Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback Give option to save Minthara & grove in Act 1

and kill the grove. But reddit is filled with people who really want her as a companion, but do not want to kill the grove, since they want Wyll and Karlach.

I understand this game is all about choices and sometimes characters will go against each other. But don't underestimate that an awful lot of players are constantly searching for a "golden route". They want Minthara and all other companions to work together. The fact you show Shadowheart and Lae'zel at each others' throats (literally) is proof you can have them working together AND still have disagreements between characters (to preserve companion authenticity). Why can't we find a way to do this for Minthara as well? Especially since she was a slave to the absolute, which is entirely undoable. In other words, a LOT of people really really love redemption arcs with characters.

So ideally, a player could:
- side with the grove and kill the goblins, but spare Minthara (either knock her out but that WON'T kill her, or ignore her) and have her show up at Moonrise. You could kill ALL other goblins, which should make the roads significantly safer for the Tieflings. The quest could change to say "Kill or incapacitate all Goblin leaders" instead of "Kill all Goblin leaders".
- recruit Karlach and Wyll
- rescue Minthara from Moonrise and break the gnomes and Tieflings out of prison
- rescuing Minthara means you are helping her reform and since she was a slave to the Absolute, once she realizes this, she has no problem with Halsin anymore
- recruit Halsin, or at least let him help you lift the Shadowlands curse
- ensure Dammon makes it to the Inn so can continue with Karlach's quests
- have a Minthara romance even if you don't kill the grove (she doesn't need to be an origin character -- which is probably better since that means you can still pursue an origin character). An idea for the sex scene would fit perfectly with her rescue from Moonrise. She's so grateful to be saved (she said herself she thought no one would come for her), so that would naturally lead to the sex scene. That way you can have the sex scene if you side with or against the grove.

Thanks for giving this some thought! Minthara's personal struggles and story make her such a joy to have around, it's so nice connecting with her, but for players who really want to go the good path, there just doesn't seem to be a way to do that currently and keep Minthara. I hope you will consider adding this feature, she really is worth it!