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Once the Nautiloid arrives in the Material Plane and crashes on the Sword Coast, Shadowheart can be found unconscious on the [[Ravaged Beach]] if she was rescued or banging on the door to the [[Dank Crypt]]. If the party either ignores her or refuses to let her join, she appears yet again in the [[Druid Grove]]. Lastly, if she has still not been recruited, she'll appear in either the [[Goblin Camp]] or the [[Mountain Pass]] with the [[Astral Prism|strange artefact]] as the party is being overwhelmed by the voice of [[The Absolute]].

At the very last chance of recruitment, Shadowheart says that the party needs the Astral Prism, and she needs them to avoid being hunted down for it. If the party still refuses to recruit her, she says she'll remain in the same place until they change their mind on recruiting her, although moving on to the Mountain Pass does cause her artefact to transfer to the player character in a Long Rest scene at camp.

If the party chooses to [[Travel through the Underdark]] and enters [[Grymforge]], several signs of Dark Justiciar remnants are noticed. In the area near the deep rothe in the quest [[Clear the Rubble]], there are several Dark Justiciar corpses that Shadowheart can comment on. Additionally, there is a statuette of Shar that can be found on the path past the rubble, through many sets of pressure plate traps and a locked grate. The grate can either be smashed with force damage or passed with spells such as Misty Step or [[Gaseous Form]]. Speaking to Shadowheart, she can be gifted the statuette.  

Once inside, Shar speaks to the party, inviting them to take on her trials and prove themselves worthy. The first task is to access an {{RarityItem|Umbral Gem}} at a statue. To do this, the party must snuff out eight Mystic Thuribles around the room. There are two levels to the north and south of each side of the room. The rooms are protected by pressure plates, which can be disarmed (DC 10) as well as vents that activate with the plates. Hit the levers to lower the Thuribles, then interact with them to snuff out their lights. Getting too close to the statue before the Thuribles are snuffed out causes it to magically repel the party. Any Moonlanterns must also be unequipped, as they emit light. Once the room is shrouded in darkness, purple glyphs are revealed around the statue. Follow the gaps in the glyphs to touch the {{RarityItem|Umbral Gem}}. This opens the way north.

After entering the room (X:-767, Y:-755), the party notices a sacrificial bowl. The party must give a blood offering to continue onto the trial. If [[Shadowheart]] is in the party, she offers to do this. Once the offering is given, the party can proceed to the trial.

The Soft-Step Trial is a stealth trial. There are two shadows patrolling a small maze, which the party must sneak past to get to the {{RarityItem|Umbral Gem}}. If the party is detected by a shadow, they are transported back to the start of the maze. Find the [[Soft-Step Key]] in the hidden room of the maze to proceed forward, lockpick the door open, or use [[Misty Step]] to bypass it entirely.

In this trial (X:-767, Y:-727), the party faces replicas of themselves. If the party attacks a replica of a different character, they gain a debuff that lowers their ability scores. An easy way to end this trial quickly is to remove all equipment until the replicas appear, then add the equipment again, so that the replicas are weaker. Using only one party member can also help, as it avoids the debuff. Once the replica has been defeated, an {{RarityItem|Umbral Gem}} is dropped.

There is one more {{RarityItem|Umbral Gem}}, which is in the possession of [[Yurgir]], the orthon that Raphael is hunting. The party can either kill him as part of  [[Kill Raphael's Old Enemy]], trick him into killing himself, or help him as part of [[Break Yurgir's Contract]]. Regardless of how the conflict is resolved, the party can take the gem, which is in front of his throne of skulls (X:-641, Y:-754).  

Before placing the {{RarityItem|Umbral Gem}}s on the Pedestal of Reckoning, [[Shadowheart]] has one final request if she is in the party. She states that she needs to obtain the [[Spear of Night]] if she is to become a Dark Justiciar. The Spear is in the Silent Library.

Return to the Pedestal of Reckoning and use the {{RarityItem|Umbral Gem}} to activate the moving disks. The path ends at a pool of water to The [[Shadowfell]].

When Shadowheart arrives in Baldur's Gate, she says that her peers are no doubt watching her. She can find [[Ferg Dogher]] in [[Rivington]] near the Requisitioned Barn. He calls out to the party as they get closer to him, if Shadowheart is in the party. He explains that the Sharrans are in the [[House of Grief]] in the [[Lower City]], starting [[Investigate the House of Grief]]. If the party enters the House of Grief with Shadowheart in the party, she is immediately led further in by [[Mirie]]. From here, either she or the player can undergo the Mapping of the Heart by an Inquirer of Grief. After the Mapping, the Inquirer reveals themselves to be none other than the Mother Superior herself, [[Viconia DeVir]]. She bids the party to come down further, into the [[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]].  

The conclusion to Shadowheart's quest is a final test beyond the Threshold of Loss. The door can either be lockpicked open, or opened by placing enough weight in the scale on the statue of Shar to cause the door to open.

Here, Shadowheart is faced with her two parents in the Chamber of Loss. She has a choice to kill them, and either gaining Shar's favour as a Dark Justiciar or removing her curse if Shadowheart spurned Shar. She can also save them, rejecting Shar outright, losing her memories and being stuck with her Sharran wound.