Baldur\u2019s Gate 3: All companions, classes & where to find them Larian Studios\/ DexertoBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 features a lot of lovable companions who can join you on your journey through the Forgotten Realms, and we\u2019ve got a breakdown of them all in this guide. Larian Studios\u2019 game has ten companions, including six Origin characters. The remaining four companions are critical to your group\u2019s dynamics and unfold at particular points in the narrative. Whether they\u2019re Origin characters or otherwise, all the companions have a specific class as well as character-defining preferences and peeves, which sometimes include each other. So, here\u2019s everything we know about the party members of Baldur\u2019s Gate 3. Shadowheart Shadowheart is a High Half-elven Cleric of Shar. Her dedication to the neutral-evil goddess of darkness and the night allows her to use illusion and manipulation magic on top of the standard Cleric arsenal. While she starts with the Trickery Domain, you can switch her to something better (like Tempest) using the magic mirror in the Camp. Shadowheart is the first character you can recruit after the tutorial. Once you wake up after the Nautiloid crash, you\u2019ll find her passed out in the area beyond where you fell. Simply wake her up and ask her to join your party. Astarion Astarion is a handsome High-Elf Rogue who also happens to be a vampire. His class and affliction give him a variety of stealth attacks and a few magic options if you\u2019re so inclined. Astarion can be found early in Act I. Once you\u2019ve grabbed Shadowheart, head left into the Nautiloid wreckage and defeat the Intellect Devourers. Then, head left again and follow the path around the coast. You\u2019ll run into Astarion near a crossroads. During your initial encounter, Astarion will try and stab you, but it\u2019s easy to slip from his grasp and calm the situation down. Once he realizes your mutual tadpole problem, he\u2019ll join the party. Gale With great hair and powerful spells, Gale is a powerful Human Wizard. He\u2019s a competent magic user with some potential build variety and tons of great spells to set him apart from the rest. From the area where you meet Astarion, head back into the Nautiloid and pass through it until you reach an area on the map called the Roadside Cliffs. You\u2019ll see a sparking fast travel portal with a hand coming out of it. This is Gale, who needs a little help getting out. Simply pull Gale out and he\u2019ll readily join the party. If you\u2019re playing the Dark Urge Origin and want to keep Gale in the party, resist the urge to remove his hand when it reaches out through the portal. Otherwise, you\u2019ll accidentally kill him. Wyll You\u2019d think Wyll\u2019s habit of consorting with demons would make him a rather nasty fellow. Despite that, this Human Warlock with the Fiend Patron subclass is an honorable warrior who\u2019s a capable swordsman with some eldritch magic to back it up. To recruit Wyll, head to the Druid Grove in Act I and you\u2019ll see a cutscene where he helps defend the front gate from goblins. Once the battle is won, enter Druid Grove and seek out the Tiefling camp, where Wyll teaches kids how to fight. Speak to him and you\u2019ll recruit him, though he\u2019ll be tasked with hunting Karlach. You can keep Karlach and Wyll in the same party. If you take Wyll with you when you find Karlach, it\u2019s easy to convince both of them to stand down. Lae\u2019zel Lae\u2019zel is a powerful Githyanki Fighter whose usefulness in combat is balanced by her snarky demeanor and sharp tongue. She\u2019s all about bashing enemy heads in, so keep her around if you\u2019re playing a spellcaster. You\u2019ll have Lae\u2019zel in your party during the tutorial, but she\u2019ll vanish once you crash land. It doesn\u2019t take long to find her. Simply head to the Roadside Cliffs (mentioned above in Gale\u2019s recruitment) and head to the area behind the fast travel point. On the road, you\u2019ll find Lae\u2019zel trapped in a cage by some Tieflings. You can either kill the Tieflings or convince them to leave. If you choose to fight, use a ranged weapon on the bottom of Lae\u2019zel\u2019s cage to free her, allowing her to join the battle. This is also required if you convince the Tieflings to leave, otherwise, she\u2019ll be stuck up there. Once Lae\u2019zel is free, she\u2019ll easily join the party, though she\u2019ll ask the player to visit a nearby Githyanki Creche to seek aid. Don\u2019t do this straight away, as it has some punishing foes. Just concentrate on the other Act I quests for the time being, then visit the Creche before you\u2019re ready to go to Act II. Karlach Karlach is a Zariel Tiefling Barbarian with the ability to enter a powerful Rage that increases her damage. Thanks to her infernal bloodline, she\u2019ll gain access to powerful smiting spells as she levels up, and the player can feed her Soul Coins to improve her damage even further. Karlach is found near a river to the west of the Druid Grove. Wyll wants to seek her out, as do some nearby Paladins, but ignore them, as Karlach is a good character and a loyal party member. From the Emerald Grove fast travel point, head west to the big stone bridge crossing the river, go across, and then head north. Keep going until you find another river, then follow the river east. You\u2019ll spot Karlach hanging out behind a log bridge. Even if you have Wyll, it\u2019s easy to recruit Karlach into your party. Ideally, you\u2019ll want both of them around, so make sure to sort to prevent any fights between them. Also, make sure to kill those lying Paladins if they told you about Karlach. Halsin Halsin is a Wood Elf Druid with the Circle of the Moon subclass, who\u2019s the leader of the Druid Grove in the first act. While you can encounter him in Act I, he won\u2019t fully join you until Act II. You\u2019ll learn in the Druid Grove that Halsin has gone missing. He\u2019s currently Wild Shaped into his bear form in the Goblin Camp, where he can be found trapped in the Worg Pens. When you\u2019re ready to wipe out the Goblins, it\u2019s best to free him first, as having a rampaging bear as an ally is really helpful. Once the Goblins and the three True Souls are defeated, he\u2019ll return with you to the Druid Grove, where he\u2019ll hopefully resolve the remaining tensions. Once that\u2019s completed, he\u2019ll hang out in your camp for a while. In Act 2, head to The Last Light Inn and seek out Art Cullagh, the man who is trapped in his dreams. Tell Halsin in the camp about Thaniel and then return to Art Cullagh. This will start the \u201cArt\u2019s Last Orders\u201d quest. Continue through the game until you meet Malus Throm in the House of Healing. Once you\u2019ve defeated Malus, take the lute off his body and use it with Art Cullagh. This will result in a new quest, where you must protect Halsin from shadow monsters while he\u2019s using a portal. Save and use the Wall of Fire spell scrolls for this battle! That spell will make the quest trivial, as the shadow monsters will run into it and get incinerated. If you complete the quest, talk to Halsin in the Camp and he\u2019ll finally join the party. Jaheira Jaheira is a Half-Elf Druid with the Circle of the Land subclass. She\u2019s a powerful warrior and one that many may recognize from previous Baldur\u2019s Gate games, as she was a major character in the Bhaalspawn Saga. You\u2019ll encounter Jaheria at The Last Light Inn in Act 2, but she\u2019ll only serve as a temporary party member throughout the Underdark. Once you defeat Ketheric Throm at the end of Act 2, if Jaheria is still alive, she\u2019ll join the party in Act 3. This means you might be waiting a while before nature\u2019s servant joins you. Minthara Minthara is a Drow Paladin and a villain in most good routes. She\u2019s one of the three chosen Absolute, and if you choose to side with her will become one of your companions. If you\u2019re playing an evil route, simply enter the Goblin Camp on good terms and seek Minthara out in its depths. Reveal the location of the Druid Grove to her and agree to attack it. Travel back to the Druid Grove and murder its inhabitants. During the victory party, you can unlock Minthara\u2019s romance scene. It\u2019s vitally important that you do not visit the Githyanki Creche before wiping out the Druid Grove! If you do, the Druids will seal off the area, and Minthara will attack you for taking too long. Then, continue to Act II and reach the Moonrise Towers, where you\u2019ll find Minthara being interrogated by Ketheric. Convince the enemy to send Minthara to jail and then free here, where she\u2019ll join your party. If you\u2019re doing a good route, simply make sure to knock Minthara unconscious instead of killing her during the Goblin Camp fight. When you reach Moonrise Towers, the same scenes as the evil route will play out, giving you a new chance to recruit her. Minsc Minsc is a Human Ranger with the Hunter subclass, who is one of the most famous characters in the Baldur\u2019s Gate series, even becoming a major part of Dungeons & Dragons. Naturally, he\u2019s joined by Boo, his deadly hamster. In order to recruit Minsc, you need Jaheria in your party, which means you won\u2019t get him until you reach Act 3. Jaheira will give you the High Harper quest, which you must follow until you reach the Lower City Sewers. Follow the quest markers until you encounter Minsc in the sewers. Like with Minthara, you must use non-lethal attacks on Minsc. If you accidentally kill Minsc, then Jaheira will also leave the party. The Emperor will try to convince you to kill Minsc, so you must convince him to help. Once you do, Minsc and Boo will join the party. Want to learn more about Baldur\u2019s Gate 3? Check out our guides on the Dark Urge, best mods, and so much more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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