Jaheira is a returning character in Baldur’s Gate 3. This high harper, Jaheira, has a unique quest of her own, which leads to multiple unique endings in BG3.
Jaheira is on a mission to protect the people of Baldur’s Gate and retrieve her old companion from the Bhaalist cult. However, her quest is extremely complex and requires precise decisions to achieve the ending you want. It is easy to mess up the whole quest and get her killed.
Let us help you achieve the ending for Jaheira in BG3 that you desire. You can also read up on the rest and decide if you want to change something or not.
Death at Last Light Inn
Once you complete Act 1, you will reach the Shadow-Cursed Lands. This area is impossible to traverse unless you have a pixie or a Moonlantern.
Once you make your way to the Last Light Inn, you will meet Jaheira there. She is leading an army of harpers who are protecting Isobel. This follower of Shar is keeping the Shadow Curse at bay.
However, the Last Light Inn will soon be invaded by the traitorous flaming fist, Marcus. He wants to kidnap Isobel and take her to Ketheric Thorm. If you side with Marcus and help him abduct Isobel, all Harpers will turn against you.
Jaheira will get violent, and you must kill her. This will be a sad ending to Jaheira’s story in BG3. If you decide to help Jaheira, but Isobel gets abducted, this will turn all the Harpers into shadow husks.
They will attack your party and Jaheira. You can technically save Jaheira at this point, but it is a herculean task.
Betrayal inside the Shadowfell
Once you find Nightsong inside Shadowfell, you will face a tough decision. Either allow Shadowheart to kill her or save her.
If you decide Shadowheart kills Nightsong, Isobel will also die inside the Last Light Inn. The shadow curse will take over the last refuge of the harpers, and Jaheira will die off-screen alongside her companions.
A Solemn Goodbye after Minsc
If you recruit Jaheira at the end of Act 2, she will ask you to find her comrade Minsc in Act 3. Once you find Minsc, you will realize the illithid tadpole infects him and is being manipulated by a fake Jaheira.
Upon confronting Minsc and fake Jaheira, he will attack you alongside some followers of Bhaal. This is a difficult fight, and you must take down Minsc with a non-lethal attack. This is extremely important if you want to recruit Minsc, as he will die permanently if you kill him.
If you kill Minsc by mistake or on purpose, Jaheira will get sad and ask to return his dead body to his homeland. He will take Minsc’s body and leave your party forever.
Become Bhaal’s Chosen
To get this ending, you must play as Dark Urge. If you give in to your Dark Urge’s desires and follow the path of Bhaal, you can become Bhaal’s chosen after killing Orin.
This will make both Jaheira and Minsc extremely angry, and they will leave your party. If they are in your active party while you turn into Bhaal’s Chosen, they will leave the room.
Once you go out, Jaheira will curse you for becoming someone that she truly despises. She will attack you alongside Minsc, and the only way to survive is by killing them both. It is also a bad ending for Jaheira in BG3.
Killing the Netherbrain
If you recruit Jaheira by saving Isobel and Nightsong in Act 2 and killing Ketheric Thorm, you can progress her companion quest, The High Harper, in Act 3.
Once you complete her quest by finding Minsc, she will pledge her allegiance and call upon her army of harpers during the final battle with the absolute. She doesn’t have a unique cutscene to show her good ending, but it is implied that she will return with her harpers.
Become an Absolute
If you decide to betray either the Emperor or the Mindflayer before the end of Act 2, you can use the Netherstones to control the Elder Brain after passing a constitution check.
This will make you the Absolute with the power to control anyone. Everything from here on will be a disaster for your party members. You can either kill Jaheira or make her follow you against your will. She will be doomed like the rest of your party and the whole of Faerun.
