In Baldur’s Gate 3, there’s a way to save the Hag’s victims in her teahouse and get her Hair Boon at the same time — which gives you +1 to a stat of your choice.
Auntie Ethel appears to be an innocent and kind grandmother when you first encounter hernear the Emerald Grove in Baldur’s Gate 3 Act 1. Claiming that she’s concerned about you, she’ll say she has something at home that can help.
But progress the game enough, andyou’ll find out that she’s not as sweet as she seems.Many have already fallen victim to her— and what happened to them was far from pretty.
Despite these past victims having been left to their tragic demise, there’s a way you can save them. “Barring the decapitated girl and the blind lady, which are just corpses, you can pretty much save all the victims from that Hag,” mentioned a player in aReddit thread.
Assuming you passed the check to see the secret entrance to her lair, it’s possible to use Arcane Lock to prevent her from leaving and trigger the fight against her victims when you follow her.
The only problem is, according to some players, you’d miss out on one significant loot when you do this: her Hair. Luckily, there’s a trick for this that lets you save the victims and get her Hair, perfect for those running a good Tav playthrough. Here’s what to do:
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Once Ethel is dead, you’ll get her Hair, which gives youa +1 to a stat of your choice, and save her victims,including Mayrina.
Some players claimed that you can also opt to knock the masked victims unconscious to avoid killing them. However, this only seems to be the case for the one that wants to be saved.
Meanwhile, for the soul trapped in the mirror, breaking the mirror appears to free it — but you’ll get a debuff in return.
Michelle Cornelia is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s Australia team, specializing in first-person shooter games, battle royale games like Fortnite, Baldur’s Gate, MMORPGs, and more. She also has bylines at Attack of the Fanboy, Pocket Gamer, and GameWatcher. You can contact her at: michelle.cornelia@dexerto.com
