Baldur's Gate 3's Withers Is Hiding A Dark Secret About Your Party

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As such a massive game, it’s no surprise thatholds a lot of secrets. Although many unfold over the course of the game, there is one hiding in plain sight during every playthrough. While many will already be suspicious that there is more to their camp’s resident undead, Withers, than meets the eye, few will realize just how strange he truly is.

[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3.]

Withers is one of many characters who can join the camp and can be found very early in Act 1 in the Dank Crypt and will join the party to offer services of resurrection, hirelings, and respecing any playable character. While it is easy to dismiss Withers as yet another NPC, there is far more to this cryptic entity. Oddly, it is through one of the services he provides that more about Withers' true power and his wider role in can be discovered.

Of all the services Withers offers, perhaps the most underused is hirelings. For a fee, Withers will summon a person to join the party with all the classes to choose from. Although these hirelings have their own custom appearances and backstories, they are completely devoid of personality and are instead puppeteered by Withers himself.

When first hiring one of these many hirelings on offer, Withers must be conversed with to the point where he asks if the player character requires a new ally. From there, Withers can be paid 100 gold and the hireling character selection screen appears. There are 12 hirelings to choose from, each covering one of the classes available in , and although they have names and default appearances, those can be fully customized.

Each hireling has a brief backstory which is displayed when they are selected, explaining how they met their end. The cult of the Absolute is involved in the demise of every hireling, the first clue as to where Withers is drawing these souls from. For example, Brinna Brightsong, the halfling bard, was murdered after singing something a cultist didn't like. Whereas