I must have missed the part where the shadow curse didn't slaughter you without special protection. You know, where even the Light of Lathander and Shaar having her eye on you won't save you from her?
That's only around Moonrise Tower.
The rest of the Shadowcursed Lands are free to explore so long as you have a light source.
Whether there's actually a path to Baldur's Gate that is passable without going into the "Deeper Shadows" and the complete coverage of the second half of the zone is merely a gameplay thing is uncertain. Most of the lore stuff regarding it suggests this is more of a gameplay thing and that the shadows are just around Moonrise itself (To which we, and Rolan, are attempting to get to) and that regular people are able to find a route to Baldur's Gate while avoiding the "Deeper Shadows" that require pixie magic to survive.
