Three protections
In the less dense curse, a light source is enough: torches, or spells such as Light and Daylight. Isobel at Last Light Inn grants Blessing of Selûne, which covers those lesser areas without a held light. Shadowheart is safe in those lesser areas until she spares the Nightsong, after which that personal protection ends.
The blessing's own text says Selûne's radiance protects against the lesser effects and does not guard the darkest shadows. Deeper ground needs a Moonlantern, a Shadow Lantern, or Pixie Blessing. Around the Reithwin Town waypoint, weaker lights are snuffed.
The Shadow Curse condition deals 2d4 necrotic each turn, and that damage doubles each turn it stays up. Remove Curse clears the current stack. Walking out and back applies it again.
The lantern and the pixie
Pixie Blessing comes from freeing Dolly Dolly Dolly inside Kar'niss's Moonlantern. Other moonlanterns do not hold a pixie. She leaves a Filigreed Feywild Bell.
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The Filigreed Feywild Bell can refresh Pixie Blessing. The blessing does not take a weapon slot.
Dolly dies if she is still inside the lantern when you enter Act 3. Changing region can drop Pixie Blessing.
Patch 5: if you use the pixie's bell after leaving Act 2, the Pixie Blessing effect clears on the next long rest.
Last Light, then the Shadowfell
Isobel keeps the moon shield over Last Light Inn. Jaheira points the party upstairs for the blessing. The inn's people depend on that shield.
The blessing condition page notes that the personal blessing can remain even if Isobel dies. The inn shield and the personal blessing are separate. Read the icons on the character sheet after any fight in her room.
Entering the Shadowfell for Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic is the Act 2 point of no return. Maps from before the Shadow-Cursed Lands close. Rescue the Tieflings and Rescue Wulbren end on that step. The popup is the moment to finish side quests in the region.
Florrick leaves Last Light after one long rest and leaves a letter.
Karlach still needs a long rest here
Last Light is where Dammon finishes the engine. The partner scene is a later long rest, and Florrick also leaves the inn after one long rest.
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