Should I let Auntie Ethel remove my eye?

Choosing to have your eye taken out can greatly impact your game. 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.
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What happens if I let 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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Should you let 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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Should I let the hag take my eye?

Baldur's Gate 3 - should you give the Hag your eye? If you're actually looking to remove your tadpole, you should know that this choice won't actually do that. She realizes that yours is special and refuses to work with it. Unfortunately, at this point, your eye is already gone and replaced with a magical green eye.
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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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What happens if you allow Auntie Ethel to remove Illithid Tadpole Parasite | Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)

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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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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What happens if I give the hag my eye?

Also its not a curse, you literally lost an eye. You didn't lose it, she pops it back in after casting her spell on it. From what I researched in the lore, the Hag's Eye allows the hag to see the world through your eyes. Effectively, she turned you into a proxy through which she can spy on your adventures.
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Who should get the hag's eye?

And the hag eye does the same where the hags can see thru your eye so best person would be karlach for end game reasons. And the best person for Volo eye is your main character or shadowheart since dark justicier needs to be able to see invisible enemies when concealed.
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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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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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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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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 does Auntie Ethels charm do?

Auntie Ethel's Charm is a common Consumable item that grants a number of Ability Score enhancing boosts until the next long rest.
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Can you cure the hag eye?

As far as I know, there is no way to remove the debuff. I think the devs should consider making the debuff less severe. There is also Volo's ezrat eye, I think it should be able to replace your eye.
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Is hag eye permanent?

As far as i know its permanent. Also its not a curse, you literally lost an eye. Going the Volo route for parasite removal is better.
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Can you have Volo and hag eye?

It's worth noting that the same character cannot have both Volo's Ersatz Eye and the Hag's Eye from Auntie Ethel. This shouldn't be a huge issue, as the Hag's Eye effect is not worth its disadvantages, it's just something to consider if the character has already given her their eye.
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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 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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Can Raphael get rid of 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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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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Where is Mayrina after killing Ethel?

If Ethel is killed in the house, Mayrina just stands after the dialog in the last room. Ethel can be invisible in the last room. After Ethel's death, Mayrina may refuse to speak at all. The coffin continues to remain under a magical barrier.
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