Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You Give The Githyanki Egg To Lady Esther?
Lady Esther's request in may seem like a simple side task, but its end result can have resounding consequences. It's no exaggeration to say that almost every choice matters in — from the slightest difference in dialogue to perilous risks of life and limb, almost everything the party does will come back around in one way or another. That's why it's always important to weigh the options carefully, especially when a character makes a particularly objectionable and gross-sounding request.
The party will first encounter Lady Esther, a human woman, hanging around the githyanki camp in the early stages of. She has an unusual request: She wants a githyanki egg. The githyanki are a playable race in , and they pride themselves on their martial skill and mind flayer-hunting prowess. Lady Esther, however, turns her nose up at all that. She claims she's participating in an experiment assigned to her by the Society of Brilliance; they want to get a githyanki egg, raise the hatchling as their own, and see if it can meet the standards of their polite society. It sounds shady from every angle, but a few different courses of action are available.
Unfortunately, the «Steal A Githyanki Egg» side quest will end in disaster no matter how the player's party approaches it. Some of that disaster can be mitigated, though, if players refuse to give Esther the githyanki egg. Two primary options are apparent from the start: Either give Esther the githynaki egg or refuse her. If she's given the egg, she'll accept it and remit payment of 258 gold, a decent sum, especially this early in the game. However, the party later encounters Esther and several others lying dead on the floor of a house in Baldur's Gate, surrounding the hatched egg. Choosing to
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