A Selune Chest containing an Idol of Selune can be found within the Owlbear Nest in Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3). Learn more about how you can open this well-protected Selune Chest, what items are contained within, and where to find the selunite prayer sheet!
List of Contents
- Side Quest Details
- How to Open the Selune Chest
- How to Get the Owlbear Cub
- Baldur's Gate 3 Related Guides
Side Quest Details
| Journal Entry | |
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| No Journal Entry | |
| Result | Idol of Selune Other Items Entry for Daughter of Darkness |
| Location | |
| Owlbear Nest Forest X: 82, Y: 451 | |
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How to Open the Selune Chest
| Owlbear Cub at the Owlbear Nest |
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Selune Chest in Owlbear Nest
The Selune Chest, also known as the Gilded Chest, is a special kind of chest sealed with magic.
Attempting to interact with this chest will deal damage to your character. Another way must be used to open it safely.
Do Not Attack the Chest
Attacking the chest with either a physical or magic attack, or even throwing an item at it, will cause it to retaliate, dealing damage to whoever attempted to damage it.
When examined, it is shown to have Medium Toughness, meaning an attack of no less than 22 can only damage it. Even then, damaging it and tanking the damage is costly.
Unlocking the Selune Chess with the Selunite Prayer Sheet is the easier and safer way.
Find the Selune Prayer Sheet
Have each party member make a Perception Check in this area if one fails.
In order to open the chest, use the Jump skill to cross the gap and move to the far end behind Selune's statue to roll a Perception Check. When successful, a Selunite Prayer Sheet that you can pick up will appear.
A Religion Check will also be made. Passing this check will hint to this sheet being the key to opening the chest (this is not required to open the chest.)
How to Jump
Read the Prayer at the Selune Chest
Jump back to where the chest is and get in front it. Have anyone except Shadowheart open their inventory to open and read the Selune Prayer Sheet in front of the Selune Chest.
The chest should be unsealed after closing the prayer sheet. You can now open the chest without taking damage. It contains some rare items, including the Idol of Selune.
Shadowheart Dialogue Options
| NPC Dialogue | |
|---|---|
| Shadowheart: Do not trifle with that moon witch or her trinkets. Only trouble will follow. | Dialogue Options | Dialogue Results |
| [INSIGHT (DC15)] Why do you care so much? | Success: Shadowheart reveals her secret. (Daughter of Darkness) Failure: Earn Shadowheart's disapproval. |
| [INTIMIDATION (DC15)] I'll do as I please. If you want to try stopping me, be my guest. | Success: No effect on approval when taking chest items Failure: Earn Shadowheart's disapproval, taking chest items need a Sleight of Hand Check. |
| [PERSUASION (DC10)] We can't just abandon resources that we might need. Be sensible. | Success: No effect on approval when taking chest items. Failure: Earn Shadowheart's disapproval, taking chest items need a Sleight of Hand Check. |
| If it matters that much to you, I'll leave it. | Success: Leave the chest alone. Trying to take it with Shadowheart around will cause a Sleight of Hand Check. This causes disapproval from Astarion and Lae'zel. |
If you end up triggering her dialogue, refer to the options above and their results. Failing any of the checks will cause Shadowheart's approval to drop.
Shadowheart, due to being a Cleric of Shar, will reveal her opposition to Selune when you try to open the chest with her nearby.
The above dialogue choices are triggered when the Selune Chest is first opened with Shadowheart nearby. Shadowheart will disapprove the one who opens the chest in addition to the main character.
Shadowheart Companion Guide
Sleight of Hand Dexterity Check
Performing a Sleight of Hand actually means you're concealing your attempt from Shadowheart in taking the items.
Trying to take the items when you have failed the skill checks will initiate a Sleight of Hand (Dexterity Check). The same happens if you lied about leaving the items alone. This choice has a Difficulty Class of 15.
Failing this Slight of Hand Check will further increase Shadowheart's disapproval. Succeeding in this check prevents this from happening.
What is Difficulty Class
Interacting with a Companion
Opening the Selune Chest with a companion while the main character is a good distance away from Shadowheart will instead trigger an alternate scene where Shadowheart contemplates on her conflicted thoughts about the treasure.
This prevents the dialogue list above with the main character, but it does not prevent the Sleight of Hand Check with taking the items from the chest.
Shadowheart Companion Guide
You Can Keep Shadowheart Away
Since opening the Selune Chest with Shadowheart nearby will trigger possible disapproval, you can get around this by either isolating her with Group Mode (you can put her at the cave entrance), or by not having her in the party.
This ensures the safety of opening the chest without any opposition from Shadowheart or approval changes from other party members. However, you can miss out on knowing Shadowheart's secret early on this way.
How to Get the Owlbear Cub
Do Not Kill the Owlbear Cub in the Owlbear Fight
In this area, a nearby Owlbear and her cub can be found. Interacting with them is tied to another side quest which involves saving the Owlbear Cub from the Goblin Camp.
Successfully completing this questline will result in the Owlbear Cub joining your camp, which can raise the approval of your party members through interaction.
How to Get the Owlbear Cub
Baldur's Gate 3 Related Guides
List of All Side Quests
Prologue Side Quests
| All Prologue Side Quests | |
|---|---|
| How to Free the Intellect Devourer | How to Free Shadowheart |
Act 1 Side Quests
Druid's Grove Quests
| Druid Grove Quests | ||
|---|---|---|
| How to Steal the Sacred Idol | Should You Save The Goblin Sazza? | How to Avoid Tiefling Pickpockets |
| Save the Refugees | How to Save Nadira | How to Save Mirkon |
| How to Save the First Druid Halsin | How to Open the Stone Slab | Request Help from Nettie |
| How to Investigate and Expose Kagha | Save Arabella | - |
The Risen Road Quests
| The Risen Road Quests | |
|---|---|
| Find the Missing Shipment | How to Rescue the Grand Duke |
| Rescue the Trapped Man | How to Free Oskar Fevras |
Blighted Village Quests
| Blighted Village Quests | ||
|---|---|---|
| How to Beat the Goblins: Blighted Village | How to Open the Necromancy of Thay | How to Recruit the Ogres |
| How to Finish the Masterwork Weapon | That Barn: Avoid Killing Buthir | Rescue the Gnome and Stop the Windmill |
Goblin Camp Quests
| Goblin Camp Quests | |
|---|---|
| How to Get Volo's Ersatz Eye | Defiled Temple Puzzle |
| Find the Nightsong | Ask the Goblin Priestess for Help |
Nautiloid Crash Region Quests
| Nautiloid Crash Region Quests | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dank Crypt Guide | The Dying Mind Flayer | Auntie Ethel Quest Guide |
| How to Get Owlbear Cub | Spiderling Nest Guide- | How to Open the Selunite Chest |
| How to Get Scratch | Should You Heal Pandirna | Underground Passage Guide |
Underdark Quests
| Underdark Quests | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arcane Tower Guide | Defeat the Duergar Intruders | Save the Grymforge Gnomes |
| Find the Adamantine Forge | Deliver Nere's Head | How to Find the Mushroom Picker |
| How to Cure the Poisoned Gnome | Help the Cursed Monk | Omeluum Location |
Mountain Pass Quests
| Mountain Pass Quests | ||
|---|---|---|
| Steal a Githyanki Egg | How to Beat Gremishkas | How to Access Guardian of Faith Room |
| Dawnmaster Puzzle Guide | Where to Find the Githyanki Creche | - |
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Act 2 Side Quests
Last Light Inn Quests
| Last Light Inn Quests | ||
|---|---|---|
| Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse | Rescue the Tieflings | Rescue Wulbren |
| How to Lift the Shadow Curse: Where to Find Thaniel | Find Zevlor | Help He Who Was |
| Investigate the Selûnite Resistance | - | - |
Gauntlet of Shar Quests
| Gauntlet of Shar Quests | |
|---|---|
| Gauntlet of Shar: All Trials and Umbral Gems | Kill Raphael's Old Enemy |
Mind Flayer Colony Quests
| Mind Flayer Colony Quests |
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| How to Solve the Necrotic Laboratory |
Act 3 Side Quests
Rivington Quests
| Rivington Quests | ||
|---|---|---|
| Investigate the Suspicious Toys | Solve the Open Hand Temple Murders | Find the Missing Letters |
| How to Get to Wyrm's Rock Fortress | How to Find Dribbles the Clown | - |
Lower City Quests
| Lower City Quests | ||
|---|---|---|
| How to Get to the House of Hope | How to Get to Cazador's Palace | Rescue Orin's Victim |
| Aid the Underduke | How to Get to the House of Grief | Investigate the Murders |
