Lift the Shadow Curse: Difference between revisions

[[File:Halsin Icon.png|right|100px]]'''Lift the Shadow Curse''' is a [[quest]] in [[Act Two]] of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be started by speaking with [[Halsin]] after entering the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]].

==Objectives==

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Look for clues as to Thaniel's whereabouts.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Tell Halsin about Art Cullagh.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Wake Art Cullagh.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Talk to Halsin about Art Cullagh.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Meet Halsin by the lakeshore.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Defend the portal.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Meet Halsin at camp.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Seek Thaniel's Shadow.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Speak to Halsin at camp.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Kill Ketheric Thorm.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Quest Complete</div>

This quest can only be undertaken if [[Defeat the Goblins]] was completed and Halsin agreed to accompany the party to [[Moonrise Towers]].

It can be initiated by speaking to Halsin while at the [[Campsite]] and asking him how to lift the shadow curse. He explains that the land is not made up merely of soil and roots, but that it has a spirit of its own - a young fey boy named [[Thaniel]]. Halsin has not felt the boy's presence since the curse was unleashed, and believes he was banished to the [[Shadowfell]]. Halsin asks that the party look out for any clues as they venture through the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]].

Interacting with him starts the quest [[Wake Art Cullagh]]. To proceed, the party must obtain the [[Battered Lute]] from [[Malus Thorm]] within the [[House of Healing]] and bring it back to Cullagh in order to wake him up. Once awake, Cullagh asks to see Halsin, as Thaniel had told him to seek the druid out.

Halsin may already be at the inn if he was told about Art's condition beforehand, or the party can go fetch him now, but either way Halsin asks Cullagh what he remembers of Thaniel and where they met. Though Cullagh struggles to explain the shifting landscape of the Shadowfell, he does remember that he always smelled lavender when Thaniel was around. Alternatively, if Art Cullagh has died due to [[Isobel]] being kidnapped or killed during [[Resolve the Abduction]], then [[Speak with Dead]] can be used to get the same information from his corpse.

[[Oliver]] is the missing half of Thaniel's spirit. He's located in the [[House in Deep Shadows]] (which will be marked on the map as ''House of Flowers''), found to the east of Last Light Inn. If the party hasn't already played hide-and-seek with him, he might ask them to do so - but regardless of whether or not his game is played, Oliver will grow angry when reminded of who Thaniel is, and eventually runs away into a shadow portal.

Once the dome is destroyed, Oliver complains about being disturbed and says he doesn't want to go back to Thaniel, who he perceives as having abandoned him. The party can choose to be kind when convincing Olivier to rejoin Thaniel and be whole again, or be aggressive; they can also let Halsin handle it.

=== Healing the Land ===

After Oliver finally returns to Thaniel, the boy finally awakens. He is at camp, near Halsin's tent. He explains that even though he is awake, the land cannot truly heal until [[Ketheric Thorm]] - the one responsible for originally cursing it - is dead, once and for all. The quest is not fully completed until [[Defeat Ketheric Thorm]] has been completed and the party leaves the Shadow-Cursed Lands to venture forth to [[Baldur's Gate]], at which point a cutscene will play showing the land beginning to heal.

== Quest Rewards ==

* Halsin joins the party as a [[companion]]

== Companion approval ==<!-- Verified approval in game data files:

* Confront Oliver regarding his identity as Thaniel (''I know who you really are, and where you really belong.''): {{Approval|Halsin|+1}}*Agree to play with Oliver {{Approval|Halsin|-1}} {{Approval|Gale|+1}} {{Approval|Wyll|+1}} {{Approval|Shadowheart|+1}} {{Approval|Karlach|+1}}

**After agreeing to play with Oliver, change your mind {{Approval|Shadowheart|-1}} {{Approval|Astarion|+1}}

*Agree to play a second round with Oliver {{Approval|Halsin|-1}} {{Approval|Gale|+1}} {{Approval|Wyll|+1}} {{Approval|Shadowheart|+1}} {{Approval|Karlach|+1}}

**Find Oliver without alerting the shadows {{Approval|Astarion|+1}} {{Approval|Lae'zel|+1}}

** Be cruel to Oliver {{Approval|Halsin|-1}}