No matter what you do in Baldur's Gate 3, the Owlbear Mother dies in Act 1. Getting caught in her nest can trigger a fight if you're not careful, forcing your hand, but even if you defuse the situation and are allowed to leave, the goblins will come along and kill her, anyway, kidnapping the cub to play games with at camp. It's heartbreaking.
For two years, we've had to watch over and over again as the mother is mercilessly cut down in our unending replays of Act 1 (how many of us really make it to Act 3?). But there might finally be a solution. As discovered by u/FreshIndependent9430, you can save the Owlbear Mother... kind of.
"I initially made peace with her, accidentally got her aggressive again, and knocked her out," they explained. "I then removed the spear and did a basic healing spell that removed her distressed status. Did a long [rest] and she has vanished."
Knocking the Owlbear Mother out is tantamount to 'killing' her as far as the game is concerned, but even if you kill her, she doesn't disappear. Yet, for u/FreshIndependent943, that's exactly what happened. Maybe it's a glitch, because the game...
