Withers Not In Sarcophagus (2024)

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What happens if you don't find withers? ›

However, it isn't necessary to find him and open his sarcophagus in order to have him arrive at camp. If the party doesn't come across Withers in the Dank Crypt, then it's a matter of time until he shows up at camp anyway with an exclamation point over his head to explain the services he offers.

Although not a companion in of himself, the enigmatic Withers is an incredibly important (and entirely missable) NPC to have in the game.

Withers is first encountered in the Dank Crypt - an ancient temple of Jergal. He can be found resting inside a sarcophagus within the hidden room. Once freed, he will ask the party a cryptic question and then leave.

Why is the Wither not spawning? The Wither structure requires open space to spawn the Wither. So, make sure that it's not being blocked by other solid or non-solid blocks on its side or top.

After you get in, be wary of traps (see How to Disarm Traps) , and at the very end of the ruins north find a button on a wall that will unlock the room with the sarcophagus that holds the mysterious undead, Withers, - and a group of skeletons. Defeat them and release Withers.

Spawning. Wither skeletons spawn in nether fortresses at a light level between 0 and 7, in groups of up to 4. They are the only mobs that can spawn inside wither roses due to their immunity to the damaging effect.

The wither is spawned by placing 4 blocks of soul sand and/or soul soil in a T shape (see image on the right in the "Behavior" section), and putting 3 wither skeleton skulls on top of the three upper blocks. The last block placed must be one of the three skulls and can be placed by the player or a dispenser.

Withers is revealed to be an avatar or other manifestation of the god Jergal in a post-credits scene, as well as an in-game book.

He absolutely is Jergal. I thought he was perhaps a demilich, a priest of Jergal bidden to rise--but no, the post-credits scene pretty much confirmed he's Jergal himself (or at least, an avatar of Jergal).

Whether you fail or succeed the roll to pickpocket doesn't matter; he never reacts to it. That means free infinite reclassing and resurrecting. Also, Withers is his middle name.

What triggers Withers BG3? ›

Once you take a long rest, your party will retire to their wilderness camp. After you free him, Withers will then appear at your camp whenever you take a long rest. Speak to him and he will be equally cryptic about his true motives and methods, but he will also offer a valuable service.

Once you unlock Withers at your camp, either by completing the BG3 Dank Crypt dungeon or just by waiting it out, you'll be able to pay the mysterious man to recruit an extra pair of hands to help out.

His only goal was to see their faces, so he can find them at camp later to offer further assistance. Jergal, a god of the dead, awaits the player in camp. He is bound by the judgment of another god - Helm - to assist the players as penance for past crimes.

There are no right or wrong answers when you interact with him in this role-playing game.

Like all other hostile mobs, the wither despawns when the difficulty is changed to Peaceful.