Sceleritas Fel

Sceleritas Fel is a Fiend in Baldur's Gate 3 who is integral to The Dark Urge's past. While he himself encourages his master towards evil, the Dark Urge can be resisted. He only appears within a Dark Urge playthrough, or if The Dark Urge is within a Multiplayer party.

“

Milord? Jubilant day! I have found your vile self at last! Sceleritas Fel. Your loyal and ever-adoring butler.

„

— Sceleritas Fel introducing himself to The Dark Urge.

Involvement

Act One

When the Dark Urge is chosen as origin, the player character suddenly finds out that they have murdered Alfira (or Quil Grootslang, a Dragonborn Bard, if Alfira is unavailable). Whether they embrace this murder or not, Sceleritas Fel reveals that he is their humble butler, giving small hints as to what kind of person the Dark Urge may have been. He actively encourages the Dark Urge to commit more deplorable acts of murder, claiming they should "Be true to yourself, my Lord." He gifts the player character with the The Deathstalker Mantle as a reward for murdering the Bard, and leaves them to their business.

Act Two

Sceleritas appears again while in the Shadow-Cursed Lands, this time with a new task. He insists for the player character to kill Isobel, and by extension, cause the deaths of everyone within the Last Light Inn. If he is refused or if Isobel has already been captured by Marcus, he appears once more to inform the player character that they shall kill either their closest companion, or their lover, to sate their urge, and to get the Dark Urge back into the good graces of Bhaal. He expresses great disappointment if the player character refuses to kill Isobel or their closest companion or their lover.

If the player character kills Isobel, Sceleritas visits them and bestows upon them the Slayer form, a powerful ability allowing the Dark Urge to take on the form of a monstrous, giant being with four arms, razor claws, and terrifying mandibles - an ability only given to the favoured of Bhaal.

Act Three

Sceleritas Fel appears again within the Temple of Bhaal to welcome the player character "home." He is aware of the duel between the player character and Orin the Red, and will personally open the door for them. It is clear that he and Orin the Red are not allies, as Orin kills him frequently, up to three times a day, and Sceleritas would much prefer being killed by the player character. Once Orin has been defeated, several blades will appear from his body, seeming to stab through him. Within the reflection of his blood is the Avatar of Bhaal, who appears identical to Sceleritas, albeit with glowing red eyes, and a deep, imposing voice. The Avatar of Bhaal offers the Dark Urge to become their Chosen, whether they have been resisting or indulging their urge up to this point.

Should the player character accept, the Avatar of Bhaal grants the player character the Slayer form if they did not previously got it, along with one use of  Power Word Kill and allows for the player character to pursue controlling the Absolute in the name of Bhaal. Afterwards Sceleritas is available at the campsite. He praises the player character for killing Orin and becoming Bhaal's chosen. The player character can ask Sceleritas questions such as the past and future of the player character (and romance partner if any were pursued), and more details on Sceleritas (with the latter being deemed unimportant in Sceleritas mind). Afterwards the player character has the option to have Sceleritas stay silent or be permanently killed.

Should the player character refuse, the Avatar of Bhaal drains the essence of Bhaal from the Dark Urge, killing them. However they are ultimately resurrected by Withers, free of the Dark Urge forever, ending The Urge.

Should the player character either lose the duel to Orin or not show up at all in the Temple, Sceleritas visits them. He is furious and devastated that he could not guide his master back to greatness. Sceleritas also informs the player character that Bhaal intends to punish them both for their failure: the player character will be driven into madness once the Absolute is dealt with, while Sceleritas will be permanently killed as he no longer has a master to serve. Depending on the player character's final words to him, Sceleritas either curses his former master or bids them a mournful farewell.

Related literature

• Bhaal Butler's Checklist – Morning

Gallery

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  Sceleritas and The Dark Urge in their promotional art.

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  Render by J-P Roy

Notes

• His first name derives from Latin "scelus", meaning "evil deed, wickedness"
• Sceleritas usually cannot be fought in combat. If the party progress past the point of no return in Act Two without satisfying The Urge, Sceleritas waits in ambush outside Moonrise Towers to force the issue. If the party approach stealthily with an ability to see Invisible creatures, it is possible to attack and kill Sceleritas in a single turn. However, he still turns up at the next Long Rest, unscathed and without mention of the incident.
• If the player character wears Sclereritas' hat when arriving at the temple in act 3, he mentions this in dialogue, requesting the player character removes it for combat with a certain someone, in order to not appear as a "lowly servant".
• According to Sceleritas, the worst thing the Dark Urge did in the past was giving some coin to a beggar while heading to the Devil's Fee out of kindness. This act of kindness still gives Sceleritas nightmares.

External links

• Sceleritas Fel on the Forgotten Realms Wiki