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Six months after the resolution of [[Confront the Elder Brain]], the party will gather for an extended '''Epilogue''' sequence, which takes place at a suppertime gathering thrown by [[Withers]] at the [[Wilderness]] [[campsite]]. The gathering serves as an opportunity for all the [[Companions]] to reunite and share how they have been faring since parting ways, and to gain closure on the stories of each companion. The epilogue was added in [[Patch Notes|Patch 5]].

{{Coords|-481|-504}} is home to a nook containing the [[Chest of Grateful Words]] and multiple editions of the [[Baldur's Mouth Gazette]]. Here, it is possible to quickly catch up on the developments of minor characters, who either send correspondence that can be found in the chest's inventory, or who made headlines in the posted editions of the Gazette. The headlines of the Gazette are modular, with some headlines being constant and others being affected by outcomes from the playthrough.{{Verify}} For example:<gallery mode="slideshow" widths="240" heights="240">

The primary player character's behavior in the epilogue will differ significantly depending on the chosen [[Origin]]. The behaviour is also influenced by which party member was romanced, and whether the player character became a [[Mind Flayer]].

If he did not keep the Crown, Gale returns to [[Waterdeep]] with [[Tara]] as a professor at the Blackstaff Academy's School of Illusion. If he chose to return the Crown to Mystra, she cures him of his Netherese Orb; otherwise, if he left it hidden in the ocean, Mystra leaves the orb in him as a reminder of his former hubris but deactivates it and allows him to live in peace. In either version of the professor ending, Gale can be hugged during the player's first conversation with him, he pretends the orb is still active in order to threaten his students when they behave poorly, and he asks the player character to come by the school at some point as a guest-lecturer for his class. Players can accept (with or without their romantic partner) or gently decline, and [[Ranger|Rangers]] can offer to teach the students about wilderness survival instead.

[[Halsin]] does not have any major changes to his behavior or appearance at the party. After optionally sharing a hug and/or kiss (if romanced), he talks of settling down in Reithwin to help rebuild the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]], and ask for a story from the player character to bring back to his hordes of adopted children. If the player character has romanced Halsin, they can joke that they would've asked him to read them stories and tuck them in. Also, if the player character romanced Halsin but went to [[Avernus]] with Karlach, Halsin says that he's glad their friendship with her has endured but that he'll always be there for them when they get back. Before the player character leaves their conversation, he will give them a {{RarityItem|Whittled Duck}}.

Ambient chatter from Halsin has him surprised Withers has brought so much food, considering he is mostly made of bone. He theorizes that Withers wishes to live vicariously through everyone else's appetites. He also notes he should exercise restraint with the alcohol, lest he lose his faculties and ruin the party's vibe as a wildshaped bear. He is very happy to be among old friends and in nature. Throughout the party, Halsin can be seen dancing to Milil's music, and he will also occasionally receive the [[Drunk (Condition)|Drunk]] condition - living up to his own worries by turning into a bear and running dizzily around the campsite or gorging fruit until the condition wears off.

[[Jaheira|Jaheira's]] behavior does not have major changes if she attends. She talks of Baldur's Gate's reconstruction efforts, and the roles her children, the [[Harpers]], and Minsc have to play in it. She reveals Jord has joined the Harpers and is planning crop cycles in Wyrm's Crossing. Rion has temporarily joined the Flaming Fist, but mostly spends her time incarcerating corrupt Fists. Minsc, if he has made amends with the Guild, has managed to rope them into rebuilding the city as well, though she suspects the thieves are only in it to lure back the wealthy. She herself is micromanaging everyone. By asking Jaheira how she's been after she talks about her children, the player character can ask to join to the Harpers and she will agree, even if they're a mind flayer.

[[Lae'zel|Lae'zel's]] behavior depends on the outcome of [[The Githyanki Warrior]], whether she rejected or embraced Vlaakith, whether or not Orpheus is freed, and if she flew back to the [[Astral Plane]] to wage war against Vlaakith or stayed in Faerun.

If Lae'zel sides with Orpheus and stays in Faerun, she launches a crusade to slay every Vlaakith-aligned Githyanki outpost on the Sword Coast.

If Lae'zel remains loyal to Vlaakith and accepts Ascension, she will not be present in the epilogue. Withers will remark that githyanki Ascension is to be consumed by Vlaakith, and that he cannot sense Lae'zel's presence.     

If his personal quest was never completed, he remains the Blade of Frontiers and tells the player character of his recent exploits: slaying a dinosaur at Candlekeep, slaying an "impossible lich," and slaying a "whelp" dragon named Claugiyliamatar.

If Gale ascends to godhood, [[Tara]] remarks about how much she hates the change, and invites the player character to spend time with Gale's mother so that she can hear about her son from someone who knew who he '''was'''.

If Gale did not ascend to godhood, she invites the player character to come visit her and Gale, and mentions that she'll send the invitation by pigeon, remarking that she once had a taste for them.

[[Raphael]] crashes the party if the player character signed his contract and handed him the Crown of Karsus.

If the player character ruins the vibe by killing an attendee or attempting to eat someone's brain as a mind flayer, Withers will unceremoniously bounce them from the party by sucking them through a portal; this immediately ends the Epilogue and triggers the end credits. The player can damage and kill Withers himself for the first and only time in the game, but he will simply reform and bounce the player anyway.