Don't want to leave anyone behind in Baldur's Gate 3? Here is the location where you can find every companion.
Looking for the location where you can find all companions to recruit them in Baldur’s Gate 3? Well, look no further. There are several characters that you will come across during your playthrough. Some like Lae’zel will join you as soon as you meet them (only to get separated later). While for others like Halsin, you need to do whole quest lines. There are even going to be situations where adding one to your party will end up sacrificing another character. So deciding what path you want to walk on is going to be a bit difficult. But thankfully, with this guide, you will know exactly where to look for them and what prerequisites you need to meet for recruiting them. So here are the locations of all companions that you can add to your party in BG3.
Note: While I will avoid spoiling things as much as possible, there will be mentions of some NPCs, locations, and quests, so be warned of minor spoilers ahead.
There are a total of 10 known companions that you can recruit as of now, below are them all and where to find them:
Here are the different instances where you can recruit them all if you miss out the first time:
The first chance you get to add Shadowheart to your party is in Nautiloid, she will be stuck in a cell. Go to the room in the east and grab the Eldritch Rune. Go back and use it to free her from the pod. After the ship crashes, you should find her at the Ravaged beach.
In case you didn’t free her on the ship. Go north and you should find her outside the Ancient Door. Talk to her and you can recruit her.
Just like Shadowheart, you can meet Astarion while getting around the ship after defeating the brain enemies. Talk and you can easily recruit him.
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Before going any further you must decide who you need more you want in your party. You can either have Karlach, Halsin and Wyll or Minthara. This is because if you side with Halsin you lose out on Minthara. And if you side with her, you end up killing an NPC that can save Karlach and even though you saved Halsin he won’t join you. Also, Wyll won’t approve of what you did and will leave you. Though, there is a workaround method of how you can recruit both Halsin and Minthara, many claim it to be bugged. It affects your save. So it is better you decide whom you want in your party and whom you wish to sacrifice.
To find Minsc you need to do “The High Harper” quest during Act 3 of the game. Make sure Jaheira is alive and you have her in your party. In Abandoned Cistern, you end up fighting Minsc, do not kill him here instead knock him out. After the fight talk to him to add him to your party. Jaheira is needed when you are recruiting Minsc otherwise you will have no option but to end up killing him.
That covers every location where you can find the companions & how to recruit them in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you are just starting your playthrough then you should check out these topics on what save failed means, how cantrips & spells work, and how to respec companions. Also, if you are interested in any other guide for this game then you should find our BG3 section useful.