Baldur's Gate 3 From a thorough character creation tool to a diverse class and subclass system, it gives players a variety of ways to customize their characters. There are also various character modifications that can be made by completing certain in-game tasks and quests that can temporarily or permanently affect your character.
One such customization is possible by completing side quests involving the comically named and unfortunate storyteller. Bolo. He is one of the few NPCs who will help the player remove parasites from their heads. But perhaps entrusting such a task to someone who likes to exaggerate and tell stories may not be the best decision. Everything players need to know is here. Volo and his Ersatz Eye effect Baldur's Gate 3.
Updated on January 17, 2025 by Christopher Norman Worcester: Baldur's Gate 3 is more popular than ever in 2025, and new players continue to discover what makes it such an amazing game. One of the game's most interesting and unexpected interactions – getting the Ersatz Eye from Volo and permanently unlocking 'See Invisibility' – perfectly exemplifies these feelings. In this update, we'll be adding new video guides to explain and make sure the guides provide the most up-to-date information. How to get See Invisibility from Eye of Volo in Baldur's Gate 3.

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Where to find Volo in Baldur's Gate 3
Players can meet the Bard for the first time. Bolo In the Druid Grove, he can be seen interrogating bears and taking notes on recent goblin activity in the area. When the player talks to him, he mentions goblins and their obsession with the Absolute. He finds this behavior strange and decides to investigate the goblin camp on his own to learn more about their story.
Players do not need to first encounter Volo in the Druid Grove to begin the quest. They can instead talk to Volo in the goblin camp upon arrival and still rescue the bard from the goblins.
Rescue Volo Walkthrough – Baldur's Gate 3
The next time players can find Volo is when they reach the Goblin Camp in BG3, located west of the Blighted Village. Here, the player can talk to Volo, who is held captive in the middle of the courtyard and forced to entertain the goblins with his suspicious poetry. Volo pleads with the player to save them as the goblins drag him away, starting the quest “Rescue Volo”.
The player proceeds north broken sanctuary. The player will have a brief conversation with the named goblin. Warrior Trinzath. When a party member is being escorted The Goblin Lion will be able to pass by after a short cutscene between the two goblins. Otherwise, the player must convince Trinzas to pass. As usual, violence is also an option and players will find themselves in a difficult fight against Trinzas and her guards.
After the player convinces or defeats Trinzas, they can proceed to Sanctum. true courage of the soul He lectures his followers. As soon as the party enters the room, they should go up the stairs to the immediate right (not the stairs leading up to the ghat), and there they will find the Goblin Torture Chamber. Upstairs, in the third room on the right, you will find Volo locked in a cage guarded by another goblin. Greebo.
The player can either convince Gribbo to hand over the key to Volo's cage, or choose to fight and kill Gribbo instead and loot the key from her body. Either way, the player cage key
They are able to free Volo, who is trapped in a tree. The player must talk to him and tell him to come to the camp. There you can talk to him about the resident mind flayer parasite.
Volo may not appear at the player's camp right away, so you may have to take several long rests before he appears.
How to Get the Eye of Volo and See Invisibility – Baldur's Gate 3
Find Volo in the player camp.
At the camp, players can talk to Volo, who offers to take on a resident and investigate the problem of a small mind flayer parasite. He will need to do some research first and then take another long rest before the player can continue.
once Bolo has completed his researchThe player can talk to him and is given the option to allow Volo to attempt to remove the parasite. This is entirely optional and is a very important decision that will permanently change the appearance of the character the player chooses to perform this surgery on.

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Should Volo be allowed to operate in Baldur's Gate 3?
The player can allow Volo to perform surgery to remove parasites from his head through his right eye. His approach is suspicious and violent. That's because his procedure involves sticking multiple picks directly into the player's eyes. Naturally, this will cause serious damage and lead to the removal of the affected eye.
Naturally, Volo's action of stabbing the player in the eye with a pick is a slightly unpleasant audio feature that may be disturbing to some players. Therefore, some players may want to avoid the event's cutscenes.
The player has the opportunity to change their mind and back off Volo during the surgery, and the player will receive a Bleeding Eye debuff that heals quickly. The player can talk to Volo again, and he will suggest surgery. Volo performs surgery on all members of the player's party, but the surgery is performed only once. Players just need to talk to a party member of their choice.
Ersatz Eye of Volo: Pros and Cons – Bladur's Gate 3
As expected, Volo will fail in his efforts to remove the parasite from the player's eye, as he is a bard and not a doctor. However, his failure leaves the affected player with empty eye sockets. Volo's Ersatz Eye.
These new and improved eyes completely replace Permanently changes the appearance of the player's right eye. These appearance changes cannot be toggled like hiding a character's helmet, so players should take this into consideration if they want to keep their character's appearance the way they originally chose it.
Volo's Ersatz Eye grants the player a fairly powerful passive effect. see the invisible creature There are no downsides other than the player's eye shape changing within a 30-foot range. This effect is identical to that provided by the level 2 scrying spell See Invisibility, costs nothing to the affected player, and is permanently activated. Enemies will still make a saving throw to determine if they have been spotted, but overall it's a very useful passive buff that players may find worth the aesthetic sacrifice.
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It's worth noting that the same character can't have both. Volo's Erzatz Eye and old woman's eyes From Aunt Ethel. This isn't a big deal since the Old Woman's Eyes effect isn't worth the downside. This is just something to consider if your character has already opened their eyes.
Additionally, the player can obtain Volo's Eye of Ersatz by defeating Volo in the camp, but the player You should never do this.. Regardless of whether the player decides to participate in the surgery, Volo will stay at the camp and offer suggestions. seller serviceThis is an invaluable convenience. So it's best to just leave the bard alone.