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'''Save Mayrina''' is a [[quest]] in [[Act One]] of [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. The quest is acquired by running into an engagement between [[Auntie Ethel]] and [[Mayrina|Mayrina's]] brothers - [[Johl]] and [[Demir]], south of the [[Blighted Village]].  

Most actions after this point lead to Ethel revealing her true form and retreating into her hearth. The player can pursue her through the mini-dungeon the [[Overgrown Tunnel]]. If Ethel has not become hostile, moving close to the hearth starts an Investigation check and succeeding reveals there is an illusory passage. Walk through it to proceed through the tunnels. After the tunnel is entered, if the illusion hasn't been broken already, the Sunlit Wetlands reveals its true form as a Putrid Bog.

If Ethel has not already become hostile, she appears within the first part of the tunnel to warn the party off. Regardless f the response she disappears. The first hurdle is a door of vines. Attempting to use it causes it to telepathically share its story with the party to warn them from proceeding further. An arcana check reveals that the door is an illusion and can be walked through. Otherwise, persuading the door (DC 10) causes it to share its secrets.

Through the door are four servants of Ethel's - [[Mask of Terror]], [[Mask of Vengeance]], [[Mask of Regret]], and [[Mask of Servitude]]. The become hostile upon detecting the party. They cannot be spared unless the party doesn't defeat them before defeating Ethel - non-lethal attacks result in them never becoming conscious again.

Past the Hag Servants is a waterfall and a winding path filled with noxious fumes and explosive traps. The vents can be covered with any item - including the Whispering Masks on the table. Another option is to simple jump over the fumes - [[Enhance Leap]] is immensely helpful. Once the party has gotten to the bottom of the path, they'll see Mayrina in a cage, and Ethel.

After making their way through the [[Overgrown Tunnel]], the player will find [[Mayrina]] in a burning wooden cage suspended over a pit. If the cage is destroyed by fire or other means, Mayrina will die. The spell [[Create Water]] or a thrown bottle or canister of water can put out the fire, as well as a simple [[Ray of Frost]] cantrip. Ethel will summon illusory copies of herself that have all of her regular spells and abilities, but are destroyed after taking any damage.

Ethel may teleport Mayrina out of the cage, then assume her form, attempting to trick the player into killing Mayrina, as there are now two identical appearing copies of Mayrina. The Mayrina in the previous position of Ethel CAN be the real Mayrina, so use caution. Generally, the most obvious way to determine if the target is Mayrina is by seeing if the character model is visibly pregnant - the real Mayrina has a belly, Ethel's clones do not. Examining the stat blocks also reveals the truth.

Once Auntie Ethel is reduced to below 10% of her life, and has a turn to act, she offers the player a chance to make a series of persuasion or intimidation checks. Depending on the results of the skill checks and subsequent decisions, the player can either free Mayrina; let Ethel keep Mayrina in exchange for the [[Auntie Ethel's Hair]], a special single use item that can increase any main stat of any character by 1 permanently; or free Mayrina and keep the Hag's Hair both. If a deal is struck with Ethel, she disappears, but all her thralls remain hostile. If Ethel is killed, the thralls are freed, although all but the Mask of Regret are too far gone to truly be saved.

The Acrid Workshop area here has some treasure, some writings that provide more context and background information, and a Mushroom Circle that can teleport the party back outside, to the back of the house. Behind the teahouse is the body of Mayrina's husband [[Connor Vinderblad]]. The wand [[Bitter Divorce]], located nearby, can be used to raise Connor as a zombie. If Mayrina is present, Connor follows her when she departs.