The Gargoyle Maze is one of the quests in Divinity: Original Sin 2. This quest is activated once you reach the maze and talk to the gargoyle at the gate. The whole purpose of the maze is to collect and use as many of the skulls as possible to make way to the gargoyle on the tower door.
The Gargoyle Maze is located at Fort Joy towards the southeast end of the island. This is located at the East part of the Hollow Marshes, northeast of Amadia’s Sanctuary. Look for some vines along the cliff on the west side of the maze and climb them to reach the entry point of the maze.
Try not to have the Band of Braccus Rex with you when you enter the maze and see the gargoyle; otherwise, you will be mistaken for Braccus and be teleported to the tower without receiving any reward.
Many players think that keeping the skulls with them and not using them to open gates will grant you better rewards, but in reality, it’s the opposite. The gargoyle wishes for the skulls to be used to open closed doors. If you do not collect the skulls, you will have to rely on flight or teleportation, which brands you a cheater by the gargoyle at the tower door, and you don’t receive a reward from it but will be let into the tower. This guide will tell you the locations of all 6 skulls in the maze. Make use of all 6 to earn the best reward.
Divinity Original Sin 2 Crumbling Skull Locations
Apart from location explanations, we have also added images showing the skulls to make things easier for you.
Crumbling Skull 1
Found after entering the maze, go forward after talking to the gargoyle and stand on the pressure switch to reveal an altar holding the skull on your left, and you can grab it after changing characters.
Crumbling Skull 2
After getting the first skull, move to the gate on the right and look for a pressure switch on the upper level. Teleport to it and stand on it to reveal another altar holding a crumbling skull on the first level across from you. OR There is a hidden pressure plate in one of the grasses and if you stand on it or place a barrel, an invisible ladder will appear before the portal on the right side. Climb into the portal and go through the Realm of Orobas to the other portal, which opens into the world, some steps behind the pressure plate on the upper level. This is the more ‘honest’ way to get to the plate, but it does not affect your reward. You will be complimented by the gargoyle, though.
Crumbling Skull 3
Now, make your way to the glowing blue gate. There is a pressure switch between the two oil spills on which you need to grab a barrel and place it. This will open a blue gate and then you can repeat the process in the next room to reveal another crumbling skull in the corner altar.
Crumbling Skull 4
After getting skull #3, Continue through the gate and get to the chamber with the flaming Historian. Defeat all the burning skulls in the room and then douse the flames on the historian using a combination of Bless and Raining Blood.
Now speak to the historian before you climb up the steps and go through the portal to reach the Realm of Orobas and find the next skull. There is another portal, and when you go through it, you will find a chest with good loot in it. Collect it all and make your way back to the maze using the portals you came in from.
Crumbling Skull 5
Continue through the maze towards the tower and search to the right of the final staircase to find another skull.
Crumbling Skull 6
This last skull is found behind the tower itself. Go around the tower, and you will find a way from the backside.
Once you have found all the skulls, go to the staircase in front of the tower where you found a skull and talk to the gargoyle. The gargoyle will acknowledge the completion of the maze and finding of all the skulls and will reward you with items and a choice to select an additional item out of 4 rare items. The items or at least one of the items are spawned at random.
Select your desired item and collect the whole reward to make your way into the Tower, where you can find many other loots and items.
