Okay folks, been stuck on that sneaky “She Cannot Be Caged” bit in BG3 for ages. Felt like banging my head against the wall. Finally cracked it last night, sweating buckets through the whole mess. Let me dump my messy process right here.
The Head-Scratching Start
Right. I load into Lorroakan’s bloody tower, brain already fried. Dame Aylin’s trapped upstairs, obviously. First instinct? Just charge up. Big mistake. Ran straight into that floating brain dude near the main stairs. Got my party absolutely obliterated. Like, toast. Reload. Okay, maybe not the front door.
Started poking around the ground floor like a lost chicken. Found that weird portal doodad near the library. Clicked it. Nothing happened. Figured I needed some fancy key or something. Spent ages dragging my crew around every inch, smashing crates, looting bodies, hoping for a clue. Found crap:
- Empty potion bottles
- A moldy cheese wedge
- More scrolls than I knew what to do with
- Still no damn portal key.
Got frustrated. Almost quit.
The Lightbulb Moment (Mostly)
Saw Shadowheart had this spell, Arcane Lock something? Or Knock? Tried casting it on the big fancy doors leading upstairs. Fizzled. Useless. Panic setting in. Decided to jump down that hole near the portal instead. You know the one? Like a cellar entrance? Risky jump. Took some fall damage, bruised my ego.
Down below? Looked like storage. Spotlight shining right on a pedestal. And guess what? Sitting there looking smug was the Silverhand Key. Grabbed it, felt like an idiot for not checking sooner. Raced back upstairs.
Portal Problems and Cage Rage
Shoved that shiny key into the portal device thingy. Felt triumphant. Portaled right into Aylin’s prison room. Guards everywhere, cage glowing. Dame Aylin yelling, obviously. Tried talking smooth to the guards first. Dialogue options sucked. They got real aggressive, real fast. Combat kicked off.
My dumb barbarian charged the cage, tried whacking the magical beams with his axe. Didn’t even scratch it. Karlach tried too. Laughter echoed (probably from the game devs). Okay, not physical. Panicked again. Scrolls? Nada. Potions? Zip.
Remembered Gale had Thunderwave. Screamed at him to target the cage itself. He shoved Karlach halfway across the room with it. Oops. Second try, positioned him carefully. BOOM! Thunderwave hit the cage dead on. Sparks flew, magic fizzled. Cage bars just vanished. Pure relief!
Busted the cage wide open! Aylin stepped out, mad as hell. Finished squashing the guards easy after that. Felt so simple, finally. Why didn’t I think of smashy smash magic earlier?
Honestly, felt like I used maybe fifteen brain cells total figuring it out. Hope this ramble saves someone else the headache. Just grab the key downstairs and thunderwave the cage. Done. Go get ’em.