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	Drow Exile
Minthara Baenre
	Stats
	Level 6
Race	Lolth-Sworn Drow
Type	Humanoid
HP	52; 67TTactician
AC	16
Movement Speed	9m / 30ft
Size	Medium
Weight	75kg / 150lbs
Proficiency Bonus	+3
Initiative	+2
	Passive features
	Superior Darkvision Opportunity Attack Defence Dual Wielder Dual Wielder: Bonus Armour Class Divine Health Drow Weapon Training Extra Attack Fey Ancestry
Character information
Class	Oath of Vengeance
Background	Noble
Location	Shattered Sanctum, Moonrise Towers
Allies	Dror Ragzlin, Gut
Additional information
Voice actor	Emma Gregory
Models

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Template:CompanionTab Minthara Baenre is a recruitable Companion with the Noble background. She is a Lolth-sworn Drow and a Oath of Vengeance Paladin first appearing during Act 1.

Ruthless in service of the Absolute, she commands a camp of goblins planning an attack on the Druid Grove in the name of their god. Initially hostile, she can be encountered during Act 2 and saved from execution, and can potentially join the party as well as be romanced by characters of any gender.

Overview

Background

A member of the ancient House Baenre, Minthara is a True Soul in the service of the Absolute and one of the three leaders of the Goblin Camp in the Wilderness. She and her fellow True Souls, Priestess Gut and Dror Ragzlin, set up a base of operations in an old Selûnite temple in search of a Mysterious Artefact by order of the Absolute.

But will her cruel efforts be rewarded by the one she so reveres, or will she be cast aside as broken tool in the Absolute's path of conquest?

Starting class

Minthara starts as a Paladin, with a focus on dual-wielding maces. Her subclass is Oath of Vengeance, giving her a more offense oriented toolkit, with more ways of controlling and debuffing foes in battle.

Special features

Minthara has the passive Soul Branding, allowing her to grant herself or an ally an additional 5m (17ft) of movement and 2d4 + 1Fire damage on their next attack
Furthermore, she will already have access to the following Illithid Powers:

Personal quest

Minthara does not have a personal quest like other companions, however, she is directly involved in two important quests.

As part of the main-quest Save the Refugees, the party can decide to which side to support in the conflict between the goblins and the druids of the grove. If siding with the druids and refugees, Minthara will be hostile and an objective of Defeat the Goblins. If sided with the forces of the Absolute, she will appear as an ally as part of Raid the Grove.

In Decide Minthara's Fate, the party can decide what will happen of Minthara after her trial at the hands of Ketheric Thorm and Disciple Z'rell at Moonrise Towers.

Recruitment

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.

Act Two

If left alive after the events of Act 1, Minthara will be found at Moonrise Towers facing trial by Ketheric Thorm for failing to find the mysterious artefact. Sentenced to death, she is taken to the Moonrise Towers Prison to be tortured until her execution. The party can find her and help her escape, and if invited to camp, she'll offer to join them. The only requirement for this is that she survived the events of Act 1.
- Should the party side with Minthara during Save the Refugees and raid the grove with her, no additional steps need to taken in order to ensure she appears at Moonrise Towers.
- If the party sides with the druids instead, but still wishes to ensure she appears at Moonrise Towers, when fought at the goblin camp in Act 1, she will need to be knocked out while being temporarily hostile. Only if both of these conditions are fulfilled will she appear at Moonrise Towers. The easiest way to do this is to simply commit a crime in front of her to turn her temporarily hostile, knock her unconscious, and then proceed to destroy the rest of the goblin camp and its leaders in one go, that is, without a Long Rest in between until the celebratory party afterwards.^{[note 1]}

Once recruited, she will be set to level one and will have the following stats:

STR

17

(+3)

DEX

12

(+1)

CON

13

(+1)

INT

8

(-1)

WIS

10

CHA

15

(+2)

Approval

As a drow and follower of the Absolute, Minthara has a highly hostile and cruel attitude towards other beings, considering almost everyone as inferior. She has a special disdain for those who do not share her beliefs, and as a drow noble, she holds other of her race in high regard. As such, she approves of displays of power and control, often in the form of violent, if not efficient solutions, to problems. She respects those with the strength to follow their own will, and enjoys black humour on occasion.

Minthara dislikes shows of compassion, especially towards those she considers weak. She will disapprove of any form of benevolence without something to gain for it, as well as senseless violence that does not aid the party in some way. Above all, she despises shows of weakness and any form of worship of Lolth.

Romance

If the party sides with the absolutists and successfully raid the druid grove together, the player can have a one-night stand with Minthara to celebrate their victory.

Should Minthara be saved and recruited, she can be romanced by characters of either gender. Though initially cold, Minthara will show some of her deepest fears to her partner, as well as display a more romantic, if not jealous, side of her.

Description

Appearance

Personality

Being a drow and follower of the Absolute, Minthara has a highly hostile and cruel attitude towards other beings, considering pretty much everyone as inferior. She has a special disdain for those who do not share her beliefs, and as a drow noble, she holds other drow characters in high regard.

Despite her apparent devotion, a player who romances her can find that she has doubts regarding the Absolute and its actions.

History

Events of Baldur's Gate 3

Act One

Minthara is first found at the Goblin Camp, planning an attack on Emerald Grove. The player can choose to help her raid the Emerald Grove, but helping her in this instance is not required for recruitment. As of Patch 5, Minthara can remain available for later recruitment whilst still completing "Defeat the Goblins" by knocking her out. However, Minthara must be rendered temporarily unconscious rather than permanently so.^[1]

Note that raiding the Grove with Minthara will cause Karlach and Wyll to permanently leave the player's party.

Act Two

If not killed by the player, Minthara is next encountered in Moonrise Towers, where she is sentenced to death by Ketheric Thorm for failing to retrieve the Mysterious Artefact. Afterwards, she can be found in the Moonrise Prison. If the player helps her escape, she will visit the player's camp and ask to join their party.

If the player allows Balthazar to take the Nightsong, he will be tasked with abducting Isobel. Letting her get killed or knocked out will grant the player an audience with Ketheric Thorm who will allow the player to pray at the altar of the Absolute. Doing so will result in the player being imprisoned in a pod in the Mind Flayer Colony where Balthazar will try to recycle the player and their party into zombies. In the fight that ensues the player will find Zombie Dror Ragzlin (unless he survived Act One) and Zombie Minthara (if she died in Act One or if the player didn't rescue her from her prison in Act Two).

Act Three

Contrary to other companions, Minthara does not have an explicit companion questline. However, (if alive) Minthara has an implicit companion arch related to handle Orin and her fears in Act Three which contain character defining decisions (and approval options, see Minthara/approval).

Endings

Quest rewards

Interactions

Act One

Act Two

Act Three

Combat

Loot

Minthara can be killed and looted. She will have the same items as her starting equipment except for her underwear.

Starting equipment

If recruited, Minthara will carry the same items as she would as a regular NPC.^{[Needs Verification]}

Gallery

Minthara's appearance at the start of Early Access.
Minthara's appearance during Patch 5 of Early Access.
Minthara's appearance since Patch 6 of Early Access.
Minthara's appearance in Concept Art.

Related literature

Notes

↑ Prior to Patch 5, a bug could be exploited to recruit Minthara even when siding with the grove. Minthara had to be knocked out in Act 1, after which she would recover after a Long Rest. Once the player reached Act 2 and acquired polymorph and dominate beast spells, they could return, turn her into a sheep and dominate her. The party then fast-traveled back to Moonrise towers and would smuggle Minthara as a sheep into the throne room, where the judgement would continue as if Minthara lived. After the cutscene she would be transported to the dungeon. The player would have to attack her quickly once imprisoned, (as she would begin to run away otherwise) and then turn invisible and exit combat. Minthara would then be part of the interrogation scene and her recruitment can proceed as normal. This exploit became unnecessary once Patch 5 made her recruitable simply by making her temporarily unconscious in Act 1.

If the player is a Lolth-sworn drow you have many unique dialogue options, one of which includes condemning Minthara and attacking her for abandoning Lolth.

References

↑ PSA - Recruiting Minthara In A Good Playthrough

External links

Minthara Baenre on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

[1] Prior to Patch 5, a bug could be exploited to recruit Minthara even when siding with the grove. Minthara had to be knocked out in Act 1, after which she would recover after a Long Rest. Once the player reached Act 2 and acquired polymorph and dominate beast spells, they could return, turn her into a sheep and dominate her. The party then fast-traveled back to Moonrise towers and would smuggle Minthara as a sheep into the throne room, where the judgement would continue as if Minthara lived. After the cutscene she would be transported to the dungeon. The player would have to attack her quickly once imprisoned, (as she would begin to run away otherwise) and then turn invisible and exit combat. Minthara would then be part of the interrogation scene and her recruitment can proceed as normal. This exploit became unnecessary once Patch 5 made her recruitable simply by making her temporarily unconscious in Act 1.

[:0-2] PSA - Recruiting Minthara In A Good Playthrough

[note 1]

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 {{CompanionTab|Minthara}}
-'''Minthara Baenre''' is a [[drow]] [[paladin]] of the [[Absolute]] and potential [[Companion]] or antagonist in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. She can be found at the [[Shattered Sanctum]] inside the [[Goblin Camp]], planning an attack on the [[Druid Grove]] in the name of the Absolute.
+'''Minthara Baenre''' is a recruitable [[Companion]] with the [[Noble]] background. She is a [[Drow#Lolth-sworn_drow|Lolth-sworn Drow]] and a [[Oath of Vengeance]] [[Paladin]] first appearing during [[Act 1]].
+Ruthless in service of the [[Absolute]], she commands a camp of [[Goblin|goblins]] planning an attack on the [[Druid Grove]] in the name of their god. Initially hostile, she can be encountered during [[Act 2]] and saved from execution, and can potentially join the party as well as be romanced by characters of any gender.
 == Overview ==
+{{hatnote|For a full overview of Minthara's starting features, see the articles [[Paladin]], [[Oath of Vengeance]] and [[Drow#Lolth-sworn_drow|Lolth-sworn Drow]].}}
 === Background ===
-Minthara is a member of House Baenre, and a True Soul and leader of the cult of the Absolute. She and her fellow cultists, [[Gut]] and [[Dror Ragzlin]], set up a base of operations in an old Selûnite temple in the wilderness, in search for a mysterious artefact by order of the Absolute.
+A member of the ancient [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/House_Baenre House Baenre], Minthara is a [[True Soul]] in the service of the Absolute and one of the three leaders of the [[Goblin Camp]] in the [[Wilderness]]. She and her fellow True Souls, [[Gut|Priestess Gut]] and [[Dror Ragzlin]], set up a base of operations in an old Selûnite temple in search of a [[Mysterious Artefact]] by order of the Absolute.
-Minthara herself believed the artefact to be in possession of the druids at the Emerald Grove, sending out scouting parties to try and discern the grove's location.
+But will her cruel efforts be rewarded by the one she so reveres, or will she be cast aside as broken tool in the Absolute's path of conquest?
-=== Personality ===
+=== Starting class ===
-Being a [[drow]] and follower of the [[Absolute]], Minthara has a highly hostile and cruel attitude towards other beings, considering pretty much everyone as inferior. She has a special disdain for those who do not share her beliefs, and as a drow noble, she holds other drow characters in high regard.
+Minthara starts as a Paladin, with a focus on dual-wielding maces. Her subclass is Oath of Vengeance, giving her a more offense oriented toolkit, with more ways of controlling and debuffing foes in battle.
+=== Special features ===
+* Minthara has the passive {{SAI|Soul Branding}}, allowing her to grant herself or an ally an additional 5m (17ft) of movement and {{DamageText|2d4 + 1|Fire}} damage on their next attack
+* Furthermore, she will already have access to the following [[Illithid Powers]]:
+** {{SAI|Favourable Beginnings}}
+** {{SAI|Charm}}
+** {{SAI|Concentrated Blast}}
+** {{SAI|Psionic Backlash}}
-Despite her apparent devotion, a player who romances her can find that she has doubts regarding the Absolute and its actions.
+=== Personal quest ===
+Minthara does not have a personal quest like other companions, however, she is directly involved in two important quests.
-=== Recruitment ===
+As part of the main-quest [[Save the Refugees]], the party can decide to which side to support in the conflict between the goblins and the druids of the grove. If siding with the druids and refugees, Minthara will be hostile and an objective of [[Defeat the Goblins]]. If sided with the forces of the Absolute, she will appear as an ally as part of [[Raid the Grove]].
-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.
-In order to recruit Minthara, she must remain alive during Act One (it is not necessary to help her raid the grove, however). As of patch 5, knocking her out (must be [[Knocked Out (Temporary) (Condition)|temporarily unconscious]]) counts as keeping her alive for the purposes of this, allowing players who wish to save the Tieflings to still be able to recruit her. After reaching Moonrise Towers, Minthara will be sent to [[Moonrise Towers Prison]], where she can be rescued and finally recruited.
+In [[Decide Minthara's Fate]], the party can decide what will happen of Minthara after her trial at the hands of [[Ketheric Thorm]] and [[Z'rell|Disciple Z'rell]] at [[Moonrise Towers]].
-===Approval===
+=== Recruitment ===
-<!-- this needs rewriting as it is the same as 'personality' section-->
+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]].
-[[File:Minthara Approval.png|44px|left|alt=Minthara Approves|link=|Minthara Approves]]Being a Drow and follower of the Absolute, Minthara has a highly hostile and cruel attitude towards other beings, considering pretty much everyone as inferior. She has a special disdain for those who do not share her beliefs, and as a drow noble, she holds other drow characters in high regard. However, as the story progresses and Minthara has shown her fears she needs the player's support.
-''Main article: [[Minthara/Approval]]''
+====Act Two====
+* If left alive after the events of Act 1, Minthara will be found at Moonrise Towers facing trial by Ketheric Thorm for failing to find the mysterious artefact. Sentenced to death, she is taken to the [[Moonrise Towers Prison]] to be tortured until her execution. The party can find her and help her escape, and if invited to camp, she'll offer to join them. The only requirement for this is that she survived the events of Act 1.
+** Should the party side with Minthara during [[Save the Refugees]] and raid the grove with her, no additional steps need to taken in order to ensure she appears at Moonrise Towers.
+** If the party sides with the druids instead, but still wishes to ensure she appears at Moonrise Towers, when fought at the goblin camp in Act 1, she will need to be [[Knocked Out (Temporary) (Condition)|knocked out]] while being [[Temporarily Hostile (Condition)|temporarily hostile]]. Only if both of these conditions are fulfilled will she appear at Moonrise Towers. The easiest way to do this is to simply commit a crime in front of her to turn her temporarily hostile, knock her unconscious, and then proceed to destroy the rest of the goblin camp and its leaders in one go, that is, without a [[Long Rest]] in between until the celebratory party afterwards.{{note|Prior to Patch 5, a bug could be exploited to recruit Minthara even when siding with the grove. Minthara had to be knocked out in Act 1, after which she would recover after a Long Rest. Once the player reached Act 2 and acquired polymorph and dominate beast spells, they could return, turn her into a sheep and dominate her. The party then fast-traveled back to Moonrise towers and would smuggle Minthara as a sheep into the throne room, where the judgement would continue as if Minthara lived. After the cutscene she would be transported to the dungeon. The player would have to attack her quickly once imprisoned, (as she would begin to run away otherwise) and then turn invisible and exit combat. Minthara would then be part of the interrogation scene and her recruitment can proceed as normal. This exploit became unnecessary once Patch 5 made her recruitable simply by making her [[Knocked Out (Temporary) (Condition)|temporarily unconscious]] in Act 1.}}
-== Gameplay ==
+Once recruited, she will be set to level one and will have the following stats:
-If recruited, Minthara will be at level one:
+{{AttributeBlock|17
-<center>{{AttributeBlock|17
 |12
 |13
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 |15
 }}
-</center>
-====Abilities====
+===Approval===
-If Minthara is recruited as a companion, she will already have access to several [[illithid powers]]:
+{{Hatnote|See main article: [[Minthara/Approval]]}}[[File:Minthara Approval.png|50px|left|alt=Minthara Approves|link=|Minthara Approves]]
-{{div col | style = column-width: 18em; list-style-type: none;}}
+As a drow and follower of the Absolute, Minthara has a highly hostile and cruel attitude towards other beings, considering almost everyone as inferior. She has a special disdain for those who do not share her beliefs, and as a drow noble, she holds other of her race in high regard. As such, she approves of displays of power and control, often in the form of violent, if not efficient solutions, to problems. She respects those with the strength to follow their own will, and enjoys black humour on occasion.
-* {{SAI|Favourable Beginnings}}
-* {{SAI|Charm}}
-* {{SAI|Concentrated Blast}}
-* {{SAI|Psionic Backlash}}
-{{div col end}}
-Minthara also possesses an ability completely unique to herself: {{SAI|Soul Branding}}.
+Minthara dislikes shows of compassion, especially towards those she considers weak. She will disapprove of any form of benevolence without something to gain for it, as well as senseless violence that does not aid the party in some way. Above all, she despises shows of weakness and any form of worship of [[Lolth]].
-== Interactions ==
+=== Romance ===
+{{Hatnote|See main article: [[Minthara/Romance]]}}
+If the party sides with the absolutists and successfully raid the druid grove together, the player can have a one-night stand with Minthara to celebrate their victory.
+Should Minthara be saved and recruited, she can be romanced by characters of either gender. Though initially cold, Minthara will show some of her deepest fears to her partner, as well as display a more romantic, if not jealous, side of her.
+==Description==
+===Appearance===
+=== Personality ===
+Being a [[drow]] and follower of the [[Absolute]], Minthara has a highly hostile and cruel attitude towards other beings, considering pretty much everyone as inferior. She has a special disdain for those who do not share her beliefs, and as a drow noble, she holds other drow characters in high regard.
-===Romance===
+Despite her apparent devotion, a player who romances her can find that she has doubts regarding the Absolute and its actions.
-: ''See [[Minthara/Romance]]''
-Minthara can be [[romance]]d.
+==History==
+{{UnderConstruction|section}}
+== Events of Baldur's Gate 3 ==
+{{UnderConstruction|section}}
 ===Act One===
 Minthara is first found at the [[Goblin Camp]], planning an attack on [[Emerald Grove]]. The player can choose to help her [[raid the Emerald Grove]], but helping her in this instance is not required for recruitment. As of Patch 5, Minthara can remain available for later recruitment whilst still completing "[[Defeat the Goblins]]" by knocking her out. However, Minthara  must be rendered [[Knocked Out (Temporary) (Condition)|temporarily unconscious]] rather than [[Knocked Out (Condition)|permanently so]].<ref name=":0">[https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=925862 PSA - Recruiting Minthara In A Good Playthrough]</ref>
@@ Line 100: / Line 120: @@
 Note that raiding the Grove with Minthara will cause [[Karlach]] and [[Wyll]] to permanently leave the player's party.
-===Act Two===
+====Act Two====
-{{SpoilerWarning}}
-====Alive====
 If not killed by the player, Minthara is next encountered in [[Moonrise Towers]], where she is sentenced to death by [[Ketheric Thorm]] for failing to retrieve the [[Mysterious Artefact]]. Afterwards, she can be found in the Moonrise Prison. If the player [[Decide Minthara's Fate|helps her escape]], she will visit the player's camp and ask to join their party.
-====Dead====
 If the player allows [[Balthazar]] to take the [[Nightsong]], he will be tasked with abducting [[Isobel]]. Letting her get killed or knocked out will grant the player an audience with [[Ketheric Thorm]] who will allow the player to pray at the altar of the [[Absolute]]. Doing so will result in the player being imprisoned in a pod in the [[Mind Flayer Colony]] where [[Balthazar]] will try to recycle the player and their party into zombies. In the fight that ensues the player will find [[Zombie Dror Ragzlin]] (unless he survived [[Act One]]) and [[Zombie Minthara]] (if she died in [[Act One]] or if the player didn't rescue her from her prison in [[Act Two]]).
-=== Act Three ===
+====Act Three====
 Contrary to other companions, Minthara does not have an explicit companion questline. However, (if alive) Minthara has an implicit companion arch related to handle [[Orin]] and her fears in [[Act Three]] which contain character defining decisions (and approval options, see [[Minthara/approval]]).
-== Notable loot ==
+=== Endings ===
+== Quest rewards ==
+{{UnderConstruction|section}}
+== Interactions ==
+{{UnderConstruction|section}}
+=== Act One===
+====Act Two====
+====Act Three====
+==Combat==
+{{UnderConstruction|section}}
+== Loot ==
+Minthara can be killed and looted. She will have the same items as her starting equipment except for her underwear.
 * {{RarityItem|Spidersilk Armour}}
 * {{RarityItem|Xyanyde}}
@@ Line 121: / Line 156: @@
 * {{RarityItem|Minthara's At-Ease Clothes}}
-== Notes ==
+=== Starting equipment ===
-{{notebegin}}
+If recruited, Minthara will carry the same items as she would as a regular NPC.{{Verify}}
-* Minthara is voiced by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339802/?ref_=tt_cl_t_17 Emma Gregory].
-* If the player is a [[Lolth-sworn drow]] you have many unique dialogue options, one of which includes condemning Minthara and attacking her for abandoning Lolth.
-{{noteend}}
-==Bugs==
-* Prior to Patch 5, a bug could be exploited to recruit Minthara even when siding with the grove. Minthara had to be knocked out in Act 1, after which she would recover after a Long Rest. Once the player reached Act 2 and acquired polymorph and dominate beast spells, they could return, turn her into a sheep and dominate her. The party then fast-traveled back to Moonrise towers and would smuggle Minthara as a sheep into the throne room, where the judgement would continue as if Minthara lived. After the cutscene she would be transported to the dungeon. The player would have to attack her quickly once imprisoned, (as she would begin to run away otherwise) and then turn invisible and exit combat. Minthara would then be part of the interrogation scene and her recruitment can proceed as normal. This exploit became unnecessary once Patch 5 made her recruitable simply by making her [[Knocked Out (Temporary) (Condition)|temporarily unconscious]] in Act 1.<ref name=":0" />
 == Gallery ==
@@ Line 137: / Line 166: @@
 File:Minthara Concept Art.png|300px|thumb|left|Minthara's appearance in ''Concept Art''.
 </gallery>
+== Related literature ==
+{{UnderConstruction|section}}
+== Notes ==
+{{notelist}}
+{{notebegin}}
+* If the player is a [[Lolth-sworn drow]] you have many unique dialogue options, one of which includes condemning Minthara and attacking her for abandoning Lolth.
+{{noteend}}
 == References ==
@@ Line 143: / Line 181: @@
 ==External links ==
 {{FRWiki|Minthara Baenre|long}}
 {{NavCompanions}}

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