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Most of the companions you’ll meet inBaldur’s Gate 3are encountered in Act One, having escaped the same Nautiloid ship you did. This means that they share your goals, mostly to survive long enough to remove the tadpole in your brains.
Jaheira is different in that, for starters, she can only be recruited in Act Three. You’ll meet her in Act Two, and she’ll offer her help, but she becomes an official companion later on. Even then, she isn’t in the same position as you; there’s no tadpole in her brain. So why does he join you, and who is this old half-elven woman?
Beware of spoilers for Baldur’s Gate 3 story
Who Is Jaheira?
Jaheira is a senior member of the Harpers, an organization focused on maintaining order and preventing any one faction from gaining too much power. As a Druid, she naturally fits with their ideals of balance and harmony, and she’s been part of them for over a hundred years.
She’s also appeared in both Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2, albeit less old and wise. She’d help the player on their quest in those installments as well, but if you acted overtly evil she’d turn onyou, either just leaving the party or attacking. The same can happen in the third installment, especially if you side with some of her old nemesis.
You can kill Jaheira in the other games, although that’s clearly not canon now.
Beyond those adventures,Jaheira was also involved in the first fight against Ketheric Thorm, taking her Harpers to the fight while being aided byHalsin and his Druids. While they managed to defeat Ketheric, the Shadow Curse that engulfed Moonrise Towers remains.
Can You Romance Jaheira?
It’s not possible to have a romantic relationship with Jaheiraright now. This may seem strange since she was a romantic partner in Baldur’s Gate 2, but in all likelihood that content was cut from Baldur’s Gate 3, like many things from the third Act.
Jaheira isn’t romanceable in the original Baldur’s Gate due to her being happily married to Khalid, who tragically dies during the second game.
She still has an approval rating, so what she likes and dislikes is still worth noting. If you’re able to recruit her to begin with you’ll be on to a great start, since it requires a lot of good aligned choices. But be careful of temptations of power, sinceshe might leave you if you side with too many tyrants.
