Halsin

Archdruid
Halsin
Stats
Level 1
STR 10 DEX 14 (+2) CON 14 (+2) INT 8 (-1) WIS 17 (+3) CHA 12 (+1)
Race	[[ Wood Elf| Wood Elf]]
HP	10
AC	12
Movement Speed	10.5m / 35ft
Size	Medium
Weight	60kg / 120lbs
Proficiency Bonus	+3
Initiative	-
Passive features
Darkvision  Elven Weapon Training  Fey Ancestry  Opportunity Attack
Character information
Class	Druid
Background	Outlander
Location	Goblin Camp, Druid Grove
3D model

Halsin is a Companion in Baldur's Gate 3. He is an Elf Druid with the Outlander background.

Halsin can be recruited in Act Two, in the Shadow-Cursed Lands, after progressing the quest, Lift the Shadow Curse to a certain point. He is only recruitable by players who have made certain decisions in Act One relating to the Druid Grove.

Gameplay

As a Druid, Halsin is capable of filling a variety of roles in the party. He can debilitate enemies with control spells, support the party with spells that enhance himself and his allies, and he can deal damage with elemental damage-dealing spells. His Wild Shape ability allows him to wade into battle as a melee combatant or sneak and scout as a small animal.

Proficiencies

Equipment

•  Clubs,  Daggers,  Javelins,  Maces,  Shortswords,  Quarterstaves,  Shortbows,  Sickles,  Spears
•  Longbows,  Longswords,  Scimitars,  Shortswords
• Light armour, Medium armour, Shields

Saving Throws

• Intelligence
• Wisdom

Skills

• Animal Handling
• Nature
• Perception
• Stealth
• Survival

Spells Known

As a Druid, Halsin automatically knows all non-cantrip Druid spells.

Cantrips Known

• Shillelagh
• Thorn Whip

Level 1 Spells Known

• Goodberry
• Faerie Fire
• Longstrider
• Create or Destroy Water

• Entangle
• Charm Person
• Animal Friendship
• Speak with Animals
• Enhance Leap
• Cure Wounds
• Ice Knife

Personality

Despite his tenacity in combat, Halsin is a gentle, honest elf, and treasures the sanctity and beauty of nature. Though a powerful healer with a lofty title, Halsin is humble and patient, but willing to act with force if the need arises.

Personal Quest

Halsin's Companion Quest is: TBC

Romance

• Can romance players of any sex and race and likes to bring the bear to the party.

Act One

Halsin can be found in the Worg Pens within the Shattered Sanctum, held hostage and harassed by nearby goblins. Nettie will request the player to find him in order to be helped with the Tadpole. The player can either decide to join the goblins or release him.

If released, Halsin offers to help the party in curing their Tadpole problem, but first asks the player to defeat the goblin leaders. He starts the fight Wild Shaped, unable to hide or take other discreet actions, but can be returned to human form at will.

If the player chooses to help Halsin defeat the goblins, he will return to the Emerald Grove. Once there, he will confess that though he cannot cure them, he knows of a place where the tadpole could be removed. Providing leads on the Shadow-Cursed Lands, Halsin offers to accompany the party on their way to Moonrise Towers, so that he might lift the curse afflicting the area.

Temporary Companion Stats

If Halsin is recruited as a temporary companion in the Shattered Sanctum, he has the following stats: (Note that his attributes here are different from when he can be later recruited as a permanent companion)

Level 5
STR 16 (+3)	DEX 11	CON 14 (+2)	INT 10	WIS 17 (+3)	CHA 13 (+1)
Race			Wood Elf
Type			Humanoid
Hit Points			38
Armour Class			11
Movement Speed			9m / 30ft
Size			Medium
Proficiency Bonus			+3
Initiative			-

He knows the following spells:

• Healing Word
• Thunderwave
• Misty Step
• Call Lightning

He can also use Wild Shape to transform into a Bear. If unlocked as a party member in Act Two, Halsin will always have the above spells prepared for free.

Act Two

Halsin provides vital assistance in the process of lifting the curse from the Shadow-Cursed Lands. In the process, he commits himself to the party and their quest, becoming a regular companion.

Interactions

Approval

The following story and dialogue choices will cause Halsin to gain approval.

Spoiler warning! This section reveals details about the story of Baldur's Gate 3.

Act Two

Shadowed Battlefield

• Tell Oliver you know who he really is.

Reithwin Town

• Reunite Oliver with Thaniel.

Reithwin Tollhouse

• Persuade Gerringothe Thorm that there's no one to oversee her.

The Waning Moon

• Drink with Thisobald Thorm.
• Share stories with Thisobald Thorm.

Camp/Conversation

• Say you wished him joined earlier when asking about what happens after the shadow curse lifted.
• Say you are sorry for his loss when asking about his family.
• Say Thanks for sharing when askin about him.
• Say you are scared of kraken.
• Give the Githyanki reply when asked about yourself.
• Say "It hurts, I know it does." when talking to Arabella in camp.

Disapproval

Halsin dislikes any decisions that might involve hurting the natural world or supporting the existance and corruption of the shadow lands.

The following story and dialogue choices will cause Halsin to lose approval.

Spoiler warning! This section reveals details about the story of Baldur's Gate 3.

Act Two

• Playing Hide and seek with Oliver
• Free the goblins when Z'rell prompts you to kill them
• When entering Moonrise Towers, tell the guards you infiltrated Last Light

Trivia

• Halsin is voiced by Dave Jones.
• Halsin was not originally slated to be a companion, but due to his popularity among fans, Larian Studios decided to add him as one.
• Halsin will reveal that his scar was not cause by battle, but rather by a she-bear who he encountered when he forgot that the bears are in mating season

Gallery

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  In EA

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  Halsin's favoured wild shape

External Links

Halsin on the Forgotten Realms Wiki