Is Auntie Ethel good or bad?

Auntie Ethel is a minor villain and boss in the video game Baldur's Gate III. She is a Green Hag (a race of witch monsters) who disguises herself as a kind old merchant to lure and capture victims for her experiments. She is voiced by Rena Valeh.
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Should I let Auntie Ethel help me?

For our run, we decided not to go along with Auntie Ethel's plan. It's important to note that most players have reported that not letting Ethel take your eye will leave the quest incomplete in your journal until you head to Act Two. This is frustrating for completionists, but is a bug that will hopefully be patched.
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Should I let Auntie Ethel remove the parasite?

It also makes attacks on hags have disadvantage, so deciding to go to battle with Auntie Ethel after this point will result in an even tougher fight than before. Most importantly, Auntie Ethel aborts the removal of the parasite, rendering the main draw of helping her in Baldur's Gate 3 moot.
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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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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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Baldur's Gate 3 - Why You Should Spare the HAG (Act 1 & 3)

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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Does Auntie Ethel come back?

Even if killed in Act One, Auntie Ethel will reappear in her Hag form during the Help the Hag Survivors, Avenge the Hag Survivors, and Save Vanra questlines. She can be found posing as Captain Grisly in The Blushing Mermaid in Lower City.
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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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How strong is Auntie Ethel?

Auntie Ethel is a formidable boss who can split herself into many other clones that will cause significant damage to your party members, and some might even die from a single hit.
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Where does Auntie Ethel go?

Entering the teahouse

Next, make a quicksave and enter the teahouse. Here you find Auntie Ethel and her captive, Mayrina - the sister from before. Regardless of how your interaction with the brothers played out, Ethel will offer to help with the parasite in your head.
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Is Auntie Ethel evil Baldur's Gate?

Auntie Ethel is a minor villain and boss in the video game Baldur's Gate III. She is a Green Hag (a race of witch monsters) who disguises herself as a kind old merchant to lure and capture victims for her experiments. She is voiced by Rena Valeh.
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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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What can I do with Auntie Ethel's hair?

Auntie Ethel's Hair is a common item that can be used to permanently increase a character's Ability Score of your choice by 1.
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What can you loot from Auntie Ethel?

After dealing with Auntie Ethel and progressing into her Hag lair at the very end of her domain, you'll be presented with a room full of goodies. Along with the more obvious rewards, such as the Bitter Divorce wand and the Staff of Crones, there's a whole slew of oddly-named potions.
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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 fight Auntie Ethel in her house?

One of the EASIEST, most BRAINDEAD ways to fight her is to use her door. The door that's inside her lair that you just have to easily party stealth to even with no stealth skill. Once you're inside, position everyone behind the door in a line.
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When should you fight Auntie Ethel?

Level 3 is the minimum level we suggest to beat Ethel.

These spells are unlocked at level 3 and above so we recommend trying to level up as much as possible in the first Act and saving Ethel till the last as she is not a main story quest. The higher level you are, the fewer rounds it will take to beat her.
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Can you silence Auntie Ethel?

The Silence spell no longer functions against boss-type opponents, like Ethel the Hag. It was working properly in early access, but now, Ethel is able to cast her verbal teleport spell while silenced, allowing her to escape.
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Can Raphael remove the tadpole?

Raphael can remove the tadpole in your head in an instant, but is this option worth owing him one? You'll run into all manner of characters during your journey in Baldur's Gate 3, but one of the most peculiar is Raphael, who appears behind your party during Act 1.
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What is the best ending in BG3?

To get the good ending (or the standard story ending), you'll need to defeat the Netherbrain in the final battle of Act Three then command it to destroy itself, along with all the Ilithid Tadpoles.
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Is there a downside to using tadpoles BG3?

As a result, deciding not to use the tadpoles is essentially just giving up extra abilities and power. Although Baldur's Gate 3 presents using the Astral-Touched Tadpole as an important choice, the largest consequences of using it are mostly cosmetic.
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How do you know which Auntie Ethel is real?

Another way to tell is the real one will be grayed out in the turn order since she ends her turn after casting the duplicates. At like 15hp left she will ask for a deal. You get a hair of hers and she keeps the girl.
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Should I let Volo take my eye?

Yes, you should let Volo take your eye in Baldur's Gate 3.

Still, successfully sitting through the Volo eye interaction rewards you with Volo's Ersatz Eye, which grants a permanent upgrade that will enable you to see Invisibility within 30 feet.
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