During Act 2, Baldur's Gate 3 players may come across a large statue in the Shadow-Cursed Lands. They will need to solve the puzzle connected to it by activating the plaques in the correct order. Thus, the party will be able to get to the monument hidden below it, created by the Shar cult followers led by Ketheric Thorm.
Inside, players will be able to get to the Shar Altar. However, if the wrong actions are taken in this Sharran Sanctuary, the party will be attacked by Sentinels, so players should proceed with caution when they gain access to it.
How to Solve The Plaque Puzzle In The Shadow-Cursed Lands
In the Cursed Village, at coordinates X:-155; Y:-32, Baldur's Gate 3 players will find a huge statue. On the sides of this statue are 3 plaques with unfinished inscriptions. After interacting with them, the character will have to pass a Perception check, and, if successful, they will hear a sound of movement from a nearby mechanism. To make the mechanism work, players must activate the plaques in the correct order. They need to read one line of each plate in turn to make a poem:
Our lady of loss
Mistress of pain
When night falls
Thorm shall rise
To complete this poem, players must activate the plaques in this order:
- “OUR - L/ MISTR / WHEN - NI / THORM -”
- “ADY - O / ESS - OF / GHT - F / SHAL”
- “F - LOSS / - PAIN / ALLS / L - RISE”
After that, the statue will open, and players can enter inside to discover the Sharran Sanctuary.
How to Get to The Shar Altar
In the Sanctuary, players will see 3 statues. After interacting with them, the character will have to pass Charisma, Intelligence, and Wisdom checks.
The Difficulty Class for each is 14, but the Cleric of Shar will not need to roll a dice and will immediately pass each check. If a character fails the check, they will receive a -5 penalty to the tested ability and the party will be attacked by three Sentinels; if the check is successful, the character will receive +5 to their ability. These buffs and debuffs will remain in effect until the character who receives them goes for a long rest.
When players pass all the tests, a passage to the Shar Altar will open. To make a sacrifice, characters must pass a Religion check or be a Cleric of Shar. Here are the rewards that players will receive if they bring blood to the altar:
Potion of Angelic Reprieve
Elixir of Necrotic Resistance
Scroll of Revivify
Scroll of Blight
If players decide to take the Ritual 
Dagger of Shar
, they will be attacked just as if the check failed. This weapon can hardly be called strong, however, so it's not worth the trouble.
Baldur's Gate 3 is available now on PC and PS5. An Xbox Series X/S version is currently in development.
