So — you’ve entered the Shadow Cursed lands, and Act 2 of Baldur’s Gate 3 with them. Instantly upon arriving, you’re mistaken for a True Soul loyal to The Absolute — which leads me to ask: why is The Absolute such a menace once we can so simply infiltrate their ranks? 

In any case, you lead a caravan of parents loyal to The Absolute, together with some goblins, orcs, and an enormous ol’ drider — a drow with the decrease half of a spider. It’s greatest to not ask if you’d like good desires tonight.

It’s not lengthy earlier than the caravan is attacked by the Harpers, and you’ve got a option to make: defend the caravan and proceed serving as a double agent, or assault the caravan and assist the Harpers? It’s my purpose to let the indecisive players on the market know what instantly awaits them with every selection.

If you happen to aspect with the Harpers

If you happen to determine to take this opportunity to work alongside the Harpers and eradicate the caravan, you’ll need to battle and defeat your entire caravan, together with the drider. It’s not an extremely robust encounter, although the drider makes use of a capability that makes them invincible till they assault one other creature, so it is perhaps the final enemy you defeat for that cause alone.

As quickly because the encounter ends, you’ll speak with the Harpers, who’re instantly suspicious of you for turning in your “associates,” however you may speak them down. They invite you to go to the Final Mild Inn, the place you may earn the belief of the druid Jaheira, and meet and befriend Isobel, who will provide you with a situation that allows you to get round simpler within the Shadowlands. You too can nab your self a Moonlantern from Isobel that can allow you to survive within the heavy Shadow-Cursed Lands. 

If you happen to aspect with the Caravan

If you happen to aspect with the drider and the caravan, it doesn’t look like a lot modifications within the broad scheme of issues. The battle is a bit of totally different as a result of there are enemies at totally different elevations, versus the caravan, who’re all on the bottom with you. Within the aftermath, the caravan will stay on the battlefield till you’re able to go to Moonrise Towers, however you’re free to discover within the meantime. This removes any actual must go to the Final Mild Inn should you don’t wish to. 

However, should you nonetheless wish to, you may speak your self out of bother identical to you probably did within the morally good path. It helps that should you saved the Grove, Mol will vouch for you with Jaheira, which can make it look like you didn’t simply mercilessly minimize down a bunch of her associates and colleagues. In any case, the most important distinction appears to lie in you can safely make it to Moonrise Towers faster than in any other case. 

So, should you’re making an attempt to speedrun Baldur’s Gate 3, you is perhaps extra snug siding with the caravan. However, should you’re all in favour of taking your time and getting all the things you may out of the story, you would possibly wish to aspect with the Harpers. It additionally relies on which companions you’re seeking to impress as a result of sure companions will disapprove of your resolution to aspect with the Caravan. For that matter, should you’re making an attempt to make your character a paragon of justice in your playthrough, siding with the Caravan is, on the very least, some darkish gray space.

Who’re the Harpers in BG3?

The Harpers are a unfastened group of goody-two-shoes within the Dungeons & Dragons universe. Often known as These Who Harp, they dedicate themselves to defending Faerûn from evil. Whereas that will make them look like a bunch of kind-natured heroes, they’re additionally identified to pursue glory and meddle within the affairs of others. It’s actually a matter of perspective.