BG3 NPCs Guide: Hireling NPCs, Interactions, and List of All NPCs

NPCs & Characters in Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3) are non-playable characters that can be interacted with and appears in the game. NPCs may take the role of quest givers, specialized merchants, or Hirelings. These characters add contrast to the game's lore where they provide information, direct players toward a certain objective, unlock a quest, while others are categorized as Merchants or Hirelings, whom you can trade with or request for certain services. This page covers a full list of all the NPCs, Vendors, and Hirelings in Baldur's Gate 3, you can find detailed information on their location and other related information on each individual page linked below.

 

NPCs Guide for Baldur's Gate 3

BG3 NPCs Table of Contents

• Baldur's Gate 3 NPCs Changes
• Baldur's Gate 3 How to Hire NPCs
• Baldur's Gate 3 Party Composition with NPC Hirelings
• Baldur's Gate 3 All Hireling NPCs
• Baldur's Gate 3 List of All NPCs
• Baldur's Gate 3 Notes and Tips for NPCs

 

NPCs Patch Notes Changes in Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 9 Changes and improvements to all NPCs and other characters:

• NPCs can target Mayrina again.
• Combat now triggers if you choose to attack an NPC that caught you crimin'.
• NPCs can now join combat even if they're far away.
• The NPCs at the entrance to the grove no longer turn hostile if you knock out and kill the last enemy.
• Fixed Saving Throw Proficiencies of NPC wizards.
• NPCs no longer fail their spellcasting if they must open a door to move.
• NPCs no longer know you've interacted with doors to forbidden places if they weren't there to see you.
• Corrected several descriptions for NPC spells and conditions.
• Fixed NPC portraits not enlarging during their turn.
• Fixed enthralled NPCs on the nautiloid briefly standing up.
• Removed non-wizard spell scrolls from NPCs except Revivify, Summon Quasit, True Resurrection, and Speak with Dead.
• Made NPCs better at deciding when to Shove characters to their death.
• Made NPCs more patient and smarter with healing spells, preferring to heal those with lower HP.
• Minor Illusion is now only dispelled if an NPC passes a Perception check.

 

Baldur's Gate 3 Guide: How to Hire NPCs

You can start hiring NPCs after reaching Level 3, and talking to Withers. The player will pay 100 Gold to recruit any of the available Hirelings and must have one free companion slot to accommodate them into the party. During recruitment, the player can customize their appearance and name. However, if the player wishes to make changes to their classes and ability scores, they need to speak to Withers again after recruiting the NPC.

After recruiting an NPC Hireling, the player can set instructions to join in party, or to stay in camp. They can also be dismissed from their recruitment, and can be hired again through Withers. Any hireling that will be re-recruited will be reverted to its original state and starting level.

 

Party Composition with NPC Hirelings in BG3?

NPC Hirelings are convenient additions to the party that can fill specific roles. There are 11 Hirelings available in Baldur's Gate 3, and each one features a different class, subrace, and background. Their classes can be changed to fit the player's needs, and their roles can shift depending on how their scores are assigned. Withers can also level up the recruited companions by paying a fee of 100 Gold. This action will match the Hirelings' level to the player character's level.

     

Since the class of NPC Hirelings can be modified through Withers, a party composition with an NPC Hireling can be productive. Hirelings can fill the role of stat-focused characters, like a Stealth Master, Potion Master (brewing powerful potions), or a highly-Charismatic character that can easily convince others to do the player's bidding. Hirelings do not have a separate backstory and will allow the player to focus on the main story, if they prefer to do so. 

 

All Hireling NPCs in Baldur's Gate 3

 

 

All NPCs in Baldur's Gate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Animal NPCs in Baldur's Gate 3

 In order to speak to animal NPCs, you need Speak with Animals potion or spell.

 

 

Notes and Tips for NPCs in Baldur's Gate 3

• Notes and Tips for NPCs go here.
• NPC Hirelings are premade characters that can be recrutied to join a player's adventure. They are different from Companions since they do not offer any companion-specific questline and they cannot be romanced. 
• Once an NPC Hireling joins a party, only their name, class, and apperances can be modified. Their pre-selected body type, voice, race, and background cannot be changed.
• A party cannot have more than 3 NPC Hirelings.
• Recruiting an NPC Hireling will unlock the Outsourcing Achievement. 
• Fafner, a dragonborn hireling was initially available in the Early Access versions of BG3, but was later removed in the full launch. 

 

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