Baldur’s Gate 3 has been everyone’s favorite game lately, and for good reasons. This game has enough content to play and the replayability is absolutely amazing as well. The player gets to explore large areas of BG3’s world and defeat many enemies. With a game this massive, the player often can make different choices that impact their gameplay differently.
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At a certain point in Act 2, players will meet two guards who hold some interesting loot. Should you kill them, or is there a better way to handle things? Read on to find out.
Who Are Zealot Malik and Adept Merim?
Zealot Malik and Adept Merim are two individuals who stand guard on the door of Moonrise Tower. The player will have to either fight them, or speak with them and convince them to let them pass if one wishes to enter Moonrise Tower. The player has most likely seen and interacted with them if they’ve ever been there.
Where To Find Zealot Malik and Adept Merim?
To find Zealot Malik and Adept Merim, the player must first reach Act 2 of the Baldur’s Gate 3 game. After descending into the Shadow Cursed Land, the player should, of course, find a way to surmount the shadow curse, which will include getting a hold of a pixie by defeating Kar’niss.
When that’s done, all the player has to do is head southwest until they reach Moonrise Towers. After passing the waypoint next to the entrance, they should find the two guards standing there.
What Does The Player Get From Killing Them?
If the player decides to kill Zealot Malik and Adept Merim, then they will receive one of the most coveted items in the game, a parasite specimen. In fact, they’ll receive one from each of the guards.
Besides that, they also have different loot on them.
For Zealot Malik, here’s what the player can expect to find:
• Rotten Banana
• 
Halberd
• Short bow
Plate Armour
Caustic Bulb• Moonrise Guard’s Key
Horseradish
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And when it comes to Adept Merim, she also has some stuff on hand:
• Quarterstaff
• Scale Mail
• Moonrise Guard’s Key
• Chicken Egg
• Dried Pork Sausage
The undead that fight with them will hold no loot of their own.
Speaking To Zealot Malik and Adept Merim
The second the player gets close to Zealot Malik and Adept Merim, a conversation will start. Since Zealot Malik and Adept Merim both have parasite specimens, they can probe the player’s thoughts and determine they are a true soul.
Zealot Malik specifically does that upon encounter. Unless the player says something they know they shouldn’t say, they’ll be able to pass right through with no problems.
However, if the player wants to fight them, they can say that they’re there to take their heads. And, with that, the confrontation will start.
How To Kill Zealot Malik and Adept Merim?
When starting the fight, the player should keep in mind that Zealot Malik has a high defense while Adoet Merim can cast quite powerful spells. On top of that, they have a horde of ghouls who will aid them in their fight against the player.
If playing on normal difficulty, Zealot Malik will have 70 hit points while Adept Merim will have 58 hit points. Each of the ghouls will have 22 hit points. As an Adept, if Merim’s hit points reach 0, she will gain +1 HP to save her life. Meaning, the player will have to attack her once more to end her for good.
Guardian of Faith is a powerful spell that Adept Merim can cast. If she casts it in a spot, the best thing the player can do is take their characters out of its range as it can do terrifying damage.
The player should of course focus their attacks on Zealot Malik and Adept Merim before taking down the ghouls as they’re the heavy hitters. Once those two are down, the ghouls should be easy to finish.
When the fight is done, the guardian will let the player know that there’s a parasite nearby.
Are They Worth Killing?
In short, no, they’re not worth killing as this will cause the entirety of Moonrise to turn hostile, making it impossible to explore without having to fight everyone, which includes Ketheric Thorm and other powerful fighters.
In addition to that, the player will be able to loot their bodies anyway after the attack on Moonrise Towers starts, after dealing with Ketheric Thorm’s relic. Indeed, when the player arrives there, they’ll already be dead and finished. At that point, the player can simply go to them, and take all they have on, the best part being the parasite specimen they each hold.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is now available to play on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 5.
Baldur's Gate 3
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 96 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- August 3, 2023
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Larian Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Larian Studios
- Engine
- Divinity 4.0
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Full cross-platform play.
WHERE TO PLAY
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, macOS
- How Long To Beat
- 100+ Hours
- Metascore
- 96
- Genre(s)
- RPG
