Baldur’s Gate 3
Summary
Baldur ’s Gate 3includes a lot of information enshroud in note or behind specific dialogue choice . As forOrigin character , encounter throughBG3with them instead of a tradition Tav sate in their story and triggers cutscenes and dialogues that would n’t be available otherwise . However , there ’s one Origin character that requires more study to fill up in their backdrop thanks to a case of amnesia – the Dark Urge .
If the Dark Urge is chosen as the main fiber , it top to a unique plot line that result in the spirit that this Origin was perhaps intended to be thecanonical independent character ofBaldur ’s Gate 3 . A large part of the Dark Urge ’s story revolves around uncovering the secrets of their past , why they have such violent urges , and what happened to cause their memory deprivation . And a minor character - along with a few notebook - tender a lot of insight into the Dark Urge ’s complicated past .
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Kressa Bonedaughter & The Dark Urge’s Connection
How Kressa Saved The Dark Urge
Kressa Bonedaughter is a character in the Mind Flayer Colony of Act 2 who recognizes the Dark Urge , which leads into a conversation that would n’t be get a line otherwise . If the Dark Urge does n’t pretend to be docile , they learn that Kressa notice the Dark Urge on the verge of decease in the dependency , and that they werealready infected with a Tadpole at that point . From here , she started experimenting and researching the Tadpoles by repeatedly performing surgery on the Dark Urge , astonied by their resilience .
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The talks alone disclose a few interesting piece about the Dark Urge ’s past . Kressa ’s story means that the Dark Urge was ambushed while in the Mind Flayer Colony and leave for dead , but survived because Kressa retrieve them and took an interest in them for her own purposes . With the means she report the Dark Urge ’s resilience and that she was n’t able to treat other septic prisoners like them without risking death , it seems that the Dark Urge wasamong the first to be infect with the parasite , if not the very first .
Dark Urge Information In Kressa’s Notebook
Kressa Searches For The Dark Urge
The rope of rooms near the area where Kressa is seen has one room that belonged to Kressa herself , holding her notes , which can be read by the company . She explains that her only parliamentary procedure is to make slavery , and that she wants a fresh pet to experiment on that Balthazar does n’t know , mentioning the Dark Urge . fundamentally , she wants to discover the Dark Urge , or somebody like them , who has the same level of will power and the ability to retain pieces of themselves after being taint .
Since the Dark Urge is an Origin pick , it ’s get laid that they escape Kressa at some point , and it ’s potential that theyescaped only to be abducted by the Nautiloid shortly after . Another minute of information that can be found in the Mind Flayer Colony is uncommitted through inspecting the broken pod next to the one that Mizora is stuck in . The Dark Urge can either adjudicate to recall the memories associated with it themselves , or ask Astarion to affirm that the blood inside it belongs to them , which it does .
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From here , it ’s possible to put togetherwhat bump to cause the Dark Urge ’s memory personnel casualty . They were ambushed in the Mind Flayer Colony and infected with a Tadpole , then leave for all in . Kressa saved them and proceeded to try out on them for her own inquiry . The Dark Urge was able to keep some pieces of their personality intact , and seemed to be flow up with Kressa using them . At that point , they broke out of the seedcase that was used to contain them and escaped . However , Balthazar ’s notes expand on what could be see as an escape , revealing it was plan .
Balthazar Reveals How The Dark Urge Got On The Nautiloid
But Doesn’t Answer Why
Kressa was n’t the only NPC who knew the Dark Urge , which can be come across byreading the Federal Reserve note in Balthazar ’s room in the Moonrise Towers . Balthazar touch to the Dark Urge as " the Usurped one , " and mentions that he does n’t consider they ’ll hold out since they were spite so ill when they were ambushed . He later regret allow Kressa endeavor to save them and come after , because she mature too seize to the Dark Urge . As a result , she becomes unconsolable when the Dark Urge is put on another Nautiloid to be shipped out , which Balthazar dislike because she stopped doing her occupation for a time .
However , even with all this additional info about the Dark Urge , there are some doubt leave unanswered . Balthazar say thatthe Dark Urge was purposely placed on another Nautiloidand shipped out , and this is likely where the game ’s prologue starts . However , he never mentions why the Dark Urge was put on the Nautiloid . but knowing that they had a measure of mastery over themselves and were n’t turning into a intellect flayer , it seems dangerous to lease the Dark Urge leave their hold and be sent elsewhere .
Putting Together The Dark Urge’s Story
Between Acts 2 & 3
Altogether , it ’s possible to put together most of what happened to the Dark Urge and why between information from Kressa , Balthazar , and , afterward , Orin . Orin ’s desire to be Bhaal ’s chosen led to her scupper the Dark Urge and entrust them to become a thralldom to the Absolute , or bleed to death if that happened first . However , Kressa deal to save them , and they had enough self-command to obviate becoming an alone mindless thralldom . In the closing , the Dark Urge managed to return and take revenge on Orin , get them domesticize their topographic point as the chosen or break away from Bhaal .
Overall , the Dark Urge has an interesting storyline that make them feel more affiliated with the world of Faerûn than a usage Tav does , but still allow for the reference ’s appearance to be fully customise . However , it ’s a rather bloody and crimson report , specially if the Dark Urge gives into their impulse and becomes the chosen of Bhaal , vowing to kill thousands in his name . In the end , it ’s the pocket-sized tinge , like the item in the note of NPC and conversations with them , that run this cryptical story that could terminate in the redemption of , or the downfall of , the Dark Urge inBaldur ’s Gate 3 .
