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Help Omeluum Investigate the Parasite: Tongue of Madness & Timmask Spore Locations
Baldur's Gate 3

Help Omeluum Investigate the Parasite: Tongue of Madness & Timmask Spore Locations

Locate the Tongue of Madness and Timmask Spores for Omeluum's quest in Baldur's Gate 3. Guide covers Arcane Tower entry and mushroom locations.

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Locate the Tongue of Madness and Timmask Spores for Omeluum's quest in Baldur's Gate 3. Guide covers Arcane Tower entry and mushroom locations.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Accept the quest from Omeluum to find the Tongue of Madness and Timmask Spores.
  2. 2
    Travel to the Underdark beach south of the Myconid Colony. Follow the path down to a beach with destroyed houses.
  3. 3
    Locate a wooden bridge pathway leading west to an area with plants and a direct path to the Arcane Tower.
  4. 4
    Be aware of Arcane Turrets guarding the tower. Use invisibility potions, Pass Without Trace, or sprint between cover in turn-based mode to bypass them.
  5. 5
    Choose one of two entry methods into the Arcane Tower:
    • Mushroom Rock Wall Path: Use a character with high Strength to jump across orange mushrooms near the blacksmith area. This route requires reactivating the tower's elevator by placing a Sussur bulb in the Power Generator on the ground floor.
  6. 6
    Drop down from the Balcony: Sneak into the tower door, go to a balcony, and jump onto purple mushrooms growing from the wall. This method allows for a quicker exit after obtaining the mushrooms.
  7. 7
    Once inside the Arcane Tower, proceed to the second floor (or first floor, depending on region) where the mushroom garden patches are located.
  8. 8
    Timmask Spore Location: Find three Timmask Spores on a shelf in the northwest corner of this floor.
  9. 9
    Tongue of Madness Location: Locate the Tongue of Madness mushroom in the farmer's patch of giant orange mushrooms on the southeast side of the level.
  10. 10
    After collecting the ingredients, you can either continue exploring the Arcane Tower or fast travel back to the Myconid Colony.
  11. 11
    Return to Omeluum and hand over the ingredients. He will offer you a potion.
  12. 12
    If you drink the potion, prepare for Wisdom or Intellect saving throws to mitigate the effects of psychosis. Characters with high Wisdom or Intellect, or those with buffing spells/items (e.g., Warped Headband of Intellect, Bardic Inspiration, Bless), will have an easier time.
  13. 13
    Omeluum will explain the creature's resistance. He offers the Ring of Mind-Shielding, which dampens Illithid psionics and can help manage tadpole powers.
  14. 14
    You can obtain the Ring of Mind-Shielding by purchasing it for 133 gold or by passing a high-difficulty skill check (Intimidation, Intellectual, or Performance) recounting your Nautiloid experience. If you fail the check, you can only buy it.
Tips
  • The Mushroom Rock Wall Path is longer but safer. Route 2 (Balcony Drop) may result in more fall damage.
  • Consider characters with high Wisdom or Intellect for the potion-drinking phase.
  • Items like the Warped Headband of Intellect and spells like Bardic Inspiration or Bless can aid in passing the saving throws.
  • The Ring of Mind-Shielding is a valuable item for mitigating tadpole powers.
  • Upon completion of the quest and handing over the ingredients, Omeluum provides a potion.
  • The Ring of Mind-Shielding can be acquired through purchase (133 gold) or by passing a skill check.

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