Baldur’s Gate 3 quests list – main and companion quests in BG3

Want to know about Baldur’s Gate 3 quests? The sprawling RPG based on D&D’s Forgotten Realms has an incredible number of quests and missions. These objectives don’t necessarily fall into the main questline but can grant your party bonus XP and loot.

Quests are given by NPCs or can be started by reaching specific locations or points in the campaign. If you’re ready to head into Faerun, check out our Baldur’s Gate 3 classes guide. And if you’re just starting out in Emerald Grove, here’s how to save Pandirna in Baldur’s Gate 3. Improve your playing experience by understanding the important effects these decisions will have on your playthrough. They’ll come in handy when you’re designing your character arc.

Baldur’s Gate 3 main quests list

While some quests will task players with defeating a certain enemy or meeting a character, others have more nuance to them. You’ll explore a variety of unique characters across the game’s distinct locales. We’ve broken down the entire list of quests based on when you’ll encounter them.

Here’s a list of Baldur’s Gate quests:

Prologue quests

Here are all the quests in the Prologue:

• Escape the Nautiloid
• Rescue the Illithid’s Captive

BG3 Act 1 quests

Here’s a list of all the main Act 1 quests in BG3:

• Find a Cure
• Ask the Goblin Priestess for Help
• Find the Githyanki Crèche
• Get Help from Auntie Ethel
• Get Help from Healer Nettie
• Help Omeluum Investigate the Parasite
• Rescue the Druid Halsin
• Travel to Moonrise Towers
• Travel through the Mountain Pass
• Travel through the Underdark

Act 1 – Nautiloid Crash quests

Here are all the quests in the Nautiloid Crash region of Act 1 of Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Explore the Ruins
• Free Lae’zel
• Find the Missing Shipment
• Find the Nightsong
• Finish the Masterwork Weapon
• Free the Artist
• Hunt the Devil
• Rescue the Gnome
• Rescue the Grand Duke
• Rescue the Trapped Man
• Save Mayrina
• Search the Cellar – Destroy or Unlock the Ancient Tome

Act 1 – Druid’s Grove quests

Here are all the quests in the Druid’s Grove region of Act 1 of Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Find Doni
• Find Your Belongings
• Investigate the Beach
• Rescue Volo – Goblin Camp
• Return the Locket
• Save Arabella
• Save the Goblin Sazza
• Save the Refugees or Defeat the Goblins
• Investigate Kagha or Kill Kagha
• Raid the Emerald Grove or Save the First Druid
• Steal the Sacred Idol

Act 1 – Crèche Y’llek and Mountain Pass quests

Here are all the quests in the Crèche Y’llek and Mountain Pass region of Act 1 of BG3:

• Find the Blood of Lathander
• Steal a Githyanki Egg
• The Githyanki Warrior

Act 1 – Underdark quests

Here are all the Underdark quests in Act 1 of BG3:

• Avenge Sovereign Glut’s Circle and Protect the Myconid Circle
• Cure the Poisoned Gnome
• Defeat the Duergar Intruders
• Deliver Nere’s Head
• Find the Missing Boots
• Find the Mushroom Picker
• Free True Soul Nere or Blind the Absolute
• Find Explosives
• Save the Grymforge Gnomes
• The Adamantine Forge
• Get Past the Rubble
• Talk to the Sentient Amulet

BG3 Act 2

Here’s a list of all the main Act 2 quests in BG3:

• Defeat Ketheric Thorm
• Infiltrate Moonrise Towers
• Capture Isobel the Selunite Cleric
• Find Ketheric Thorm’s Relic
• Follow the Convoy
• Resolve the Abduction
• Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse

Act 2 – Shadow-Cursed Lands quests

Here are all the quests of the Shadow-Cursed Lands in Act 2 of Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Reach Moonrise Towers
• Decide Minthara’s Fate
• Find Arabella’s Parents
• Find Mol
• Find Rolan in the Shadows
• Find Zevlor
• Investigate the Selunite Resistance
• Lift the Shadow Curse
• Kill Raphael’s Old Enemy and Break Yurgir’s Contract
• Punish the Wicked
• Rescue the Tieflings
• Rescue Wulbren
• Wake up Art Cullagh

BG3 Act 3

Here’s a list of all the main Act 2 quests in BG3:

• Defeat Ketheric Thorm
• Infiltrate Moonrise Towers
• Capture Isobel the Selunite Cleric
• Find Ketheric Thorm’s Relic
• Follow the Convoy
• Resolve the Abduction
• Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse

Act 3 – Baldur’s Gate quests

Here are all the Baldur’s Gate quests you’ll encounter in Act 3 of BG3:

• Acquire the Gauntlets for Helsik
• Aid the Underduke
• Avenge the Drowned
• Avenge the Hag Survivors
• Avenge the Ironhands
• Deal with the Gnomes
• Feed the Mind Flayer
• Find a way into Wyrm’s Rock fortress
• Free Counsellor Florrick
• Find Dribbles the Clown
• Find Mystic Carrion’s Servant and Defeat Mystic Carrion
• Find the Missing Letters
• Find the ‘Stern Librarian’ Ffion
• Help the Cursed Monk
• Help the Devilish Ox
• Help the Hag Survivors
• Investigate Cazador’s Palace
• Investigate the House of Grief and Surrender Shadowheart to Viconia
• Investigate the Suspicious Toys
• Retrieve Omeluum
• Return Rakath’s Gold
• Roveer’s Storehouse
• Save the Gondians
• Save Hope
• Save Vanra
• Solve the Open Hand Temple Murders
• Stop the Presses
• Visit the Emperor’s Old Hideout

Baldur’s Gate 3 personal quests

Here are the quests you get for the protagonist in Baldur’s Gate 3:

• Call of the Blood
• Deal with the Devil – Escape or Fulfil the Deal
• Discover the Artefact’s Secrets
• Discover the History of Prince Orpheus
• Embrace Your Potential
• Free Orpheus
• Help Kith’rak Voss
• Help Your Protector
• Servant of None and Forging a Heart
• Open your Scars (Dark Urge)

Baldur’s Gate 3 companion quests list

The right choices in these quests can boost your companion’s approval but the wrong ones lead to their disapproval. Either way, they’re another option if you’re looking to bolster your fortune in the game. Here are all the Baldur’s Gate 3 companion quests we know of so far:

Shadowheart’s quests

Here are all the Shadowheart companion quests in BG3:

• Daughter of Darkness
• The Chosen of Shar

Astarion’s quests

Here are all the Astarion companion quests:

• The Pale Elf

Gale’s quests

Here are all the Gale companion quests in BG3:

• The Wizard of Waterdeep
• In Case of Death…
• Balthazar’s Experiment

Wyll’s quests

Here are all the Wyll companion quests:

• The Blade of Frontiers
• The Grand Duke

Lae’zel’s quests

Here are all the Lae’zel companion quests in BG3:

• The Githyanki Warrior

Karlach’s quests

Here are all the Karlach companion quests:

• Our Fiery Friend
• The Hellion’s Heart

Jaheira’s quests

Here are all the Jaheira companion quests in BG3:

• The High Harper

That covers all the quests in Baldur’s Gate 3. Expeditions outside the main campaign can net your party some sweet rewards. And there’s no specific quest order to complete quests in outside the main storyline. Note that this quest list has quests that require you to complete prerequisite quests before completing the main ones.

Different areas can be accessed by using thieves tools and throwables in clever ways. You can also use ritual spells to save spell slots for spells that open doors. Check out the Baldur’s Gate 3 companions to learn more about companions like Astarion, Minsc, and Gale. Also, check out the Baldur’s Gate 3 cast and voice actors behind this monumental game.