Yes, Minthara can indeed be recruited as a companion in Baldur's Gate 3, offering a unique perspective and skillset to your party.
Recruiting Minthara: The Path to Companionship
Acquiring Minthara as a companion requires players to make specific choices that align with a darker or more pragmatic storyline during the early stages of the game. Her recruitment is typically associated with a "villainous" or "evil" playthrough, as it involves siding with the goblins and Drow in Act 1.
To successfully recruit Minthara:
- Side with the Goblins: During Act 1, you must choose to side with Minthara and the Absolute's forces against the Emerald Grove's tiefling refugees and druids. This involves assisting her in the raid on the Grove.
- Complete the Quest: Follow through with the questline that leads to the destruction of the Grove.
- Encounter in Act 2: After the events of Act 1, you will encounter Minthara again in Act 2, specifically within Moonrise Towers. Her circumstances there will allow for her recruitment.
When Minthara Joins Your Party
While her recruitment path begins in Act 1 with critical decisions, you don't get Minthara as a companion until Act 2. This means she will not be available to join your active party for the entirety of Act 1, regardless of the choices you make. Once she is successfully recruited into your party in Act 2, you cannot bring her back to the start of the game or to Act 1 content. Her presence is fixed from the point of her recruitment onward into the later acts of your adventure.
Minthara offers a powerful Paladin class and brings a distinct, often ruthless, viewpoint to your camp dynamics and interactions within the world of Faerûn.
