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Has anyone figured out what to do with the Pod Key that is retrieved from the Elaborate Chest found in the same chamber as ShadowHeart's pod that she is trapped within? Can this pod key be used to free ShadowHeart? I have tried all I can think of but I have not been able to use the key as of yet.

If it is the one I think it is (found on a body), then you can open the small chest on the 'altar' in the room just as you exit towards the bridge.

I retrieved the Elaborate Key for the Elaborate Chest on the alter. If you pick up the chest off the alter and then open the chest from your inventory you will get a |Pod Key| from inside the chest.
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Ah, not the one I was thinking of then.

New to patch 4, I think. There are many pods to try.

That is intriguing? I'm going to have to try this method and then see what the pod key will open .... if anything?

I think it's a placeholder title; the icon and the description both match the Sodalite Shell exactly. Doesn't explain why it magically appears, but I tried it on Shadowheart's pod and the one with the mindflayer in, and the new panel next to Shadowheart, but nothing.

I believe you are correct as I was not able to find any use for it as well. Looks like I found a secret for the future release that we need to remember.

When you open the chest in the room where Shadowheart is trapped on the Nautiloid, it has a couple of mediocre items in it.

But if you take the chest, and remove the visible items in it, you'll notice that it weighs 1 more unit than it is supposed to.

If you carry the chest with you to the beach, suddenly an item in the chest becomes visible that wasn't before: "Pod Key", which looks like, and has the same monetary value as, a Sodalite Shell.

This suggests that either a) there IS a way to free Shadowheart, if you can somehow discover the key before leaving the ship, or b) there's a way to free the woman who gets turned into a Mind Flayer? Have tried a few combinations but no luck yet.