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Find the Missing Letters

An Act 3 side quest in which you investigate attacks on carrier pigeons, recover stolen letters from the roof of the Open Hand Temple, and decide whether to return them unopened or read their contents.

RoleSide quest
StatusAvailable in Act 3
Importanceminor
RewardQuest completion; returning opened letters may lead to gold for silence.
TimeShort
  • ActAct 3
  • Quest typeSide quest
  • Starting areaRivington
  • Quest giverDanzo Arkwright
  • Starting locationSword Coast Couriers
  • Investigation locationOpen Hand Temple roof
  • Optional abilitySpeak with Animals
  • Primary resolutionReturn the letters to Danzo

The supplied material does not establish a mission number, exact completion time, fixed gold amount, or a required combat encounter.

Key takeaways

The quest is primarily about tracing the stolen correspondence and deciding how much of it to disclose.

  • Start at the courier office Speak with Danzo Arkwright at the Sword Coast Couriers in Rivington to receive the request and learn why the letters are missing.
  • Use Speak with Animals for an extra clue If the party has Speak with Animals available, talking to the pigeons at the post office reveals information about a threat on a nearby roof.
  • Search the Open Hand Temple roof The stolen letters are in a nest left by a tressym on the roof of the Open Hand Temple.
  • Choose how to handle the evidence Returning the letters unopened completes Danzo's original request. Reading them first reveals a connection to the Zhentarim and can alter the outcome of the handover.

Overview

Find the Missing Letters is a short investigation in Rivington that begins at the Sword Coast Couriers and ends with a choice about the privacy of the recovered correspondence.

Find the Missing Letters is a side quest available during Act 3 of Baldur's Gate 3. It starts when you speak with Danzo Arkwright at the Sword Coast Couriers in Rivington. Danzo explains that carrier pigeons have been attacked and asks you to recover the letters that were taken from them, turning what first sounds like a delivery problem into a small investigation around the local post office and nearby rooftops.

The quest can be approached with Speak with Animals. Using that ability allows you to question pigeons at the post office, who can provide information about a threat on a nearby roof. This conversation is not presented as a separate combat objective in the supplied information; its value is that it gives the party a more direct clue about where the stolen correspondence went.

Following the trail leads to the roof of the Open Hand Temple. A tressym has left a nest there, and the missing letters can be found inside it. Once the letters are recovered, the quest becomes a decision rather than a search: you can return them to Danzo unopened to fulfill his request, or read them first and learn that they contain information for the Zhentarim. Opening them can change the conversation with Danzo and may result in a confrontation or an offer of gold for your silence.

Where this sits

Act 3The quest becomes available in this act.
RivingtonThe investigation begins at the local courier office.
Open Hand TempleThe trail ends at the roof and the tressym's nest.
  1. 1Speak with Danzo ArkwrightstartReceive the request at the Sword Coast Couriers.
  2. 2Question the pigeonsoptionalOptional information if Speak with Animals is available.
  3. ●Search the Open Hand Temple roofinvestigationLocate the nest containing the stolen letters.
  4. 4Decide what to do with the letterschoiceReturn them unopened or read them before the handover.

Find the Missing Letters is a compact Rivington investigation that moves from the Sword Coast Couriers to the Open Hand Temple.

Requirements

The only established prerequisite is reaching Rivington in Act 3 and speaking with Danzo Arkwright. Speak with Animals is useful but not required by the supplied quest information.

  • RequiredReach RivingtonThe quest is located in Rivington during Act 3.
  • RequiredSpeak with Danzo ArkwrightDanzo is at the Sword Coast Couriers and provides the missing-letters request.
  • OptionalSpeak with AnimalsThis ability lets you talk to pigeons at the post office for information about the nearby roof threat, but the supplied material describes it as optional.

Objectives

  1. Speak with Danzo Arkwright at the Sword Coast Couriers.This starts the investigation and establishes that carrier pigeons have been attacked.
  2. Investigate the missing letters.Follow the information from the courier office and, if possible, the pigeons at the post office.
  3. Retrieve the letters from the tressym's nest.The nest is on the roof of the Open Hand Temple.
  4. Return the letters to Danzo Arkwright.Returning them unopened fulfills the original request; opening them first creates a different conversation and possible outcome.
  5. Talk to the pigeons.This is an optional information-gathering step that requires Speak with Animals.Optional

Walkthrough

  1. 01

    Start Find the Missing Letters

    Find Danzo Arkwright at the Sword Coast Couriers

    Travel to Rivington during Act 3 and enter the Sword Coast Couriers. Speak with Danzo Arkwright to hear that carrier pigeons are being attacked and to accept the request to retrieve the stolen letters.

    Location: Rivington, Sword Coast Couriers

    TipUse the courier office as the quest's anchor point; Danzo is the character who explains the problem and receives the letters later.

  2. 02

    Learn where to look for the missing correspondence

    Question the pigeons if you can speak with animals

    If a party member has Speak with Animals, talk to the pigeons at the post office. Their conversation provides a clue about a threat on a nearby roof, helping direct the investigation toward the elevated area around the Open Hand Temple.

    Location: Sword Coast Couriers

    TipThis conversation is optional, so lacking Speak with Animals does not prevent the quest from proceeding according to the supplied information.

  3. 03

    Locate the stolen letters

    Follow the trail to the Open Hand Temple roof

    Use the clue from the post office and search the roof of the Open Hand Temple. The relevant evidence is not described as being inside the main temple rooms: the trail leads upward to a nest left by a tressym.

    Location: Open Hand Temple roof

    Watch outDo not stop the search at the courier office or the post office; the letters are found at the temple roof.

  4. 04

    Retrieve the missing letters

    Search the tressym's nest

    Investigate the nest on the Open Hand Temple roof to retrieve the letters taken from the carrier pigeons. This is the quest's recovery point and provides the evidence needed for the final conversation with Danzo.

    Location: Open Hand Temple roof

    Missable
  5. 05

    Decide how to handle the recovered letters

    Choose whether to open the letters

    After recovering the correspondence, decide whether to hand it back unopened or inspect it first. Opening the letters reveals that they contain information for the Zhentarim, while returning them unopened preserves the straightforward version of Danzo's request.

    Watch outReading the letters changes the context of the handover and can lead to a confrontation with Danzo or an offer of gold for your silence.

  6. 06

    Resolve Find the Missing Letters

    Return the letters to Danzo Arkwright

    Bring the recovered correspondence back to Danzo at the Sword Coast Couriers. Returning the letters unopened fulfills the original request and concludes the quest; if you opened them, resolve the altered conversation according to the response offered by Danzo.

    Location: Rivington, Sword Coast Couriers

    Checkpoint

Mission mechanics

The quest uses investigation and conversation rather than a supplied combat sequence. Danzo's opening explanation establishes the problem, while the pigeons can provide an additional lead when Speak with Animals is available. The important route distinction is vertical: the search eventually leaves the post-office area and reaches the roof of the Open Hand Temple, where the stolen correspondence is in a tressym's nest.

The letters create the quest's central mechanic: information control. Returning them unopened completes the task in the form Danzo requested. Reading them first exposes their connection to the Zhentarim and means the final exchange is no longer a simple delivery, with the supplied material warning that Danzo may confront the party or offer gold in exchange for silence.

What works and what does not

Strengths

  • The quest has a clear starting contact in Danzo Arkwright and a defined recovery location at the Open Hand Temple roof.
  • Speak with Animals adds an optional investigative route by letting the party obtain information from the pigeons.
  • The recovered letters support a meaningful choice between completing the request without inspection and learning information tied to the Zhentarim.

Weaknesses

  • The supplied material does not identify a detailed combat challenge, enemy roster, or boss encounter for this quest.
  • The exact consequences of every possible response after opening the letters are not established beyond a possible confrontation or gold for silence.

Best uses

  • Treat it as a short exploration and dialogue quest while moving through Rivington.
  • Use Speak with Animals when available to gather the extra clue before searching the temple roof.
  • Decide in advance whether the party values a clean delivery or the information contained in the correspondence.

Choices and consequencesSpoilers

  • Return the letters to Danzo Arkwright unopened.

    This fulfills Danzo's original request and concludes Find the Missing Letters without revealing the contents.

  • Read the letters before returning them.

    The party discovers that the letters contain information for the Zhentarim. The handover can then lead to a confrontation with Danzo or an offer of gold for the party's silence.

    Spoiler

Checklist

  • Reach Rivington in Act 3.The quest is located in this area.
  • Speak with Danzo Arkwright at the Sword Coast Couriers.This starts the quest.
  • Ask the pigeons about the threat if Speak with Animals is available.Optional clue-gathering step.Optional
  • Search the roof of the Open Hand Temple.The nest containing the letters is there.
  • Retrieve the letters from the tressym's nest.This provides the missing correspondence.
  • Choose whether to read the letters.Opening them reveals their connection to the Zhentarim.
  • Return the letters to Danzo.Returning them unopened completes the original request.

Rewards

  • Quest completion
    Returning the letters unopened fulfills Danzo Arkwright's request and concludes the quest.
  • Possible gold for silence
    If the letters are opened, Danzo may offer a sum of gold in exchange for the party's silence. The supplied material does not specify the amount.
  • Information about the Zhentarim
    Reading the letters reveals that they contain information for the Zhentarim.

AftermathSpoilers

The letters are more than lost mail

Opening the recovered letters reveals that they contain information for the Zhentarim. That choice can make Danzo's response more complicated, with the supplied material describing either a confrontation or a possible payment for silence; returning the letters unopened instead completes the original delivery request.

Trivia

  • The quest begins as a report about attacks on carrier pigeons rather than as a direct request to investigate the Zhentarim.
  • Speak with Animals turns the pigeons at the post office into an optional source of directions.
  • The final search location is above the Open Hand Temple, where the missing correspondence is found in a tressym's nest.
  • The quest's main decision is whether to preserve the letters' secrecy or inspect them before returning them.

Sources

Relationships

characters

  • Danzo ArkwrightQuest giverDanzo Arkwright starts the quest at the Sword Coast Couriers and receives the recovered letters.

locations

  • RivingtonLocated inFind the Missing Letters takes place in Rivington during Act 3.
  • Sword Coast CouriersStarts atThe quest begins when you speak with Danzo Arkwright at the courier office.
  • Open Hand TempleInvestigation locationThe roof contains the tressym's nest and the stolen letters.

factions

  • ZhentarimConnected factionThe opened letters contain information for the Zhentarim.