How to find Halsin in Baldur's Gate 3

Finding Halsin in Baldur’s Gate 3 is a must for those who are interested in more than just the bare necessities. Finding him is a key objective in the early game, and getting him to safety is a crucial step if you want him as a powerful Baldur's Gate 3 ally who can turn into a bear at will.

Best of all, he’s close to where you’ll find another potential companion, Baldur's Gate 3's Minthara, but unlike Minthara, he is solidly aligned with the forces of good and can make light work of the goblins. Here’s how you can find Halsin and how you can make him into a companion.

Halsin's location in Baldur's Gate 3

To find Halsin in Baldur's Gate 3, do the following:

1. Head to the Baldur's Gate 3 Goblin Camp, West of the Druid Grove and past the Blighted Village..
2. Make your way into the Shattered Sanctum underneath the Camp where the Goblin Leaders are found. You can sneak, fight or talk your way into here.
3. Head to the central throne where Priestess Gut is waiting, and turn North-East
4. Head past the three "Sharp Eye" goblins into the door behind them.
5. You'll enter the Worg Pens. Head to the back of them.
6. You'll see several cages, one of which has several Goblin kids throwing rocks at a caged bear.
7. The caged bear is Halsin, who has used his druid powers to take Wild Shape to both protect and disguise himself.

How you free Halsin (or even if you free him), is up to you. You can attempt to kill the nearby goblins or persuade them to let the bear go free, but there's no non-violent way I know of to free the druid - he's very angry, and the Goblins will automatically go hostile if they see you with their freed bear.

If you kill or knock out all the Goblins in the Worg Pens without any of them escaping, you can free Halsin without alerting the whole camp and shattered Sanctum, which is the ideal outcome (you might want to leave some of your party members by the door to be ready for their inevitable escape). Otherwise you'll have to battle your way out altogether, though Halsin is a powerful ally in his bear form and can help in a brawl.

How to make Halsin a companion

Yes, once you've defeated all the Baldur's Gate 3 goblin leaders and eliminated the dangers threatening the tiefling refugees at the Emerald Grove, Halsin will join your camp.

But, he won't be a true Baldur's Gate 3 companion just yet. To recruit him properly and make him playable, you need to reach Act 2 and complete his associated side quest. Once fully completed to his satisfaction, he'll become a full companion.

Can you romance Halsin?

Yes, Halsin is one of quite a few Baldur's Gate 3 romances added in the full release. We know this because, as has been very, very well-documented at this point, Halsin is the famous bear being romanced in the update from Larian Studios, having been asked to use his Wild Shape power in a more amorous context. For that reason alone, we expect players to go above and beyond in their efforts to save Halsin from the Goblins.

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