Originally Posted by ArmouredHedgehog
So there is no real "just keep out of this" option right now?

I think you actually can ignore this conflict. Technically, there is nothing stopping you from going directly to the underdark and take the boat to moonrise tower. I never tried it, But it seems possible.

Larian's Biggest Oversight, what to do about it, and My personal review of BG3 EA
"74.85% of you stood with the Tieflings, and 25.15% of you sided with Minthara. Good outweighs evil, it seems."