Baldur's Gate 3 - Shadowheart is HOW old?!

She's still best girl.

[whitecinnamon]

Why are people so shocked about this? Elves and half-elves are known for their longevity, the young looking elf who’s at level 15 with 4 multiclasses is kind of a running gag at this point.

[jimstoesz]

*SPOILER WARNING!!!!:* I feel so bad for her parents... 50ish years is nothing to an elf like her dad, but her mom spent basically her whole life chained up in that awful Sharran temple...

[Azorthefirst]

Half-elf things. Equivalent to a full human in their 20s.

[Tinandel]

I was a bit surprised the first time I realized how old Shadowheart actually was.... then, "Oh yeah, half-elf.... that tracks."

[Choshako]

Holy shit, I was right! Seeing how old her human mother is when we find her, I figured Shadowheart had to be in the 40-50 range.

[bluntlyhonest]

Half elves live to about 200.
So by that estimation she is in her 20's physically.

[TheHutchy]

Older than they look:✓
Raised in a weird underground facility:✓
Described as the best at what they do:✓
Memory erased to make them more effective:✓
Relative voiced by John Hopkins:✓
Conclusion: Shadowheart and Agent 47 are the same.

[devinwhite]

guess you thought the ears were a fashion statement.

[Emankind]

Elf blood makes for double lifespan. Shadowheart is 40 mentally but 20 physically (in human perspective).

[loganswalk]

According to 5E Half-Elves live for about 180 years and considering that Shadowheart was young child when she was taken maybe around 10 her age is probably around the 50’s still on the younger side for Half-Elves.

[santiagojara]

Yes... She's a half elf, like, how is that a surprise?
Funnily enough Astarion is younger than her (Without counting the vampire years). He's pretty much a teenager in elf society.

[Aristocles]

Her mother is almost at the end of her life. Her father is still young enough to start another family.

[Hatori]

Half elf's are considered adults after 20... but can live up to 180 - So i would say Shadowheart who is at least 50+ is in the 16/18/20 in human maturity depending if you like her or not lol.
Pure elf's are biologically adults at 20 but an elf adult isn't until 99+ and can live up to 750 = So in comparison Jaheira is about 150 years old so late 20's/early 30's, Minthara is about 200+
Vampires can live up 5000+ - Astarian was turned in his 20's maybe late 30's - so hes arguably 200+, He has mentioned at least 3 centuries of info and said so around the swamps around 200.
Humans - 60-90, gale is in his 30's - But there are wizards who prolong life due to the weave, Volo is another good example who is prolonging life by the weave - easy 150+ from his books
Dwarfs - 200 to 350 - considered full adults at 50+, they scorn the young.
Halflings - 150-250 - family oriented and settle down young
Dragonborn- 50-80 - also settle with families early, do make a lot of offspring compared to other races
Gnomes - 200-400 - They look elderly at 200 and get weaker, but could live till 400
Tieflings - 70-100 - Their lifespan usually depends on if they have a clan/family, most don't make 71+ unless they bare children and strive for life to teach them.

Your welcome!

[discountplaguedoctor]

I know that at least four different people have pointed this out, but this really shouldn't be a surprise when Jaheira (another half-elf) is somewhere between a hundred and 140 while Minthara and Halsin are in their early 200s and 350s respectively.

[Artem.Saprykin]

Well, I mean, Halsin is 350 an still look fine as hell, so in elves terms she is in her early twenties

[Dragon]

Half elves, live about twice as long on average as humans.

Meanwhile a 300 year elf looks MAYBE 30 at most. (Though they don't map onto human age linearly normally, they look like young adults for longer and cover the 50-70 range in one century not two.)

[noitsbecky]

She’s half-elven, and they age slower—and if you go by OneDnD hybrid rules, they live about 400 years.

[meowsquared]

She's a half elf so honestly I'm not surprised.

[gabrielrussell]

According to the 5E PHB, HElves reach physical maturity around 20, and have an average lifespan of 180.

[michaelcreech]

with how long half elves live this is hardly a surprise she may be 40 but thats like 20 in human years