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|title = Duke Stelmane

|name = Belynne Stelmane

|image = [[File:Belynne Stelmane Screenshot.webp|350px]]

|race = Human

|type = [[List of Creature Types#Humanoid|Human]]

}}'''Belynne Stelmane''', also known as '''Duke Stelmane''', is a character mentioned in Baldur's Gate 3. She can not be interacted with directly by the player, but appears in a few cutscenes and plays an important role in several areas of the game's story.  

==Significance==

* Served as a member of The Council of Four<ref>[[The Dukes of Baldur's Gate]] refers to ''The Council of Four'' as being a governing body of Baldur's Gate, consisting of four Dukes who oversee a ''Parliament of Peers'' consisting of the city's patriars.</ref>, until  ''at least'' 1471 DR<ref>[[The Dukes of Baldur's Gate]] refers to Belynne's role on the council occuring as recently as "Last Year." Baldur's Mouth Gazette articles strongly suggest that the "current" year is 1472 DR.</ref>

* Affiliated with an organization known as the Knights of the Shield.<ref>Specific dialogue with [[The Emperor|a former partner of Belynne's]] reports her affiliation with the Knights of the Shield.</ref><ref>It is not clear if Belynne's affiliation with ''The Knights of the Shield'' is widely known to the Baldurian public.{{Verify}}</ref>

* Reported to struggle with health issues, and commonly believed to have suffered a stroke.<ref>[[Patient Log: Duke Belynne Stelmane]] describes the observations of her doctor after suffering the alleged stroke.</ref><ref>Specific dialogue with [[Wyll]] during Act Three describes the public perception of Belynne's health issues as being a "stroke."</ref>

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* [[Investigate the Murders]]

* [[Visit the Emperor's Old Hideout]]

===Characters===

'''[[The Emperor]]'''

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The Emperor describes Belynne as its former ''partner'', but if pressed will claim that it used its illithid powers on her to make her its thrall. Investigations by the Knights of the Shield hypothesise this is what eventually caused her to suffer her stroke,  which left her partially paralysed.<ref> Investigations from The Knights of Shield.</ref><ref>Dialogue with the Emperor in the Astral Realm, after it is rejected and distrusted.</ref>

'''[[Wyll]]'''

The first time, I was a boy of seven or eight, at a banquet in the Flaming Fists's honor. One look and I was smitten.

'A stroke victim?' I asked father later. 'No', he said. 'A stroke ''survivor.'''

If the player passes an automatic Wisdom (Perception) check after Wyll finishes speaking, another dialogue option appears that is locked behind a Charisma (Persuasion) check. If this check is passed, he offers the following:

Something's always gnawed at me. At the banquet, Stelmane didn't seem to look ''at'' us, but ''through'' us. But that second time, her gaze never left me. It was steel, sharp and unyielding. It could just be my imagination. But I always felt that it was more than a stroke that had changed her. What, though... I couldn't say.

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** [[Stelmane's Private Room]]

===Other Content===

* [[Baldur's Mouth 1492 DR Issue 86]]

==References==

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* During Act 3, it is sometimes possible to ask [[Wyll]] about his own experiences with meeting Duke Stelmane. Passing an automatic perception check as he finishes speaking will reveal 1 additional conversation option, requiring a DC 15 Persuasion check. If passed, Wyll will go on to describe his observations about Stelmane's behavior ''after'' she suffered her stroke.

== External Links ==

* {{FRWiki|Belynne Stelmane|long}}

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