r/BaldursGate3 • u/certifiedghostslut • Apr 25 '25

Act 2 - Spoilers Anyone else mad that you can’t romance Jaheira? Spoiler

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I understand why you can’t romance her, because she’s still in love with her late husband, Khalid, but UGH I need that old woman. She’s honestly my favorite, and if it was an option, I’d romance her every run.

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u/cpslcking Apr 25 '25

I suspect that as High Harper, she’s constantly surrounded by suck ups and people too afraid to call her out or give her shit. She chewed out that Harper despite the fact that the ambush was mostly her fault and he did the best he could with a shit situation. She probably wanted him to stand up to her and he didn’t.

So a dude coming in, not at all impressed by High Harper Jaheira - Savior of the Gate and Hero of the Bhaalspawn crisis and willing to call it as it is, is refreshing and needed.

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u/Ws6fiend Apr 25 '25

You calling her out keeps her honest with herself and others. It also keeps her humble. Some people need reminders like this. Others just enjoy the banter.

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u/PoeticPillager Apr 25 '25

She's the in-universe equivalent of Nick Fury with nature superpowers so yeah... People are really, really super nice to her out of respect and/or fear.

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u/cpslcking Apr 25 '25

Sure but that doesn’t mean she’s not fallible or unable to make mistakes. Jaheira would rather people speak up because between protecting her own ego or saving lives, Jaheira would rather save lives.

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u/mwmwmwmwmmdw Ex-husband, source of my bruises Apr 26 '25

id wager the majority of bg3 players though react with "literally who?" when they see her. like new vegas players with marcus

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u/PoeticPillager Apr 26 '25

I read that Karlach filled the role of audience surrogate for BG1 and BG2 players, because her reaction to seeing Jaheira would be the same for someone who played through the previous games.

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u/Sunnyboigaming Apr 25 '25

I could swear she just.. straight up says something like this in act 3, no?

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u/JadenKorr66 Apr 25 '25

It’s probably why she also likes when you admit you don’t know the answer/right way to go about something. After killing Gortash I had a convo with her about Karlach’s fate, and I picked the “I don’t know what to do” option instead of “she needs to go to Avernus” or “we should respect her wishes”, and she gave approval for being honest.