Your journey through the land of Faerûn in Baldur’s Gate 3 need not be one you walk alone. You can recruit companions to join you on your quest, and each companion has a story to tell and a past to uncover. One such companion you can recruit is a half-elf named Shadowheart.
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Embrace darkness (literally) by falling in love with Shadowheart, the Cleric party member in Baldur’s Gate 3!
Shadowheart is a cleric who is loyal to the goddess of darkness and loss, Shar. When you first meet her, she’s very guarded and her past is shrouded in mystery. As you journey together, her story will unfold and you’ll shape her ending to be one of freedom, doom, or somewhere in between.
Every Possible Ending For Shadowheart
While following Shadowheart’s questline, there will be choices to be made that may drastically change the course of her fate. Depending on what you decide to do, her story will meet a certain ending.
Spoilers ahead!
Make sure you’re ready to learn about all of Shadowheart’s different endings before proceeding.
Shadowheart Becomes The Mother Superior
If Shadowheart kills the Nightsong, she will become a Dark Justiciar and will remain loyal to Shar. In the end, she will be rewarded with the title of Mother Superior, which was a position previously occupied by Viconia DeVir.
If you were in a relationship with Shadowheart,
she will break things off
out of her devotion to Shar.
As the newly appointed Mother Superior, Shadowheart will be staying in the House of Grief and Shar’s influence will greatly increase.
Shadowheart Continues The Life Of An Adventurer
If Shadowheart chooses not to kill the Nightsong, she’ll essentially be rejecting Shar’s authority and will learn of the past that was wiped from her memories. Her disposition will greatly change, in addition to her appearance.
When you journey to the House of Grief, you will need to defeat the Mother Superior of the Dark Justiciars, Viconia DeVir. Once she’s out of the picture, Shadowheart will be able to finally see the people she was taken from so many years ago, her parents.
She will then be faced with a tough choice imposed by Shar herself: save her parents or be rid of Shar’s curse on her. You will have a hand in helping her decide. If you push her to free herself from Shar’s curse, her parents will perish.
As a result, Shadowheart will be free from Shar’s grasp as is the wish of her parents. She will then become an adventurer and a loyal Selunite who battles Sharrans throughout her journey.
Shadowheart Lives A Quiet Life In The Country
If Shadowheart spares the Nightsong but chooses to live with Shar’s curse to save the lives of her parents, her story will end with her living a peaceful life with them after the final battle.
She will stay with her parents in a country farmstead and live a life of love that she was robbed of growing up.
If you
romanced Shadowheart
, you’ll be able to
join Shadowheart and her parents
in their peaceful life.
Shar’s curse will still be causing her pain, but it will no longer be as great as before.
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