Cant`t free the pixie from Balthazars moonlantern

[Profibanane]

I have only seen 2 posts about this HUGE "bug"? Why can´t you free the pixie from Balthazars moonlantern? It´s not like the pixie is dead, cause the lantern works xD and as far as i know you won´t meet the spiderdude again after he climbs the tower so you can never get the pixie blessing if you don´t go through grymforge. That can´t be intended.

[Lamp]

Might be that B-money found a way to make it work without a live pixie, hence the dead and partially dissected pixie on his desk. My condolences on not being able to meet Dolly.

[JonWoo]

Not sure about Balth's lantern but you can definitely get the drider's lantern by going through Grymforge.

[Profibanane]

Originally posted by Lamp:

Might be that B-money found a way to make it work without a live pixie, hence the dead and partially dissected pixie on his desk. My condolences on not being able to meet Dolly.

I can´t remember all the books he had but i don´t think he mentioned this there. Would have been nice if they like integrated this into his journals cause now it makes no sense without real explanation and i´m really mad cause i always have to keep this lantern in one hand.

[GEN_KSC]

After you get the Selunite blessing from the inn, you might get asked (2 for 2 for me so far) by the Harper guards at the bridge to help ambush an Absolute caravan on its way to the tower. It being led is by the Drider. Though I am assuming you cannot do the 'follow the caravan' quest so the caravan is still available to be ambushed at this point. You can then take the lantern from his corpse and optionally set Dolly free in exchange for her bell of protection. My first time I went straight to the Inn, the second I wandered about and found the caravan getting ready, but I'd sold the lyre so told them I'd be back. I probably would have turned on them right after the Drider showed up anyway, but I was glad I did not take them out then and there.

If you have Gale at Balth's work bench (or maybe a good Arcana roll if you are a caster type) it would seem Balth had succeeded in making use of the dead pixies as Gale thinks he can make a lantern using the table and a dead pixie. He also thinks Mystra would disapprove so he is reluctant. I don't know if he can actually do it as I choose to let him dispell the circle on the table.

[I'm A Distraction!]

It does seem like a living pixie isn't required, but it might be preferable because there could be more 'power' in them while they're alive, so it lasts longer. Balth's lantern might have been made from a dead one, or the pixie in it has already died and is basically running on embers - although it would be nice if you got an option to check to make sure, and decide to remain using the lantern or destroy it.

[Zu]

Yeeah getting Balth's lantern instead of the driders comes with a good few downsides. it's quite annoying.
Namely: can't get the pixie, thus gotta permanently sacrifice an offhand slot. Party can't be too far apart, making any "melee go ahead, range stay behind and hide" strat worthless.
Not to mention that you then have the drider as part of the Kethric fight later. It's just a bit messy.

[Cocidius]

No only the Pixie in Karnis' lantern can be freed. It seems counter intuitive but it is not a bug.