Baldur's Gate 3: The Chosen Of Shar Companion Quest Guide (2024)

The companions of Baldur's Gate 3 are the focus of the game for many players. Each comes with a fully fleshed-out backstory and a Companion Questline to complete. Shadowheart, the resident edgy Cleric, has the questline Daughter of Darkness for players to explore.

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A sub-quest in Daughter of Darkness, The Chosen of Shar, appears at some point during Act One and confuses many players. How are you supposed to find the origin of the Dark Justiciars? Keep reading for a step-by-step guide to completing this quest as well as the potential outcomes.

Where To Start The Chosen Of Shar Companion Quest

The Chosen of Shar is a Companion Quest connected to Shadowheart which spans Acts One and Two. To receive it, speak to Shadowheart about her worship of Shar, and learn about her dream of becoming a Dark Justiciar. After doing so, view evidence of Dark Justiciars while Shadowheart is in your party. These include:

• The murals in the Emerald Grove (in the room where you first meet Kagha).
• Speaking with Halsin about the origin of the Shadow Curse.
• The razed Temple of Selune, found underneath the Goblin Camp (this is an entrance to the Underdark).
• The dead Dark Justiciars located in and around Grymforge.

Once you've seen at least one of these, the Chosen Of Shar quest will appear underneath Daughter of Darkness in your Journal.

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How To Complete The Chosen Of Shar Companion Quest

Once you have the quest, the goal will be to help Shadowheart become a Dark Justiciar. To do so, you'll need to locate the origin of the Dark Justiciar army that previously fought in the region. To do so:

1. Travel to the city of Grymforge in the Underdark.
2. Free True Soul Nere and remove the poisonous gas from the tunnel.
3. View the Ancient Temple below and learn of the broken bridge leading there.
4. Proceed to the Shadowlands via the elevator in Grymforge.
5. Reach the Thorm Mausoleum next to the Reithwin Mason's Guild. This happens naturally if you talk your way into Moonrise Towers and accept a quest to check up on Balthazar.
6. Enter the Mausoleum and proceed to the crypt of Ketheric Thorm. There are three buttons in this room that need to be pressed in sequence to proceed. First, press the Moonrise Tower button, then the one titled Grief, and finally the portrait of the General. This will open a door.
7. Through the door is the first of many puzzles in Shar's Temple. The Umbral Gem Puzzle relies on the use of light and darkness - turn off all the lights to discover the way through.
8. Next, you'll enter the temple proper, where you will be greeted by a grand statue and two hallways. Down the right hallway is the path to the devil Yugir. He has an Umbral Gem needed to progress the Chosen of Shar Quest.
9. The left-hand side however is the way to Balthazar and the beginning of the Gauntlet of Shar. Go here prepared to fight, as several sets of Dark Justiciars guard the path to Balthazar.
10. Once you reach Balthazar, deal with him as you see fit. Then, proceed to complete The Soft Step Trial, The Self-Same Trial, and the Faith-Leap Trial. Each Trial rewards you with another Umbral Gem.
11. At the bottom of the staircase on the far side, there will be one more door. This leads to The Silent Library. You'll need to win a combat and solve the puzzle to open the rear Chamber in this room. This is an important step, as you'll need the Spear of Night found inside to complete the Chosen of Shar Companion Quest.
12. Now that you have the Spear of Night and all four Umbral Gems, insert the gems into the Ancient Altar of the Inner Sanctum. Shadowheart will briefly interrupt, but then you can walk onto the platform and descend to the Shadowfell.
13. Once in the Shadowfell, Shadowheart will pray. Here, she will learn that she is to kill a Selunite with the Spear of Night.
14. Descend to the Bottom of the walkway to interrupt Balthazar speaking with the Nightsong. Your choices in this dialogue will determine the outcome of the quest.

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Possible Endings To The Chosen Of Shar Companion Quest

There are a number of endings to this quest depending on your choices. If you successfully bring Shadowheart to the Nightsong with the Spear of Night, she will want to kill the Nightsong. However, Balthazar won't allow this.

Allowing Balthazar To Complete His Mission

If you choose to let Balthazar live, he will bring the Nightsong to Ketheric Thorm in Moonrise Towers. This will make Shadowheart very angry, as it prevents her from becoming a Dark Justiciar. Depending on your relationship with Shadowheart, she may even leave the party.

Killing The Nightsong Yourself

This is the most antisocial outcome of the quest, where you prevent Balthazar from taking the Nightsong only to kill her yourself. Denying Shadowheart the opportunity to kill the Nightsong in this way will enrage her, and she may even attack you.

Letting Shadowheart Kill The Nightsong

This is the most straightforward ending to this quest and will make Shadowheart a true Dark Justiciar. Additionally, she will be very happy with you and receive a new mission from her goddess.

Sparing The Nightsong

This outcome is very emotionally wrought for Shadowheart because it results in a loss of her connection with her goddess, Shar. However, a fledgling connection with Selune forms, allowing her to keep her Clerical Powers.

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