Baldur’s Gate 3 Player Finds Dark Urge Secret With Huge Lore Implications

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A Baldur’s Gate 3 player has discovered a strange Dark Urge detail that may have huge lore implications in the game. The lore in Baldur’s Gate 3 is extremely extensive, and this secret won’t be noticed by every player.

Baldur’s Gate 3 has no shortage of secrets for players to discover. Larian’s CRPG is vast, but stacked with detail that makes the game a joy to explore time and time again. Some details are tiny, such as the Baldur’s Gate 3 player who found a hidden tattoo detail after 400 hours of playing the game. However, others are massive, such as the discovery of this strange corpse. Some players think they might have figured out exactly who it is.

This article contains spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3's Dark Urge storyline.After defeating Orin in Act 3, Redditor Shinobi-King18 decided to enter her chambers, and was met with an interesting surprise. On the floor is a dead NPC, marked “Fallen Bhaalspawn.” The user noticed that the dead character was a white dragonborn, much like the default Dark Urge in Baldur’s Gate 3. This led them to an interesting theory that seems to have some evidence — this is the ultimate fate of the version of the Dark Urge that isn’t infected with the tadpole at the start of the game.

Other users in the thread confirmed that it does appear to be the Dark Urge, as the corpse doesn’t appear for players who choose to play as this Origin character. It was also revealed by some users that the Fallen Bhaalspawn will not respond if Speak with Dead is cast on their corpse, only adding to the mystery further. Baldur’s Gate 3 has plenty of hidden secrets in Act 3, but this is certainly one of the most well-hidden, with most missing it throughout their playthroughs of the game.

Baldur’s Gate 3 was one of the most successful games of 2023, a surprise considering the game had been in Early Access for three years prior. Despite the success, it was recently revealed that there will be no DLC for Baldur’s Gate 3, and any potential sequel will not be