Baldur’s Gate 3: How to help the Local Rat & open The Pantry Chest

Baldur’s Gate 3 has intriguing side quests involving several memorable characters and choices. Once such quest revolves around the Local Rat, and here’s how to open the Pantry Chest and avoid Pandirma.

Although Baldur’s Gate 3 has a massive campaign featuring three Acts, you can spend hundreds of hours completing side quests and unlocking rare weapons as well. What makes the RPG great is its attention to detail and the engaging side content that doesn’t feel secondary at all.

While exploring The Druid Grove in Act 1, you’ll stumble upon a side quest based on a Local Rat asking for help. From avoiding the guardian of the Pantry Chest to opening it, the quest has many steps.

If you’re struggling to complete it, here’s everything about how to help the Local Rat and open the Pantry chest.

• Baldur’s Gate 3: How to talk to the Local Rat?
• Baldur’s Gate 3: How to open The Pantry Chest

Baldur’s Gate 3: How to talk to the Local Rat

You can interact with the Local Rat in Baldur’s Gate 3 by using the Speak With Animals spell, non-verbal cues, or a Potion of Animal Speaking. You can find this rat in The Druid Grove, and it’s easy to identify because of its damaged tooth.

This Local Rat tells you that it chipped its tooth on “the evil thing” that’s inside a box. Then, it will guide you through a locked Storage room. Here you’ll find a Tiefling called Pandirna that’s sitting on the ground and blocks the party from opening The Pantry Chest that the rat needs help with.

Baldur’s Gate 3: How to open The Pantry Chest

When you get into the Storage room, you’ll meet a Tiefling called Pandirna sitting in front of a crate. After communicating with the rat, you’ll discover that “the evil thing” is in the crate right behind her.

If you talk to Pandirna, she’ll tell you that she drank a potion that has weakened her legs and she can’t move. You’ll be able to heal her using any healing spell to get her to stand up and move away. But be aware that at this point, the Tiefling will be able to alert guards of any suspicious movements you make to help the Local Rat. Don’t worry, there’s a way you can get through her.

When Pandirna is facing away from you arranging her belongings, you can try to open quickly The Pantry Chest. You can also use a blind spot that’s in the room’s corner, and discreetly open the chest while in Stealth mode.

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