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    This cut content from Baldur's Gate 3 shows the horrible fate of companions who leave the party

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    This cut content from Baldur's Gate 3 shows the horrible fate of companions who leave the party

    There are 10 beloved companions in Baldur's Gate 3 who can be recruited at different stages of the game. Some of these characters can only join the player under specific circumstances, depending on certain choices they have previously made. For example, Minsc can only be recruited if Jaheria has already joined the player.

    In the same way, There are also several ways for companions to give up their loyalty to the player – if their approval rating drops below -50, they will permanently leave the group, taking everything they have equipped with them. Players usually won't hear anything more about them, which can leave them wondering what happened to them. However, some dated content provides insight into the dark and terrifying endings the game has in store for them.

    Players can condemn Minthara to a disturbing fate

    Originally, players had to choose between recruiting Halsin or Minthara

    Those who played Baldur's Gate 3 since it was first released you will probably remember this There was originally no way to recruit Halsin and Minthara in the same playthrough. In the current version of the game, players can keep both companions by knocking out Minthara in the goblin camp instead of killing her, and then continuing with Halsin's quest.

    This was originally a different scenario that was planned to happen in this circumstance. Instead, Halsin would present the player with an ultimatum, forcing him or Minthara to leave. This was shown in dated content such as Merrin Lavideo on YouTube.

    The video shows both results of the decision – if Halsin was told to leave, he thanked the player and left gracefully – this conversation would take place after the shadow curse was lifted in Act 2, so Halsin would not have this to fear. He is also one of the few companions who does not harbor an illithid tadpole in BG3, which is very significant when considering Minthara's reaction if she were told to leave. Minthara would desperately tell the player that she would rather die than submit to what would await her if she left the group.

    “If I am not protected from the voice of the Absolute as you are, then it will take me again. Body, mind and soul.” – Lie

    The Minthara the party knows as one of the leaders of the goblin camp is quite different compared to how she acts under the Emperor's protection. Although she still has her iconic, bloodthirsty personality, her loyalty to the Absolute turns to hatred. While she was under the control of the Absolute, she had little influence over its actions and committed several atrocities.

    However, she is freed from this when the player convinces the Emperor to grant her his protection like the rest of the companions. Receiving brief freedom only to be expelled again would have been Minthara's cruelest ending.

    What happens to other recruitable characters if they leave the group?

    Abandoned companions become slaves of the absolute

    With what Minthara knows about the future that lies before her if she is no longer protected by the Emperor, this adds a lot more context to what could happen to companions who leave the group. For example, Wyll and Karlach will leave permanently if the player decides to invade the Emerald Grove in Act 1 and will never be seen again. This is probably because, since he is not an ally of the player, who the Emperor sees as the leader of the group, he sees no need to keep them protectedmeaning they are subject to becoming slaves to the Absolute off-screen.

    Players can actually see another character likely succumbing to the voice of the Absolute if they never recruit them. If Lae'zel is not recruited by the end of Act 1, but is not killed by the Gith patrol or the player, then her body will be found in the Shadow-Cursed lands.

    It is highly likely that, under the control of the Absolute, she attempted to reach Moonnrise Towers, but to no avail. The only other companion who has multiple recruitment chances is Shadowheart, but she likely initially has the Emperor's protection due to possession of the artifact.

    After defeating Ketheric Thorm, players can speak to Minthara after she steals his throne. If the player had knocked her out instead of taking her side, she would ask the player why they spared her, divulging that she could have been one of hundreds of “crusade against the absolute.” The number of ways in which Minthara's story could have played out raises the question of how many true souls could have been saved in Baldur's Gate 3.

    Source: Merrin La/YouTube.

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