron Throne, you will have only 8 turns to extract as many prisoners as possible and Escape to the submersible to dock before the Throne collapses. Dimension Door and Teleportation Circle spells are very helpful, as well as the Potion of Speed.

• If you turned down Mizora, she may appear once you free Duke Ravengard. Defeat her summoning, and don't let the explosion kill the duke.

Continue to the Iron Throne. A cutscene will begin and the journals will update. When you arrive, a battle will begin. You will start your journey in the middle of the map. To locate Duke Ravengard, head directly east. His location is circled on the Map below. Save the other prisoners to complete Save the Gondians.

Search for Grand Duke Ravengard & Lead Ravengard to safety.

• We reached Gortash's underwater command centre, also known as the Iron Throne. We need to find Grand Duke Ravengard.

You will need to reach the Grand Duke then make your way back within the amount of turns you are given. Once you reach him, the next interaction will go about with one of two ways,  Mizora will either show up to help you or you will need to defeat her summoning and make it back to the dock.

• We found Grand Duke Ravengard. We need to lead him to safety.

Once you have escaped Iron Throne, talk to Duke Ravengard. He is overcome with a lot of emotions regarding his son when he sees him.

1. Have a heart- your son is a hero. We saved lives here today, including your own.
2. Grand Duke Ravengard, Glad to see you of your own mind. 
3. You can work out your issues later. Go to our camp - the Absolute can't reach you there. 

Speak to Grand Duke Ravengard.

• Grand Duke Ravengard is safe at last. We should speak to him at our camp.
• In exchange for an eternal pact with Wyll, Mizora resurrected Grand Duke Ravengard. We should speak with him.

Speak to Duke Ravengard at the camp to fulfil this objective then follow The Blade of Frontiers to continue Wyll's questline.

 How to unlock Rescue the Grand Duke

• The Risen Road

Rescue the Grand Duke Rewards

Quest optional Rewards:

• The Sparky Points
• The Joltshooter
• The Spellsparkler

Rescue the Grand Duke Notes & Tips

• If you do this in turn-based mode, keep in mind that speaking to Benryn or the Counsellor will shift the game back into real time.
• There are water barrels in the kitchen area to the right of the entrance, these can be extremely useful.
• Dipping your weapons in fire will make breaking down the doors significantly easier and will save you time.
• 
  Outside Waukeen's rest, there's another hidden treasure.