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| title = Shadowheart | | title = Shadowheart | ||
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| image_alt_text = Cover artwork of Shadowheart from Baldur's Gate 3. | | image_alt_text = Cover artwork of Shadowheart from Baldur's Gate 3. | ||
| voice = Jennifer English | | voice = Jennifer English | ||
| role = [[ | | role = [[Origin characters|Origin character]], [[companion]] | ||
| race = [[High half-elf]] | | race = [[High half-elf]] | ||
| class = [[ | | class = [[Trickery Domain]] [[Cleric]] | ||
| background = [[Acolyte]] | | background = [[Acolyte]] | ||
| family = [[Arnell Hallowleaf]] (father)<br>[[Emmeline Hallowleaf]] (mother) | | family = [[Arnell Hallowleaf]] (father)<br>[[Emmeline Hallowleaf]] (mother) | ||
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| age = 40+ years | | age = 40+ years | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Shadowheart''' is an [[origin]] character and a recruitable [[companion]] with the [[Acolyte]] background. She is a [[ | '''Shadowheart''' is an [[origin]] character and a recruitable [[companion]] with the [[Acolyte]] background. She is a [[Half-Elf|half-elf]] and a [[Trickery Domain]] [[Cleric]] first appearing during the [[Prologue]]. | ||
As a loyal servant of the goddess [[Shar]], Shadowheart can be cold and calculating, willing to do whatever is necessary to serve the Dark Lady with utter devotion. She can be first found on the [[Nautiloid]] during the prologue where she serves as a temporary companion, and can be properly recruited at the start of Act 1 as well as be romanced by characters of any gender. | As a loyal servant of the goddess [[Shar]], Shadowheart can be cold and calculating, willing to do whatever is necessary to serve the Dark Lady with utter devotion. She can be first found on the [[Nautiloid]] during the prologue where she serves as a temporary companion, and can be properly recruited at the start of Act 1 as well as be romanced by characters of any gender. | ||
{{Q|We're in this together, but I'll happily go it alone. My faith will keep me company.|Shadowheart's strong devotion. | {{Q|We're in this together, but I'll happily go it alone. My faith will keep me company.|Shadowheart's strong devotion.}} | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
{{hatnote|For a full overview of Shadowheart's starting features, see the articles [[Cleric]], [[Trickery Domain]] and [[ | {{hatnote|For a full overview of Shadowheart's starting features, see the articles [[Cleric]], [[Trickery Domain]] and [[half-elf]].}} | ||
=== Background === | === Background === | ||
A devout follower 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. Her faith plays an important part in her story throughout the game, and she can be steered to or away from it. | A devout follower 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. Her faith plays an important part in her story throughout the game, and she can be steered to or away from it. | ||
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* Shadowheart has the passive {{SAI|Fear of Wolves}}: whenever a wolf approaches her, she must make a [[Wisdom]] [[saving throw]] or become {{cond|Frightened}} | * Shadowheart has the passive {{SAI|Fear of Wolves}}: whenever a wolf approaches her, she must make a [[Wisdom]] [[saving throw]] or become {{cond|Frightened}} | ||
* [[Shar]], Shadowheart's goddess, plays an integral part in her story, and is far more involved in her life than the standard Cleric class experience | * [[Shar]], Shadowheart's goddess, plays an integral part in her story, and is far more involved in her life than the standard Cleric class experience | ||
=== Personal quest === | === Personal quest === | ||
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| name = Recruitment statistics | | name = Recruitment statistics | ||
| level = 1 | | level = 1 | ||
| race = | | race = High half-elf | ||
| size = Medium | | size = Medium | ||
| type = Humanoid | | type = Humanoid | ||
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| cha_save_proficiency = yes | | cha_save_proficiency = yes | ||
| feature1_name = Darkvision | | feature1_name = Darkvision | ||
| feature1_description = Can attack nearby creatures in the dark without | | feature1_description = Can attack nearby creatures in the dark without disadvantage. | ||
| feature2_name = Fey Ancestry | | feature2_name = Fey Ancestry | ||
| feature2_description = Immunity to | | feature2_description = Immunity to sleep and advantage on saves against Charmed. | ||
| feature3_name = Fear of Wolves | | feature3_name = Fear of Wolves | ||
| feature3_description = When near | | feature3_description = When near wolves, make a WIS saving throw or become Frightened. | ||
}} | }} | ||
Shadowheart can be recruited as a temporary companion during the [[Prologue]] on the [[Nautiloid]] by freeing her from the [[mind flayer]] pod. She can then become a permanent companion during [[Act One]]. | Shadowheart can be recruited as a temporary companion during the [[Prologue]] on the [[Nautiloid]] by freeing her from the [[mind flayer]] pod. She can then become a permanent companion during [[Act One]]. | ||
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=== Approval === | === Approval === | ||
{{main | {{Hatnote|See main article: [[Shadowheart/Approval]]}}[[File:Shadowheart Approval.png|50px|left|alt=Shadowheart Approves|link=|Shadowheart Approves]]Shadowheart likes finding pragmatic and efficient solutions to problems. She appreciates discretion, privacy, and open-mindedness. Shadowheart generally responds well to acts of heroism. While she is afraid of wolves, Shadowheart loves animals and will always react favourably to positive interactions with them and negatively to cruelty towards them. As a devout Sharran, she also approves of acts against Selûne and Selûnites in general. | ||
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 unfavourably to being too open with untrustworthy or unknown individuals. Straying from Shar's mandates results in Shadowheart being punished through the wound in her right hand, a reminder to follow Shar's wishes. | 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 unfavourably to being too open with untrustworthy or unknown individuals. Straying from Shar's mandates results in Shadowheart being punished through the wound in her right hand, a reminder to follow Shar's wishes. | ||
=== Romance === | === Romance === | ||
{{main | {{Hatnote|See main article: [[Shadowheart/Romance]]}} | ||
Shadowheart can be romanced by characters of any gender, and is one of the few characters willing to have a casual relationship. Throughout it, she will have to deal with the topic of her identity and how the idea of love fits the Sharran concept of self-sacrifice for their goddess. | Shadowheart can be romanced by characters of any gender, and is one of the few characters willing to have a casual relationship. Throughout it, she will have to deal with the topic of her identity and how the idea of love fits the Sharran concept of self-sacrifice for their goddess. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
=== Early life === | === Early life === | ||
Born to parents [[Arnell Hallowleaf|Arnell]] and [[Emmeline Hallowleaf]], Jenevelle, as she was named, was raised in a [[Selûne|Selûnite]] household in the forests outside [[Baldur's Gate]]. | Born to parents [[Arnell Hallowleaf|Arnell]] and [[Emmeline Hallowleaf]], Jenevelle, as she was named, was raised in a [[Selûne|Selûnite]] household in the forests outside [[Baldur's Gate]]. Devout followers of the Moonmaiden, they worshipped her in quiet seclusion away from the city, raising young Jenevelle in the ways of Selûne. In time, she would take part of an ancient Selûnite initiation rite: abandoned in the wilds, she would have to rely on her skills and faith to fend for herself, proving herself as a devout believer once she returned.{{ref|name=father|[[Campsite]], line spoken by [[Arnell Hallowleaf]] if saved from Shar and asked about what happened the night of the abduction.<br>''"You were to come of age that night - left alone in the woods, and only using Selûne's guidance to find your way back to us."''}}{{cite text|Selûnite Rite|Unknown}} | ||
Yet [[Shar]], Selûne's dark sister, had other plans for the child, and commanded [[Viconia DeVir]] and a cadre of Sharrans to kidnap the child.{{cite text|name=kidnap|In Service of the Night| Viconia DeVir}} Arnell had learned of this ploy after capturing a Sharran spy, and taking his wolf form, he raced towards Jenevelle. But young Jenevelle never learned of her father's curse of lycanthropy, and instead of being rescued by her father, all she saw was a great wolf hunting her.{{ref|name=father2|Campsite, lines spoken by Arnell Hallowleaf if saved from Shar and asked about what happened the night of the abduction.<br>''"We caught a Sharran spy near our village, and learned that his accomplices sought to abduct you. (...) I took on my wolf-form to cover the ground more quickly. (...) But when I found you, you did not see your father rushing to save you - you only saw a wolf, hunting you in the darkness."''}} The Sharrans caught up to the pair and kidnapped both, taking them to a secret cloister of the Dark Lady in Baldur's Gate. | Yet [[Shar]], Selûne's dark sister, had other plans for the child, and commanded [[Viconia DeVir]] and a cadre of Sharrans to kidnap the child.{{cite text|name=kidnap|In Service of the Night| Viconia DeVir}} Arnell had learned of this ploy after capturing a Sharran spy, and taking his wolf form, he raced towards Jenevelle. But young Jenevelle never learned of her father's curse of lycanthropy, and instead of being rescued by her father, all she saw was a great wolf hunting her.{{ref|name=father2|Campsite, lines spoken by Arnell Hallowleaf if saved from Shar and asked about what happened the night of the abduction.<br>''"We caught a Sharran spy near our village, and learned that his accomplices sought to abduct you. (...) I took on my wolf-form to cover the ground more quickly. (...) But when I found you, you did not see your father rushing to save you - you only saw a wolf, hunting you in the darkness."''}} The Sharrans caught up to the pair and kidnapped both, taking them to a secret cloister of the Dark Lady in Baldur's Gate. | ||
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* If Shadowheart abandons Shar and spares the Nightsong, upon taking the portal out from the [[Shadowfell]] Shar will keep her hostage for a time before releasing her. The party can ask her what kept her and she'll explain that Shar wanted to punish her and make sure she knew she was forsaken henceforth. | * If Shadowheart abandons Shar and spares the Nightsong, upon taking the portal out from the [[Shadowfell]] Shar will keep her hostage for a time before releasing her. The party can ask her what kept her and she'll explain that Shar wanted to punish her and make sure she knew she was forsaken henceforth. | ||
=== Act Three === | |||
=== Unique interactions === | === Unique interactions === | ||
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* [[Isobel]] | * [[Isobel]] | ||
=== Act Three === | |||
* [[Ferg Drogher]] | * [[Ferg Drogher]] | ||
* [[Viconia DeVir]] | * [[Viconia DeVir]] | ||
== Loot == | == Loot == | ||
Karlach can be killed and looted, and drops the same loot as her starting equipment. | |||
=== Starting equipment === | === Starting equipment === | ||
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*{{MdRarityItem|Potion of Healing}} x2 | *{{MdRarityItem|Potion of Healing}} x2 | ||
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== Associations with Moonhaven == | |||
Shadowheart has multiple ties to the village of Moonhaven, which appears as the [[Blighted Village]] in the game, destroyed after decades of conflict. She has two exclusive scenes that can trigger in there when she is taken with as a companion, or when going to the village for the first time when she is played as an origin character. Only one of these scenes will trigger in a single playthrough: | |||
* She has a unique scene when interacting with the [[Old Schoolbook]] item in the village, causing her scar to flare up in pain. | |||
* She has a scene triggered by walking near the statue behind the mill in the village. | |||
In addition to these two scenes, she had an additional unique scene involving Sharran helmets in Early Access, where she would reveal that the village was destroyed some point in the past. These helmets do not appear in the full release of the game, and the scene is inaccessible. | |||
== Achievements == | == Achievements == | ||
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File:Shadowheart Underwear Model.webp|Underwear model. | File:Shadowheart Underwear Model.webp|Underwear model. | ||
Shadowheart EA Model.png|Early Access model. | Shadowheart EA Model.png|Early Access model. | ||
File:Shadowheart-artbook-concept1.png|Digital | File:Shadowheart-artbook-concept1.png|Digital Deluxe artbook concept. | ||
File:Shadowheart-character-creator.png|Appearance in the character creator. | File:Shadowheart-character-creator.png|Appearance in the character creator. | ||
File:Edward-vanderghote-shadowheart. | File:Edward-vanderghote-shadowheart-portrait.png|Portrait by Edward Vanderghote. | ||
File:Shadowheart.png|Cover artwork. | File:Shadowheart.png|Cover artwork. | ||
File:Shadowheart-beta.png|Appearence pre-release. | File:Shadowheart-beta.png|Appearence pre-release. | ||
File:Shadowheart-ea.jpg|During Early Access. | File:Shadowheart-ea.jpg|During Early Access. | ||
File:Shadowheart-promotional.jpg|Promotional art. | File:Shadowheart-promotional.jpg|Promotional art. | ||
File:Shadowheart-artbook-concept2.png|Digital | File:Shadowheart-artbook-concept2.png|Digital Deluxe artbook early face concepts. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{{notebegin}} | {{notebegin}} | ||
* | * According to [[Larian Studios]], until Patch 3, Shadowheart was the most romanced female companion and the second most romanced companion overall. | ||
{{noteend}} | {{noteend}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*{{FRWiki|Shadowheart|long}} | *{{FRWiki|Shadowheart|long}} | ||
* [https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/claims/bg3/char-sheets/BG3-Shadowheart-Sheet.pdf Shadowheart's official 5E D&D Character Sheet on D&D Beyond] | * [https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/claims/bg3/char-sheets/BG3-Shadowheart-Sheet.pdf Shadowheart's official 5E D&D Character Sheet on D&D Beyond] | ||
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