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| | name = Volo | | |title = |
| | full name = Volothamp Geddarm | | |name = Volothamp Geddarm |
| | title = Procurer of Associates, Stories, and Curios
| | |image=[[File:Volo-facePatch7.png|350px]] |
| | image = Volo-facePatch7.png | | |STR=10 |
| | va = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0389621 Stephen Hogan] | | |DEX=10 |
| | race = [[Human]] | | |CON=10 |
| | hometown = Faerûn | | |INT=10 |
| | level = 3 | | |WIS=10 |
| | initiative = +1 | | |CHA=10 |
| | prof bonus = +2 | | |level=1 |
| | size = Medium | | |race=[[Human]] |
| | type = Humanoid | | |type=Humanoid |
| | ac = 11 | | |HP=6 |
| | hp = 18 | | |AC=10 |
| | t hp = 23 | | |speed=9m / 30ft |
| | movement m = 9 | | |size=Medium |
| | weight kg = 60 | | |weight=60kg / 120lbs |
| | hiddenlevel = 3 | | |proficiency=2 |
| | str = 9 | | |initiative=- |
| | dex = 12 | | |location = [[Druid Grove]], [[Goblin Camp]] |
| | con = 10 | | |alt-name= 3D Model |
| | int = 15 | | |alt-image = [[File:Volo Model.png|150px]] |
| | wis = 11 | | }}'''Volothamp Geddarm''', or '''Volo''', for short, is a [[Camp Follower]] in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. He can be first found at the [[Druid Grove]], interviewing a bear, during [[Chapter One]]. Volo is a recurring character in [[Forgotten Realms]] media and a returning character from ''Baldur's Gate'' and ''Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal''. |
| | cha = 16 | |
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| '''Volothamp Geddarm''', or '''Volo''', for short, is a [[Camp Follower]] in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''. He can be first found at the [[Sacred Pool]] during [[Act One]], interviewing a bear. Volo is a recurring character in {{FRWiki|Forgotten Realms}} media and a returning character from ''Baldur's Gate'' and ''Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal''. | |
| {{DiQ|Our fates are bound, my wisdom vast,
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| I dearly hope our kinship lasts!|Volo|'s dedication written in [[Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate (Signed)]]}}
| | == Chapter One == |
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| == Overview ==
| | Volo will be found at the Ritual Room inside the Druid Grove. He will conduct an interview on the player regarding the assault on the gates. After the interview, he will head towards the [[Goblin Camp]]. |
| Volothamp Geddarm is a widely travelled wizard, most well known for his guidebooks, such as ''{{FRWiki|Volo's Guide to Monsters}}'' and ''Volo's Guide to Waterdeep''. [[Elminster]], an occasional fact checker and editor of his books - notably Volo's ''Guide to Monsters'', has said he is prone to "exaggeration, misrepresentation, and flights of fancy". {{ref|Greenwood, Ed (January 1996). ''Volo's Guide to the Dalelands''. TSR, Inc, pp. 4–5.}}
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| == Involvement ==
| | The player will find Volo again, this time as a captive, forced to be jester and "entertainment" for the goblins. The player will be able to rescue him inside the [[Defiled Temple]], through a skill check. If rescued, he will head towards the player's camp. |
| === Act One ===
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| Volo is found at the [[Sacred Pool]] in the Druid Grove. He will interview the player character regarding the goblin assault on the gates and then head to the [[Goblin Camp]], intent on documenting their behavior from the inside. | |
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| There the party will find Volo again, now held captive and forced to act as a jester and "entertainment" for the goblins. He is taken to a cage inside the [[Defiled Temple]], from which he can be freed via a skill check. If rescued, he will head to the camp.
| | Depending on whose side the player chose, he will be either a free man or a caged one during the Party, where he'll sing a song for the player. |
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| Once present in the [[Campsite]], Volo will offer to attempt to remove the Mind Flayer [[Tadpole]] from the player character's skull via highly questionable methods. Doing this will end in catastrophe, but the player character receives an enchanted eye in compensation, granting [[Volo's Ersatz Eye (passive feature)|Volo's Ersatz Eye]] permanently. He will then leave. This offer is only available during Act One and Act Two.
| | Volo can attempt to remove the [[Tadpole]]. Doing this will end in catastrophe, but will pity the player and give them an enchanted eye in compensation, granting the {{IconLink|Volos Ersatz Eye Icon.png|Volo's Ersatz Eye (Condition)|Volo's Ersatz Eye|size=25}} condition permanently. He will then leave. |
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| At the conclusion of the Druid's grove quest line, Volo will attend the celebratory party regardless of which side the party aligned with. If the grove was protected, he will sing a song; if the grove was attacked he will once again be in a cage (for his own protection) and will have some pointed questions for the player character as to how they justify slaughtering the refugees.
| | == Trivia == |
| | | * Volo is voiced by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0389621/?ref_=tt_cl_t_5 Stephen Hogan], replacing [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667326/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t23 Rob Paulsen] from previous games. |
| If the player character does not take Volo up on his offer of surgery, he will remain in the camp until the end of Act Two. He does not have any new dialogue, but he can act as a vendor by choosing the "Trade" option in the dialog UI. Like other vendors, his inventory continually refreshes, with 5 [[Potion of Animal Speaking]] and an assortment of [[Scrolls]] that roughly match the party's current level (including up to Level 6 spells). Being caught pickpocketing Volo has no consequence besides him briefly fleeing and losing some opinion of the offending character.
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| === Act Three === | |
| In Baldur's Gate, he can be found trapped again in front of the [[Steel Watch Foundry]] near the [[Grey Harbor Docks]], tied to a railcart loaded with [[Smokepowder Barrel]]s and with an angry mob ready to execute him. After rescuing and talking to him, he will appear again at camp and will give the party a [[Regarding the Slayer|book about the Slayer]].
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| == Companion approval == | |
| * If Volo is allowed to perform his operation {{Approval|Astarion|-1}} {{Approval|Lae'zel|-1}} {{Approval|Shadowheart|-1}} {{Approval|Karlach|-1}}
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| == Combat ==
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| Volo has no spell slots, but knows the following spells:
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| == Related literature==
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| * [[Volo's Complete Guide to the Behaviour of Nymphs]]
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| * [[Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate]]
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| * [[Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate (Signed)]]
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| * [[Volo's Guide to Spirits and Spectres]]
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| * [[Volo's Note]]
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| == Gallery == | | == Gallery == |
| <gallery heights="200px" mode="packed"> | | <gallery heights=200px mode="packed"> |
| File:Volo-Early.png|Volo's appearance at the start of ''Early Access.'' | | File:Volo-Early.png|Volo's appearance at the start of ''Early Access.'' |
| File:Volo-Patch5.png|Volo's appearance in Patch 5 and 6 of ''Early Access.'' | | File:Volo-Patch5.png|Volo's appearance in Patch 5 and 6 of ''Early Access.'' |
| File:Volo-face.png|Volo's appearance since Patch 7 of ''Early Access.'' | | File:Volo-face.png|Volo's appearance since Patch 7 of ''Early Access.'' |
| Volo Model.png|Volo's model.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| == Notes == | | == External Links == |
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| * Volo is voiced by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0389621/?ref_=tt_cl_t_5 Stephen Hogan], replacing [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667326/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t23 Rob Paulsen] from previous games.
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| * Volo has also appeared in multiple adventures, notably ''{{FRWiki|Tomb of Annihilation}}'', ''{{FRWiki|Waterdeep: Dragon Heist}}'' and ''{{FRWiki|Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage}}'', and in video games such as ''Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir'', ''Baldur's Gate'' and ''Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal''.
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| * Volo met the protagonist of the previous ''Baldur's Gate'' games twice, and even got his hands on Irenicus' notes on torturing the protagonist (see ''[[Regarding the Slayer]]'').
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| * If an [[Instrument]] is played near Volo, he will join in by whistling.
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| == External links ==
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