is full of characters with their own stories and goals, but that doesn't mean that the main party will end up crossing paths with all of them. There's a set of NPCs in the game that most parties will likely never meet due to the specific roles the developers at Larian Studios gave them. Even if these characters are generally never seen, their existence shows how much thought and preparation went into to handle just about any scenario.
[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3.]
When a game requires characters to fulfill a certain role, the developers will usually create fail-safes for the event that an NPC is killed before they complete their role. Fail-safes are NPCs who will take the place of another character if that character dies so that their role is still filled, and Larian Studios included fail-safes in, but they don't appear in most playthroughs since it's usually not necessary. Below are ten characters who are generally unknown in because they rarely show up in playthroughs.
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Zevlor triggers the celebration party at the end of Act One when the Goblin Leaders are defeated, but it's possible for Zevlor to be killed before this point in the game, making him unable to cue the festivities. Luckily, Larian Studios created a fail-safe NPC who replaces Zevlor and allows the Tiefling celebration to occur at camp. Asharak expresses regret that Zevlor wasn't able to celebrate the fall of the Goblin Leaders with the rest of them, but the act continues on unhindered by his absence.
Cerys is part of the game in Act Two, but she only appears in Act One in certain circumstances. Since Asharak can be found in Emerald
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