Disable the Steel Watch

Disable the Steel Watch is a sub-quest of the quest in Act Three of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be started by speaking to in the audience chamber above Wyrm's Rock Fortress or by encountering in the Lower City Sewers.
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==Objectives==
== Walkthrough ==
As part of Get Gortash's Netherstone, the party must figure out how to defeat Gortash, who is surrounded by Steel Watchers. One way to weaken him is by destroying them. The party can learn more about the Steel Watch by speaking to and embarking on , or simply by exploring the Lower City.
The Foundry is in the southwestern corner of the Lower City, near the Grey Harbour waypoint. There are multiple ways into the Foundry - including lockpicking wit a the iron gates , entering a vent in form or gaseous form, or flying onto the roof and jumping down from an open hatch .
There are two Steel Watchers guarding the front entrance - one which patrols the front and western side of the building, and another which stays on the western side near the loading dock. The Steel Watcher patrolling the front can easily be avoided by lockpicking the front gate and door while the Watcher is on the western side.
=== The Gondians' Plight ===
Once the Foundry has been entered, a cutscene plays, revealing that the Gondians are being forced to work by Banite cultists, under threat of explosive collars and their families being murdered. If the party approachs, the Banites move to attack the party and bid the Gondians to aid them. It is possible to convince the Gondians to help fight back:
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If the Deception option was chosen, will give the party the and not become hostile.
If either the Intimidation or Persuasion options are chosen and passed, the Gondians help the party. Otherwise, they are too scared to fight against the Banites and remain hostile until Black Gauntlet Tamia Holzt is defeated. Upon her death, the Motivator she carries begins to activate and can be deactivated with a . After the battle, the Gondians begin to panic and state that their families are being kept hostage.
In order to gain more information, the party must go into the Security Office. The key can be looted off of Tamia Holzt's body, or lockpicked with a . Only one Gondian is inside - , who immediately recognizes the party as intruders. He explains more about the Gondian's families being held hostage and beg the party to rescue his daughter. If agreeing, he helps shut the place down. Unfortunately, Zanner is not sure where the family members are being held and suggests going deeper into the Foundry to find more information.
=== In the Foundry ===
After encountering Zanner, there are several avenues to approach disabling the Steel Watch. It is possible to by rescuing the Gondians and their families or the party can complete and either complete Save the Gondians along the way, or leave the Gondians to die.
The Quests Save the Gondians and Avenge the Ironhands do not need to be undertaken to finish Disable the Steel Watch. If failing to disable the Motivator and the Gondians die, the party can delve deeper into the Foundry and plant the runepowder bomb. If the runepowder bomb was not taken, Zanner's body can be spoken to with and he provides the code to destroy the Foundry. Otherwise, the party can choose to forsake the Gondians and plant the bomb, killing them in the process.
Alternatively, if Zanner's corpse can not be spoken to (for example, because it was destroyed by an elemental spell), a journal can be looted from him where it is stated that the code is the true name of Gond. The true name of Gond is revealed in which can be found in the bookcases in the small surgery area in the large foundry area before the room with the Steel Watch Titan. 
Going deeper within the Foundry, it is discovered that is in charge of the entire operation. The party needs to sneak or fight their way to the Control Centre Antechamber on the western side of the facility. The door leading to the Antechamber requires a unless the Control Level Key has been looted or stolen from Hahns Rives. This leads to a hallway filled with Steel Watcher brains, and the control room beyond.
=== The Titan ===
In order to get to the console to disable the Steel Watch and destroy the Foundry, the party must defeat the Steel Watch Titan, a level 12 enemy, and three level 11 Hellfire Watchers. These must be dealt with to gain access to the Neurociter which controls the Foundry. Alternatively, a character with a high sneak and invisibility can make it past them and plant the bomb if the boss fight has not been triggered. After the fight, the party can use the code gained from Zanner or plant the Runepowder Bomb.
=== Ignoring the Watch ===
It is possible to kill Gortash before the Steel Watch has been destroyed. If this happens, the Elder Brain takes control of the Steel Watch and use them to destroy the Foundry. Additionally, a dead man's switch is activated on the Iron Throne, making it inaccessible and killing the hostages inside.
== Quest Rewards ==
* - a legendary weapon dropped by the Steel Watch Titan
* A new ally for Gather Your Allies - potentially both the Ironhand Gnomes and the Gondians, or one or the other.
== Notes ==
* Zanner Toobin is initially present on the Foundry floor and only moves to the Security Office after the entrance cutscene plays. If the cutscene never plays he will remain on the Foundry floor.
* The Runepowder Bomb can be used to blow up the factory without consuming it. When interacting with the Neurocitor it's necessary to have the bomb in the inventory and select the dialogue option "Focus on the centre of the Neurocitor - the perfect place for the runepowder bomb.". Then selecting another party member and letting them place the bomb outside the factory or in camp makes it then possible to select the party member who is still in dialog with the Neurocitor and chose the dialogue option "Carefully place the bomb.". After the cutscene the bomb can be picked up where it was placed.
* The bookshelf containing The Many Faces of Gond may be destroyed during combat, resulting in the book becoming unobtainable and locking the party out of destroying the foundry. Failing to stop a Motivator from activating during combat can detonate Grindo Biggs's collar in the operating area and destroy it prematurely. This can be avoided by sending an invisible character to retrieve the book before initiating combat.
Category:Quests
Category:Main Quest