In order to access some of the deeper secrets in the Shadow-Cursed Lands of Baldur’s Gate 3 you’ll need to enter the mausoleum. Whether you’re here for sport or driven here by the story, discovering the secrets that lay at the heart of this mausoleum are a crucial piece of Baldur’s Gate 3. We just need to open the door.
The Thorm Mausoleum in Baldur’s Gate 3 lies east of the House of Healing, another big area in the Shadow-Cursed Lands that you’ll need to explore for side quest purposes. I stumbled upon the mausoleum naturally, though I’ve heard from other players that the story eventually points you in this direction too. However you get here, you’ll need to open the secret entrance to reach the Gauntlet of Shar beneath the tomb.
Follow in Thorm’s footsteps to complete the mausoleum puzzle in Baldur’s Gate 3
As a note within the crypt tells you, you’ll need to walk in Ketheric Thorm’s footsteps to enter the deeper level of the mausoleum, “from splendour, to tragedy, to infamy.”
Deeper inside the entrance level of the crypt, you’ll find three paintings depicting pieces of Thorm’s life: the Moonrise Towers, Grief, and acting as a General. To open up the entrance to the Gauntlet of Shar, you’ll need to press them in the following order: Moonrise, Grief, General.
If you do it right, a passage will open. And if you do it wrong, well, a trap will trigger and you’ll probably just want to reload to save yourself the fleeing and healing.
Once through there, you can begin to explore the Gauntlet of Shar, a massive dungeon that holds some pretty big beats, especially for the Shar-devoted Cleric Shadowheart. It’s dangerous too, so be sure to rest up and stock up before diving down below the mausoleum in Baldur’s Gate 3.
