I might have bugged out Grymforge...

[Oddball_E8]

So, I might have run into a slight issue at Grymforge.

I arrived and immediately killed the two slavers (doing a good-hearted violent barbarian playthrough). Then I proceeded up and heard that Nere needed help. I blew up the rocks blocking the way, but then I went gallavanting over to the adamantium forge and looked for stuff there. I then went back and everyone was just... gone. There's no living beings left. All the Duegar are gone, all their livestock are gone. I found Nere dead as well, with a broken moonlamp, and now I don't really know what to do.

[*Gr!zzl]

i just encountered this too. this has to be a bug right?

[Oddball_E8]

I think so... I mean:

I found a note about how "something" was breaking through the doors near where Nere was found dead, but that's it

[Stedinger]

Same here, activated the forge and left for the arcane tower, when i came back the grymforge was emptyand nere was dead. When i interrogated his corpse he sais he died in a cave in. I crosse some Ocre Jelly so i reaally dont know if it's a feature or a bug

[Oddball_E8]

So, nobody knows what's causing this?

What did I miss from this happening?

[Oddball_E8]

Well, I restarted the game... felt like I missed waaaay too much by having all the NPC's in Grymforge vanish before I could talk to any of them.

[Pizza Wife]

There is supposed to be a cutscene as soon as you release him. If you somehow skipped that cutscene I imagine the game would break. I'm pretty sure that convo is a big deal down here

[Kelly_Chan]

Happened to me as well it seems. I came back from camp after getting an explosive barrel from my camp chest. I returned to the place where the slaves were digging the rocks and for some reason everyone was gone and Nere was dead on the floor. Weird. Just reloaded a save from a few minutes before.

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Originally posted by Oddball_E8:

So, I might have run into a slight issue at Grymforge.

I arrived and immediately killed the two slavers (doing a good-hearted violent barbarian playthrough). Then I proceeded up and heard that Nere needed help. I blew up the rocks blocking the way, but then I went gallavanting over to the adamantium forge and looked for stuff there. I then went back and everyone was just... gone. There's no living beings left. All the Duegar are gone, all their livestock are gone. I found Nere dead as well, with a broken moonlamp, and now I don't really know what to do.

Thats not a bug,

You're not suppose to leave or long rest grymforge.

The dwarfs rebelled and took gnomes as slaves with them.

And did you try talking to people?

[Zoid13]

not a bug. if you talk to everyone you will find out that they all want to peace out ASAP before more absolute followers turn up.
if you leave the area or go do other stuff first they will have evacuated by the time you get back.

[Isseus]

It's a timed quest that Nere makes very clear that he will die if you go take a long rest and the slaver dwarves tell you they're only there because Nere is paying them and will leave if they don't get the money.

[DJASHDJ]

seems bugged. Nobody is around to talk to. Everyone is dead. The forge worked once but now it's "stuck" or "won't budge" can't get down, can't make second item, can't progress this storyline as there is nobody to talk to. (possibly missing something) Based on comments here though... seems like a bug.

[nemO]

Originally posted by DJASHDJ:

seems bugged. Nobody is around to talk to. Everyone is dead. The forge worked once but now it's "stuck" or "won't budge" can't get down, can't make second item, can't progress this storyline as there is nobody to talk to. (possibly missing something) Based on comments here though... seems like a bug.

Yes . . you're missing something.

The hints that the game very blatantly tells you (re: why they left) . . and the previous posts in this forum to help you with the forging of a second item.

[Hugo113]

I had same issue but fixed it by shooting the lever on the bottom floor with an arrow. U can try and misty step below as well.