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| name = The Dark Urge | | name = The Dark Urge | ||
| image = BIBG The Dark Urge Cropped.png | | image = BIBG The Dark Urge Cropped.png | ||
| image_alt_text = The Dark Urge's appearance in Blood in Baldur's Gate. | | image_alt_text = The Dark Urge's appearance in Blood in Baldur's Gate. | ||
| race = Any, [[White dragonborn]] (default) | | race = Any, [[White dragonborn]] (default) | ||
| class = Any, [[Sorcerer]] (default) | | class = Any, [[Sorcerer]], [[Storm Sorcery]] (default) | ||
| background = [[Haunted One]] | | background = [[Haunted One]] | ||
| hometown = [[Baldur's Gate]] | | hometown = [[Baldur's Gate]] | ||
| family= [[Bhaal]] ("father"/creator)<br>[[Orin the Red]] (Bhaalspawn relative)<br>[[Sarevok Anchev]] (Bhaalspawn relative)<br>Unnamed foster parents<br>[[Minsc]] ("uncle", determinant) | | family = [[Bhaal]] ("father"/creator)<br>[[Orin the Red]] (Bhaalspawn relative)<br>[[Sarevok Anchev]] (Bhaalspawn relative)<br>Unnamed foster parents<br>[[Minsc]] ("uncle", determinant) | ||
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Eventually, the Dark Urge became the leader of the Cult of Bhaal, and pledged to end all life in existence for their [[Bhaal|father]]. At some point fellow Bhaalspawn [[Orin the Red]] joined and served under them.{{ref|name=memoirs|Gortash's memoirs.}} | Eventually, the Dark Urge became the leader of the Cult of Bhaal, and pledged to end all life in existence for their [[Bhaal|father]]. At some point fellow Bhaalspawn [[Orin the Red]] joined and served under them.{{ref|name=memoirs|Gortash's memoirs.}} | ||
After receiving dreams of Bhaal, the Dark Urge – in correspondence with [[Gortash|Enver Gortash]] – hatched a plan to steal the Crown of Karsus in a heist at Mephistopheles' Vault, so that they could fulfil their pledge to their Lord: They would create an army of soulless mind flayers, and with the help of this army they would exterminate all life — Including, as the last being alive, their own. Fully intent on eventually betraying them, the Dark Urge joined forces with Gortash and [[Ketheric Thorm]], [[Bane]] and [[Myrkul]]'s chosen, respectively.{{ref|name=colonyletter||act2}}{{ref|name=memoirs}}{{ref|name=coronation||act3}}{{ref|name=parentnotes|Notes found at Gortash's parents' shop.|act3}} | After receiving dreams of Bhaal, the Dark Urge – in correspondence with [[Gortash|Enver Gortash]] – hatched a plan to steal the Crown of Karsus in a heist at Mephistopheles' Vault, so that they could fulfil their pledge to their Lord: They would create an army of soulless mind flayers, and with the help of this army they would exterminate all life — Including, as the last being alive, their own. Fully intent on eventually betraying them, the Dark Urge joined forces with Gortash and [[Ketheric Thorm]], [[Bane (God)|Bane]] and [[Myrkul]]'s chosen, respectively.{{ref|name=colonyletter||act2}}{{ref|name=memoirs}}{{ref|name=coronation||act3}}{{ref|name=parentnotes|Notes found at Gortash's parents' shop.|act3}} | ||
After the heist, Gortash suggested that they use the Crown on the elder brain located in the illithid colony below [[Moonrise Towers]]. The Dark Urge agreed to the plan, and joined [[Enver Gortash]] and [[Ketheric Thorm]] at Moonrise Towers.{{ref|name=memoirs}} | After the heist, Gortash suggested that they use the Crown on the elder brain located in the illithid colony below [[Moonrise Towers]]. The Dark Urge agreed to the plan, and joined [[Enver Gortash]] and [[Ketheric Thorm]] at Moonrise Towers.{{ref|name=memoirs}} | ||
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The Dark Urge's unique quest, [[The Urge]], has two distinct paths: The character can either resist their urges, or embrace them. | The Dark Urge's unique quest, [[The Urge]], has two distinct paths: The character can either resist their urges, or embrace them. | ||
If they resist the legacy, will | If they resist the Urge and reject their legacy, Bhaal will drain them of his unholy blood resulting in their death, only for [[Withers]] to intervene directly and bring them back to life. | ||
If they embrace their legacy, they will become Bhaal's Chosen yet again. | If they embrace the Urge and accept their legacy, they will become Bhaal's Chosen yet again. | ||
== Past relationships == | == Past relationships == | ||