Gather Your Allies (quest)

"Gather Your Allies" redirects here. For the action this quest grants, see Gather Your Allies (class action).

The party's allies have gathered to fight the Absolute.

Gather Your Allies is a main Quest spanning all three Acts of Baldur's Gate 3. It is obtained in Act One and completed in Act Three. Its objectives are fulfilled by completing various other quests throughout the campaign.

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Thou art alone, but for thy friends. Didst thou not make allies? I fear thy final confrontation will prove quite a challenge. Hadst thou allies, the yoke of salvation may not have weighed down on thee so. But, since thou didst not convince others to join thy cause, thou wilt face the Netherbrain's assault armed only with thine own faculties. Let us hope they are enough, lest this plane fall to illithid ruin. I wish thee good fortune, and good grace.

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— Withers, if the party failed to recruit any allies

Objectives

Objectives and journal entries may vary pending player decisions and outcomes.

Recruit allies in the fight against the cult

• "Freeing ourselves of the parasite is proving more difficult than we imagined. We should be on the lookout for powerful allies - we'll likely need them in the fight to come."
• "Volo has become a most loyal ally. His powerful words of encouragement are sure to be at our backs in the trials to come."
• "Auntie Ethel is grateful for us letting her keep the child. We can rely on her help in the trials ahead."
• "Halsin is grateful for our help protecting the sanctity of life. We can count on his formidable druidic powers, should the need arise."
• "Yurgir, pleased to be free of his contract, will lend us the hellish might of an orthon in the trials to come."
• "Mizora is sure to seek revenge for her abduction to Moonrise Towers. When the time comes to face the Absolute, we'll find her on our side."
• "Isobel is grateful that, thanks to us, her beloved is safe. We are sure to have the light of Selûne guiding us in the darkness to come."
• "Dame Aylin, the fearsome aasimar, is now our sworn ally. She'll have our backs in any fight - no matter the enemy."
• "Lorroakan is more powerful than ever with the Nightsong in his possession, thanks to us. The might of Ramazith's Tower will be at our backs, should we ever need it."
• "Rolan is grateful for our help securing his position in Ramazith's Tower. We can rely on the tower's full power, should we ever need it."
• "Arabella is back from learning how to control her powers. We can trust that her magic will be there to help us when we need it most."
• "The strange creature is thankful that we helped it enter the city. No doubt we'll have a powerful ally when we need it most."
• "Valeria feels indebted to us for having saved her from an untimely death. She and her City Watch are prepared to support us in the final battle."
• "Dammon the weaponsmith has become a staunch ally. We can rely on his ingenuity and the owlbear cub's might in our final battle."
• "Wulbren and the Ironhand Gnomes no longer have to contend with the Gondians. We can rely on their aid, should we ever need it."
• "The Gondians' lives were saved with our help. We've made loyal allies in them, should we ever need their aid."
• "Barcus won't forget that we helped him become the new leader of the Ironhand Gnomes. We can count on his support should we ever need it."
• "Grand Duke Ravengard is grateful for us saving him from the Absolute's clutches. He will stand by our side in the final battle."
• "Florrick is immensely grateful that we freed her and helped with the threat at Moonrise. We are sure to have her and the Flaming Fist by our side when we need it most."
• "The Zhentarim don't like to be in anyone's debt - it's bad for business. For helping them, we are sure to have their blades on our side, should it come to protecting the city. It's their new home, after all."
• "Nine-Fingers is grateful that we helped her retain control of the Guild - she's not one to give away what's hers. We can count on her and her Lady's Court in the final battle."
• "Mol isn't one to forget those who have helped her along the way. She'll have our back in the fight to come."
• "We've made an ally of Kith'rak Voss. He and his mighty steed will aid us when the time comes."
• "Astarion is grateful for us helping him become Vampire Ascendant. We can count on his dark magic in the final battle."
• "The Gur people are grateful for our role in taking down Cazador Szarr. We are sure to have them by our side, come what may."
• "Shadowheart is thankful that we helped her gain her rightful position in the Sharran Cloister. We can count on the dark power of the Sharrans in the battle to come."
• "Viconia is grateful that we helped her establish her rightful position. We can count on Viconia and Lady Shar's faithful in the fight to come."
• "Jaheira has joined our party. We'll have whatever aid the High Harper can muster in the fight to come."
• "Bhaal is most pleased we have embraced him. The Lord's slayer will make for a powerful ally in the battle ahead."

Updates for Deceased/Abandoned Characters

The following objectives are added for characters who leave or are killed:

• "Halsin has left, forging his own path. He won't help us in the fight to come."
• "We killed Dammon, so he and the owlbear cub can no longer aid us in the battle to come."
• "Shadowheart has left, so we will be without her aid in the battle to come."
• "We killed Viconia, so have lost the aid of her and Lady Shar's faithful."
• "Auntie Ethel would have lent us her aid, but we killed her before she could."
• "We killed Ulma, so we will no longer have the help of the Gur people in the final battle."
• "Astarion is gone, so we will be without his aid in the fight to come."
• "Counsellor Florrick was ready to support us in battle, but we killed her before she could."
• "The Guild are leaderless. They're in no condition to help us in our fight."
• "The Zhentarim are newly victorious, but leaderless. They will be busy with matters of their own, so will not be able to aid us."
• "Jaheira has left us - and with her, any chance of aid from the Harpers in the fight to come."
• "With Wyll dead, Mizora has little interest in helping us."
• "We sent Yurgir, who could have been a powerful ally in our final battle, back to the Hells."
• "We killed the owlbear cub, despite how far it had come. We will no longer have its support in the battle to come."
• "The phasm would have aided us in battle, no matter how formidable our foe, but we killed it."
• "We killed Grand Duke Ravengard, who can no longer help us in the fight to come."
• "We killed Isobel despite all we did for her and Dame Aylin. She can no longer help us in the final battle."
• "We killed Dame Aylin despite all we did for her and Isobel. She can no longer help us in the final battle."
• "We killed Lorroakan, so no longer have his support from the heights of Ramazith's Tower."
• "We killed Rolan, despite having helped him accomplish his goals. He can no longer aid us when the time comes."
• "We killed Wulbren. He can no longer aid us in our final battle."
• "We killed Barcus, an unfortunate gnome until the end. He can no longer aid us in our final battle."
• "We killed Valeria, despite having saved her so recently. She can no longer aid us in our final battle."
• "We killed Volo, just a humble bard and documentarian at the core. He can no longer help us in the fight to come."

Quest Complete

• "The allies we've made on our journey have all gathered together - ready to lend us their power in the battle ahead. It is time to finish this - once and for all."

Walkthrough

Some objectives for this quest are mutually exclusive. For example, siding with  Nine-Fingers Keene during ⁠Aid the Underduke locks the party out of being able to ally with the Zhentarim in the same playthrough.

All Companions must be recruited in Act One and their personal story quests must be resolved for their objectives to be completed in Gather Your Allies.

Allies

style="width: 120px" Name	Recruitment requirement(s)	Result
Arabella	Act One Saving Arabella from  Teela in ⁠Save Arabella Completing ⁠Save the Refugees, siding with the Tieflings Act Two Bringing Arabella to camp in ⁠Find Arabella's Parents Act Three Speaking with Arabella in the ⁠Lower City Sewers	Weavewalker One must remove all obstacles to follow one's destiny. Arabella's favour grants affected entities Freedom of Movement.
Armoured Owlbear	Act One Completing ⁠Save the Refugees, siding with the Tieflings Freeing the  Owlbear Cub from the ⁠Goblin Camp or not visiting the ⁠Owlbear Cave until after defeating the goblins Acts One or Two Recruiting the Owlbear Cub as Camp Follower Acts One, Two and Three Keeping  Dammon alive	Battle-Ready Owlbear () Summon your owlbear cub, all grown up and ready to rage; in full armour.
Astarion	Act Three Completing ⁠The Pale Elf by defeating Cazador and completing the Black Mass in Cazador's place, Astarion becoming a vampire ascendant  Recruiting Astarion as an ally is mutually exclusive with recruiting Ulma and the Gur.	Retinue of the Vampire Lord () Summon 2 Shadows, 2 Giant Skeletons, a Ghast, a Shadow Mastiff and a Werewolf.
Auntie Ethel	Act One Completing ⁠Save Mayrina by killing or bargaining with Ethel Act Three Killing  Lora in ⁠Save Vanra - optional if Ethel survived Act One[verify] If Ethel was killed in Act One, the party must kill Lora before learning that  Captain Grisly is Ethel in disguise[verify]	Veil of the Weird () Channel Auntie Ethel's hag magic to render 5 creatures within range Invisible.
Barcus Wroot	Act One Freeing Barcus from the windmill in ⁠Rescue the Gnome Freeing Barcus from slavery in ⁠Save the Grymforge Gnomes Act Two Saving Wulbren from ⁠Moonrise Towers Prison in ⁠Rescue Wulbren Act Three Destroying the ⁠Steel Watch Foundry in ⁠Disable the Steel Watch Convincing Barcus to replace Wulbren as leader of Clan Ironhand in ⁠Avenge the Ironhands  Recruiting Barcus as an ally is mutually exclusive with recruiting Wulbren.	Ironhand Grenadiers () Summon 2 Ironhand Gnomes, who can throw blinding bombs and shoot Smokepowder Arrows.
Bhaal	Character Creation Selecting the  Dark Urge as origin character Act Three Becoming Bhaal's Chosen in ⁠The Urge after killing  Orin	A Most Bloody Inheritance The Dread Lord Bhaal looks favourably on his chosen. You can cast  Stunning Gaze and your Critical Hit Attack Roll requirement is reduced by 2. This effect can stack.
Counsellor Florrick	Act One Rescuing Florrick from at ⁠Waukeen's Rest in ⁠Rescue the Grand Duke Act Three Freeing Florrick from ⁠Wyrm's Rock Fortress in ⁠Free Counsellor Florrick	Florrick's Cohort () Summon 3 highly defensive melee fighters that utilize reach.
Dame Aylin	Act Two Sparing Aylin in ⁠Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic Act Three: Saving Aylin from  Lorroakan in ⁠Find the Nightsong  Recruiting Aylin as an ally is mutually exclusive with recruiting Lorroakan or Shadowheart.	Sword of the Silverlight () Summon Dame Aylin, Selûne's shining paladin, to join your side in battle.
Halsin	Act One Completing ⁠Rescue the Druid Halsin Completing ⁠Save the Refugees, siding with the Tieflings Act Two Completing ⁠Lift the Shadow Curse Act Two or Three Adding Halsin to the active party at least once, not just as an attached follower	Spirit of the Land Affected entities gain +1 to all Ability Scores, +2m Movement Speed.
Isobel	Act Two Averting  Isobel's kidnapping in ⁠Resolve the Abduction Sparing Aylin in ⁠Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic Act Three Saving Aylin from  Lorroakan in ⁠Find the Nightsong  Recruiting Isobel as an ally is mutually exclusive with recruiting Lorroakan or Shadowheart.	Balm of the Moonmaiden () Call upon Isobel to offer a furtive prayer to Selûne, healing 14d6 each on up to 6 nearby allies.
Jaheira	Act Three Recruiting  Minsc in ⁠The High Harper	Silver Harp Squadron () Summon elite Harper archers to provide ranged support from your back ranks.
Kith'rak Voss	Act One Sparing Voss during his visit to camp in ⁠Discover the Artefact's Secrets Act Three Freeing  Orpheus in ⁠Confront the Elder Brain, or Promised Orpheus' freedom to Voss and: Passing  DC 30 Persuasion Check or  DC 30 Deception Check when confronted by Voss at High Hall Passing an additional  DC 25 Persuasion Check or  DC 25 Intimidation Check if a party member is a full illithid	Kith'raki Inferno () Command the red dragon of Supreme Kith'rak Voss to breathe a wall of fire onto the battlefield.
Kuo-toa	Act One Exposing  BOOOAL as a fake god Commanding  Pooldripp to "build an army"	Kuo-Toa Acolytes () Call the fishfolk faithful from the Underdark to fight for their god - you.
Lorroakan	Act Two Freeing  Aylin in ⁠Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic Act Three Handing over Aylin to Lorroakan in ⁠Find the Nightsong  Recruiting Lorroakan as an ally is mutually exclusive with recruiting Aylin, Isobel or Rolan.	Lorroakan's Firestorm () Lorroakan uses all the arcane might of Ramazith's Tower to call down a fiery barrage.
Mizora	Act Two Freeing Mizora from the ⁠Mind Flayer Colony in ⁠The Blade of Frontiers Act Three Speaking with Mizora in the ⁠Wyrm's Rock Fortress Telling Mizora, that the party want "something in return" at campsite Keeping  Wyll's pact intact	Mizora, Agent of Avernus () Summon Wyll's pactmistress to rain down powerful infernal sorcery and possibly  Disintegrate your foes.
Mol	Act One Completing ⁠Save the Refugees, siding with the Tieflings Act Three Retrieving her contract from the ⁠House of Hope and giving it to her	Fetcher's Favour Affected entities can cast  Rays of Fire (Mol) upcast to level 4 (5 projectiles) once per Short Rest, reduce all ⁠Fire damage by 5, and gain additional 1d4 to Charisma checks and Saving Throws.
Nine-Fingers Keene	Act Three Siding with the Guild in ⁠Aid the Underduke Saving Nine-Fingers Keene from the Zhentarim  The Guild and Zhentarim are mutually exclusive as allies.	Guildmaster Keene's Fixers () Summon two elite assassasin mercenaries from the Guild's ranks.
Rolan	Act One Completing ⁠Save the Refugees, siding with the Tieflings or telling Rolan to leave the grove before ⁠Raid the Grove Acts One, Two and Three Keeping Rolan alive Act Two Rescuing  Lia and  Cal from ⁠Moonrise Towers Prison in ⁠Rescue the Tieflings Act Three Siding with  Aylin against  Lorroakan in ⁠Find the Nightsong  Recruiting Rolan as an ally is mutually exclusive with recruiting Lorroakan.	Rolan's Firestorm () Call upon Rolan, freed from the limitations of Lorroakan, to unleash a fiery barrage from the heights of Ramazith's Tower.
Shadowheart	Act Two Killing Aylin in ⁠Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic Act Three Defeating  Viconia in the ⁠Cloister of Sombre Embrace in ⁠Investigate the House of Grief  Recruiting Shadowheart as an ally is mutually exclusive with recruiting Viconia.	Nightbringer's Shadow Adepts () Summon two Sharran Novices and two Sharran Fidelians.
Strange Ox	Acts One and Two Neither attacking the Strange Ox nor forcing it reveal its true identity Act Three Smuggling the Strange Ox into the ⁠Lower City in ⁠Help the Devilish Ox	An Apple a Day () Summon Zlorb - a shapeshifting monstrosity that can adopt the aspect of several monsters and beasts.
Ulder Ravengard	Act Three Saving Ravengard from the ⁠Iron Throne in ⁠Rescue the Grand Duke	Rallied The galvanising word and will of Duke Ravengard runs hot through your veins - granting you 30 temporary hit points.
Ulma	Act Three Completing ⁠The Pale Elf by defeating Cazador and not completing the Black Mass in Cazador's place, Astarion remaining a Vampire Spawn  Recruiting Ulma and the Gur as allies is mutually exclusive with recruiting Astarion.	Gur Huntwardens () Summon two Gur warriors and a Sharpshooter.
Valeria	Act Three Freeing Valeria from the ⁠Murder Tribunal in ⁠Get Orin's Netherstone	The Watch (class action) () Summon some of the City Watch's great weapon fighters to protect their home.
Viconia	Act Two Sparing Aylin in ⁠Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic[verify] Act Three Surrendering  Shadowheart to Viconia in ⁠Investigate the House of Grief  Recruiting Viconia as an ally is mutually exclusive with recruiting Shadowheart.	Nightbringer's Shadow Adepts () Summon powerful Sharran clerics and their warrior underlings to battle.
Volo	Act One Freeing Volo from the ⁠Goblin Camp in ⁠Rescue Volo Act Three Saving Volo from a mob near the ⁠Steel Watch Foundry Not Scaring off Volo in dialogue options specific to  the Dark Urge	Volo's Guide to Monsters Grants +2 to Attack Rolls, Saving Throws and Ability Checks.
Wulbren	Act Two Saving Wulbren from ⁠Moonrise Towers in ⁠Rescue Wulbren Act Three Destroying the ⁠Steel Watch Foundry in ⁠Disable the Steel Watch Letting Wulbren stay as leader of Clan Ironhand in ⁠Avenge the Ironhands  Recruiting Wulbren as an ally is mutually exclusive with recruiting Barcus.	Ironhand Grenadiers () Summon the Ironhand Gnomes to damage and debilitate with thrown grenades.
Yurgir	Act Two Completing ⁠Kill Raphael's Old Enemy In Act Three Completing ⁠Deal with the Devil by breaking into the ⁠House of Hope and defeating Raphael alongside Yurgir	Hellstalker Yurgir () Summon Yurgir the orthon - a deadly combatant at range or in melee who can become  Invisible immediately after attacking.
Zanner Toobin	Act Three Rescuing all the Gondians in ⁠Save the Gondians Siding with the Gondians or replacing Wulbren with Barcus as the leader of the Ironhand Gnomes	Gondian Steel Watcher () Summon a recalibrated bipedal Steel Watcher - a durable, heavy-hitting frontline menace
Zevlor	Act One Completing ⁠Save the Refugees, siding with the Tieflings Act Two Freeing Zevlor from the ⁠Mind Flayer Colony in ⁠Find Zevlor	Hellrider Platoon () Summon Zevlor's Hellriders to  Smite foes and support frontline allies.
Zhentarim	Act Three Overthrowing  Nine-Fingers Keene in ⁠Aid the Underduke  The Zhentarim and the Guild are mutually exclusive as allies.	Black Fist Enforcers () Summon two elite assassin mercenaries from the Zhentarim's ranks.

Consequences

Netherese Orb Blast: Gale can also blow himself up.

• During the final quest, ⁠Confront the Elder Brain, the recruited characters appear in a room in the High Hall, where they each give a short dialogue line of support. Some allies then bestow passive buffs on the party, while others can summon friendly units or grant more buffs during combat through the special action  Gather Your Allies.
• If the player does not recruit any allies, Withers will comment on this decision inside the High Hall. He has alternate remarks for if the player character has companions or is completely solo (apart from the Emperor/Orpheus).