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A picture puzzle awaits you in the Mausoleum of Thorm in Baldur’s Gate 3. You have to solve it to get to the Shar samples
Baldur’s Gate 3: Find the book in the mausoleum
The Mausoleum of Thorm is located in Baldur’s Gate 3 in the Shadow Cursed Lands and is the last stop before you reach the Samples of Sharz.
- After you enter the mausoleum, you will notice three paintings on the wall. They depict various events from the life of the Absolute General and are located in the immediate vicinity of the coffin.
- The depicted scenes are very detailed and give a deep insight into the life of General Thorm. One, for example, shows him mourning his daughter Isobel.
- Each painting has a switch. You must press the switches in the correct order to open a secret door to the Shar’s samples. If pressed incorrectly, the entire room will be filled with dangerous shadows
- To solve the puzzle, search for an adjacent room to the east. Here you will find a book that introduces you to a section of Ketheric Thorm’s life
Baldur’s Gate 3: Solve puzzles in the mausoleum
The book is the key to solving the puzzle in the mausoleum in Baldur’s Gate 3.
- The book tells you the exact order of the paintings. All you have to do is pay attention to the following sentence: From splendor to tragedy to disgrace.
- Each of the keywords describes a different painting and their sequence. Splendor refers to the image with the towers of the moonrise and their splendor. If you move the mouse over the images, you can even see the name
- The tragedy is the painting of Thorm and his daughter. He never recovered from her death, which subsequently drove him to Myrkul. This results in the third painting, Disgrace, which shows him as a general of the Absolutes
- Press the images in this order. Meanwhile, pay attention to the floor, as there are numerous traps there. You can then travel on to the Shar samples in Baldur’s Gate 3
