Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3): How To Befriend Timber the Squirrel

Ashia Bente Rabbani
By Ashia Bente Rabbani
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Timber, the squirrel, will significantly aid the players in progressing smoothly in Baldur’s Gate 3. But befriending it will not be an easy task. This guide will show you the easiest ways to be friends with Timber!

Indulge in and experience Dungeons and Dragons with more depth, romance, and combats in Baldur’s Gate 3. Team up with your friends and find a cure for the Mind Flayers. Along the way, players will go through different and even side quests to complete and earn rewards.

Different quests will make you visit various regions in the Forgotten Realms of Faerun. Moreover, there are original characters from the D&D stories, like; Druids, Tielflings, Magicians, Paladins, and much more! As you go through the story, you may meet these types of people and even characters like Timber.

Timber is the annoyed squirrel in BG3, and when players go near him, it will try to bite and fight. But if you can show love and respect to make friends with the Timber, it will aid you in the long run in Baldur’s Gate 3.

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How To Befriend Timber in Baldur’s Gate 3

Find the Timber near Emerald Grove on the map. No matter what you do, do not kick Timber, the squirrel. Kicking will harm the squirrel in a deadly way and result in the death of the Timber.

To befriend Timber, you will need to do Two things;

Complete “Nature” Check

Execute and finish the Nature Check first by studying the behavior of the squirrel properly. An option will appear on your screen about the Nature Check; click on it, and you can complete this part.

Fulfill “Animal Handling” Check

After completing the Nature Check, you or your team member can come up to Timber and do the next task check, Animal Handling. Animal Handling Check can be accomplished with just a click of the tongue! It will show the squirrel as if you are scolding it. This type of check must sound hilarious, but it is what is needed to befriend the squirrel for life.

Baldur's Gate 3: How To Befriend Timber
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Clicking tongues will show Timber that you are willing to create a friendship bond with it. Moreover, this type of sound is familiar to the squirrel community.

Baldur's Gate 3: How To Befriend Timber
credit: zafrostpet (youtube)

If you complete the first check and then the second one, the Timber will salute. Now congratulations! You and the Timber are friends. Timber will not only help in completing quests but also become the permanent companion in BG3.

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By Ashia Bente Rabbani Roblox Writer
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