With the latest update and patch, a lot has changed in Baldur’s Gate 3. Specifically, the romances have received some updates. Now, players have discovered how the strict Drow Minthara reacts when you are not angry enough with her. And she has some strong words for you.
Who is Minthara? Minthara is a dark elf and paladin. You can encounter her in Act 1 of Baldur’s Gate 3 when you roam through the goblin camp. She is one of the leaders there, alongside Priestess Gut and Hobgoblin Dror Ragzlin.
The three are planning an attack on the Emerald Grove, the druids’ camp near the crashed nautiloid. Additionally, they are recruiting followers of the Absolute for their cult at the command of their superiors.
If you support the ruthless Drow and stand with her against the Emerald Grove, you can trigger a romantic scene with her as early as Act 1. Instead of partying with the tiefling party during a good run, you will now celebrate with the goblins, and she will visit you at night.
Things get serious with her in Act 2: There, you will meet her again in the Towers of the Moonrise, where you must rescue her from a precarious situation. If you succeed, nothing will stand in the way of your romance.
Once not angry enough, and your relationship ends: Dumber than I thought
At which decision does she break up with you? If you play the Origin character Dark Urge, in Act 3 of Baldur’s Gate 3, you will face some tough decisions. If you are in a committed relationship with Minthara at that time, this triggers a pretty intense dialogue with her, at the end of which she always breaks up with you.
Warning, heavy spoilers for Act 3 ahead!
In the Sanctum of Bhaal, the Dark Urge discovers that he or she is the child of Bhaal. You now face the decision of whether to accept or reject Bhaal as your father. If you refuse, Bhaal will kill you.
The living skeleton Lazarus, whom you already meet in Act 1 at your camp, reveals himself as Jergal, the old god of death. You make a deal with him and can continue to live – but with consequences.
How does the dark elf react? One of the consequences mentioned is that Minthara breaks up with you. She is explosive and furious. She cannot believe that you would simply reject so much power. She literally cannot understand the world anymore. For her, there is nothing more important than power. How can her lover reject exactly that?
You have four different response options to her speech. But no matter what you say, she dismisses your words:
If you ask her if your love isn’t the greatest power, she replies, if you really believe that, you are dumber than I thought
. If you remind her that she is only alive because you did not kill her when your urge tempted you to, she laughs: It would have been a mercy – then I would at least have been spared this drivel.
On reddit, you can listen to the full dialogue in English. User BardMessenger24 posted the interaction there in the sub:
Minthara reacts quite stubbornly to your decision. She doesn’t give you any opportunity to explain and simply leaves you behind. Do you think this is completely in character? Or do you think she is overreacting? Feel free to leave your comments on that.
Of course, you can also just join Bhaal and keep your girlfriend. In Baldur’s Gate 3, you can even, if you want, break even more social taboos: Baldur’s Gate 3 breaks one of the biggest taboos in gaming, and hardly anyone really cares
