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Minthara is first encountered at the [[Shattered Sanctum]] within the [[Goblin Camp]], planning an attack on [[Emerald Grove]] at the behest of the [[Absolute]]. When spoken to, she will quickly identify the party as fellow [[True Soul|True Souls]] and reveal that she believes the druids are hiding a powerful weapon at their grove that the Absolute desires. She has been surveying the land in search of the weapon, sending scouts to track the leader of the grove, Halsin.{{cite text|Drow's Letter|Minthara}} Minthara will probe the party's minds with her tadpole, possibly leading to the grove's location being exposed. | Minthara is first encountered at the [[Shattered Sanctum]] within the [[Goblin Camp]], planning an attack on [[Emerald Grove]] at the behest of the [[Absolute]]. When spoken to, she will quickly identify the party as fellow [[True Soul|True Souls]] and reveal that she believes the druids are hiding a powerful weapon at their grove that the Absolute desires. She has been surveying the land in search of the weapon, sending scouts to track the leader of the grove, Halsin.{{cite text|Drow's Letter|Minthara}} Minthara will probe the party's minds with her tadpole, possibly leading to the grove's location being exposed. | ||
The party can fight Minthara as part of the quest | The party can fight Minthara as part of the quest {{Quest|Defeat the Goblins}}, turning her and the rest of the goblins around her hostile. Fighting her will turn the rest of the camp hostile, leaving siding with the goblins to raid the grove off the table. With one of the three goblin leaders dead, {{CharLink|Dror Ragzlin}} and {{CharLink|Gut|Priestess Gut}} would be next. | ||
Alternatively, the party can entertain the possibility of raiding the grove with the absolutists. This will add the quest | Alternatively, the party can entertain the possibility of raiding the grove with the absolutists. This will add the quest {{Quest|Raid the Emerald Grove}} to the journal. If they choose to ally with the forces of the Absolute and disclose the grove's location, the raid of the grove will begin after the next [[Long Rest]]. Carrying on with the raid will cause {{CharLink|Karlach}} and {{CharLink|Wyll}} to permanently leave the player's party. After the grove has been destroyed, Minthara and the goblins will join the party at their camp and celebrate their slaughter of the druids, even if they ultimately failed to find the weapon the Absolute desired. Minthara will also offer to have a casual encounter with the player character. Rejecting her will anger her, but will have no negative consequences. | ||
After the celebrations, Minthara will urge the party to join the forces of the Absolute at the [[Moonrise Towers]] in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]]. She will give the party her | After the celebrations, Minthara will urge the party to join the forces of the Absolute at the [[Moonrise Towers]] in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]]. She will give the party her {{SmRarityItem|Spider's Lyre}} to summon a guide that will help them through the deadly shadows, and will depart shortly after. | ||
=== Decide Minthara's Fate === | === Decide Minthara's Fate === | ||
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==== Act Two ==== | ==== Act Two ==== | ||
Should Minthara have survived the events of Act 1, whether friendly or hostile, she will be next encountered in the Moonrise Towers on trial by | Should Minthara have survived the events of Act 1, whether friendly or hostile, she will be next encountered in the Moonrise Towers on trial by Ketheric Thorm for failing to retrieve the {{SmRarityItem|Mysterious Artefact}}. The party can intervene on her behalf, but Ketheric will sentence her to death regardless of what is said. This will begin the quest {{Quest|Decide Minthara's Fate}}. | ||
The party can choose to follow, in which case they'll find her at the [[Moonrise Towers Prison]], undergoing torture by two [[ | The party can choose to follow, in which case they'll find her at the [[Moonrise Towers Prison]], undergoing torture by two [[Gnome]] Questioners. Here, a choice can be made: join the questioners in erasing Minthara's mind, turning her into a witless thrall of the Absolute, or help her escape. This can be done by slaying the gnomes or by dialogue. If freed, the party will need to escort Minthara out of the prison, either through dialogue or violence. Regardless, once out, Minthara can go on her own way or be convinced to join the party, at which point she will join the camp. | ||
If the party allows | If the party allows {{CharLink|Balthazar}} to take the {{CharLink|Aylin|Nightsong}} during {{Quest|Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic}}, and finds {{CharLink|sobel}} for the absolutists, they will be granted an audience with Ketheric Thorm who will allow them to pray at the altar of the Absolute. Doing so will ultimately result in the party being imprisoned in pods in the [[Mind Flayer Colony]], where Balthazar will attempt to turn them into zombies at his service. In the fight that ensues, the party may battle a [[Zombie Dror Ragzlin]] and [[Zombie Minthara]], if either of them died during the events prior. | ||
=== Get Orin's Netherstone === | === Get Orin's Netherstone === | ||
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==== Act Three ==== | ==== Act Three ==== | ||
Minthara can be one of possible victims of Orin's kidnapping during Act 3 as part of | Minthara can be one of possible victims of Orin's kidnapping during Act 3 as part of {{Quest|Rescue Orin's Victim}}. If so, once Orin is defeated and Minthara has been rescued, she will have some words about the entire ordeal. Additionally, she'll also express being disheartened after killing her former abuser, as even though Orin could only copy the surface characteristics of her victims, Minthara saw her herself in Orin's bloodlust and madness, a shattered but possible version of herself had she not broken free from the Absolute's control. | ||
=== Endings === | === Endings === | ||
{{UnderConstruction|section}} | {{UnderConstruction|section}} | ||
==== Return to Menzoberranzan ==== | ==== Return to Menzoberranzan ==== | ||
After the defeat of the [[Netherbrain]], a romanced Minthara will ask the player what their plans are now that they are free. She can be encouraged to return to Menzoberranzan, to which she will agree, suggesting they put the gnomes back to work to rebuild the [[Steel Watcher|Steel Watch]], returning as conquerors to found a new noble House. Six months after the fall of the absolutists, Minthara will mention that the war against House Baenre is going well, but that she welcomes the distraction of | After the defeat of the [[Netherbrain]], a romanced Minthara will ask the player what their plans are now that they are free. She can be encouraged to return to Menzoberranzan, to which she will agree, suggesting they put the gnomes back to work to rebuild the [[Steel Watcher|Steel Watch]], returning as conquerors to found a new noble House. Six months after the fall of the absolutists, Minthara will mention that the war against House Baenre is going well, but that she welcomes the distraction of {{CharLink|Withers|Withers'}} party. | ||
== Quest rewards == | == Quest rewards == |