Shadowheart is one of the first companions you meet in Baldur’s Gate 3 and one of the most popular romantic choices. Sadly, she has a dark past and a terrible wound on her hand that pains her to no end. But there is a way to heal her wound if you’re willing to go into the Underdark.
How to heal Shadowheart’s Mysterious Sharran Wound, explained
To heal Shadowheart’s mysterious Sharran wound in BG3, you must pass an Intimidation or Persuasion check and give her the Noblestalk from the Underdark. And you will find Noblestalk during the quest, Find the Mushroom Picker.
How to get the Noblestalk mushroom in the Underdark
You will find the Noblestalk mushroom on a cave wall in the Underdark, roughly at the location X:-4 and Y: -62, but it’s surrounded by exploding plants that release poisonous gas.
There are a couple of ways you can get to the Noblestalk, but I recommend separating and piloting one companion from your group and using either of the following options:
- Using Misty Step to teleport to the Noblestalk and pick the mushroom before the explosions occur.
- Use an ice or water spell to put out the torch, consume a poison-resistant potion, and navigate to the Noblestalk.
- Using Mage Hand to pick the Noblestalk from the wall and slowly bring it over to you.
If you’re having trouble finding the Noblestalk, it may be because the area is too dark, so use your “Alt” key to highlight the mushroom.
How to give Shadowheart the Noblestalk Mushroom and heal her wound
To give Shadowheart the Noblestalk mushroom, ensure it’s in your inventory while taking a long rest at your camp, and then talk to Shadowheart.
If you’ve increased your favorability enough with Shadowheart, you will see the following dialogue option:
- You should eat the Noblestalk, Shadowheart- perhaps it could restore your memories.
But she, of course, refuses to take the Noblestalk because she believes her memories were taken for a reason, and they’ll return when they’re meant to.
This is where you need to pass either a Persuasion or Intimidation check, so you’ll have to choose the option that you’re most confident you can succeed in.
My character has a reasonably high Charisma level, so passing the Persuasion check was easy. But you can also use your Inspiration if you fail or reload an earlier save and try again. Once you pass the check, she’ll take and consume the mushroom and recount a memory of her childhood and a friend in Baldur’s Gate. Her Sharran Wound will also be healed.
If you still need to increase your favorability with Shadowheart, you may not be able to give her the Noblestalk just yet.
Unfortunately for Shadowheart, this is a tiny piece of her sad past.
Shadowheart’s Mysterious Sharran Wound Resolution Bug
Upon completing Shadowheart’s mysterious Sharran wound quest by not killing Nightsong and not interacting with the mirror with her parents, players experience a slightly disappointing bug. You’d think completing this quest would free her from the Shar, but as it currently appears, sometimes, her wound will flare up like before, and she will repeat the same line as she did before, indicating a lack of completion of the quest as if nothing has changed.
As of writing this, there isn’t a patch that has fixed this exact bug.
There you have it. You know everything you need to know to heal Shadowheart’s Mysterious Sharran Wound in Baldur’s Gate 3. Good luck!
