Minthara: Difference between revisions

Although Minthara can be encountered in [[Act One]], she cannot join the player's party as a permanent companion before reaching [[Moonrise Towers]] in [[Act Two]].{{ref|Recruiting Minthara during Act 2 and then returning to Act 1 areas will make Minthara leave the party. Whether intended or a bug, this can be circumvented by casting {{SAI|Silence}} on her before traveling to an Act 1 area.}}{{ref|Minthara has exploration lines for [[Rosymorn Monastery]] as well as for the destruction sequence of the weapon on the rooftop. It's possible that during development she was intended to be a companion earlier than she ended up being for release. She also has an exploration line at the Nautiloid as well.}}

** If the party sides with the druids instead, but still wishes to meet Minthara at the Moonrise Towers, she must be [[Knocked_Out_(Condition)|knocked out]] when fought. This can occur whether at her camp in the Shattered Sanctum or when defending the grove from the goblin attack. If Minthara is knocked out in the goblin camp the party must not take a [[Long Rest]] before the quest {{Quest|Defeat the Goblins}} is finished.{{ref|Minthara went through some recruitment changes during development and after release.<br>Intended to be recruited only if the grove was destroyed, prior to Patch 5, an exploit could be used to recruit Minthara when siding with the grove. Minthara had to be knocked out temporarily in Act 1, recovering after a long rest. Once the party reached Act 2 and acquired the spells {{SAI|Polymorph}} and {{SAI|Dominate Beast}}, they had to return to [[Shattered Sanctum]], turn her into a sheep and dominate her. The party then had to fast-travel back to the Moonrise Towers and then had to move Minthara as a sheep into the throne room, where the judgement continued as if Minthara was alive. After the cutscene she would be transported to the dungeon. The party had to attack her quickly once imprisoned as she would begin to run away otherwise, and then turn invisible and exit combat. Minthara was then part of the interrogation scene and her recruitment could proceed as normal.<br>When Patch 5 was introduced, Minthara could be recruited if she was knocked out ''temporarily'' at her camp in the Shattered Sanctum, dealing with the rest of the goblin camp without long rests in-between as the game files checked for both conditions in order to trigger her scene at Moonrise Towers. <br>Patch 6 removed the requirement for Minthara being ''temporarily'' hostile / knocked out. the game no longer checks for that condition. It's also possible now to recruit Minthara through knocking her out when defending the grove from the goblin attack as stated above in the recruitment section.}}{{ref|Larian Studios Forums: Crimsomrider (2023-11-30). PSA - Recruiting Minthara In A Good Playthrough: [<nowiki>https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=925862</nowiki>. Retrieved 2024-01-04.}}{{ref|It has been observed that, as long as she is knocked out in the in the [[Shattered Sanctum]], it's possible to complete {{Quest|Defeat the Goblins}} after several long rests without compromising her recruitment later in [[Act Two]].{{verify}}. This has been verified. She can be knocked out as long as she did not witness the murder of any goblins.}}