Balduran: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Attempted cleanup in a way that addresses how Balduran is signficant to the game, so that players understand why they see him everywhere.)
No edit summary
Line 5: Line 5:
==Significance==
==Significance==
Various pieces of in-game content offer the following information about why '''Balduran''' is significant to [[Baldur's Gate 3]].<ref name="Balduran 1"></ref><ref name= "Balduran 2"></ref>
Various pieces of in-game content offer the following information about why '''Balduran''' is significant to [[Baldur's Gate 3]].<ref name="Balduran 1"></ref><ref name= "Balduran 2"></ref>
* Balduran is generally understood to be the "founder" of the city of [[Baldur's Gate]].<ref name= "Balduran Founds A City 1">[[Balduran Founds a City]]: ''"This text roots its subject on Balduran, a sailor of exquisite renown who founded the city of Baldur's Gate many years ago."''</ref>
* Balduran is generally understood to be the "founder" of the city of [[Baldur's Gate]].<ref name= "Balduran Founds A City 1">[[Balduran Founds a City]]</ref>
* The city of [[Baldur's Gate]] is generally understood to be named after him.<ref name= "Balduran Founds A City 1"></ref>
* The city of [[Baldur's Gate]] is generally understood to be named after him.<ref name= "Balduran Founds A City 1"></ref>
* ''"Balduran's Bones!"'' is a popular exclamation used in conversations and ambient banter by multiple in-game characters.<ref>[[Wyll]] can be observed to use this exclamation in multiple voice lines. A list of other cases has not been compiled.</ref>
* ''"Balduran's Bones!"'' is a popular exclamation used in conversations and ambient banter by multiple in-game characters.<ref>[[Wyll]] can be observed to use this exclamation in multiple voice lines. A list of other cases has not been compiled.</ref>
Line 11: Line 11:
===Statues in Wyrmway===
===Statues in Wyrmway===
[[File:Balduran Statue2.webp|thumb|One of Balduran's Statues at Wyrmway]]
[[File:Balduran Statue2.webp|thumb|One of Balduran's Statues at Wyrmway]]
There are multiple statues of Balduran with recorded messages from him.<ref>The recorded messages from Balduran were created using the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Magic_mouth Magic Mouth] spell{{Verify}}</ref> They guide the player through the challenges on their way to find a character named [[Ansur]] beneath [[Wyrmway]].
There are multiple statues of Balduran with recorded messages from him.<ref>The recorded messages from Balduran were created using the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Magic_mouth Magic Mouth] spell.{{Verify}}</ref> They guide the player through the challenges on their way to find a character named [[Ansur]] beneath [[Wyrmway]].


===Equipment===
===Equipment===
Line 57: Line 57:
{{FRWiki|Balduran|long}}
{{FRWiki|Balduran|long}}


{{NavCharacters|3}}
==Notes==
<references></references>
 
<br>{{NavCharacters|3}}
[[Category:Characters in Act 3]]
[[Category:Characters in Act 3]]
<!-- Putting this here to help me copy-paste. May eventually remove or reformat for broader use. -ArcaneFocus
<ref name="Balduran 1"></ref>
<ref name= "Balduran 2"></ref>
<ref name= "Balduran Founds A City 1">[[Balduran Founds a City]]: ''"This text roots its subject on Balduran, a sailor of exquisite renown who founded the city of Baldur's Gate many years ago."''</ref>
-->