Baldur’s Gate 3
Summary
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Baldur ’s Gate 3does a wondrous problem ofbalancing fresh characters alongside well - known facesfrom the previousBaldur ’s Gateinstallments . Jaheira and Minsc return , joining a new party inBG3as companionsto help vote down the Absolute however they are far from alone . Viconia DeVir and Sarevok Anchev both play pivotal use inBG3 , while Volo and Eliminster also make appearance during the course of the story .
Baldur ’s Gate 3 is bring down in height and its best moment are rightfully memorable , but some former issues with scale intimate an mismatched experience .
Lorroakan May Be Edwin In Disguise
However , it seems that Minsc , Jaheira , and Viconia might not be the only formerBaldur ’s Gatecompanions present inBG3as there is evidence that suggests that Edwin Odesseiron can also be found and met , but not in his truthful form . Eagle - eyed player have distinguish some repugnance when it come to Lorroakan , the owner of Sorcerous Sundries , which has ensue in the compelling hypothesis thatLorroakan is really Edwin in disguise . But just what is this grounds , and is Lorroakan who he seems ?
Significant Evidence That Edwin Is In Baldur’s Gate 3
Lorroakan is first mentioned at the start ofBaldur ’s Gate 3by Aradin and his bunch , and is when the political party first learns about the token know as the Nightsong . Lorroakan is also mentioned by Rolan , a tiefling sensation who can be met in the Druid Grove , as he is anxious to restart his journey to Baldur ’s Gate to begin his apprenticeship with the renowned Lorroakan . It is here that the first repugnance is recover asRolan ’s description does n’t match what Gale has discover about Lorroakan .
Rolan believes that Lorroakan is a great spell castor and well - respected amongst his compeer . However , Gale note that he ’d heard Lorroakan was a"bit of a cad"and seems genuinely surprised that Lorrokan is study to be an established ace . Given Gale ’s former standing as Mystra ’s choose and that he is considered a good friend to other famous and respected mages such as Elminster , it seems unlikely that Gale would n’t have hear of Lorroakan in more glowing term if he was , as Rolan puts it,“the gravid wizard in Baldur ’s Gate . "
One vainglorious choice in Act 3 of Baldur ’s Gate 3 forces the party to piece a side between two characters , and there ’s one that comes out on top in the end .
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Lorroakan can be come across once the party enters Act 3 , and it is here that the majority of clues linking him to Edwin can be find . The company can learn that Lorroakan want the Nightsong , knowing full well it was a person because he care to become immortal . This tracks withEdwin ’s own fixation in the first twoBaldur ’s Gategamesand his goal to expand his life-time beyond that of a regular human .
More clue can be found , some modest , such as the way Lorroakan dresses in the same semblance pallet of Edwin of red and gold . Others bring more weight unit to the theory , such asLorroakan preferring to use projections to do employment rather of himself just as Edwin used his simulacrum . Another clue for many is that thevault of Sorcerous Sundriescontains the Florida key to unlocking the Bible Necromancy of Thay , and Edwin was a Red Wizard of Thay , although he had cut ties with them some time ago .
Unofficial D&D Lore May Shed Light On Lorroakan’s True Identity
The largest firearm of evidence comes from theDnDsupplement bookMinsc and Boo ’s Journal of Villainy , released by Wizards of the Coast , which need the form of a journal written by Minsc ( and Boo ) and edited by Volo . In it , there is a section that talks about Edwin , detail who he is and what he has been doing since the event ofBaldur ’s Gate 2 : Shadows of Amn .
" While Edwin will often return to his homeland of Thay , he can most often be found in the metropolis of Baldur ’s Gate . He has recently taken over Ramazith ’s Tower and take over the identity of Lorroakan , the youthful mage who formerly exist in the tower ( now deadened by Edwin ’s hand ) . "
Minsc and Boo ’s Journal of Villainydirectly references Lorroakan ’s death and outright states that Edwin is using Lorroakan ’s formas a camouflage . While this seems to definitively rise that the Lorroakan control inBG3is an impostor , many have been fast to point out that several other aspect of the book change establishedBaldur ’s Gatecanon and that the rule book is not considered formally part ofDnDlore . An in - universe account for this could dwell at the feet of Volo , who is sleep with to exaggerate and , at time , outright prevarication in his writing .
There Is Evidence Against Edwin As Lorroakan
If Lorroakan is killed in the fight with Dame Aylin and spoken to after withspeak with deadened , then more grounds come out that he is who he claims to be . If ask how he come to be survive in Ramazith ’s Tower , Lorroakan will admit he got the tower by sheer luck and opportunity because it was already empty . A asleep Lorroakan will also begrudgingly admit that Rolan is a better spellcaster than him , something that Edwin would never do , not even when dead .
There is also the fact that individuals in disguise will revert back to their true forms when dead . The doppelgangers found throughout Act 3 will change when toss off , as would a person usingdisguise selfor even a druid in furious human body . Therefore , the fact that Lorroakan remain in the same form when vote down is in itself grounds that he was sincerely Lorroakan .
unfeigned polymorphwould leave the deceased in their new variant but Edwin was far to proud of himself to have permanently become another person .
Is Lorroakan Really Edwin?
So is there a way to explain all the incompatibility and hints towards Edwin as Lorroakan or is this a case of the great unwashed ’s imaginations bugger off away from them ? While it might be tempting to put everything down to conjunction , it is possible that Lorroakan was intended to be Edwin , but the idea was either scrapped or contract . Whether this was due to fourth dimension constraints or an abandoned idea it is possible that this allow for end inBG3giving false suggestion .
With Ramazith ’s Tower located in the Upper City of Baldur ’s Gate , it is also possible that Edwin / Lorroakan were part of the supposedcut Upper City content forBG3 . Data excavation appear to reveal that the loaded Upper City was meant to play a declamatory part in the secret plan and having Edwin be a part of that area get a lot of sense . With his identity revealed , perhaps there would have been a seeking to either help or terminate Edwin ’s plan .
Ultimately , there is no way to know if Lorroakan was designed to be Edwin in disguise or not without developers Larian Studios corroborate it . While there are a circumstances of clues that manoeuver in favour of the possibility , there are also those that disprove it , leave it open to interpretation . However , whether he is Lorroakan or not , the selection is still open to have Edwin reappear in futureBaldur ’s Gate 3content , and that will have to be enough for now .
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