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Find the Boots for Thulla

An Act One Underdark quest involving Thulla, stolen Boots of Speed, and a choice about whether to return the boots to Sergeant Thrinn or keep them.

RoleOptional Act One quest
StatusAvailable in the released game
Importanceminor
RewardBoots of Speed, with a later choice involving Sergeant Thrinn
TimeVariable
  • ActAct One
  • RegionUnderdark
  • TypeOptional quest
  • Primary contactGekh Coal
  • Key locationMyconid Colony
  • Time-sensitiveYesThulla dies if she is not cured within three Long Rests.
  • Final handoffSergeant Thrinn at Grymforge
  • DifficultyEasy

The game does not present this quest with a fixed mission timer or a published completion duration.

Key takeaways

The quest is short, but its timing and final ownership decision affect both its immediate reward and Thulla's later fate.

  • Find Thulla in the Myconid Colony Gekh Coal's request leads to Thulla, who is lying near Sovereign Spaw while suffering from poison. The boots are tied to her situation rather than being recovered from a conventional dungeon chest. Thulla
  • Treat her before three Long Rests If Thulla is not cured within three Long Rests, she dies and becomes a myconid husk. At that point, the conversation route for obtaining the boots is no longer available. Time limit
  • Choose who keeps the boots After acquiring the Boots of Speed, the party must decide whether to return them to Sergeant Thrinn at Grymforge or retain them. The two routes provide different practical benefits. Final choice
  • The boots improve mobility The Boots of Speed grant Click Heels, a bonus action that doubles the wearer's movement speed. Keeping them can therefore be more valuable for a party that benefits from repositioning. Click Heels

Find the Boots for Thulla

Find the Boots for Thulla is an Act One optional quest in Baldur's Gate 3 that connects the Myconid Colony, the duergar presence in Grymforge, and a pair of stolen Boots of Speed.

The quest begins in the Underdark when the party speaks with the duergar Gekh Coal. He explains that a runaway deep gnome slave named Thulla has taken boots belonging to his people and asks the party to recover them. Although the request is framed as a retrieval job, the party can approach it through conversation, theft, or by dealing with the consequences of Thulla's condition.

Thulla is found in the Myconid Colony near Sovereign Spaw. She is suffering from poison, so the most important time-sensitive part of the quest is deciding whether to treat her before too many Long Rests pass. An antidote, an antitoxin, or certain spells can cure her and open the conversation-based route to the Boots of Speed.

Once the boots are obtained, the quest presents a separate decision at Grymforge. The party can return them to Sergeant Thrinn or keep them for its own use. Returning them can produce a reward such as the Bracing Band or the Armor of the Uninhibited Kushigo, while keeping them preserves the boots and their Click Heels ability. If Thulla survives Act One, she later appears at Angleiron's Cellar with the Ironhand Gnomes.

Where this sits

Receive the requestSpeak with Gekh Coal
Locate ThullaSearch the Myconid Colony
Resolve the poisonCure Thulla or use another route
Decide the boots' fateReturn them or keep them
  1. ●Gekh Coal's requestquestThis is the point at which the recovery task is established.
  2. 2Thulla in the Myconid ColonyobjectiveThulla's condition creates the quest's time pressure.
  3. 3Sergeant Thrinn at GrymforgechoiceThe final ownership decision takes place here.

The quest moves from the Underdark's duergar request to the Myconid Colony, then back toward Grymforge for its final decision.

Requirements

You need access to the Underdark and the locations involved in the quest. The main practical requirement is reaching Thulla before the three-Long-Rest limit expires.

  • RequiredReach the UnderdarkGekh Coal is located in the Underdark, where he can initiate the request concerning the stolen boots.
  • RequiredReach the Myconid ColonyThulla is found in the Myconid Colony near Sovereign Spaw, so the party must be able to reach that area.
  • RequiredCure Thulla or choose an alternative routeAn antidote, an antitoxin, or certain spells can cure Thulla. The party can also steal the boots directly or obtain them from her corpse if she dies.
  • OptionalReach Grymforge for the handoffReturning the boots requires finding Sergeant Thrinn at Grymforge. Keeping them does not require completing that handoff.

Objectives

  1. Speak with Gekh Coal in the UnderdarkHear his request to recover the boots stolen by Thulla.
  2. Find Thulla in the Myconid ColonyLocate her near Sovereign Spaw while she is suffering from poison.
  3. Resolve Thulla's conditionCure her with an antidote, antitoxin, or an applicable spell before the time limit expires.Optional
  4. Obtain the Boots of SpeedTake the boots through the conversation route, steal them, or loot them if Thulla dies.
  5. Decide whether to return or keep the bootsBring them to Sergeant Thrinn at Grymforge or retain them for Click Heels.
  6. Support Thulla's later appearanceKeeping Thulla alive through Act One allows her to appear later at Angleiron's Cellar with the Ironhand Gnomes.Optional

WalkthroughSpoilers

  1. 01

    Receive the request to recover the stolen boots.

    Speak with Gekh Coal in the Underdark

    Find the duergar Gekh Coal in the Underdark and talk to him to establish the quest. He explains that a runaway deep gnome slave named Thulla took boots from his people and asks the party to recover them.

    Location: Underdark

    TipTreat this conversation as the quest's starting point, but do not assume that Gekh Coal's preferred outcome is the only way to resolve the situation.

  2. 02

    Find Thulla.

    Travel to the Myconid Colony

    Make your way to the Myconid Colony and look for Thulla near Sovereign Spaw. She is lying down and suffering from poison, so this location is both the investigation site and the point where the quest becomes time-sensitive.

    Location: Myconid Colony

    Watch outDo not spend more than three Long Rests before curing Thulla if you want to preserve the conversation route.

  3. 03

    Prepare to cure Thulla.

    Assess Thulla's condition

    Speak with Thulla and identify that poison is threatening her life. The available cure can be an antidote, an antitoxin, or one of the specific spells that can remove her condition.

    Location: Near Sovereign Spaw in the Myconid Colony

    TipCheck the party's available consumables and spells before committing to additional travel or rest, because the quest has a limited window.

  4. 04

    Save Thulla and unlock the conversation reward.

    Cure Thulla before the deadline

    Use an antidote, antitoxin, or an applicable spell on Thulla while she is still alive. Successfully treating her allows the party to continue through the helping-her-kin route and receive the Boots of Speed as the associated reward.

    Location: Myconid Colony

    Watch outAfter three Long Rests without a cure, Thulla dies and transforms into a myconid husk, preventing the boots from being obtained through conversation.

    Missable
  5. 05

    Acquire the quest item.

    Obtain the Boots of Speed

    After helping Thulla, complete the conversation route to receive the Boots of Speed. If the party does not use that route, it can instead steal the boots directly from her or loot them from her corpse if she dies.

    Location: Myconid Colony

    TipThe non-conversation routes change the outcome for Thulla, so use them only if preserving her survival is not your priority.

    Missable
  6. 06

    Choose the party's preferred reward path.

    Decide whether to keep the boots

    The Boots of Speed grant Click Heels, a bonus action that doubles the wearer's movement speed. Keeping them provides a mobility tool for the party and avoids giving up the item for a separate reward.

    Location: After obtaining the Boots of Speed

  7. 07

    Complete the return route.

    Return the boots to Sergeant Thrinn

    If the party chooses the handoff route, take the Boots of Speed to Sergeant Thrinn at Grymforge. Returning them can produce a reward such as the Bracing Band or the Armor of the Uninhibited Kushigo.

    Location: Grymforge

    Watch outHanding over the boots means the party no longer keeps their Click Heels ability.

  8. 08

    Carry Thulla's survival into the later game.

    Preserve Thulla's later appearance

    If Thulla survives Act One, she later appears in Act Three at Angleiron's Cellar with the Ironhand Gnomes. This is a longer-term consequence of prioritizing her survival rather than treating the quest solely as an item recovery.

    Location: Act Three: Angleiron's Cellar

    Missable

Mission mechanics

This quest is structured around an item request with a character-centered intervention. Gekh Coal directs the party toward Thulla, but Thulla's poisoned state means that simply following the marker is not enough: the party must decide whether to spend a cure on her and whether to prioritize her survival over the quickest way to obtain the boots.

The three-Long-Rest limit is the key mechanical pressure. It is not a combat challenge, and the quest does not require a boss encounter. Instead, its failure state is tied to resting and delayed action: if Thulla is not cured in time, she dies and becomes a myconid husk, closing the conversational reward route.

The Boots of Speed create a second layer of choice after the item is obtained. Click Heels is the benefit of keeping the boots, while returning them to Sergeant Thrinn can grant a different reward. The best route depends on whether the party values a movement-focused item or one of the listed handoff rewards.

What works and what does not

Strengths

  • The quest offers more than one way to acquire the Boots of Speed: helping Thulla, stealing the boots, or looting them after her death.
  • Curing Thulla creates a meaningful long-term outcome because she can later appear with the Ironhand Gnomes.
  • The final decision is easy to understand: retain Click Heels or exchange the boots for a listed reward from Sergeant Thrinn.

Weaknesses

  • The three-Long-Rest limit can be missed if the party explores broadly before dealing with Thulla.
  • Allowing Thulla to die removes the conversation route and changes the quest's character outcome.
  • The return route requires the party to give up the Boots of Speed, so it cannot provide both the boots' movement ability and the handoff reward.

Best uses

  • Prioritize Thulla's cure when preserving her survival and later appearance matters.
  • Keep the Boots of Speed when Click Heels is more useful to the party than the listed alternative rewards.
  • Use the theft or corpse-looting routes only when the party accepts the consequences for Thulla.

Choices and consequencesSpoilers

  • Cure Thulla with an antidote, antitoxin, or applicable spell

    Thulla survives the immediate poison crisis and can reward the party with the Boots of Speed for helping her kin.

  • Steal the boots directly from Thulla

    The party obtains the boots without using the conversation reward route, but this does not preserve the same helping-Thulla outcome.

    Spoiler
  • Allow Thulla to die after three Long Rests

    She transforms into a myconid husk, and the Boots of Speed can no longer be obtained through conversation. The boots may still be looted from her corpse.

    Spoiler
  • Return the Boots of Speed to Sergeant Thrinn

    The party can receive a reward such as the Bracing Band or the Armor of the Uninhibited Kushigo, but it gives up the boots and Click Heels.

    Spoiler
  • Keep the Boots of Speed

    The party retains Click Heels, a bonus action that doubles the wearer's movement speed, instead of taking the listed handoff reward.

Checklist

  • Speak with Gekh Coal in the UnderdarkThis establishes the request concerning the stolen boots.
  • Locate Thulla near Sovereign SpawShe is in the Myconid Colony and is suffering from poison.
  • Cure Thulla before taking three Long RestsThis preserves the conversation route and her survival.
  • Obtain the Boots of SpeedHelping Thulla, stealing the boots, and looting her corpse are the documented routes.
  • Choose whether Click Heels is worth keepingKeeping the boots preserves their movement ability.
  • Visit Sergeant Thrinn at Grymforge if returning the bootsThe handoff route can provide the Bracing Band or the Armor of the Uninhibited Kushigo.Optional
  • Check for Thulla in Act ThreeA surviving Thulla later appears at Angleiron's Cellar with the Ironhand Gnomes.Optional

Failure conditionsSpoilers

  • Three Long Rests pass without curing ThullaThulla dies and transforms into a myconid husk. The party can no longer obtain the Boots of Speed through conversation.
  • Thulla dies before the party chooses the helping-her-kin routeThe boots may still be looted from her corpse, but her survival and the associated later appearance are lost.
  • The Boots of Speed are returned to Sergeant ThrinnThe party completes the return route but no longer has the boots or their Click Heels ability.

On failure

The critical checkpoint is Thulla's condition in the Myconid Colony. Resolve the poison before taking three Long Rests if the conversation route and her later survival matter.

Rewards

  • Boots of Speed
    Helping Thulla's kin can grant these boots. They can also be stolen from Thulla or looted from her corpse if she dies.
  • Click Heels
    The Boots of Speed grant this bonus action, which doubles the wearer's movement speed.
  • Bracing Band
    A possible reward when the Boots of Speed are returned to Sergeant Thrinn.
  • Armor of the Uninhibited Kushigo
    Another possible reward when the Boots of Speed are returned to Sergeant Thrinn.

AftermathSpoilers

Thulla's later fate depends on the early decision

Saving Thulla is not only an immediate way to receive the Boots of Speed. If she survives Act One, she later appears in Act Three at Angleiron's Cellar with the Ironhand Gnomes. Letting the three-Long-Rest limit expire removes that later appearance because Thulla dies and becomes a myconid husk.

Trivia

  • The quest is referred to in the supplied source material as Find the Missing Boots, while this entity is named Find the Boots for Thulla.
  • The Boots of Speed are connected to both a character rescue decision and a later equipment ownership decision.
  • Thulla's survival can affect content beyond Act One because she may later appear at Angleiron's Cellar with the Ironhand Gnomes.

Sources

Relationships

Characters

  • Gekh CoalQuest giverGekh Coal initiates the request to recover the stolen boots.
  • ThullaCentral characterThulla is the poisoned runaway deep gnome connected to the Boots of Speed.
  • Sergeant ThrinnPossible recipientSergeant Thrinn can receive the Boots of Speed in exchange for another reward.

Locations

  • Myconid ColonyQuest locationThe party finds Thulla near Sovereign Spaw in the Myconid Colony.
  • GrymforgeReturn locationThe party can return the Boots of Speed to Sergeant Thrinn here.

Items

  • Boots of SpeedQuest itemThe boots are the central recovery target and grant Click Heels when kept.