Editing Volo

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| description = Volo is a Camp Follower in Baldur's Gate 3. He can be first found interviewing a bear and later captured by Goblins.
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{{Infobox character
| name = Volo
| full_name = Volothamp Geddarm
| titles = Procurer of Associates, Stories, and Curios
| image = Volo-facePatch7.png
| voice = Stephen Hogan
| race = [[Human]]
| hometown = Faerûn
| level = 3

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| size = Medium
| type = Humanoid
| armour_class = 10
| hit_points = 18
| hit_points_tactician = 23
| movement_speed_meters = 9
| movement_speed_feet = 30
| weight_kg = 60
| weight_lb = 120
| hiddenlevel = 3
| str = 9
| dex = 12
| con = 10
| int = 15
| wis = 11
| cha = 16
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}}'''Volothamp Geddarm''', or '''Volo''', for short, is a [[Camp Follower]] in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''. He can be first found at the [[Sacred Pool]] during [[Act One]], interviewing a bear. Volo is a recurring character in {{FRWiki|Forgotten Realms}} media and a returning character from ''Baldur's Gate'' and ''Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal''.

== Background ==
Volothamp Geddarm is a widely travelled wizard, most well known for his guidebooks, such as ''{{FRWiki|Volo's Guide to Monsters}}'' and ''Volo's Guide to Waterdeep''. [[Elminster]], an occasional fact checker and editor of his books - notably Volo's ''Guide to Monsters'', has said he is prone to "exaggeration, misrepresentation, and flights of fancy". {{ref|Greenwood, Ed (January 1996). ''Volo's Guide to the Dalelands''. TSR, Inc, pp. 4–5.}}

== Involvement ==
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=== Act One ===

Volo is found at the [[Sacred Pool]] in the Druid Grove. He will interview the player regarding the goblin assault on the gates and then head to the [[Goblin Camp]], intent on documenting their behavior from the inside.

There the player will find Volo again, now held captive, forced to act as a jester and "entertainment" for the goblins. He is taken to a cage inside the [[Defiled Temple]], from which he can be freed via a skill check. If rescued, he will head to the player's camp.

Once present in the [[Campsite]], Volo will offer to attempt to remove the Mind Flayer [[Tadpole]] from the player's skull via highly questionable methods. Doing this will end in catastrophe, but the player receives an enchanted eye in compensation, granting [[Volo's Ersatz Eye (passive feature)|Volo's Ersatz Eye]] permanently. He will then leave. This offer is only available during acts one and two.

At the conclusion of the Druid's grove quest line, Volo will attend the celebratory party regardless of which side the player aligned with. If the grove was protected, he will sing a song for the player; if the grove was attacked he will once again be in a cage (for his own protection) and will have some pointed questions for the player as to how they justify slaughtering the refugees.

If the player does not take Volo up on his offer of surgery, he will remain in the camp until the end of Act Two. He does not have any new dialogue, but his inventory does continually refresh with 5 [[Potion of Animal Speaking]] and an assortment of [[Scrolls]], including many high-level ones. Being caught pickpocketing Volo has no consequence besides him briefly fleeing and losing opinion of the offending character.

=== Act Three ===
In Baldur's Gate, you will find him trapped again in front of the [[Steel Watch Foundry]] near the [[Grey Harbor Docks]], tied to a railcart loaded with [[Smokepowder Barrel]]s and with an angry mob ready to execute him. If you rescue and talk to him, he will appear again at your camp, he will give you a [[Regarding the Slayer|book about the Slayer]].

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== Companion approval ==
* If Volo is allowed to perform his operation {{Approval|Astarion|-1}} {{Approval|Lae'zel|-1}} {{Approval|Shadowheart|-1}} {{Approval|Karlach|-1}}
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== Gallery ==
<gallery heights="200px" mode="packed">
File:Volo-Early.png|Volo's appearance at the start of ''Early Access.''
File:Volo-Patch5.png|Volo's appearance in Patch 5 and 6 of ''Early Access.'' 
File:Volo-face.png|Volo's appearance since Patch 7 of ''Early Access.''
Volo Model.png|Volo's model.
</gallery>

== Notes ==
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* Volo is voiced by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0389621/?ref_=tt_cl_t_5 Stephen Hogan], replacing [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667326/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t23 Rob Paulsen] from previous games.
* Volo has also appeared in multiple adventures, notably ''{{FRWiki|Tomb of Annihilation}}'', ''{{FRWiki|Waterdeep: Dragon Heist}}'' and ''{{FRWiki|Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage}}'', and in video games such as ''Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir'', ''Baldur's Gate'' and ''Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal''.
* Volo met the protagonist of the previous ''Baldur's Gate'' games twice, and even got his hands on Irenicus' notes on torturing the protagonist (see ''[[Regarding the Slayer]]'').
* If an [[Instrument]] is played near Volo, he will join in by whistling.
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== References ==
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== External links ==
{{FRWiki|Volothamp Geddarm|long}}

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