How does Jaheira know about the artifact?

[Quadsword]

In our first meeting, I went out of my way to not mention anything about Shadowheart's artifact (even rolled a nat 20 on the persuasion check). In the next conversation inside the tavern, Jaheira just mentions it off hand even though I never brought it up. I did opt to drink the wine even after succeeding the medicine check, so maybe if you do that, the game just assumes you also told her about the artifact?

Not a big deal, ultimately, but it did make me do a double take. I said to myself, "Wait, what? I never said anything about an artifact."

[Calculus]

Yea, it's bugged... even better, after not telling her about the artifact animation and sound of hiding it again still plays.

[Jallad]

For me it was the Gith Creche. First talk with the captain there and passed some skill checks that basically amounted to "I've never seen or heard of this artifact before, huh?". She was cool with that and the very next conversation she's like ” YOU HAVE THE ARTIFACT, GIVE IT TO ME OR DIE" with no way to deny it.

Lae'zel also somehow knew we had the artifact and it was githyanki before shadowheart told the group about it in the next conversation. This game really struggles with continuity at times and can easily become a major problem in act 3.

[Elite Goose +1]

this is the first time i've even checked the forums or looked at any kind of spoiler for this game...i'm paused in the inn right now.

it really pissed me off that i specifically avoided telling her (or most anybody for that matter) about the artifact and she still knew about it and it was like ok la-di-da no big deal. after the Nettie Incident i didn't really trust anyone enough to talk about it.

i don't like Jaheira in general, tbh. apparently she's some kind of fan favorite from the old game? total douche if you ask me. the way she came out attacking my Tav after i saved her people...Lae'zel had executed her and half the Harper base before i started recognizing names like oh snap that's the bard that sang me a song why is she trying to kill me....ooooooh Jaheira's one of the GOOD guys.....i wanted her head in a bag to carry around for the rest of the game.

ok quickload, be nice and don't kill Jaheira, roll my eyes when Karlach starts fangirling, then go into the conversation with Jaheira and feel all proud of myself for catching the spiked drink. then she suddenly knows about the artifact?

that's turn-the-computer-off frustrating. continuity matters.

[Zorn]

To answer your questuion

She either knows because of broken dialogue triggers or because of missing content that got removed shortly before release.

Wait till you enter Act III ... i had people that straight up DIED reappear or get referenced as alive about 10 times now.

[MrSoul]

K, this is something I legit hope they fix soon.

Can’t rem if this is one of these instances but check dialogue history next time, when says continue your char actually says something not just a que to let the npc keep talking. Larian needs to fix that so says what you’re actually saying as makes more than few dialogues jarring af.

That, another bug as saying or cos she’s a Harper she already knew. Think there’s hints in act 1 that are more obvious when replay, harpers have been keeping tabs on everything since that ship crashed, which makes sense, cos that ish doesn’t happen every day and they are a spy/intelligence network essentially. Lorewise too, if any group would know about the artifact off hand, it’s them.

[Wartinald]

Just noticed this and had a look into the forums - still broken to this day. Never told her about the artifact and she casually mentions it when you talk to her inside the inn.

[Awaken]

I find those little details so frustrating. It's not much but it strips me of my immersion, reminding me this is a game and my choices ultimately don't really matter.

[DeMasked]

It would make sense if they captured a Githyanki and used that truth drink to learn about the artifact or if Jaheira knew about Shadowheart's mission and was informed by someone in Act 1 about Shadowheart being alive.

edit: Although I do think they encountered some of the Absolute True Souls and might've been told about a weapon that crashed from the ship.

[droggen]

The big issue with any game of this type even more so for Larian, If you have so many branches some branches are bound to land on top of each other Larians tree just happens to be a red wood so it's harder to find them in the whole tree.

[Ereghor the Enigmatic]

Because the writing is barely holding together thanks to tying it all to that stupid edgelord's custom d12 and the insufferable plot device sitting inside.

[Wokelander]

Because unless you play as Hero McHeroson and choose those dialogue options the illusion starts to break down pretty fast 😅

[Steffan]

Originally posted by Zorn:

To answer your questuion

She either knows because of broken dialogue triggers or because of missing content that got removed shortly before release.

Wait till you enter Act III ... i had people that straight up DIED reappear or get referenced as alive about 10 times now.

It is the former. She did not learn until much later in my game (pre-patch 6). Patch 6 really messed up Minthara and Jaheira.

Neither Wyll, nor Karlach have reappeared or referenced in my game, though. For now. I do remember in my very first game in september Gale being referenced despite never joining.

[Mike]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.