Achievements obtained during the main quest.



Dealt with Korlasz, the last follower of Sarevok.

Chapter 7, Korlasz Family Crypt Unlocked during the story. Defeat Korlasz and then either kill or imprison her.



Set out upon the journey to Dragonspear Castle.

Chapter 7, Baldur's Gate Unlocked during the story. Leave Baldur's Gate.



Pushed the crusade back across Boareskyr Bridge.

Chapter 9, Boareskyr Bridge Attack the crusader camp with or without the armies of Bridgefort and the Flaming Fist camp. Once the crusaders start to flee across the bridge, the achievement should unlock.



Peacefully surrendered Bridgefort to the crusade.

Chapter 9, Bridgefort Tell Khalid to surrender Bridgefort. Once the dialogue with the Barghest is over, the achievement should unlock.



Sabotaged the drawbridge at Bridgefort and let the crusaders in.

Chapter 9, Bridgefort Steal the drawbridge key from Mari and lower the drawbridge yourself (or force Mari to do it) and let the crusaders in. Once the dialogue with the Barghest is over, the achievement should unlock.



Saved Boareskyr Bridge from destruction at the hands of the crusade.

Chapter 9, Boareskyr Bridge Unlocked during the story. After dealing with the siege of Bridgefort, the crusade tries to destroy Boareskyr Bridge. Stop them.



Reached Boareskyr Bridge, the site of Bhaal's death.

Chapter 9, Boareskyr Bridge Unlocked during the story. After you've dealt with the siege of Bridgefort, try to cross the bridge. The achievement should unlock after the cutscene.



Entered the caverns beneath Dragonspear Castle.

Chapter 10, Underground River Entrance Unlocked during the story. Enter the cave to the underground river.



Successfully defended the coalition camp from attack.

Chapter 10, Coalition Camp Unlocked during the story. When the Coalition Camp is under attack by Caelar's forces, defend the camp through various waves. Once it is over, the achievement should unlock.



Picked the least suitable units to fight the crusaders at the coalition camp.

Chapter 10, Coalition Camp When the Coalition Camp is under attack, Caelar's forces will attack in four waves. You have to choose from your own units who should fight during the first three waves. For this achievement you'll need to pick the least suitable ones. There are more variations for the achievement, but this one worked for me:

• First wave with trolls: pick the rogues
  
• Second wave with mages: pick the archers
  
• Third wave with troops: pick the wizard slayers

Once you defeat the leader of the fourth wave, the orog Grimgor, the achievement will unlock.



Defeat the elite crusader Ashatiel in a one on one battle.

Chapter 11, Dragonspear Castle Exterior Once you encounter the celestial Ashatiel, simply challenge and kill her. Don't let your party members interfere or else the achievement won't trigger.
Note: Do not challenge her if you want the achievement "All the Enemies", for it will cause nearly all other enemies to flee the battlefield.



Defeated the elite crusaders guarding the rear of Dragonspear Castle.

Chapter 11, Dragonspear Castle Exterior During your assault on Dragonspear Castle, head north (after you encountered Ashatiel) and kill all remaining elite crusaders. The achievement will unlock once the last one is dead.



Thrix claimed a party member's soul.

Chapter 12, Avernus Bridge Answer Thrix's riddle wrong while bargaining a companion's soul and the achievement should unlock once the dialogue is over.
Bugged! Workaround: After Thrix ended the dialogue and vanishes, immediately press pause (but before your companion starts complaining). It should trigger the achievement. If not, try to quicksave while the game is still paused.
There's also an unofficial fix made by badungu here[forums.beamdog.com] or use the ingame console:

Originally posted by badungu:

For "You Chose... Poorly":
C:SetGlobal("bd_thrix_plot","global",11)
after you've done that reset it to 20
C:SetGlobal("bd_thrix_plot","global",20)

Recruited Caelar Argent to your side.

Chapter 12, Avernus Tower When speaking with the devil Belhifet, convince Caelar to join you against the devil. The achievement should pop up right after the dialogue.



Destroyed the devil Belhifet.

Chapter 12, Avernus Tower Unlocked during the story. Kill the final boss.



Left Caelar Argent behind to guard the portal to the Prime Material Plane.

Chapter 12, Avernus Tower Convince Caelar to join you against Belhifet and make sure she survives the final battle. The achievement should unlock once you're back on the Prime Material Plane.



Left Aun Argent behind to guard the portal to the Prime Material Plane.

Chapter 12, Avernus Tower Let Caelar become Belhifet's blackguard and then kill them both and free Aun Argent. The achievement should unlock once you're back on the Prime Material Plane.

...because of character limit.



Convinced Duke Belt that you weren't responsible for Skie's murder.

Chapter 13, Baldur's Gate Do not incriminate yourself during your trial. You have to present at least 3 pieces of evidence that prove your innocence:

• Tell the Bhaal priestess Madele to make amends.
  
• Don't poison the crusade's supplies in the castle basement.
  
• Cure the ill soldiers within the Coalition Camp.
  
• Do not offer a companion's soul to Thrix, even if you win. You can choose your own soul, though.
  
• High reputation (Dialogue option: "My deeds are well known throughout the land [...]" )
  
• Play as a paladin

The achievement should unlock once your trial is over and you're back in prison.



Convinced Corwin that you did not commit murder.

Chapter 13, Baldur's Gate Incriminate yourself during your trial (meaning: the exact opposite of the list above) or simply don't defend yourself at all. Escape the prison then through the sewers where you encounter Duncan Bence and Corwin. When confronted by Corwin, surrender to her, she will then believe you and turn on Bence and unlock the achievement for you.



Fell to attackers outside Baldur's Gate.

Chapter 13, Outside Baldur's Gate Unlocked during the story. Once you've finished the game and saw the last cutscene, this achievement should unlock automatically.
Bugged! There's an unofficial fix made by badungu here[forums.beamdog.com] or use the ingame console:

Originally posted by badungu:

For "Grim Deeds to Come..." use the following CLUA Code:
C:SetGlobal("bd_plot","global",690)

Party Time!



Reunite with old friends.

Anytime Have Minsc, Dynaheir, Khalid, Jaheira and Safana in the party.
You can recruit Minsc, Dynaheir and Safana after the starting dungeon in Baldur's Gate. Jaheira will wait for you in the Troll Claw Woods in Chapter 9, while Khalid hides within Boareskyr Bridge.
This achievement can also be unlocked in the main game, not sure if this is a bug.



Have Corwin, Glint, M'Khiin and Voghiln in the same party.

Anytime Pretty much self explanatory.
You can recruit Corwin and Glint at the beginning of Chapter 8 in the Flaming Fist camp in Coast Way Crossing. M'Khiin is north of there in Baeloth's Black Pit. Voghiln will meet you along with Jaheira in the Troll Claw Woods in Chapter 9.



Have Baeloth, Viconia, M'Khiin, Dorn and Edwin in the same party.

Anytime Pretty much self explanatory.
You can recruit Viconia when you march out of Baldur's Gate. In Coast Way Crossing, you run into Edwin once you leave the Flaming Fist camp. Baeloth and M'Khiin are north of the camp. In Chapter 9, you can find Dorn within the crusader camp in Boareskyr Bridge.



Get the strange voice out of Neera's head.

Chapter 9, Bridgefort Once you meet Neera, she will complain about a certain voice in her head and ask you to retrieve five items for her (she doesn't have to be in the party).

• Potion of Perception - various merchants
  
• Giant Spider Leg - Forest of Wyrms, within the spider lair
  
• Planetar Feather - Boareskyr Bridge, chest within the crusader camp (can either be bought or stolen)
  
• Belladonna - Bloodbark Grove, bush in the middle of the map
  
• Turnip Juice - Coalition Camp (Chapter 10), help the gnome Wilhelmina to set up shop and you get the juice as a reward

Talk to her once you have all five items; she will get the voice out and you will get the achievement.



Track down all of Glint's family members.

Chapter 9, Bridgefort Have Glint in the party when you meet his uncle, Hoach Randymonk, to start the quest. Another one, Pritchard, is in the Coalition Camp (Chapter 10) and the last one, Rhonda, is in the Warrens beneath Dragonspear Castle (access through the Underground River). Glint has to be in the party when you talk to them.
If the achievement won't trigger right after finishing the quest, go back to the Coalition Camp.



Aid Khalid with his romantic request.

Chapter 9, Boareskyr Bridge Some time after Khalid joined your party, he will ask you to find some spider silk (either within the spider lair in the Forest of Wyrms or in Dead Man's Pass). Give him the silk and some time and he will ask for an aquamarine gem. Give him the gem and get the achievement in return.



Help M'Khiin find her path.

Chapter 10, Kanaglym After reaching Kanaglym, head to the right and search the rubble. M'Khiin will initiate a dialogue where you have to choose a "path" for her. When the dialogue ends, the achievement will unlock.

Various achievements you can get during Chapter 7.



Discover a secret hidden away in the Korlasz family tomb.

Chapter 7, Korlasz Family Crypt, lower level Find the torch, light it on a purple brazier and open with it the secret chamber.





Help Ammon in the Korlasz family tomb.

Chapter 7, Korlasz Family Crypt, upper level Help Ammon with her potion and then sign her letter for Candlekeep.



Defeated the burglars in Sorcerous Sundries by yourself.

Chapter 7, Baldur's Gate In Sorcerous Sundries, get upstairs without any party members and kill the four burglars. The achievement will unlock once all are dead.

Various achievements you can get during Chapter 8.



Aquired a gold bust of yourself.

Chapter 8, Coast Way Crossing Accept the gold bust Ophyllis offers you as payment.



Fail to impress the ancient menhirs with your singing ability.

Chapter 8, Coast Way Crossing Sing to all six menhirs with low charisma (I tried it with 3 charisma) and fail to answer the menhir's riddle. Once Crommus shows up, the achievement will unlock.



Find all of Takos's missing heirlooms.

Chapter 8, Coast Way Crossing Finish the quest "Halfling's Treasures" by returning 3 heirlooms to Takos. The mirror and cloak are hidden in the burned down inn. You will get the shield from Isabella in Coast Way Forest.





Save all the missing refugees in the Coast Way forest.

Chapter 8, Coast Way Crossing During the quest "The Vanished" use the spell (or scrolls) 'Stone to Flesh' on the stone statues north-west on the map.



Talked Teleria into selling her golem.

Chapter 8, Coast Way Crossing When you encounter the mage Teleria in the forest clearing during the quest "The Vanished", ask her to sell the golem to you. (You'll need the golem for another achievement "All the Allies".)



Destroyed the lich Coldhearth and his phylactery.

Chapter 8, Dwarven Dig Site Talk to the dwarven clerics and then get into the lower levels ("Repository of Undeath") and into the ritual chamber north-east of the map. Kill the lich and quickly find his phylactery (the lich will respawn after a short time). Throw it into the portal to the Fire Plane (south-west of the map) to destroy the lich once and for all. Talk again with the clerics back on the upper level to get the achievement.



Delivered the amulets of his former companions to Coldhearth.

Chapter 8, Repository of Undeath When you encounter the lich Coldhearth, don't kill him, but accept his quest instead. Get back to the dwarven clerics, kill them and collect their amulets. Once you have all five, return to Coldhearth and finish the quest to get the achievement. But don't speak to the lich again before you have five amulets or he will turn hostile.



Side with Tsolak the vampire.

Chapter 8, Coast Way Forest At night, speak with the vampire hunters Isabella and Ikros and side with the vampire. The achievement should unlock once his messenger reaches you at the beginning of Chapter 9.
Note: You can't side with the vampire if you play as a paladin (unless you're a Blackguard).

Various achievements you can get during Chapter 9.



Use infravision to navigate an area of darkness.

Chapter 9, Troll Claw Woods Within the Troll Cave, there is a dark area behind a false wall. Use the spell 'Infravision' or a specific race (elf, dwarf etc.) to find an unlit torch and trigger the achievement.






Slew the green dragon, Morentherene.

Chapter 9, Wyrm Cave Kill the sleeping dragon. Take the scales, you will need them for another achievement ("Scales of the Beast").



Ordered Madele to amend her murderous misdeeds.

Chapter 9, Temple of Cyric Free Madele from her cage and tell her to amend.



Commanded Madele to murder in the name of Bhaal.

Chapter 9, Temple of Cyric Free Madele from her cage and tell her to kill.



Murdered the trapped crusaders in the Temple of Cyric.

Chapter 9, Temple of Cyric Use the lever on the wall to kill the caged crusaders.



Note: If you're a ranger or a paladin, you'll immediately get a Fallen status.



Aquired the wardstone from the Cyricist temple.

Chapter 9, Temple of Cyric Get the wardstone from Akanna.



Discovered a secret chamber and the treasure hidden within.

Chapter 9, Temple of Cyric In the hallway (south-east of the map) there's a wall with six masks on it. Touching the masks in the right order (found in Sarevok's notes within Korlasz's Family Crypt - it's 3-1-4) will open a hidden door. Enter the room (beware its guardian) to unlock the achievement.





Destroyed the mind flayer Darskhelin.

Chapter 9, Temple of Cyric Kill the illithid within the reliquary.



Stopped the sickening energy emanating from the spellstone.

Chapter 9, Bridgefort Once you've talked to Wynan Hess, an enemy mage will hit the fort with a spellstone. Head into the crusader camp and get the Arcane Scroll of Impactful Doom from the red wizard Vichand. Use the scroll on the spellstone and get the achievement.



Forged a void weapon.

Chapter 9, Bridgefort After you've dealt with the spellstone, interact with it and retrieve Voidstone Shards, then ask the smith Jegg to forge you a weapon.



Forged a dragonscale item.

Chapter 9, Bridgefort Bring the scales of the green dragon Morentherene to the smith Jegg in Bridgefort and let him forge either a shield or an armour.



Revealed your identity to the crusaders.

Chapter 9, Boareskyr Bridge Within the crusader camp, reveal yourself to the mage Oloneiros. The entire camp will turn hostile, so prepare to fight because the achievement may not unlock immediately, but after a while.



Deal with an angry water elemental.

Chapter 9, Boareskyr Bridge Once you've crossed the bridge, you'll see an old well nearby. If you place a weapon in the well, you'll summon an annoyed water elemental. Deal with it to get the achievement.
(If you have a certain chicken in your inventory, you can also place it into the well to trigger a funny dialogue with your party members.)

Various achievements you can get during Chapter 10.



Find the traitor within the coalition camp.

Chapter 10, Coalition Camp After speaking with the camp commanders, the quest "The Traitor" will be triggered by Safana (she doesn't have to be in the party, just stand near her). Finish the quest by finding the "real" traitor Malden Col to get the achievement.



Train all of Vigilant Hasalan's recruits properly.

Chapter 10, Coalition Camp During the quest "Troop Train" talk to the recruits Garrold, Taield, Danine, Clovista, Morlis and Hester and train them to impress Vigilant Hasalan.
Apparently it depends on your class how good you can train them. But some party members can help you out:

• Garrold: Edwin or Dynaheir
  
• Taield: Jaheira
  
• Danine: Safana
  
• Clovista: M'Khiin or Glint
  
• Morlis: Dorn
  
• Hester: M'Khiin or Viconia

Having at least three of them trained by your party members should always get you the achievement, no matter what class you play.



Killed Nüber.

Chapter 10, Dead Man's Pass Locate Nüber south of the map and kill him (three times) to unlock the achievement.
Or test your patience and let him talk to you until he goes home, which gives you 1000 xp but no achievement.



Present evidence of the crusader's crimes to Julann.

Chapter 10, Underground River Entrance
Note: Julann and Rigah will only talk to you if you have Minsc and Dynaheir in the party!
Julann wants to join the crusade. Show her Hephernaan's Ritual Notes (which can be found in a chest in Kanaglym) and even if you can't convince her, the achievement should still unlock.



Persuade Rigah to turn against Julann.

Chapter 10, Underground River Entrance
Note: Julann and Rigah will only talk to you if you have Minsc and Dynaheir in the party!
Before bringing Hephernaan's Ritual Notes to Julann, talk to Rigah. He questions Julann's decision to join the crusade. Tell him to turn on her. The journal will then state that he's depressed and you can show Julann the Ritual Notes. When Julann says that "anyone could have written these papers" tell Rigah that his witch has become corrupt and then kill her to unlock the achievement.



Sided with the surface druids at the underground river entrance.

Chapter 10, Underground River Entrance Speak to the druids Jamven and Chorster (north-west of the map) and agree to kill the dark druid Ferrusk (within the Underground River). Once you've finished the quest, the achievement should unlock. (if not, then re-enter the Underground River)



Sided with Ferrusk at the dark druid circle.

Chapter 10, Underground River Talk to the druid Ferrusk (south-east of the map) and accept his quest to kill his former druid friends. Head outside to the Underground River Entrance and kill the druids Jamven and Chorster. Then go back to Ferrusk to get the achievement.



Perform a task worthy of the Terrible Trivium.

Chapter 10, Underground River Speak to Ladle and ask for work. He wants you to move a lot of heavy sacks to another crate. Do so and speak to him again. Now move all the sacks back to the original crate. The Terrible Trivium would be proud of you.


I suggest you combine Dorn with some boots of speed or a haste spell to speed things up - you have a war to win after all.



Reunited the spirits of Daeros Dragonspear and Halatathlaer.

Chapter 10, Underground River Speak to the ghost of the dragon Halatathlaer and free it from the necromancers in Kanaglym, then go to the Dragonspear Castle basement and speak to Daeros Dragonspear's ghost in Hephernaan's chambers. He will rejoin his dragonfriend on the Fugue Plane and the achievement will unlock.



Defeated the cabal of wizards hiding within lost Kanaglym.

Chapter 10, Kanaglym The achievement should unlock once you kill the necromancer leader, Kherrium.



Poisoned supplies within Dragonspear Castle.

Chapter 10, Dragonspear Castle Basement In the basement are food and water supplies, poison one (or both for double xp) with the poison you get from de Lancie and the achievement will unlock.



Discovered Hephernaan within Dragonspear Castle.

Chapter 10, Dragonspear Castle Basement Once you've entered the basement, go to Hephernaan's chambers and pay him a visit. When he's near death, he will teleport away and the achievement will unlock.
Note: If you enter the basement and get back to the Coalition Camp before talking to Hephernaan, a messenger will inform you that Caelar wants a parlay. If you then go back into the basement, Hephernaan will be gone and you've missed the achievement.

And at last the time-consuming achievements, which takes more than one chapter to unlock. Sorry, couldn't think of a proper title for this section.



Explore all unique encounters.

There are a total of 4 encounters during your travels. They are not chapter-bound and can happen at any time. Just make sure to travel a lot. The achievement will be unlocked once you reach the last one.

Orcs vs. Trolls encounter:


Young Green Dragon vs. Hill Giants encounter:


Goblin ambush:


Shadowy Figure ambush:




Summon three creatures to the Prime Material Plane using the Spectacles of Spectacle.

When you equip the Spectacles of Spectacle (head slot), you'll get a notification every time you see a creature on a different plane. Use a charge of the spectacles via the quick slot button to "pull" the creature to you. You only have three charges, so choose wisely.

• Chapter 7, Elfsong Tavern: Al-Alai (a Fire Elemental); hostile
  
• Chapter 8, Coast Way Crossing: a gauth; hostile if you're not a mage
  
• Chapter 9, Bugbear Caverns: a Greater Shadow; can be persuaded to kill the bugbears
  
• Chapter 10, Coalition Camp: Nazramu (a Djinn Merchant); sells good stuff
  
• Chapter 10, Dead Man's Pass: a Greater Earth Elemental; hostile
  
• Chapter 10, Dead Man's Pass: Raeanndra (a Tiefling); gives ring
  
• Chapter 10, Underground River: Vidyadhar (a rakshasa); solve his riddle as part of another achievement "Riddlemaster", also get an amulet as reward
  
• Chapter 10, Kanaglym: Zhadroth (a lich); gives ring or can be killed
  
• Chapter 12, Avernus Entrance: Idyletia (a deva); gives you a lecture
  
• Chapter 12, Avernus Elevator: Xhost (a glabrezu); gives a cursed sword

All credit goes to justfeelinathome at Beamdog Forums for the list. https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/comment/746544/#Comment_746544



Recruit all the bonus allies possible for the final battle.

In Chapter 11, during your assault on Dragonspear Castle, it is possible for you to have a few more allies depending on your prior choices. For this achievement you need two ogres and a golem.

• Golem [Chapter 8, Coast Way Crossing]
  When you encounter the mage Teleria in the forest clearing during the quest "The Vanished", ask her to sell the golem to you.
  
• Slug and Murs (the ogres) [Chapter 10, Underground River Entrance]
  Once you encounter the ogres, fight as Murs' champion and then agree to find her mate Slug. He can be found and freed in the Dragonspear Warrens (access through the Underground River). Return to Murs and ask them to fight beside you.

Possibly bugged! You won't get the achievement, if you use the barrel of Bwoosh and get through the main entrance. Instead enter Dragonspear Castle through the weak wall at the side.



Fight all the bonus enemies possible at the final battle.

In Chapter 11, during your assault on Dragonspear Castle, it is possible for you to encounter various enemies depending on your prior choices. You need all of them for this achievement to unlock.

• Delgar Munsch [Chapter 9, Boareskyr Bridge]
  Surrender Bridgefort to the crusade for him to appear in Dragonspear Castle.
  
• Julann & Rigah [Chapter 10, Underground River Entrance]
  Make sure they leave for Dragonspear Castle.
  
• Strunk [Chapter 10, Underground River]
  Don't interfere with his magic.

During the assault, do NOT challenge the celestial Ashatiel one-on-one, for this will cause others to flee the battlefield, including your bonus enemies. The achievement will unlock once you've killed the last of them.



Answered the menhir's riddle, Vidyadhar's riddle and Thrix's riddle correctly.

• Menhir [Chapter 8, Coast Way Crossing]
  When doing the "Ancient Menhirs" quest, sing to the one next to the stone statues with a low charisma character. It will then ask you a riddle and the correct answer is "The wind blowing in a tree next to a river."
  
• Vidyadhar [Chapter 10, Underground River]
  You can locate Vidyadhar in the same room as the two sahuagin, though you have to pull it with the Spectacles of Spectacle to the Prime Material Plane first. The correct answer for the rakshasa's riddle is "Bees"
  
• Thrix [Chapter 12, Avernus Bridge]
  Once you encounter the devil Thrix, bargain the soul of one of your companions and answer his riddle correctly with "Murder"