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For the version of the palace in Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, see Ducal Palace (SoD).

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 of the game Baldur's Gate, after stealing invitations to the council meeting off Slythe and Krystin, the player needs to go to the Ducal Palace and first show their invites to the Flaming Fist Guard Bill at the entrance, and then again to a Flaming Fist Mercenary inside. After showing the invites, the player will listen and watch the meeting until eventually Sarevok (who the dukes are prepared to crown 'Grand Duke') spots the player and the six noblemen involved in the meeting will transform into doppelgangers and attack the player and the party. Once the doppelgangers have been killed, the player will then frame Sarevok as a scoundrel but 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 player. Sarevok will be transported out of the palace into the Undercity by Winski Perorate and the player must follow him to finally complete the game and kill the person who killed Gorion.

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.


Treasure[]

First floor[]

Second Floor[]

  • 650gp in the chest next to the bed in the room where Nila is
  • Wand of Lightning and 165gp 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 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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