Minthara

Drow Exile
Minthara Baenre
Stats
Level 6
STR 16 (+3) DEX 15 (+2) CON 14 (+2) INT 10 WIS 12 (+1) CHA 17 (+3)
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

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.

“	Bhaal, Lolth... the Absolute. They do not have followers - they only have victims, and they reward devotion with death.	„
	— Minthara on gods.

Overview

For a full overview of Minthara's starting features, see the articles Paladin, Oath of Vengeance and Lolth-sworn Drow.

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. 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:
  •  Favourable Beginnings
  •  Charm
  •  Concentrated Blast
  •  Psionic Backlash

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.

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

See main article: Minthara/Approval

Minthara 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 cruel irony 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

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

With a stern countenance and piercing eyes, Minthara has an imposing presence. Like most drow, she has purplish-blue skin, with crimson eyes and pointed ears. Her silver hair is kept in a messy top bun, with stray strands of hair adorning her face. On the left side of her neck, she bears the seal of House Baenre in black, marking her as a member of the ancestral house. Her combat equipment is well-made, and her at-ease clothes reflect some of her noble upbringing.

Personality

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 holds other of her race in high regard. Her upbringing as a noble in Menzoberranzan further compounds her superiority complex. Aligned with the Absolute, she's willing to do whatever it takes to serve it.

Power hungry, she is always looking for way to increase her standing among her peers, product of her drow upbringing. Having been a follower of Lolth once, she also knows that violence, deception and cruelty are great tools to obtain what she wants.

Despite her overt dislike for others, she is an observant person, always studying those that surround her. Minthara often understands the plights of her companions, even if she doesn't necessarily care for them, and she's always willing to give them a solution in her own way. Though her methods may sometimes be extreme, they always have a sound reasoning. Still, she doesn't support mindless cruelty if it serves no purpose, and even shows a weak spot for Scratch. If romanced, she also shows that she harbours doubts about her life and circumstances.

Whether due to her looks or attitude, Minthara reveals she's had quite a few lovers in the past and even has a few suitors among the goblins, unbeknownst to her.

If recruited and freed from the Absolute's influence, Minthara's cruelty will be more tempered, and her fury will be aimed solely at the other leaders of the Cult - particularly Orin. She also becomes contemplative of her actions under the Absolute's influence, and rues letting them exploit her fears and yearning for belonging to use her as a tool.

Events of Baldur's Gate 3

Save the Refugees

See main article: Save the Refugees

Though Minthara does not have a personal quest, she is deeply involved in Save the Refugees.

Act One

Minthara is first encountered at the Shattered Sanctum within the Goblin Camp, planning an attack on Emerald Grove at the behest of the Absolute. When spoken too, she will quickly identify the party as fellow True Souls and reveal that she believes the druids are hiding a powerful weapon at their grove that the Absolute desires. Minthara will probe the party's minds with her tadpole, possibly leading to the grove's location being exposed.

The party can fight Minthara as part of the quest Defeat the Goblins, turning her and the rest of the goblins around her hostile. Fighting her will turn the rest of the camp hostile, leaving siding with the goblins to raid the grove off the table. With one of the three goblin leaders dead, Dror Ragzlin and Priestess Gut are next.

Alternatively, the party can entertain the possibility of raiding the grove with the absolutists. This will add the quest Raid the Emerald Grove to the journal. If they choose to ally with the forces of the Absolute and disclose the grove's location, the raid of the grove will begin after the next Long Rest. Carrying on with the raid will cause Karlach and Wyll to permanently leave the player's party. After the grove has been destroyed, Minthara and the goblins will join the party at their camp and celebrate their slaughter of the druids, even if they ultimately failed to find the weapon the Absolute desired. Minthara will also offer to have a casual encounter with the player character, rejecting her will anger her, but will have no negative consequences.

After the celebrations, Minthara will urge the party to join the forces of the Absolute at Moonrise Towers in the Shadow-Cursed Lands. She will give the party her Spider's Lyre to summon a guide that will help them through the deadly shadows, and departs shortly after.

Decide Minthara's Fate

See main article: Decide Minthara's Fate

What becomes of Minthara can be decided in this quest of hers.

Act Two

Should Minthara have survived the events of Act 1, whether friendly or hostile, she will be next encountered in Moonrise Towers on trial by Ketheric Thorm for failing to retrieve the Mysterious Artefact. The party can intervene on her behalf, but Ketheric will sentence her to death regardless of what's said. This will begin the quest Decide Minthara's Fate.

The party can choose to follow, in which case they'll find her at the Moonrise Towers Prison, undergoing torture by two Questioners. Here, a choice can be made: join the questioners in erasing Minthara's mind, turning her into a witless thrall of the Absolute, or slay them instead and help her escape. If freed, the party will need to escort Minthara out of the prison, either through dialogue or violence. Regardless, once out, Minthara can go on her own way or be convinced to join the party, at which point she will join the camp.

If the party allows Balthazar to take the Nightsong during Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic, and finds Isobel for the absolutists, they will be granted an audience with Ketheric Thorm who will allow them to pray at the altar of the Absolute. Doing so will ultimately result in the party being imprisoned in pods in the Mind Flayer Colony, where Balthazar will attempt to turn them into zombies in his service. In the fight that ensues the party may battle a Zombie Dror Ragzlin and Zombie Minthara, if either of them died during the events prior.

Get Orin's Netherstone

See main article: Get Orin's Netherstone

Having been indoctrinated into the Cult of the Absolute by Orin herself, Minthara has a personal stake in this quest.

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).

Quest rewards

• Gift from the Absolute — given by Minthara for siding with the absolutists and raiding the grove as part of Raid the Emerald Grove
• Spider's Lyre — given by Minthara after the camp celebration upon successfully raiding the grove as part of Raid the Emerald Grove

Interactions

Act Two

• After defeating Ketheric, Minthara will sit on his throne, gloating. If spoken to, Minthara will reveal more about how she was indoctrinated into the Cult.

Act Three

• Upon reaching Rivington, Minthara will comment on the state of the refugees and city's refusal to let them in.

Loot

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

• Xyanyde
• Mace
• Spidersilk Armour
• Boots of Striding
• Drow Leather Gloves
• Minthara's At-Ease Clothes
• Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen
• Spider's Lyre
• Halsin's Journal, Vol II^{[Needs Verification]}

Starting equipment

If recruited, Minthara will carry the same items as she would as a regular character.

Gallery

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  Minthara's appearance at the start of Early Access.

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  Minthara's appearance during Patch 5 of Early Access.

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  Minthara's appearance since Patch 6 of Early Access.

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  Minthara's appearance in Concept Art.

Related literature

• Drow's Letter
• Note to Self
• Parchment
• Unfinished Love Letter

Notes

• 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.

External links

Minthara Baenre on the Forgotten Realms Wiki