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'''Jaheira''' is a [[Half-Elf]] [[Druid]] [[companion]] who previously appeared in both ''Baldur's Gate'' and ''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'', and now once again returned in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. She is initially introduced to the player during [[Act Two]] as an NPC, but if players make the right choices, she can eventually become a [[Camp Follower]] and [[Companion#Standard_Companions|party member]].

After Jaheira starts to trust the party, she refers them upstairs to gain a blessing from Isobel. When [[Marcus]] [[Resolve the Abduction|tries to abduct]] Isobel, the party can help him or try to stop him. If Isobel is taken or killed, everyone in the tavern except for Jaheira and the party is killed and turned into a shadow-cursed zombie. The player can lie to Jaheira, telligh her they tried to stop Marcus. Jaheira can be invited to stay at their camp, but she will not become a companion until [[Infiltrate Moonrise Towers]] is complete.

==Personality==

 

During the events of the game, Jaheira is roughly 150 years old. Her experiences during her long life means she is rarely surprised and takes unexpected events calmly and unvexed. Her initial testing of the main party with truth-telling drugs, as well as her inquisitive reaction to [[The Dark Urge]] revealing their nature as a bhaalspawn, show that she is very cautious about to whom she extends her trust. But once the party proves themselves, Jaheira is a loyal and stalwart ally who sees them as equals, never afraid to speak her mind and not sugarcoating the truth. 

 

As one of the eldest and strongest of the Baldur's Gate [[Harpers]], she commands the respect of most of the organization. Meeting Harpers with Jaheira in the party shows that they almost always defer to her strength and experience. Her military background shows in her professionalism and cold analysis when dealing with most situations. One of the few exceptions to this is her old friend [[Minsc]], whom Jaheira initially believed to be dead due to a combination of Minsc's recklessness and her own desire to put the safety of all Baldur's Gate above individual lives. She becomes enraged when it is revealed he was alive and being manipulated by Orin's [[Doppelganger|Doppelgangers]] using her face. Once they reunite, their relationship is initially strained due to Jaheira not believing Minsc could be so easily manipulated, but they do eventually reaffirm their friendship.

 

* If recruited, Jaheira has a [[:Category:Companion Quests|Companion Quest]] called [[The High Harper]].

 

In [[Baldur's Gate 3]], Jaheira has the [[Soldier]] background, and [[Druid]] is her default class. At subsequent level-ups, her default ''subclass'' is [[Circle of the Land]], but the player can fully adjust her character build as desired.

 

Jaheira can be fully recruited only after you have defeated [[Ketheric Thorm]]. Until then she is only a [[Companions#Temporary Companions|temporary companion]]. If the [[Last Light Inn]] is destroyed but you are still allied with her you can offer her to stay at your camp. She will do so but will not be available as a companion until Act 3.

 

[[File:Jaheira Approval.png|44px|left|alt=Jaheira Approves|link=|Jaheira Approves]]Jaheira favors direct approaches and is not interested in flattery. She loves snarky jokes even at her own expense.

 

''Main Article: [[Jaheira/Approval]]''

 

 

* Jaheira has multiple references to her past [[Jaheira/Banter|voice lines]], such as "Nature's servant awaits". Having her in the party during [[Act Three]] offers the player a lot of unique interactions that heavily reference the prior ''Baldur's Gate'' games.  

 

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