TheWhispering MaskinBaldur’s Gate 3is located in the middle of a boss battle. Usually,these types of decisions are more about role-playing, but there are very real combat consequences for wearing the mask or not, in addition to the usual role-playing outcomes.
Baldur’s Gate 3is all about player choice and often makes such decisions difficult with both positive and negative outcomes.The Whispering Maskis yet another example of this effect, and it’s not clear what will happen to the characters that do decide to equip it.
Updated on Jul 05, 2025, by Nahda Nabiilah:Upon discovering thatMayrina is at Auntie Ethel’s house in Baldur’s Gate 3, players can sneak past the fireplace and find a hidden basement full of the Hag’s victims. You will find out about the tragedies of all the people who made a deal with the witch, including the big wooden door. The door is a victim that the Hag made, and she punishes him every time he allows someone to explore the basement further. Therefore, Tav can use the mask to pass through the door without angering the Hag and also putting the door’s fragile heart at ease.
This article divulges consequences within the game and reveals information the player’s character may not know. Players committed to role-playing may wish to stop reading and find these things out for themselves.
Using The Whispering Mask
Whiletrying to save Mayrina, there are other victims available for saving as well. One such victim is the door and the mask-wearing cohorts on the other side of it. Players can not equip the mask and pass through the door but, if they do so, Auntie Ethel will kill the door.
After passing through the door, it’s safe to unequip the mask without getting the door killed. On the other side,several powerful enemies inBaldur’s Gate 3under the control of their own Whispering Masks wait to ambush the player’s party. If everyone wears a mask, they won’t attack.
The danger, though, is that wearing the mask frequently forces the wearer to attack their own party, even using high-level spell slots to do so. It’s possible to sneak around the room without the mask if the goal is to save these souls by killing the boss. This stage will be easier or harder depending on if playersdecided to drink from the well or not. Regardless, after either taking out the minions or sneaking past them, there is no reason to keep the mask on anymore.
