Who Sceleritas Fel Is In Baldur’s Gate 3

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Playing as the Dark Urge in changes much about the game and the story it follows, including adding one new character that is truly depraved. That is Sceleritas Fel, the goblin butler who appears to the Dark Urge at night and encourages them to enact new atrocities. Sceleritas is delightfully grotesque and bloodthirsty, taking immense joy in the Dark Urge's violence and expressing dismay at their self-control.

It is through this figure that players can learn much about their own backstory, butthe butler is remarkably tight-lipped about his own identity. He claims to serve the Dark Urge, but as the player has no memories, they have little to verify this until later in the game. And even then, when the mystery of the Urge's nature is discovered, Sceleritas remains an enigma. But thanks to some theories made by fans and analysis of Forgotten Realms lore, it is possible to deduce just who — or what — this goblin is.

Sceleritas first appears shortly after the Dark Urge'sfirst big moment of unbridled violence: the killing of Alfira (or Quil, in some cases). He appears out of nowhere to speak to the Urge, granting them a powerful cloak as a reward for their actions, and encouraging them to "." He shows up a few more times across the course of the game, always at night while the rest of the party is dreaming. He encourages all sorts of awful actions, from killing Isobel in Last Light Inn, to murdering the player's companions.

The Dark Urge's unique dialogue with Sarevok reveals the mastermind behind the Cult of Bhaal, a sinister murder cult plaguing Baldur's Gate.

Sceleritas definitely seems powerful from all of this, able to appear and disappear seemingly at will and avoid detection like a rogue with expertise in stealth. He also acts as a messenger between Bhaal and his prodigal spawn, carrying immensely powerful boons. He is one part fairy godmother, one part violent hallucination, and always building the Dark Urge up with his encouragement and advice. Because while the