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Where to find the Riddle of the Night
The puzzle is in the Silent Library, inside the Gauntlet of Shar and south of the Faith-Step Trial. The pedestal is in the chamber beyond the library’s western portcullis. [bg3.wiki]
How to get through the Silent Library
The Librarian maintains a Silence effect over the room. Defeat it to end the effect; undead Justiciars also patrol the library. Take care around the bookcases while fighting: they are trapped, and area attacks can destroy the book you need.
Find and retrieve the Nightsinger book
- Search the northeastern bookcases for Teachings of Loss: The Nightsinger.
- Approach the relevant trapped bookcase carefully. A guide reports a DC 15 Sleight of Hand check for the bookshelf; disarm its trap where practical. [bg3.wiki]
- Take the book without using area attacks near the shelves, which could destroy it. [Game8]
Open the western portcullis
Press the correct button on the column to open the western portcullis. If you miss it, the guide describes two alternatives:
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| Option | When it helps |
|---|---|
| Find and press the column button | Use this direct route if you can locate the correct button. |
| Lockpick the gate | An alternative if your character can pass the relevant lockpicking check. |
| Hit the far-side lever through the grate | Useful if you have a ranged attack that can reach the lever. |
The lockpicking and lever alternatives are described by Game8.
Place the book on the pedestal
- Go through the western portcullis to the chamber containing the pedestal.
- Interact with the pedestal labelled The Riddle of the Night.
- Combine it with Teachings of Loss: The Nightsinger. The concealed chamber opens. [bg3.wiki]
The plaque’s question is reported as “What can silence a Nightsong?” [Game8] The game’s practical solution is to use the Nightsinger book on the pedestal; the thematic connection to Shar is interpretation, not a separate answer you need to select.
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What’s inside the concealed chamber
The chamber contains the Spear of Night, Dark Justiciar Half-Plate, and Dark Justiciar Helmet. The Spear is connected to Shadowheart’s Dark Justiciar storyline. [bg3.wiki]
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