Leave No One Behind

Leave No One Behind is an achievement in Baldur's Gate 3 that requires the player to save all the Tiefling Refugees whenever possible. If the conditions are met, this achievement is awarded upon completing the game.

Act One

All the tiefling refugees in the Emerald Grove must survive, with the exception of Kanon as his death is unavoidable. This means the player must complete the Save the Refugees questline, siding with the tieflings throughout and, depending on player choices, ensuring their survival against goblins and/or hostile druids. The Rite of Thorns must also not be completed.

See list to the right for a full name list of all tieflings that must be alive at the end of Act 1.

Special mentions

The below must all be accounted for before Defeat the Goblins is complete.

• Damays and Nymessa: Found between the Emerald Grove and the Overgrown Ruins, guarding Lae'zel's cage. They must be persuaded to leave before freeing Lae'zel, as they will otherwise be killed. Note that if the player picked Lae'zel as their character, Damays and Nymessa are automatically dead, potentially causing the achievement to fail.

• Nadira: Found at the top of the hill east of the gate, where she must be saved from a bugbear assassin. The encounter might not trigger if the player never approaches, effectively 'saving' her by ignoring her. However, the player may unknowingly get close enough to trigger the event, resulting in her death.

• Rolan: Found in the grove with his siblings. He must be convinced to stay with the rest of the refugees due to events of Act 2.

• Pandirna: Found paralyzed in the storehouse in The Hollow. It is not necessary to heal her for the achievement, however, Astarion and the Dark Urge have unique interactions with her that they must resist.

• Arka: When found confronting the goblin Sazza in the Makeshift Prison, she must be talked out of seeking revenge, or she will show up dead near the Goblin Camp. (Note: See Bugs).

• Arabella: Found in the Inner Sanctum, where Kagha must be convinced to spare her.

• Mirkon: Found at the Secluded Cove. Once the player gets close enough to trigger the quest, Investigate the Beach, they must immediately save Mirkon, as leaving the area will cause his death. It can be adviced to cast Sanctuary on Mirkon before starting the encounter.

Note: Cerys will only appear in this act if Zevlor has died, thus her appearance means the achievement has failed.

Spoiler warning! This section reveals interactions with The Dark Urge.

If a character is playing as The Dark Urge, Alfira must be knocked out non-lethally on the day their special long rest event will trigger. She is then replaced by a Dragonborn bard Quil during Dark Urge's personal camp event.

Act Two

In Act 2, many of the tieflings are - unavoidably - either missing or dead. Refer to the list to the right to see who must be accounted for and kept alive for this achievement.

The Last Light Inn must not fall at any point. This includes keeping Isobel safe during Resolve the Abduction, where all tieflings must survive the raid, as well as ensuring Nightsong is saved in Find the Nightsong.

Special mentions

The below should be accounted for before the player enters the Shadowfell as part of the Find the Nightsong, with the exception of Zevlor.

• Dammon: Found right outside the Last Light Inn. Take care to keep Dammon alive if you choose to fight the Strange Ox.

• Rolan: Initially found in Last Light Inn, but will leave to find his siblings. The player must then save him in the Ruined Battlefield X: -54 Y: -111.

• Mol: Will always be captured during Resolve the Abduction and will not appear until Act 3. See also Find Mol.

• Arabella: Found near the graveyard in Reithwin Town X: -153 Y: 15. Her quest Find Arabella's Parents must be completed.

• Cal, Danis, Lakrissa and Lia: Imprisoned in Moonrise Towers and must be rescued with everyone surviving. Speak to Alfira upon returning to Last Light Inn for completion.

• Zevlor: Must be rescued in the Illithid Colony. See also Find Zevlor.

Deceased or missing

The following will all be found deceased in the shadowcursed lands. Their deaths cannot be avoided on the way to this achievement: Amek, Asharak, Elegis, Ikaron, Kaldani, Komira, Locke, Memnos, Rechel, Toron, Xeph.

The following will always be missing and will not show up in the game again: Arka, Damays, Doni, Eramas, Gan, Guex, Nadira, Nymessa, Okta, Pandirna, Rikka, Zaki, Tilses.

The following are temporarily missing, but will show up in Act 3: Silfy, Zorru

Act Three

Most of the surviving tieflings can be found in the refugee camps in Rivington, though some have made it into the Lower City.

At this point in the game, no major events endanger the refugees.

Special mentions

• Rolan: Found at the Sorcerous Sundries. Rolan must not die if the party chooses to fight Lorroakan.
• Mol: Found in the Guildhall. She must be spoken to for completion of Find Mol.
• Zevlor: Zevlor can't be found in Act 3 until the end of the game. He must survive if he is summoned during the final battle.

Missing

In addition to the list of missing tieflings in Act 2, Meli cannot be found anywhere.

Bugs

• Achievement may incorrectly unlock early if the player save tieflings they missed in a previous playthrough.
• Arka's corpse may be found outside the goblin camp, regardless if the player successfully dissuaded her from seeking revenge. This may or may not impact the achievement as she can still be found alive in the grove.