Stunning Shadowheart Cosplay Uses Real Dark Justiciar Armor From Baldur's Gate 3

Summary Frau_Haku's Dark Justiciar cosplay pays close attention to Shadowheart's details.

The most impressive aspect of the cosplay is the metal armor, specially forged by blacksmiths.

Shadowheart's desire to become a Dark Justiciar conflicts with her true history as a follower of Selûne.

Initiating Shadowheart as a Dark Justiciar cuts off an important ally for the final battles in Baldur's Gate 3.

The Origin characters in Baldur’s Gate 3 are already so developed that they feel life-like as players work through the massive game, but cosplayers breathe an additional level of life to these well-loved characters. Shadowheart has become especially popular among players, and the versatility of her character in-game based on the player's influence makes her an interesting cosplay subject.

Frau_Haku's Shadowhear cosplay (via Reddit) not only pays special attention to the little details about Shadowheart, like her shorter half-elf ears, but also incredibly recreates the Dark Justiciar armor, which was forged from almost 20kg of real metal. In the comments on the post, Frau_Haku shared that she worked directly with a team of blacksmiths to help the vision come to life – making the final look that much more impressive.

Frau_Haku has been working her way through a variety of other cosplays from Baldur’s Gate 3, including an incredibly accurate and battle-worthy Lae’zel cosplay that has caught the attention of many. Mizora, Wyll’s patron from the hells, has also received special treatment from this dedicated creator, further bringing these characters into live-action realness.

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Shadowheart’s First Desire Is To Become A Dark Justiciar

Until She Realizes She Once Worshiped Selûne

Though Shadowheart speaks at length with the player about her desire to achieve the role of a Dark Justiciar, she was never meant to be a worshiper of Lady Shar. If a player befriends her and digs into her backstory, she’ll unveil that she has few recollections of her life before the mission she was sent on to retrieve the Astral Prism. Though Shadowheart claims her memories were wiped to protect her goddess’s base in Baldur’s Gate, the Nightsong confesses the cleric’s true history to her, if spared.

After freeing the Nightsong and winning the subsequent battle, the daughter of Selûne will share with Shadowheart that the cleric was originally raised in a household worshiping the Moonmaiden. As is typical of Selûne's followers, Shadowheart (originally named Jenevelle) was sent to the wilds to test her skills and faith; Shar sent a group of her followers to kidnap Shadowheart during the expedition.

Lady Shar then forced Shadowheart to repeatedly use the Mirror of Loss (more so than many of her fellow Sharrans), altering her memories and convincing the cleric to torture her own parents. Players can ultimately choose whether they help her achieve her dream of becoming a Dark Justiciar or carefully push her to uncover her real memories. Should Shadowheart decide to revoke her faith as a follower of Shar, her hair will change from black to silver, signaling her devotion to her new deity.

Letting her ascend to the level of Dark Justiciar will ultimately cut off the Nightsong from becoming an ally, though, as part of the initiation process involves killing the Nightsong. Though this is definitely an option available for players to pursue in Badlur’s Gate 3, not having the Nightsong as an ally going into Act 3 can make the final battles particularly difficult, depending on who else the player recruits to their cause.

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