Rescue the Illithids' Captive

Rescue the Illithid's Captive is a quest in the Prologue of Baldur's Gate 3. It can be started by approaching Shadowheart's Mindflayer pod on the Nautiloid.

This quest is not available if the player chooses Shadowheart as their Origin.

Objectives

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

• We encountered a survivor, trapped inside one of the pods aboard the nautiloid. Perhaps we can find a way to free her.
• If the player found an Eldritch Rune: We found an Eldritch Rune. It may help us to rescue the captive half-elf.
• If the player is a Barbarian: We forced the pod open using our brute strength, freeing the captive. We should speak to her.
• If the player speaks to Shadowheart and recruits her: We learned that the survivor aboard the nautiloid is called Shadowheart. She joined us.
• If the player does not offer Shadowheart to join them: We learned that the survivor aboard the nautiloid is called Shadowheart. We decided to go our separate ways.
• If the player does not speak to Shadowheart after freeing her: We freed the captive aboard the nautiloid from her pod, but left her behind.
• If the player does not free Shadowheart from her pod: We left the captive inside the pod, and escaped the nautiloid without her.