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I have been wondering for a while, since it's not exactly specified in game: what deities do our companions worship? Like canonically?

Shadowheart is obvious with Shar/Selune, but the rest of them?

I am wondering, since I always wanted to throw more gold at the Statue of the Gods at the Stormshore Tabernacle but not only for Tavs (which I can choose for myself), but also for the companions (game showers us with gold, why not spend it), I am always torn as to what gods would our little merry group worship, individually.

Jaheira makes a good case for Mielikki or Silvanus (why can't we actually choose Silvanus btw?), I think. Halsin's a no brainer with Silvanus (if he could only be chosen lol), Wyll would definitely worship Helm but I don't rightly know what to do with Minsc or Astarion. Or Minthara on an evil run. Karlach? Not a clue. Lae'zel would be Vlaakith (and no clue what if she rebels).

Any ideas? What do you guys think?

I feel like Minthara probably doesn't worship anyone at this point. She's thus far had pretty bad luck with deities it seems. Same for Astarion, I don't think the past 500 years have been conducive to him wanting to put himself in the hands of any deity. No idea with Minsc. I feel like I remember his people having some kind of animistic religion but I don't know if I'm just making that up. And I'm not sure about Karlach either. I could see a case for Ilmaeter. I haven't seen any chaotic good deities of standing up for people or being a do-gooder or things of that nature that I feel would suit her cleanly. As for Lae'zel, I don't think she'd worship a god after rebelling from Vlaakith. She'd probably worship Orpheus.

Astarion did say he tried them all and none answered, so I'm betting on none.

That and he also disapproves when you donate money to the shrine.

I remember Jaheira mention Mielikki while visiting her secret cave.

Doesn't Karlach say something about owning a Coin to some God? It's really early in the game and it just a off hand comment from her.

I have half a recollection of Wyll swearing by “the triad”, who according to my reading of the FR wiki, are Torm, Tyr and Ilmater. I think there’s a comment he makes after one of the stages in Gale’s personal quest where he compares Gale’s devotion to Mystra to his less pious viewpoint. Perhaps someone who knows more about the Faerunian pantheon has a more definite recollection.

The only coins I recall Karlach mentioning are the soul coins. I’m not sure who I’d see as a natural fit for her. As Gray Ghost says, perhaps Ilmater as the deity of the oppressed?

I don’t think of Minsc as tied to one god as opposed to “goodness”, but potentially Mielikki? She’s a goddess of rangers and the FR wiki tells me she has a counterpart/aspect worshipped in Rashemen.

Yeah, Astarion wants nothing to do with the gods. Wyll doesn't consider himself a pious man, but he's not actually opposed to them or anything. There's an opportunity to pray with Karlach near the end of the game, but I can't remember which gods she mentions - she picks out a few.

Yes, but also when she curses she also mentions Malar (who, like Silvanus and Chauntea is off limits in BG3).




True, but Wyll aside from swearing by the Triad also swears by Helm, and his father mentions Helm multiple times. So, again, quite hard to pinpoint! Hence this topic!


True, in Rashemen they worship Mystra, Mielikki and Chauntea under different names. Chauntea being referred to as Bhalla iirc. But yeah, of the 3 I do not think Minsc would worship Mystra, Chauntea is offlimits so yeah, that leaves Mielikki indeed.


True true, but I am just speculating, if I had to throw money at the Shrine so he'd get that buff...

Honestly, I think Cyric would love to claim him (if Cyric wasn't offlimits like the others).

I guess that leaves Lathander for the lols of "full concetrated power of the sun".



Oooooooooooh! Is it after she runs off after Gortash's death?

Before I checked in the wiki I had assumed that the triad were Torm, Tyr and Helm, I think from associating them as the three gods who tend to be invoked by paladins of the Order of the Radiant Heart

It's after his death, but I can't remember if it's right after or during the follow-up conversation. IIRC it's [Cleric] dialogue - you can either offer to pray to your own deity for her, or encourage her to make her own choice(s) of deity.

I think she was talking about owning a coin to Lady Luck. So Tymora?

As far as stormshore goes...

Shadowheart: Selune/Shar
Halsin: Silvanus isn't an option so Mielekki
Jaheira: Mielekki
Minsc: Mielekki
Lae'zel: went with Tiamat. She wants her red dragon
Karlach: went with Tyr. She was angry about those fake Paladins.
Wyll: went with Helm
Gale: Gale can't choose Mystra so I went Oghma for knowledge.
Astarion: went with Tymora
Minthara: Lloth if possible. Not sure it is.

Asterion could be aligned simply with Kancheisis though for the games purposes the best fit is likely Shar. Especially since he now has a Cleric of Shar as a companion.

It's pretty weird how none of the Elf companions worship the literal God of the Elves, Corellon Larethian himself, I figured Astarion would've worshipped him, before the whole vampirism thing involving the Gur.

Honestly, it's kind of weird how few characters revere any deity. Unless things have changed a lot in the Realms lore since I last played a tabletop FR game, it's a setting where most people have a patron deity even if they're not clerics. I was honestly really hoping they would bring back the Divinity 2 tag system to let you pick a patron for your character.

Got it!



Poor Karlach.


Yeah I went with Corellon for Astarion in the end, it was a coin toss between father of all elves and Tymora.


Oh, the Wall of Faithless still exists. But apparently gods can still pick and choose whoever they want to claim among the faithless these days. I guess if you've lived an impressive enough life for a god to notice you, you're good?

I think Lathander or Selûne would take her. At that point, Selûne probably owes her one, and I think she and Lathander would get on like a house afire. Erm. Bad simile, but you know what I mean.