Should you open the Caravan Strongbox in Baldur’s Gate 3?

You can also find out more about the following: Baldur’s Gate 3, if you’ve made your way to the Zhentarim Basement or maybe run into multiple groups of Gnolls, you may have gotten your hands on the Caravan Strongbox, an item from the “You can find a missing shipment” quest. Lockpicking the box open is tempting, but if you do so, you’ll be locked out of some specific rewards, so it might not be worth it.

The box is behind a group of Gnolls and after defeating them (whether it’s through brute force or from persuading them to eat their allies), Rugan will give you the box to sell off in Baldur’s Gate or you can take it from him.

To open the box, you’ll need to Sleight of Hand Check of 20Below we will explain the consequences of opening or closing your Caravan Strongbox.

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There are three different items in the box: Potion for Invisibility, 11 goldThen, there is also Iron Flask. It’s not uncommon to find the first two items, but it is rare that you can also get the last one. If you interact with the Iron Flask, you’ll be prompted with an Arcana Intelligence check of 10. If you pass, you’ll realize that the flask contains a monster inside.

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The flask will explode if it is thrown or opened. Free the Level 5 SpectatorThe battle will begin when you enter the room. After killing it, we were given no immediate reward (the monster didn’t even have any loot!), though we’re unsure if this does anything specific down the line.

If you give the Zhentarim an open box, they will be hostile to you., so you’ll need to prepare for battle, if you head back to their base with the open box.

The Caravan Strongbox will not work if you leave it open.

Then you can return the item to Zarys. Zhentarim Basement below Waukeen’s Rest or you can pawn it at Baldur’s Gate.

If you do turn it in to Zarys, she’ll reward you with a rare heavy crossbow, Harold, and Brem, the merchant in the Zhentarim Basement, will sell a much more expanded inventory to you.

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[Ed. note: If you’re trying to turn the Caravan Strongbox in to Zarys and she’s not accepting it, rest for a night at camp first to give Rugan a chance to return to the basement. She won’t acknowledge you with the box if Rugan isn’t dead or back at base.]

As of this writing, we have not taken the box to Baldur’s Gate, but we plan on doing this in one of our main playthroughs. We’ll update this post with results if we manage to do it.

You can also get rewards if you open up the Caravan Strongbox.

Your total satisfaction is guaranteed Can you imagine?Zarys will get the lockbox if you give it to him. Pickpocket her offIf you are caught sneaking off after grabbing the box from her, then roll another Deception, Persuasion or Intimidation check to get her to leave you alone. If you get caught sneaking off after grabbing the box from her, you’ll need to make another roll of Deception, Persuasion, or Intimidation to get her to leave you alone. When we chose Deception, the DC for Charisma was 15.