# Tadpole Locations ## Act 1 ##### Forest - on the dead True Soul in Forest (X139, Y444), do not resist the tadpole to acquire. - by defeating Flind, the Gnoll Warlord (X33, Y594) (Quest Find the Missing Shipment) ##### Druid Grove - in the Druid Grove (X445, Y-17), it would be on a table in Halsin's/Nettie's Secret Research Lab next to the Dissected Drow body. - by defeating Minthara ##### Goblin Camp - by defeating True Soul Gut (X297, Y-12) - by defeating Dror Ragzlin ##### Other Locations One can be found by defeating True Soul Nere If you side with the Absolute, you can get as many Illithid Powers as "Gift by the Absolute" as you missed by not killing the true soul bosses. [Source](https://baldursgate3.wiki.fextralife.com/Tadpoles+Locations)