Speaking in Forked Tongues is a side-quest in Divinity: Original Sin 2
You can acquire this quest from the chest between two fire breathing statues in Stonegarden or speaking to the lizard in Rykers Mansion.
Suggested level: 11
Act 2
Walkthrough
The Chest needs a password that you only can get from the lizard in Rykers Mansion.
You need a lizard with the Pet Pal talent and Scholar tag.
Alternative: Destroy the Chest by attacking it.
The quest ends when the chest is open.
Journal
Ignored By Salamander
We encountered a salamander in Ryker's house. It didn't seem to take a liking to us.
Salamander Unknown Lang
We tried to speak with the salamander in Ryker's house, but spoke in a strange tongue that we were not familiar with.
Salamander Speaked
We spoke with the salamander in Ryker's house. It seems that it can only speak in a rare lizard dialect thanks to its deceased former owner, a lizard.
Knows Burning Words
The salamander told us the words that will unlock a burning chest that once belonged to its former master.
Secondary Knows Burning Word
The salamander told us the words that will unlock a burning chest that once belonged to its former master... but it seems we are not the first one to receive this information.
Salamander Dead
The salamander is dead.
Chest
We have found a magically-locked chest that demands a password.
Chest Info
We learned that the late former master of the Salamander had a magical chest that could only be unlocked by uttering a phrase from an ancient lizard dialect.
Chest Opened
We managed to open the chest.
Close Left R C Secret
We have departed from Reaper's Coast, without dealing with the salamander any further.
Close Left R C Chest
We have left Reaper's Coast behind, and with it, the burning chest.