In Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3), the Shadow-Cursed Lands is the region where you'll start the game's Act 2, and is the path you need to take to reach the Moonrise Towers. Read on to view the maps of the Ruined Battlefield and Last Light Inn, and to find out all the locations and other points of interest in the Shadow-Cursed Lands region.

Shadow-Cursed Lands Maps

Ruined Battlefield	Last Light Inn
Last Light Inn Cellar	Grymforge Elevator Basement

Ruined Battlefield Map

The Ruined Battlefield is the area in the Shadow-Cursed Lands that you'll arrive in first, whether you enter from the Grymforge or the Mountain Pass.

The Shadow Curse is active in this area; you'll need to protect your characters with a light source, like equipping a torch, to keep them from being damaged by the curse.

How to Get to the Shadow-Cursed Lands

Last Light Inn Map

Northeast of the Ruined Battlefield area, you'll find the Last Light Inn, an area covered by a barrier. If you saved the tieflings in the Emerald Grove, you'll find many of them taking refuge here.
How to Get to Last Light Inn

Last Light Inn Cellar Map

Beneath the Last Light Inn, you'll find a cellar basement. By going through various gates, cracked walls, and other obstacles, you'll find a secret area for Selûne involving the Investigate the Selûnite Resistance side quest.
How to Get to the Last Light Inn Basement

Grymforge Elevator Basement Map

If you enter through the Grymforge elevator, there's a small area, the Grymforge basement, that you have to go through before you reach the Shadow-Cursed Lands. There are a few valuables to be looted in this area.

Ruined Battlefield Points of Interest

Ruined Battlefield Points of Interest
Shadowed Battlefield Waypoint Entrances 　・Mountain Pass Passage 　・Grymforge Elevator Beings of Interest 　・Kar'niss 　・He Who Was 　・Oliver 　・Shadow-Cursed Shambling Mound 　・Shadow Mastiff Alpha

Shadowed Battlefield Waypoint

Shadowed Battlefield Waypoint
Coordinates: (46, 19)

The waypoint to this area, the Shadowed Battlefield Waypoint, is located in the middle of the map. You can get to it by going southwest of the Grymforge entrance and northwest of the Mountain Pass entrance.

Entrances

Mountain Pass Passage

Mountain Pass Passage
Coordinates: (-142, -128)

One of the entrances to the Shadow-Cursed Lands is the Mountain Pass. The entrance is located by going west in the Rosymorn Monastery Trail.
Mountain Pass Maps and Points of Interest

Grymforge Elevator

Grymforge Elevator
Coordinates: (-600, 381)

The other entrance to the Shadow-Cursed Lands is the Grymforge in the Underdark. The Elevator to the Shadow-Cursed Lands is located east from the Grymforge's waypoint, located behind the Wrought-Iron Gate.
Grymforge Maps and Points of Interest

Beings of Interest

Kar'niss

Kar'niss
Coordinates: (-8, -19)

Kar'niss is the holder of the Moon Lantern, an extremely important item that you need to traverse the areas in the Underdark where the Shadow Curse is stronger.

There are a couple of ways to encounter him: either from ambushing him with the Harpers you encounter in the northern part of the Ruined Battlefield, or passing off as a True Soul and playing the Spider's Lyre to summon and journey with him.

If you got the Moon Lantern from him, you'll find that there's a pixie trapped inside. You can choose to keep her imprisoned or free her, but it's better to free her since you'll get the Filigreed Feywild Bell, an item that grants Pixie's Blessing to your party when used, which has the same effect as being in the light of the Moon Lantern. This allows you to not have to hold the Moon Lantern all the time.
How to Beat Kar'niss

He Who Was

He Who Was
Coordinates: (126, 105)

He Who Was is located far east of the Last Light Inn, in the location marked Camp in the Shadow-Cursed Lands in the map. He gives the Punish the Wicked side quest, which might allow you to receive the Raven Gloves at the end, if you succeed.
Help He Who Was: Punish the Wicked

Oliver

Oliver
Coordinates: (80, 36)

Oliver is a tiefling child you'll find in the location marked House in Deep Shadows in the map; this house is located very near the Shadowed Battlefield waypoint, to the east.

You'll be able to play Hide and Seek with him. If you beat him and his family in the games, you'll get the Ring of Shadows item from him.

This isn't his only point in the game, though; he also happens to be an important being to the Lift the Shadow Curse quest. At some point during that quest, you'll need to reunite Thaniel with his missing half; this happens to be Oliver.

How to Lift the Shadow Curse

Shadow-Cursed Shambling Mound

Shadow-Cursed Shambling Mound
Coordinates: (33, 58)

North of the Shadowed Battlefield Waypoint, you'll encounter the extremely powerful boss, the Shadow-Cursed Shambling Mound, and a few other shadow creatures.

It drops an Ironwood Club on defeat, a weak uncommon weapon that is barely worth it, so don't feel pressured of missing out on anything if you decided to skip fighting it.

How to Get Ironwood Club

Shadow Mastiff Alpha

Shadow Mastiff Alpha
Coordinates: (-51, 35)

The Shadow Mastiff Alpha is a powerful boss enemy located west of the Shadowed Battlefield Waypoint. You won't encounter it immediately; you'll need to snuff out all the white torches in the area first to summon it and its allies.

You can loot the Shadow-Cloaked Ring from the alpha when you defeat it.

How to Get Shadow-Cloaked Ring

Last Light Inn Points of Interest

Last Light Inn Points of Interest
Last Light Inn Waypoint Door to Cellar Cursed House 　・Roots to Cellar People of Interest 　・Jaheira 　・Isobel 　・Quartermaster Talli 　・Dammon 　・Mattis 　・Art Cullagh 　・Raphael and Mol

Last Light Inn Waypoint

Last Light Inn Waypoint
Coordinates: (-17, 134)

The Last Light Inn has a waypoint located at the east part of the area. You'll find it immediately upon entering the barrier to the inn.

Door to Cellar

Door to Cellar
Coordinates: (-54, 145)

The Last Light Inn has a cellar area beneath it. You can find the entrance to it by finding the door in the lower floors of the inn.

Cursed House

Cursed House
Coordinates: (28, 157)

Just outside the inn's barrier, exiting from the northern bridge, you'll find a house. The Shadow Curse here is much stronger than normal, and you won't be able to go in with just a torch. You'll need the Moon Lantern or the Pixie's Blessing to get inside.

Roots to Cellar

Roots to Cellar
Coordinates: (28, 157)

Inside the Cursed House, you'll find some Roots that goes down to another area. This area is the Cellar area underneath the inn; this entrance allows you to bypass some obstacles that you'll encounter if you went through the inn entrance instead.

People of Interest

Jaheira

Jaheira
Coordinates: (-64, 139)

Jaheira acts as the leader of the residents of the Inn when you arrive there. She also happens to be a potential companion, so it is in your best interests to choose favorable choices and keep her alive if you want to recruit her eventually.
How to Recruit Jaheria

Isobel

Isobel
Coordinates: (-63, 174)

Isobel is the person maintaining the barrier in the inn, who you'll find upstairs in the location named Isobel's Room. Talk to Jaheira first, who'll then order you to talk to Isobel to get the divine protection.

After talking to Isobel, Fist Marcus will arrive in the inn and attempt to kidnap Isobel. You'll have to decide whether to fight him or allow Isobel to be kidnapped.

Choosing the latter will have you kill everyone else in the inn, including the traders and characters that might have ongoing questlines, such as Dammon. Jaheira will not be recruitable if you choose this decision. Make sure to finish everything else to do in the inn first before talking to Isobel if you choose this decision.
Isobel Quest Guide

Quartermaster Talli

Quartermaster Talli
Coordinates: (-32, 131)

Quartermaster Talli is a trader in the inn, located outside near the south bridge entrance. She'll have a couple of equipment with Very Rare rarity in stock.

Dammon

Dammon
Coordinates: (-28, 164)

If you have kept Dammon alive in Act 1, you'll find him next here in the stables. He's an important person in Kar'lach's personal questline, and will install the second upgrade to Karlach's engine if you give him another Infernal Iron.

Just like in Act 1, he will also be available for trade, having some rare equipment in stock.

The Strange Ox that you might have encountered in the Emerald Grove in Act 1 will also be near him.
Karlach Companion Guide

Mattis

Mattis
Coordinates: (-55, 142)

Mattis, the tiefling child that acts as a trader in the Emerald Grove in Act 1, will also be present here, inside the first floor of the inn. She'll have better items in stock.

You can also manage to get the Tower-Shaped Key from her by passing the checks to deceive or persuade her into giving it to you. You can buy it from her, but she'll have it priced outrageously at 2000 Gold. This key opens a locked door in Reithwin Town, located southwest of the Ruined Battlefield.

Art Cullagh

Art Cullagh
Coordinates: (-64, 167)

Art Cullagh is a comatose man you'll find in the infirmary area of the inn. You'll get the Wake Up Art Cullagh side quest upon talking to his caretaker, and waking him up is a necessary step in the Lift the Shadow Curse quest.

To wake him up, you'll need to play the Battered Lute when near him, which can be looted after defeating Malus Thorm in Reithwin Town.

Raphael and Mol

Raphael and Mol
Coordinates: (-62, 132)

You'll find Mol, the leader of the tiefling kids from the Emerald Grove, in the inn. She's playing chess with the demon Raphael, who you'll have encountered in Act 1. You can choose to help her in the game if you want, earning an Inspiration Point for characters with the Sage background.

When you talk to Isobel, Mol will get kidnapped in the cutscene. You'll still encounter her and Raphael later on in the game.

Last Light Inn Cellar Points of Interest

Last Light Inn Points of Interest
Heavy Chest: Coruscation Ring Halfred's Note

Heavy Chest: Coruscation Ring

Heavy Chest: Coruscation Ring
Coordinates: (46, -735)

In the eastern part of the cellar area, inside a Heavy Chest, you'll find the uncommon Coruscation Ring. This is a useful item to have in the Shadow-Cursed Lands, since it lights up any enemy that you hit with your attacks.
How to Get Coruscation Ring

Halfred's Note

Halfred's Note
Coordinates: (37, -695)

In the northeast part of the area, you'll encounter a bunch of Meenlock enemies. Defeat them to pass through and reach the Altar of Selûne.

Below the altar, you'll find Halfred's Note; reading this note either starts or progresses the Investigate the Selûnite Resistance side quest.
Investigate the Selûnite Resistance

Baldur's Gate 3 Related Guides

Faerûn All Maps and Locations

Faerûn All Locations

Prologue Locations
Nautiloid
Act 1 Locations
Wilderness	Chapel Ruins
Emerald Grove	Owlbear Nest
Blighted Village	Whispering Depths
Putrid Bog (Sunlit Wetlands)	Overgrown Tunnel
The Risen Road	Zhentarim Basement
Goblin Camp	Mountain Pass: Rosymorn Monastery
Creche Y'llek	Underdark
Arcane Tower	Grymforge
Act 2 Locations
Shadow-Cursed Lands	Reithwin Town