Shadowheart

Template:CompanionTab Shadowheart is an Origin character and companion with the Acolyte background. She is a half-elf and a cleric specialising in the Trickery domain.

Loyal Warrior
Shadowheart
Stats
Level 1
STR 13 (+1) DEX 13 (+1) CON 14 (+2) INT 10 WIS 17 (+3) CHA 8 (-1)
Race	High half-elf
Type	Humanoid
HP	10
AC	15
Movement Speed	9m / 30ft
Size	Medium
Weight	75kg / 150lbs
Proficiency Bonus	+2
Initiative	+1
Passive features
Darkvision  Fey Ancestry  Fear of Wolves
Character information
Class	Trickery Domain
Background	Acolyte
Location	Nautiloid, Ravaged Beach, Emerald Grove
Family	Arnell Hallowleaf (father), Emmeline Hallowleaf (mother)
Allies	Shar
Enemies	Selûne
Additional information
Voice actor	Jennifer English
Models

As a loyal servant of Shar, Shadowheart can be cold and calculated, willing to do whatever is necessary fo serve her Lady with devotion.

“	We're in this together, but I'll happily go it alone. My faith will keep me company.	„
	— Shadowheart's strong devotion.

Overview

For a full overview of Shadowheart's starting features, see the articles Cleric, Trickery Domain and Half-elf.

Starting skill proficiencies:

• History
• Religion
• Insight
• Medicine

Background

A loyal cleric of Shar, Shadowheart is the sole survivor of a holy mission undertaken on the Mistress of the Night's behest. She alone must deliver a relic of immense power to her coven in Baldur's Gate, while threatened by a strange new magic that is burgeoning from within.

Description

While Shadowheart initially seems guarded and reserved – hesitant to reveal information about herself – she is in fact amnesiac, with little memory of her own past.

Personal quest

Shadowheart's Companion Quest is: Daughter of Darkness.

Recruitment

Shadowheart can be recruited in Act One. She will always be encountered.

• Shadowheart is first encountered on the Nautiloid during the Prologue, trapped inside a Mind Flayer pod. She can be freed by interacting with the nearby console or using certain class-restricted dialogue options on the pod. If she is freed, she will join the party as a temporary companion. Upon escaping the Nautiloid, she leaves the party.
• Shadowheart is encountered again a second time at the Ravaged Beach inside the Wilderness. If she was freed from the pod during the Prologue, she will be unconscious on the ground and wake up when interacted with. If she was not freed, she will instead be found attempting to gain entry to the nearby Dank Crypt. Either way, she can be invited to join the party after speaking with her.
• If Shadowheart is not interacted with at the Ravaged Beach, she will move to the Druid Grove on her own in search of a healer. She can be spoken with there and invited to join the party.
• If the player enters the Goblin Camp without having recruited Shadowheart, she will show up and save the party from the Voice of the Absolute. If not recruited, she may be convinced to wait here, or fought to the death.
• If the player ignores the Goblin Camp and walks towards the Mountain Pass, she will similarly appear to save the party members from the Voice, as the party members attempt to cross the bridge into the main area.
• If the player ignores the Goblin Camp and the Mountain Pass, and manages to enter the Underdark, she will appear to save the party from the Voice of the Absolute, as the party members enter the elevator to the Shadow-Cursed Lands.

Approval

Main article: Shadowheart/Approval.

Shadowheart likes finding pragmatic and efficient solutions to problems. She appreciates discretion, privacy, and open-mindedness. Shadowheart generally responds well to acts of heroism.

Shadowheart dislikes those that disapprove of her worship or people pressing her for answers or details. She does not like needless cruelty or violence and can respond unfavorably to being too open with untrustworthy or unknown individuals.

While she is afraid of wolves, Shadowheart loves animals and will always react favourably to positive interactions with them and negatively to cruelty towards animals.

Achievements

To Bloom in Darkest Night
Gift Shadowheart a night orchid - her favourite flower. Always knew she was a softie.

Gallery

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  Shadowheart's appearance pre-release

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  Shadowheart's Early Access promotional art

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  Shadowheart during Early Access

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  Early Access model

Notes

• According to Larian Studios, until Patch 3, Shadowheart was the most romanced female companion and the second most romanced companion overall.
• At the time of the events of Baldur's Gate 3, Shadowheart is over 40 years old..
• Shadowheart appears to have grown up in Moonhaven, which is featured in the game as Blighted Village.

External links

• Shadowheart on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
• Shadowheart's free D&D Character sheet pdf on D&D Beyond