How to Recruit Jaheira: Companion Questline Guide | Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)|Game8 (2024)

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Jaheira is a companion in Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3). Read on to learn more about how to recruit Jaheira, her romance and approval options, quests, and key locations!

List of Contents

  • Profile and Background
  • How to Recruit
  • Approval Guide
  • Romance Guide
  • Related Guides

Profile and Background

Companion Info

Jaheira Overview
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Class Druid
Race High Half-Elf
Background Soldier

Companion Ability Scores

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 14 14 8 7 12

Who is Jaheira?

Jaheira is a recruitable Druid and a strong leader of the Harpers at the Last Light Inn in Act 2. She is responsible for leading them in the assault on Moonrise Towers, and can be encountered upon entering the Last Light Inn.

Having Jaheira join you as an ally in the assault on Moonrise Towers will guarantee her joining your party later. Ensure that Isobel is saved and that the Nightsong is freed.

Once Ketheric Thorm has been defeated, Jaheira can join your camp permanently as a potential party member.

How to Recruit Jaheira

Recruiting Jaheira

Head to the Shadow-Cursed Lands

Talk to Jaheira at the Last Light Inn

Infiltrate the Moonrise Towers

Get Inside the Gauntlet of Shar

Free the Nightsong in Shadowfell

Attack the Moonrise Towers with Jaheira

Defeat Ketheric Thorm and Recruit Jaheira

Head to the Shadow-Cursed Lands

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Jaheira is first met at Act 2 at the Last Light Inn within the Shadow-Cursed Lands. Complete Act 1 and choose either to take the Underdark or the Mountain Pass to get to the Shadow-Cursed Lands.

If you sided with Minthara, it is recommended you take the Mountain Pass route since she gives you a Spider's Lyre for summoning Kar'niss who aids you with a moonlantern. If not, the Underdark is the safer passage.

How to Get to the Shadow-Cursed Lands

Talk to Jaheira at the Last Light Inn

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Talk to Jaheira at the Last Light Inn and earn her trust through persuasion or by showing her the artefact.

You can continue to talk to her inside the inn, but after talking to her in the entrance, you can continue on to the Moonrise Towers.

How to Get to Last Light Inn

Infiltrate the Moonrise Towers

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You can reach the Moonrise Towers by following the path southwest from the Last Light Inn and through the Tollhouse by crossing a bridge.

The Moonrise Tower Waypoint is located on a wall just before the wall of shadow obscuring the bridge to Moonrise Towers.

Once you are at the Moonrise Towers, engage in some dialogue checks to get in safely, and feel free to conduct business within from meeting Ketheric Thorm to unlocking other side content such as taking Balthazar's moonlantern.

How to Get to Moonrise Towers

Get Inside the Gauntlet of Shar

Thorm Mausoleum Entrance
Thorm Mausoleum
(Shadow-Cursed Lands) X: 190, Y: 110
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At the Moonrise Towers, you can get wind of Ketheric Thorm ordering his servant, the necromancer Balthazar, to obtain a relic in the Thorm Mausoleum. Inside this mausoleum is the Gauntlet of Shar. You must meet Nightsong in the Shadowfell within the gauntlet to progress the story.

Once you are done with any business at the Moonrise Towers, head out for the gauntlet. The gauntlet can be found at the grand Thorm Mausoleum to the far north of the Moonrise Towers. You will have to solve several puzzles and defeat Balthazar within the gauntlet.

How to Beat the Gauntlet of Shar

Free the Nightsong in Shadowfell

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After having collected Umbral Gems from the Gauntlet's Trials and Yurgir, and having obtained the Spear of the Night in the Silent Library, head to the Shadowfell entrance by placing the gems on the pedestals.

It is recommended that you defeat Balthazar before entering Shadowfell as his fight in the gauntlet is easier.

You cannot exit Shadowfell once you are inside, so make sure to camp and set the necessary members (including Shadowheart since this a major part of her questline.) Make sure to free the Nightsong and persuade Shadowheart not to kill her. After exiting Shadowfell, head back to the Moonrise Towers to witness a raid. Head to the entrance to talk to Jaheira.

How to Find the Nightsong

Attack the Moonrise Towers with Jaheira

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Find Jaheira at the Moonrise Towers entrance. To seal Jaheira's opportunity to join your party, you will have to ask her to join in you in beginning the attack on the Moonrise Towers.

The battle in the Moonrise Towers will be difficult. Before you join her, you can take a Long Rest outside of the hostile area (even after clearing the first floor). Clear the main floor with her while keeping her alive.

After clearing the main floor, proceed to defeat Ketheric Thorm at the tower (Jaheira will temporarily attend to the Harpers after), then follow Thorm into the Mind Flayer Colony and defeat him as the Apostle of Myrkul.

Defeat Ketheric Thorm and Recruit Jaheira

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Talk to Jaheira in the Moonrise Towers after defeating Ketheric Thorm and ask her to join you.

Jaheira should be available to recruit in your camp as soon as this dialogue is done. You will need to have defeated Ketheric Thorm completely including his final form Apostle of Myrkul inside the Mind Flayer Colony.

Jaheira Approval Guide

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List of Approval Actions

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List of Disapproval Actions

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Jaheira Romance Guide

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Baldur's Gate 3 Related Guides

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List of Origin Characters

List of All Origin Characters

Character Guide
Romance Guide
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Karlach Shadowheart Wyll

List of All Non-Origin Characters

Character Guide
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FAQs

How to Recruit Jaheira: Companion Questline Guide | Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)|Game8? ›

After Ketheric escapes but before hopping down into the pit to finish him off, you'll have the option to fully recruit the druid, Jaheira. Speak to her and say, "Face Ketheric with me", and she'll join you as a fully-fledged party member.

How do you get Jaheira to join the party in Baldur's Gate 3? ›

After Ketheric escapes but before hopping down into the pit to finish him off, you'll have the option to fully recruit the druid, Jaheira. Speak to her and say, "Face Ketheric with me", and she'll join you as a fully-fledged party member.

How to get Jaheira approval in BG3? ›

Elerrathin's Home
  1. Tell Rion to listen to her mother.
  2. Tell Rion to help the refugees.
  3. Tell Jaheira it was foolish to keep her family a secret.
  4. Tell Jaheira you understand her choice to keep her family a secret.
  5. Tell Jaheira she chose to keep her family secret was because she's afraid of Rion.

How to get companions to follow Baldur's Gate 3? ›

On PS5 (or with a controller on PC), you press L2 (LT) and then triangle (Y) to group. This should normally fix your problem. If you still have the 'Companion not following' issue, especially after updating to BG3's Patch 4, you should do a quicksave and quickload to fix it.

Does Jaheira have a companion quest in BG3? ›

Jaheira Companion Quest

Progression often occurs at the campsite, but can still take place in the outside world too. Jaheira's companion quest is called "The High Harper".

Where to find Jaheira in Baldur's Gate 3? ›

Jaheira is found in the Shadow-cursed Lands, at the Last Light Inn. There are a few opportunities to recruit her, or bring her to your camp, but she won't truly join the party until after the climactic battle of Act 2.

Can you recruit Jaheira after Moonrise? ›

The Baldur's Gate 3 Jaheira recruitment option happens toward the end of Act 2, just after your party defeats Ketheric Thorm in Moonrise Towers. Be forewarned that this is a time-consuming process, since there are several quests that you need to tackle.

How to permanently recruit Jaheira? ›

Talk to Jaheira in the Moonrise Towers after defeating Ketheric Thorm and ask her to join you. Jaheira should be available to recruit in your camp as soon as this dialogue is done. You will need to have defeated Ketheric Thorm completely including his final form Apostle of Myrkul inside the Mind Flayer Colony.

Can I trust Jaheira BG3? ›

But once the party proves themselves, Jaheira is a loyal and stalwart ally who sees them as equals, never afraid to speak her mind and not sugarcoating the truth.

Should you bring Jaheira to fight Ketheric? ›

We recommend you do this, as allowing her to act as an NPC gives her a greater chance of death. Continue along as you would normally until you defeat Ketheric Thorm on the rooftops. As he escapes, speak to Jaheira and you'll get the prompt to invite her to your party temporarily to fight Ketheric.

Should I let Astarion bite me? ›

Unfortunately, there's no completely safe way to accept Astarion's bite in Baldur's Gate 3. Astarion will attempt to drink more blood after . Yes, you should let Astarion bite you in Baldur's Gate 3, as it boosts your bond with him and unlocks his Vampire Bite Bonus Action.

Can you romance Jaheira? ›

Although there were previous statements saying that all companions would be romanceable, Jaheira is a non-romanceable option in BG3. Being a well-established lore character, it makes sense as to why this would be the case.

Can you recruit all companions in Baldur's Gate 3? ›

You won't be able to recruit all companions in a single playthrough – the decisions you must make will exclude certain party members from joining you forever – so you need to think pretty hard about which party members you want to hang out with most before you get to that point.

What happens if Jaheira dies in BG3? ›

However, if she dies, the protection around Light Last Inn will vanish as the Shadow Cursed creeps in to infect everyone inside. A Flaming Fist traitor named Marcus will arrive when you talk to Isobel as she blesses you with more protection from the Shadow Curse.

Is Halsin or Jaheira better? ›

Depends on what you're wanting from a druid. Jaheira starts as a Circle of the Land Druid, Halsin starts at lvl 1 so you can make him into whatever kind of Druid you want. Land Druids make for better casters. They get numerous "always prepared" spells, meaning they don't take up spots on the Prepared Spell bar.

Is Jaheira a good companion? ›

Who should pick Jaheira: Jaheira might be a good pick to relive the earlier Baldur's Gate games, but that's about it. Her class and stats limit her utility, and she can't even join your party until late in the game, making her story feel like an afterthought.

Should I ask Jaheira to join my party? ›

We recommend you do this, as allowing her to act as an NPC gives her a greater chance of death. Continue along as you would normally until you defeat Ketheric Thorm on the rooftops. As he escapes, speak to Jaheira and you'll get the prompt to invite her to your party temporarily to fight Ketheric.

How do I get Dorn to join my party? ›

Recruitment. Dorn is available to recruit in Chapter 2. Travel to the southern part of Temple District, talk to him to let him join, recruiting him will initiate a number of reputation-damaging but rewarding quests. If dismissed at this stage, he will return to his original spot (Temple District).

How to open Jaheira cell? ›

Find the key

Jaheira is located northeast of the PC and Imoen. In order to get her out, she needs a key. The key is in the northwest room where you get your initial equipment. Grab the key from the table and use it to unlock the cell keeping Jaheira captive.

Can you recruit Jaheira and Halsin? ›

Jaheira - not until you assault Moonrise towers. Halsin will join your party after. After this you can speak to him and ask him to join you. Jaheira will join your party.

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