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|faction = [[Steel Watch]]<br>[[Cult of the Absolute]] | |faction = [[Steel Watch]]<br>[[Cult of the Absolute]] | ||
|family = [[Dravo Flymm]] (father)<br>[[Sally Flymm]] (mother) | |family = [[Dravo Flymm]] (father)<br>[[Sally Flymm]] (mother) | ||
|allies = {{Blur|[[Bane (God)|Bane]]}}<br>[[Ketheric Thorm]]<br>[[Orin the Red]] | |allies = {{Blur|[[Bane (God)|Bane]]}}<br>[[Ketheric Thorm]]<br>[[Orin the Red]]<br>{{Blur|[[The Dark Urge]]}} (former/dependant) | ||
|enemies = [[Ulder Ravengard]]<br>[[Karlach]] | |enemies = [[Ulder Ravengard]]<br>[[Karlach]] | ||
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
{{SpoilerBox|}} | {{SpoilerBox|Prior to the events of Baldur's Gate, Enver Gortash was born to [[Dravo Flymm]] and [[Sally Flymm]], proprietors of Flymm's Cobblers in Baldur's Gate. Enver was given away as a child, sold by his parents to some unknown warlock, so that they could pay off their profound debts. Some time later, he returned to his parents demanding justice for the atrocity they committed. What resulted, was Gortash eventually implanting [[Mind Flayer]] tadpoles into their minds, turning them into puppets that could do little more than praise their exalted son. | ||
During his time as a power player in [[Baldur's Gate]], Gortash was a known weapons dealer, and slaver, and in secret, a worshipper of the God of Tyranny, [[Bane]]. At some point during his career, he had hired [[Karlach]] as his bodyguard. He later sold her to [[Zariel]], the Archdevil of [[Avernus]], likely to gain access to a version of the Infernal Engine implanted in Karlach, which could survive on the Material Plane, in which he used to create the [[Steel Watcher|Steel Watchers]]. | |||
After having been named the Chosen of [[Bane (God)|Bane]], he had also allied with two other individuals; {{Blur|[[Ketheric Thorm]], the Chosen of [[Myrkul]], and [[The Dark Urge]], the Chosen of [[Bhaal]]}}. Gortash and his allies formulated a plot to enslave an [[The Netherbrain|Elder Brain]] underneath [[Baldur's Gate]] by using an ancient Netherese artifact, the [[Crown of Karsus]], an item so powerful, it had granted its namesake a brief moment of Godhood. Gortash reveals the details of this plot during [[Act Two]], and further explains it in [[Act Three]]. | |||
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== Act Two == | == Act Two == | ||
{{SpoilerBox|Enver Gortash first appears alongside [[Ketheric Thorm]] and [[Orin the Red]] in the [[Mind Flayer Colony]] underneath [[Moonrise Towers]]. Using his [[Gortash's Netherstone|Netherese Stone]], the Edict of Bane, he issues the order to the [[Netherbrain]] to march the Absolute's armies on [[Baldur's Gate]]. | {{SpoilerBox|Enver Gortash first appears alongside [[Ketheric Thorm]] and [[Orin the Red]] in the [[Mind Flayer Colony]] underneath [[Moonrise Towers]]. Using his [[Gortash's Netherstone|Netherese Stone]], the Edict of Bane, he issues the order to the [[Netherbrain]] to march the Absolute's armies on [[Baldur's Gate]]. | ||
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Part of the group's plan is described during this moment, with [[Ketheric Thorm]] raising an army to assault [[Baldur's Gate]], wherein Enver Gortash would repel the invasion, and be lauded as a hero.}} | |||
== Act Three == | == Act Three == | ||
{{SpoilerBox|}} | {{SpoilerBox|Enver Gortash is encountered in-person by the party at Wyrm's Crossing, during his inauguration as Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate. Despite previous hostilities, Gortash will act very open to cooperating with the party, even offering them a place in his tyannical rule. | ||
Should the player perform an [[Insight]] [[Skill Test]], it is revealed that {{Blur|Gortash fully intends on sharing his rule with the player should they form an alliance. Whether this would be a temporary truth or not is unknown.}} | |||
Gortash can explain the Chosen of the [[Dead Three|Dead Three's]] plot to the player, detailing everyone's role. Each individual had their own part to play in their plan, which would occur sequentially; | |||
* The Chosen of [[Bhaal]], [[Orin the Red]] would carry out a series of murders within Baldur's Gate, thinning out any forces not already under Gortash's control. | |||
* The Chosen of [[Myrkul]] [[Ketheric Thorm]] would raise an army consisting of cultists of the [[Absolute]], monstrous humanoids such as [[Goblin|Goblins]], [[Ogre|Ogres]] and [[Bugbear|Bugbears]], and [[undead]], marching from [[Moonrise Tower]]. | |||
* The Chosen of [[Bane]], Enver Gortash, would use his Steel Watch, and command it in a rigged battle against the [[Absolute]], winning in a way that indebts the city of [[Baldur's Gate]] to him, without damaging it beyond repair in a way in which he can not rule in prosperity. | |||
If the player is playing [[The Dark Urge]], {{Blur|Gortash will reveal that the original Chosen of Bhaal was not [[Orin|Orin the Red]], but in fact, [[The Dark Urge]] themselves, and was directly involved in the plot to steal the [[Crown of Karsus]] and use it to manipulate the [[The Netherbrain|Elder Brain]]. He claims [[The Dark Urge]] was much more in control of their actions than [[Orin]] was, and very much prefers their company over hers.}} | |||
Gortash can be killed at Wyrm's Crossing, which allows for the player to collect [[Gortash's Netherstone]] to progress further. | |||
However, if the player decides to ally with Gortash, killing him is not necessary to continue. He will accompany the party to the [[The Netherbrain|Elder Brain]] to attempt to command it once more. {{Blur|This, however, fails. The stones will be unable to command [[The Netherbrain]], and it will use its psionic might to kill Gortash instantaneously with a simple command to "Die."}}}} | |||
== [[File:Speak_with_Dead_Icon.png|50px]] Speak With Dead Interaction == | == [[File:Speak_with_Dead_Icon.png|50px]] Speak With Dead Interaction == | ||