Ducal Palace

The Ducal Palace, also known as the High Hall, is a palace in the district of North Baldur's Gate. It is a place for feasts, court hearings, administrative business, council meetings, and where some of the grand dukes reside. The palace is heavily guarded by the Flaming Fist and during special occasions they'll demand proof from everyone who enters that they have a right to do so.
==Walkthrough==
In Chapter Seven, after obtaining the invitation to the council meeting from Slythe and Krystin, Gorion's Ward needs to go to the Ducal Palace and first show the invite to the Flaming Fist Guard Bill at the entrance, and then again to a Flaming Fist Mercenary inside. Afterwards, the Ward will observe the coronation proceedings until eventually Sarevok (who the dukes are preparing to crown 'Grand Duke') spots the Ward, whereby the six noblemen involved in the procession will transform into doppelgangers and attack Liia Jannath, Duke Belt and anyone else in their line of sight. Once the doppelgangers have been killed, Gorion's Ward will then call out Sarevok as a scoundrel, but the Ward must have Sarevok's diary or Sarevok's letter to Slythe to prove that this is the truth, otherwise Duke Belt will immediately kill the Ward. When Belt accepts the Ward's proof of Sarevok's guilt, Sarevok will be transported out of the palace into the Undercity by Winski Perorate and Gorion's Ward must follow him to the Temple of Bhaal where the final showdown with the person who killed Gorion takes place.
==Gameplay==
The fight with the doppelgangers is considered the hardest fight in Baldur's Gate for solo runs with Legacy of Bhaal difficulty since one has to kill the doppelgangers before Duke Belt dies. This is a challenge since the doppelgangers will concentrate on the dukes.
If an invisible mage casts Invisibility on both of the dukes before dialog starts, the doppelgangers can't see the dukes, so they forget the assassination mission. This makes the encounter easier.
==Treasure==
===First floor===
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* Cloak of Protection +1
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* Potion of Heroism
* Potion of Invulnerability
* History of Shadowdale VIII
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* Moonbar Gem
===Second Floor===
* in the chest next to the bed in the room where Nila is
* Wand of Lightning and in the wardrobe in the same room
===Third Floor===
Lock difficulties vary between 50-80.
===Basement===
You're not supposed to be there, so the Flaming Fist guards will demand to know why you are there, and depending on your answer they might turn hostile.
==Notes==
* In the enhanced edition, "Ducal" is spelled "Duchal" in the console text.
*At the beginning of the battle in the Ducal Palace, if the player casts Otiluke's Resilient Sphere on one of the Dukes to protect them, Winski Perorate will teleport in and kill the main character with an auto-Flame Strike, regardless of any magical protections.
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