The third mainline entry in the Baldur’s Gate gaming series, Baldur’s Gate 3, is set for its full version release in August 2023. However, luckily for the fans of the series, an early access version of the game has already been live since October 6, 2020. For players who enjoy playing RPG titles, Baldur’s Gate is the ideal game series. Baldur’s Gate 3 has followed this tradition and gained immense popularity. With the full version release coming soon, fans are looking forward to finishing the prologue of the game fast enough so they can jump into the main storyline. One particular task that they’re looking to accomplish in this regard is saving the NPC named Shadowheart. In this article, we’re going to describe how you can free Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3 (III).
When you’re attempting to escape the Nautiloid Ship in the prologue of Baldur’s Gate 3, you will come across an NPC who’s trapped in a pod. Now, irrespective of whether you choose to free her or not, it won’t have a significant impact on the gameplay. In fact, even if you do not choose to save her, she’ll still appear in the later parts of the game and join the party. However, if you still want to free her, given that it won’t impact your game by any means, you can do so by following this guide. So, without further ado, let’s find out how to save and free Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3 (III).
How to Save and Free Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3 (III)?
There are a number of ways to save Shadowheart that you can use in the game. The first part, however, is to reach her pod. When you finally meet La’Zael in the Nautiloid ship and fight your way through the tutorial, you can start looking for Shadowheart. You will find her pod on the top side of the ship, inside a room that has a console and multiple pods. Shadowheart will be residing in one of these pods. Once you interact with her pod, Shadowheart will implore you to rescue her, while La’Zael will advise against it and ask that you focus on taking control of the ship. However, you can still choose to save Shadowheart if you want to. Here’s how:
Saving Shadowheart as a Wizard
If you’re playing with the Wizard character class, you can save Shadowheart by picking the right dialogue options. Pick the Arcana option that says, “There’s magic at work here. Determine what kind.” Next, go and interact with the console near her pod, and pick the Arcana check that says, “Inscribe the device with glyphs you sensed from the pod’s warding runes”. Following this, place your hand on the console and use your Illithid power to will the pod open. This should free her.
Saving Shadowheart as other character classes
If you’re not playing as a Wizard, you can still save Shadowheart in the game. However, it’s going to be a little lengthy. Locate the door eastward to her pod and walk through it. Inside this room, you will find the lifeless body of a dead thrall. If you search its corpse, you can find an Elaborate Key. Collect this key and return to Shadowheart’s pod. Locate the Elaborate Reliquary Chest in the southeast corner of the room and open it using the key. This should help you acquire an Eldritch Rune. Take this rune to the console of Shadowheart’s pod and insert the rune into the console to activate it. Next, place your hand on the console and use your Illithid wisdom to will the pod to open. And just like that, you can free Shadowheart in the game.
So, this is how you can save and free Shadowheart in Baldur’s Gate 3 (III). Try these methods, and you can complete this task. Hopefully, you enjoyed reading this article and found it resourceful. If you want to read more such gaming-related content, keep visiting Vabsaga.
