Save Vanra

Save Vanra is a quest in Chapter Three of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be started by speaking with Lora in the Lower City.

Objectives

• Speak to Lora at Basilisk Gate.
  • Mayrina told us that a hag has kidnapped a child. The mother, Lora, can be found at Basilisk Gate. We should speak to her.
• Investigate The Blushing Mermaid.
  • At Basilisk Gate, we met a distraught Lora. She claimed her daughter Vanra is missing, and that she vanished when the pair were in The Blushing Mermaid. She begged us for help.
  • The Blushing Mermaid bartender told us that Lora was behaving strangely - she even pulled a knife on him. The owner of the tavern, Captain Grisly, had to throw Lora out. We should speak to Captain Grisly about it.
  • We spoke to Captain Grisly, who told us that Lora doesn't have a child - never did. She also claims Lora is a dangerous pirate who attacked her and her staff. The Captain has asked us to kill Lora, before she hurts anyone else. We said we'd think about it.
  • The cellar of The Blushing Mermaid looks just like a hag's lair. We need to speak to the owner, Captain Grisly, about this.
  • Mayrina was right about a hag being involved - The Blushing Mermaid's cellar looks just like a hag's lair. We need to speak to the owner, Captain Grisly, about this.
  • We found a note in The Blushing Mermaid addressed to 'Auntie' - a term for a hag. We need to speak to the owner, Captain Grisly, about this.
• Kill Lora.
  • We spoke to Captain Grisly, who told us that Lora doesn't have a child - never did. She also claims Lora is a dangerous pirate who attacked her and her staff. The Captain has asked us to kill Lora, before she hurts anyone else. We agreed.
• Report to Captain Grisly.
  • Lora is dead. Captain Grisly will be pleased.
  • We knocked Lora out, and now she's nowhere to be found. We should inform Captain Grisly.
• Fulfill the deal with Auntie Ethel.
  • Captain Grisly transformed - into Auntie Ethel! She was shocked and thrilled that we killed Lora for her. She admitted to eating little Vanra alive as she intends to transform the girl into a hag. We struck a deal with the hag - in exchange for leaving her alone, she will aid us in the fight to come.
• Find Auntie Ethel.
  • Captain Grisly transformed - into Auntie Ethel! She admitted to eating little Vanra alive as she intends to transform the girl into a hag. She fled, but not before claiming that if we kill her, we'll kill Vanra too.
• Save Vanra before killing Auntie Ethel.
  • We attacked Auntie Ethel, breaking our bargain with her.
  • We found Auntie Ethel hiding in the Blushing Mermaid cellar. We have to be careful - if we kill her, then Vanra will die too. There must be a way to save Vanra.
  • We found a book written by a woman who discovered a way to force a child out of a hag's stomach - without harming them. We need to craft something called the Hag's Bane and then throw it at the hag.
  • We found Auntie Ethel hiding in the Blushing Mermaid cellar. With the Hag's Bane, we can save Vanra.
• Check on Vanra.
  • While the hag was unconscious, we cut Vanra out of her stomach. We should make sure Vanra is all right.
  • We threw the Hag's Bane at Auntie Ethel, and it worked. She vomited Vanra up. We should speak to Vanra.
• Visit Lora and Vanra.

Vanra, shaken by what happened, could barely speak and ran away. She likely returned home to her mother. We should visit them.

• We couldn't save Vanra - she's dead.
• We saved Vanra, but with her mother gone she has no home to return to.
• Lora was grateful to us for bringing her daughter home. She thanked us with a small token.
• We left the Lower City behind - leaving Vanra to her fate.
• We kept our deal with Auntie Ethel and left Vanra in her hands. In return, Auntie Ethel will help us in the fight to come.
• We left the Lower City without killing Lora.
• We saved Vanra, but Lora is angry with us.
• Vanra, shaken by what happened, fled. At least she's safe from the hag.

Rewards

If you succeed in saving Vanra, Lora will reward you with the following :

• Duellist's Prerogative
• File:Amulet of Windrider Icon.png Amulet of Windrider

Notes

• In version 4.1.1.3648072 a bug will sometimes cause Auntie Ethel to stay in the tavern after she has transformed. She will have zero health but walk around the room. Heal her, then kill her. This will allow you to cut Vanra out of the hag.