Baldur's Gate 3's most mysterious character might be a lot more powerful than you think

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Baldur's Gate 3 players are slowly realizing that there might be a lot more to the game's most mysterious character than they first thought.

This article contains worldbuilding and minor story spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3.

During the game's first act, you'll meet Withers, a bizarre, seemingly undead figure who lends his very peculiar set of skills to your party. From his place in your camp, Withers will help you resurrect dead party members, respec your character, and take on hirelings to fill any gaps in your team. He'll also pass cryptic comments on your actions, and suffer the inane chatter of the tiefling child that you might rescue in Act 2.

It's pretty clear pretty early on that there's more to Withers than meets the eye, and players are now starting to determine exactly what that is. In a Reddit post yesterday, one user said they'd stumbled upon two books deep in the game's third act that seem to reveal that Withers' true identity is Jergal, Lord of the End of Everything.

For the benefit of D&D initiates, Jergal was the original God of Death in the game's mythology, but eventually ceded that role to the Dark Three - Bane, Bhall, and Mrykul, whose chosen you're tasked with defeating through the course of Baldur's Gate 3.

There are myriad clues that tie Withers to Jergal. Most apparent is that one of those in-game books attributes to Jergal the question that Withers asks the player when they first meet in Act 1: What is the worth of a single human life? Elsewhere, players have realised the Baldur's Gate 3 Dank Crypt, in which characters comment that it's not clear which God is being worshipped, and in which you find Withers, bears all the hallmarks of being a temple to Jergal thanks to the records kept within. A