The Blood of Lathander is a Legendary Mace that you may search for once you are on the path to finding the Githyanki Creche.
With hints of this weapon starting from the Rosymorn Monastery, this weapon may later be obtained easily or with a challenging twist once you find the Secret Chamber.
This Legendary Mace continuously sheds light, causing fiends and undead enemies to be blinded, and may even heal its wielder or allow them to unleash a powerful Sunbeam.
The Blood of Lathander Stats
Weapon Stats
| Name | The Blood of Lathander |
| Rarity | Legendary |
| Type | One-Handed Mace |
| Damage | 4~9 |
| Bludgeoning | 1d6 + 3 + Strength Modifier |
| Proficiency Unlocks | Concussive Smash |
Special Features
1) Sunbeam
The wielder of this weapon may cast the Sunbeam (Level 6) Evocation Spell, which releases a beam of light that damages and blinds targets in its path.
Sunbeam may be recast until the spell ends without consuming a spell slot, allowing you to continuously attack targets.
2) Lathander’s Blessing
Once per long rest, you will regain 2d6 hit points (allies regain 1d6) if your current hit points are reduced to 0, which saves you from being downed.
3) Lathander’s Light
A holy light is shed from the weapon in a 6-meter radius, which blinds fiends and undead who stand in the light and fail a DC 14 Constitution Throw.
How To Find The Secret Chamber?
The Secret Chamber or Secret Room can be found by heading to the Captain’s Quarters to continue with Laezel’s quest as well as the Discover The Artifact’s Secrets quest.
You will eventually have to fight your way to get to the Inquisitor’s Chamber or side with the Githyanki who are stationed at the Creche to proceed.
Once you are in the Inquisitor’s Chamber, head to the room to the west and you will find two statues that may be interacted with.
The statue on the right must be facing the east while the statue on the left must be facing west as shown in the image above. (This will open the path to the Secret Chamber)
How To Get The Blood of Lathander?
Entering the secret chamber will bring you to a series of rooms that have barriers, which can be taken down by destroying the Energy Sources.
There will also be traps that will push you off a cliff if you are not careful but these may be disarmed easily by going into Turn-Based Mode.
Continue making your way through each of the rooms until you reach The Blood of Lathander, which will be placed on a circular shrine-like platform.
From here you can take The Blood of Lathander but before you do this, it would be best to interact with the Crest Panel and insert the Dawnmaster’s Crest.
The Dawnmaster’s Crest is obtainable in the Rosymorn Monastery by completing the Ceremonial Puzzle that is encountered before you reach the Creche.
Using the Dawnmaster’s Crest will prevent the Secret Chamber’s defenses from activating, which destroys the whole Creche if you do not disable it.
How To Disarm Device?
If you attempt to take The Blood of Lathander without using the Dawnmaster’s Crest, the Secret Chamber’s defenses activate and will trap the character who takes the Legendary Mace.
It would be best for them to use Misty Step or other means to exit the round area as they will be trapped once the defenses activate.
You will have 4 turns to destroy the Lathander Solar Machines that power the device on the top of the Rosymorn Monastery before the whole building is destroyed.
What Happens If Githyanki Creche Is Destroyed?
If the Githyanki Creche is destroyed due to the device going off after you fail to disable it, the area will no longer be accessible.
Any characters that you have in the Rosymorn Monastery or Githyanki Creche may be killed but if even one of your party members survives, Withers can resurrect them.
Should your whole party be killed in the destruction caused by the device, it will be game over for you, and will have to load a saved game.
Verdict
Obtaining The Blood of Lathander can be a huge turning point in the game due to the weapon’s stats and passive features.
You have the option to escape and let the Creche be destroyed but a lot of experience and loot may go to waste if this happens.
Escaping through the portal that is opened during the 4 remaining turns is one of the ways that allows you to escape the Githyanki Creche after returning from the Astral Prison.