Our Fiery Friend's Quest

Key takeaways

The quest is best handled as a campaign-long companion storyline rather than a conventional objective chain.

Recruit Karlach early The journal entry appears when Karlach joins the party during Act One. Keeping her available for conversations allows the quest to continue developing as the party advances.
Look for Dammon Dammon is the quest's key technical contact. When the story presents an opportunity to bring him Infernal Iron, doing so advances the effort to maintain Karlach's engine.
Treat Karlach's past as part of the quest The engine problem and Karlach's anger at Lord Gortash are connected parts of the same companion story. The quest is not resolved by a repair alone.
Expect outcome-sensitive decisions Karlach's fate is affected by major party decisions, including confrontations involving those who pursue her and the choices made around the end of her personal conflict.

Our Fiery Friend's Quest overview

Our Fiery Friend's Quest is Karlach's dedicated companion quest in Baldur's Gate 3.

The quest is added to the journal automatically when Karlach is recruited into the party during Act One. It is not a single isolated errand: it follows Karlach across the campaign and develops alongside her personal conversations, the party's movement between acts, and the search for ways to manage the infernal engine embedded in her chest.

Dammon is central to the practical side of Karlach's story. As a mechanic capable of working with Infernal Iron, he helps maintain the unstable engine at important points in the adventure. Finding him and bringing the necessary material to him gives Karlach's quest a concrete progression, while also making his safety and availability important to the wider storyline.

The emotional conflict underneath the mechanical problem is Karlach's history with Lord Gortash. She wants answers and revenge against the person who betrayed her, so the quest eventually connects her personal past to the party's larger confrontation with the forces controlling events in Baldur's Gate. The final direction of her story depends on choices made during the campaign, including how the party handles those who hunt her and what Karlach is allowed to do after the conflict reaches its decisive stage.

Where this sits

Act OneRecruit Karlach and begin the journal entry.

Interim engine maintenanceFind Dammon and provide Infernal Iron when possible.

Act TwoContinue Karlach's personal and mechanical storyline.

Act ThreeResolve the conflict connected to Lord Gortash.

Endgame outcomeThe engine and Karlach's future receive a final resolution.

1Recruit KarlachstartThis automatically adds Our Fiery Friend's Quest to the journal.
2Support the engineprogressionUse Dammon's expertise and Infernal Iron when the relevant opportunity appears.
3Face Karlach's pastturning-pointThe quest's personal stakes become inseparable from Lord Gortash.
4Choose an outcomeresolutionLater decisions determine how Karlach's story concludes.

The quest progresses through companion recruitment, engine maintenance, Karlach's revenge narrative, and its final outcome.

Requirements

The only confirmed starting requirement is recruiting Karlach during Act One.

RequiredRecruit KarlachKarlach must join the party during Act One for the dedicated quest to be added to the journal.
RecommendedKeep Karlach availableThe quest is built around Karlach's companion presence and conversations, so removing her permanently from the party can prevent or alter later developments.
RecommendedFind DammonDammon is the mechanic associated with maintaining Karlach's infernal engine.
RecommendedCollect Infernal IronInfernal Iron is the material used by Dammon in the engine-maintenance portion of the story.

Objectives

Recruit Karlach during Act One.Her recruitment starts the quest and places it in the journal.
Help maintain Karlach's infernal engine.Work with Dammon and provide Infernal Iron when the story allows it.
Support Karlach through her past.Her anger toward Lord Gortash and the people who hunted her is a core part of the quest.
Reach a resolution for Karlach's engine and conflict.The quest concludes with decisions about her fate and the outcome of her confrontation with Gortash.

WalkthroughSpoilers

01
Start Our Fiery Friend's Quest
Recruit Karlach and check the journal
Recruit Karlach during Act One to start Our Fiery Friend's Quest automatically. After she joins, speak with her and review the journal so the engine problem and her personal history are established as active parts of the quest.
Location: Act One
TipKarlach's personal dialogue is the safest way to track what the quest currently expects.
Checkpoint
02
Ask Dammon about Karlach's engine
Locate Dammon
Find Dammon and speak with him while Karlach is available to explain the infernal engine problem. His role is easy to overlook if the party rushes through an area, but he is the named mechanic tied to the quest's engine-maintenance progress.
Location: Dammon's current location
Watch outThe quest's later practical progress depends on Dammon being available when the party reaches the relevant stage of the story.
03
Provide Infernal Iron for the engine
Bring Infernal Iron to Dammon
Collect Infernal Iron during exploration and present it to Dammon when the dialogue option becomes available. This is the material he uses to work on Karlach's engine, so do not treat it as ordinary sale loot if you intend to pursue the quest's mechanical storyline.
Location: Dammon's workshop
TipKeep Infernal Iron in the party's inventory until you have confirmed whether Dammon can use it.
Checkpoint
04
Follow Karlach's changing concerns
Continue Karlach's companion conversations
Speak with Karlach after major story developments and allow her to discuss the engine, her former life, and the people responsible for her condition. These conversations give context to the next stage and prevent the quest from being reduced to a material-delivery task.
Location: Party camp and active party
05
Keep Dammon available
Protect the quest's supporting character where possible
When the campaign places Dammon in danger or makes his location part of a wider conflict, prioritize his safety if you want the engine storyline to remain available. The source material confirms that his availability matters, while the exact circumstances can vary with the wider campaign state.
Location: The current act's settlement or refuge
Watch outA hostile resolution involving the people around Dammon can remove access to later engine assistance.
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06
Pursue Karlach's revenge
Confront the people connected to Karlach's past
As the party advances, Karlach's quest becomes tied to those who hunted her and to the betrayal that placed her in her current condition. Let Karlach participate in the relevant confrontations so her personal response and the quest's revenge thread are not separated from the main action.
Location: Later-act story areas
07
Resolve Karlach's conflict with Lord Gortash
Face Lord Gortash
The conflict with Lord Gortash is a defining late-stage objective for Karlach. Bring her into the relevant confrontation and speak with her afterward, because the emotional and narrative consequences are part of the quest rather than a separate optional reaction.
Location: Baldur's Gate
Watch outThe decisions surrounding this confrontation contribute to Karlach's eventual fate.
Checkpoint
08
Complete Our Fiery Friend's Quest
Choose Karlach's final path
After the engine and Gortash threads reach their decisive point, listen to Karlach and decide how the party will respond to the available resolution. There is no single neutral repair outcome that erases the story's consequences; the ending reflects the choices made for her future.
Location: Endgame story sequence
Watch outThis step contains major spoilers and determines the conclusion of Karlach's companion storyline.
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Mission mechanics

Our Fiery Friend's Quest uses a companion-story structure rather than a traditional mission loop. Its progress is distributed across recruitment, camp conversations, travel between acts, meetings with Dammon, and major story confrontations. The journal may remain open for a long time because the quest is designed to accompany Karlach through the campaign.

Infernal Iron is the practical resource associated with the engine. The important decision is not simply finding a piece of material, but retaining it until Dammon can inspect and use it. Karlach's engine problem gives the item a narrative purpose, and Dammon's involvement turns exploration into visible companion progression.

The quest also has a relationship and choice component. Karlach's reaction to Lord Gortash, the people who hunted her, and the prospect of her future cannot be separated from the mechanical problem in her chest. Party composition, dialogue choices, and the survival or availability of important supporting characters can therefore affect what resolution remains possible.

What works and what does not

Strengths

The quest gives Karlach a clear personal conflict that remains relevant across multiple acts.
Dammon and Infernal Iron connect exploration to a visible companion need.
The engine problem and the Gortash conflict reinforce one another instead of functioning as unrelated errands.
The long progression allows Karlach's reactions to develop alongside the wider campaign.

Weaknesses

The quest can feel inactive between major conversations because it does not use one continuous chain of map objectives.
Progress is easy to miss if Karlach is not present for important dialogue or if the party does not revisit Dammon.
The final resolution is choice-sensitive, so completing the mechanical steps does not guarantee a single preferred outcome.

Best uses

Keep Karlach in the active party when meeting Dammon or confronting people tied to her past.
Treat Infernal Iron as a quest resource until Dammon has had the opportunity to use it.
Save before major late-game decisions if you want to compare Karlach's available story outcomes.

Choices and consequencesSpoilers

Recruit Karlach and make her a continuing party member.
The quest begins with her recruitment, and keeping her involved gives access to the companion conversations that carry the storyline forward.
Give Infernal Iron to Dammon for engine maintenance.
Dammon can use the material to help maintain Karlach's infernal engine, advancing the practical side of her quest.
Prioritize Dammon's safety when his location is threatened.
Keeping him available preserves the mechanic connected to Karlach's engine and avoids losing an important support point.
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Bring Karlach into the conflict with Lord Gortash.
Her revenge narrative receives its direct confrontation, and her reaction becomes part of the quest's late-game progression.
Spoiler
Accept or reject the available resolution for Karlach's future.
The final condition of her engine and the conclusion of her companion story change according to the party's decisions.
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Checklist

Recruit Karlach during Act One.This starts the dedicated journal quest.
Speak with Karlach after recruiting her.Establishes the engine and revenge threads.
Find Dammon.He is the mechanic tied to the engine.
Keep Infernal Iron instead of selling it immediately.Dammon uses it for Karlach's engine.
Bring Karlach to relevant Dammon conversations.Her companion storyline is the reason for the interaction.
Protect Dammon when the campaign puts him at risk.His availability affects later quest support.Optional
Continue checking in with Karlach at camp.The quest develops through companion dialogue.Optional
Include Karlach in the confrontation connected to Lord Gortash.This preserves the personal context of the late-game conflict.
Review the final choice before committing to Karlach's outcome.The ending of her storyline is not purely automatic.

Collectibles and secrets

01
Infernal Iron
Where: Exploration areas throughout the campaign
This is the important quest-related material to collect and retain for Dammon's work on Karlach's engine.

Failure conditionsSpoilers

Karlach is not recruitedWithout recruiting Karlach during Act One, the dedicated companion quest is not added to the journal.
Dammon becomes unavailableIf Dammon cannot be reached because of the party's wider choices, later engine assistance may no longer be possible.
Karlach is removed from the storySome outcomes depend on Karlach remaining available as a companion, so permanently losing her can change or end the quest's progression.
A major final decision is accepted without preparationThe late-game choices determine Karlach's resolution and cannot be treated as a consequence-free continuation of the repair steps.

On failure

The quest spans the campaign, so maintain separate saves before major settlement conflicts and before the final decisions involving Karlach.

RewardsSpoilers

Karlach companion-story progression
Completing the quest's stages advances Karlach's personal narrative across the campaign.
Infernal engine maintenance
Dammon's work provides the quest's practical progression by addressing Karlach's unstable engine.
Resolution of Karlach's conflict with Lord Gortash
The late-game storyline culminates in a personal resolution connected to Karlach's former betrayer.
Karlach's final story outcome
The ultimate result is determined by party choices concerning her engine, her enemies, and her future.

Characters in this mission

KarlachPrimary companion and subject of the quest.

AftermathEnding spoilers

Karlach's story does not end with a simple repair

The quest concludes by resolving both sides of Karlach's predicament: the unstable infernal engine and the betrayal that shaped her life. The party's decisions determine what future remains for her after the conflict with Lord Gortash, so the ending should be read as a consequence of the campaign's choices rather than as a standard item reward.

Trivia

Our Fiery Friend's Quest is the dedicated companion quest associated with Karlach.
The quest's title reflects Karlach's fiery theme while also pointing toward the infernal engine at the center of her story.
Dammon's role makes Infernal Iron one of the most recognizable quest materials in Karlach's storyline.
The quest is unusual in that its progression stretches across the entire game instead of resolving within the act in which it begins.

Sources

Our Fiery Friend — bg3.wiki — bg3.wiki
Supplementary video source — YouTube
Supplementary reference source — ek.gov.ng
Supplementary discussion source — Reddit

Relationships

characters

KarlachCompanion quest forKarlach is the central companion and subject of the quest.
DammonEngine mechanicDammon helps maintain Karlach's infernal engine using Infernal Iron.
Lord GortashPersonal antagonistKarlach's revenge against Lord Gortash is a major part of the quest.

items

Infernal IronRequired materialInfernal Iron is used by Dammon in the engine-maintenance stages.