Rescue the Illithids' Captive

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

Maybe we should leave her there?

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.

Objectives

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

• Find a way to release the captive.
  • 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.
• Talk to the half-elf.
  • If the player used the Eldritch Rune: We opened the pod using an Eldritch Rune, and freed the captive. We should speak to her.
  • If the player passed a Strength check as a Barbarian: We forced the pod open using our brute strength, freeing the captive. We should speak to her.
• Quest Completed!
  • If the player recruits Shadowheart: We learned that the survivor aboard the nautiloid is called Shadowheart. She joined us.
  • If the player does not offer for 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: We left the captive inside the pod, and escaped the nautiloid without her.