Return Rakath's Gold

Return Rakath's Gold is a quest in Act Three of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be started by speaking with in the Counting House.
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==Objectives==
== Walkthrough ==
Once the Counting House has been entered as part of and , a cutscene triggers, showing and a false robbing the bank. The duo leaves, while a group of Bhaalist cultists attack the party and the cashguards in the vault.
Once the fight is over, the party must speak with to start the quest. He explains that he was working with the Guild to lure in Minsc and defeat him using a mimic. Since that failed, nearly all the gold in the vaults is stolen, which means many innocent Baldurians will wake up poor the next day.
The party must search for clues on where Minsc went. Approach the large vault at the end of the room at , which was completely smashed by Minsc, and a successful perception check shows mud from the sewers.
=== Into the Sewers ===
There are two possible ways to find Minsc: belowground and aboveground.
Belowground, Minsc can be found in the Abandoned Cistern. The party must jump the pipes above the caustic water at and defeat the Bhaalists guarding the area. Going north, there is an area with a Sluice Valve, which is stuck. It can be unstuck with a successful athletic check and open up the door. Otherwise, it is necessary to interact with the temperature valve and the water level valve, timing it properly to open the door. The party must hit the water level valve first, then wait five seconds before hitting the temperature valve and it should successfully open the door. Then, the party must walk through the sluice tunnel to find Minsc.
Aboveground, there is a garden area north (directly west of The Lodge) of the Steel Watch Foundry with a door that simply says "Keep Out." The party must enter it, and there are two pressure plates on the east and west walls of the room. The party members must step on each of them at the same time to enter a secret area. In this area is an ornate hatch that leads to the area Minsc is.
=== Facing Minsc ===
Once the party gets close to Minsc, a cutscene plays, showing Minsc and a Jaheira doppelganger giving gold to a Zhentarim agent - either or , if Roah is dead. After finding Minsc again, he will not see reason, as his tadpole is controlling him. He immediately attacks the party, along with a number of doppelgangers and cultists. Meanwhile, Roah / Friol immediately flees to take on the Guildhall. Defeat the cultists and knock Minsc out using non-lethal attacks. Once all enemies have been defeated, he will rise up and panic at the loss of a doppelganger, who had transformed into Jaheira to control him.
 initially refuses to bring Minsc under his protection, stating that he is too unpredictable to help. However, he can be convinced to bring him under his protection, particularly with in the party. If Jaheira is not in the party, then Minsc can still be shown images of Jaheira alive and well, allowing him to be recruited. If Jaheira is dead, then Minsc cannot be recruited.
If Minsc is successfully recruited, then he runs off to find his friend by smashing into several walls.
=== Returning to the Guildhall ===
Returning to the Guildhall results in Roah or Friol approaching the party, if they survived the previous battle. If Roah / Friol died in the previous battle with Minsc, then the Zhentarim are automatically hostile and attack the party and the Guild. Otherwise, they propose an alliance - the Zhentarim are prepared to take down the Guild and reign as the new underlords of the city. If siding with the Guild or betraying the Zhentarim after siding with them during the fight, then the party can loot a pouch of stolen gold off Roah / Friol's body after the battle.
=== Repaying Rakath ===
Rakath asks, if the party has found the gold as soon as they return to the Counting House vaults.
The party can attempt to convince Rakath to have some of the Guild cover part of the costs, as it was their fault the money was lost in the first place, by selecting "You lost innocent people's money. The Guild ought to swallow some of that cost."
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* (if Minsc is in the party)
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All the checks are DC 20. If Minsc is in the party, then the checks are reduced to DC 15. If the check succeeds, Rakath cuts the gold in half, to 5000. Otherwise, he expects 10,000 gold.
== Rewards ==
* 400 experience
* 2635 for returning the stolen gold to Rakath
* The key to High Security Vault n°9, which is inside the giant vault and contains Elegant Studded Leather
== Notes ==
* This quest can be completed at any time the party has sufficient gold (10,000 or 5,000), and the gold does not actually have to be retrieved
* It is possible to lockpick Vault n°9 and keep Rakath's gold, increasing the payout at the cost of giving up the 400 XP for quest completion.
Category:Quests