Do I spare Auntie Ethel?

Helping Auntie Ethel has its upsides, but her favor comes with a high cost. That makes it hard to recommend to parties, even ones looking to embrace their evil sides. There are options to walk away from the situation with better stats and a cleaner conscience, so it's best not ignore this villain completely either.
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What should I do with Auntie Ethel?

The first time you meet Auntie Ethel, she'll offer to cure you of your parasite - do not take this deal! She just takes your eye, permanently giving you a stat penalty and not curing you of anything. However, if you can lower her health significantly in the boss fight without killing her, she offers you a new deal.
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Should you let Auntie Ethel remove the parasite?

Auntie Ethel

(Quest Save Mayrina) She offers to help you remove the parasite in exchange for one of your eyes. (Your companions will disapprove that.) However, if you really agree to do so, she will fail, Due to it been tainted by strange shadow magic. And you gain a permnant debuff.
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What happens if I let Auntie Ethel take my eye?

First off, your character will visually get a whited out eye. This will give you the Paid the Price condition, meaning you have +1 on Intimidation checks but disadvantage on Perception checks or when you're fighting Hags.
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Do I break my oath if I let Auntie Ethel live?

Early in Act One, you can break your oath by finding Auntie Ethel. When dealing with the hag, letting her live will break your oath and leave you without your holy power.
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Baldur's Gate 3 - Why You Should Spare the HAG (Act 1 & 3)

How to get Auntie Ethel hair without breaking oath?

In fact, the way to get the hair is really simple. Just don't talk to Ethel with your Paladin after you beat her. Instead of letting my Durge talk to Ethel, I let Wyll do it. I got to get the hair, save Mayrina, and not break my Oath.
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How do I save the girl from Auntie Ethel?

Ethel will start the fight by lighting Mayrina's cage on fire, so players will need to head for the control orb on the far side of the room to lower the cage and let her out before it kills her. Players can tell the real Ethel from the fakes because only the real Ethel can receive debuffs.
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Is Auntie Ethel eye worth it?

You might be tempted to give your eye for the cure. However, upon doing that, you'll receive “Paid the Price”, a permanent debuff for the rest of the game. This will put you in a disadvantageous position as you won't be able to land critical hits anymore.
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Can you save Auntie Ethel's victims?

Yes it is quite possible and easy to save them all. You cannot save any of the prisoners in her lair prior to the fight as removing the mask will kill them since she is actively holding the spell on everyone. So you have to fight and kill Ethel to break the spell.
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What happens if you let Auntie Ethel remove the tadpole?

so there are several NPCs in the game that claim to be able to remove the tadpole (e.g. auntie ethel, volo). In these two examples in particular, if we choose to throw all caution out of the window and agree to the removal, we get severe debuffs due to the procedure.
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Does Auntie Ethel come back?

Once you reach the teahouse, no matter your choice, you will find Auntie Ethel once more. She has Mayrina captive, and is forcing her to finish her food, because the young girl is pregnant. As you enter her house, depending on how was your last interaction with the old woman, she will greet you differently.
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How do you know which Auntie Ethel is real?

Use the jar of water or Create Water spell to douse the cage when Auntie Ethel sets it on fire. When Auntie Ethel splits into illusions of herself, look for the one with the debuff on it to find the real boss.
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How do I get Astarion approval with Auntie Ethel?

If Astarion has revealed being a vampire spawn to you, let him kill Gandrel. Tell Auntie Ethel about the tadpole if not already done so in the Druid Grove. Speak to Lorin and roar at him. When Auntie Ethel's true form surrenders, accept the deal to let her go, with or without Mayrina.
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Can you long rest before fighting Auntie Ethel?

You'll need as many spell slots as you can get before facing Auntie Ethel, and you have another battle ahead beforehand. You also can't take a long rest in the next location, so if you really need that recovery, you'll have to come back to the hut later.
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How to ally with Auntie Ethel?

How to do it:
  1. Don't kill her in Act 1, instead, make a deal for a lock of her hair.
  2. In Act 3, she appears as a drunken pirate in the Blushing Mermaid bar. Kill the woman who asks for her child back. Go back to the drunken pirate. Ethel will join you at the end.
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Where does Auntie Ethel go?

Auntie Ethel is a fussy trader of potions, lotions, quirks, and sundries who can be first encountered in The Hollow of the Emerald Grove. Later, she will return to her home at the Riverside Teahouse in the Sunlit Wetlands.
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What level should I be to fight Auntie Ethel?

I fought her again at level 4, and was prepared, and she went down pretty quickly. Remember, you can kill her clones really easy with Magic Missle. She is nowhere near as hard as the first Gith patrol you encounter. Got her easy at lv4.
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What do Auntie Ethel's potions do?

Auntie Ethel's Potions

A Mother's Loathing (Good): Grants the Bite attack (2d4 piercing) until the next long rest. Broken Promises: (Bad): Permanently grants +2 Strength but takes 1 Strength away after every lost rest. Faltering Will (Bad): Applies disadvantage on Wisdom saving throws until the next long rest.
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Can you get Ethel eye and Volo eye?

It's worth noting that the same character cannot have both Volo's Ersatz Eye and the Hag's Eye from Auntie Ethel.
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What happens if you let Volo take your eye?

The first is cosmetic; the false eye will always glow blue, regardless of the player's eye color choices during Baldur's Gate 3 character creation. The second effect is permanent application of the see invisibility spell. This affords the player chances to reveal hidden objects and enemies to the rest of the party.
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What happens to Mayrina if you give her the wand?

If you give Mayrina the wand she'll command Connor to follow her. The two walk off into the swamp with the intention of going to Baldur's Gate to see if someone can restore.
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How do you beat Auntie Ethel and save Mayrina?

Defeating Auntie Ethel in Hag form

To save Mayrina, you need to interact with the glowing control orb on the other side of the arena before the cage burns. I'd recommend sending one of your characters on a beeline towards the orb while the other three engage Ethel.
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Can you resurrect Mayrina's husband?

No matter what you choose regarding the fey creature's fate, you will still be able to revive Mayrina's husband as long as the widow is alive. Despite saving her life, Mayrina will be pretty upset with you for driving Ethel away, since the hag originally was the first to promise Connor's resurrection.
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