Enver Gortash: Difference between revisions

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| voice = Jason Isaacs

| hometown = [[Baldur's Gate]]

| race = [[Human]]

| family = [[Dravo Flymm]] (father)<br>[[Sally Flymm]] (mother)

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Despite his humble beginnings, Gortash quickly rose through the ranks of society in [[Baldur's Gate]] with great cunning. Now, an influential figure and poised to become the Archduke of the city, he seeks to consolidate his power and become the ruler of the city and beyond, through whatever means are necessary.

{{Q|A mad dog understands the yank of the leash and the hand of its master, but it cannot be an equal. ''You'' can be my equal.|Enver Gortash}}

==Overview==

===Background===

===Gameplay===

* First mentioned in Act 1, he is introduced in Act 2, and properly encountered and fought in Act 3

* In combat, he relies on his allies to protect him, while supporting them from afar through grenades and the hazards found in the combat arena

=== Quests ===

=== Personality ===

== History ==

Enver Gortash was born to [[Dravo Flymm|Dravo]] and [[Sally Flymm]], the proprietors of [[Flymm's Cobblers]] in Baldur's Gate. The Flymms were in debt, and sold their son into slavery to pay them off.<ref name="Speak with Dead 1" /><ref name="Tadpoling 1">Connecting with [[Sally Flymm]]'s tadpole</ref><ref name="Nubaldin">Dialogue with [[Nubaldin]] in the House of Hope</ref> His parents describe him as a clever child, often found tinkering. They also described him as hateful and needy, too clever for his own good.

Mistaken by the Flymms as a warlock, Gortash was in reality sold to [[Raphael]].<ref name="Nubaldin" /> Gortash became a pageboy in Raphael's and [[Nubaldin|Nubaldin's]] service,<ref name="Datamined Note">Mentioned as a note in datamined dialogue.</ref>{{ref|[[Nubaldin|Nubaldin's]] dialogue synopsis: "[he] ordered Gortash around during his time of being enslaved"}} He was physically abused<ref name="Nubaldin" /> and left on poor terms.{{cite text|name=Helsik Note|Note from Helsik|[[Helsik]]}}

Before he became 'Lord' Gortash, Enver started out operating as a black market weapons dealer,{{cite text|name=Inroads by Gortash|Inroads by Arms Dealer Gortash|[[Bursar Uktar]]}} before expanding his operation into other businesses. At some point Enver Gortash had hired a young [[Karlach]] as his bodyguard. He betrayed her later, striking a deal with [[Zariel]]  to sell Karlach as a test subject for an implanted [[The Hellion's Heart|Infernal Engine]].<ref name="Karlach">Dialogue with [[Karlach]].</ref> It is unknown what Gortash received in return. Rumours say that he had [[Helsik]] open a transplanar portal to Hell during this period.{{cite text|name=Diabolist|File Under Diabolist|Unknown}}

In time he became known as a "Military Advisor" to Baldur's Gate Elite.<ref name="Wyll">Dialogue with [[Wyll]].</ref> He had an affair with Lady Jannath.{{cite text|Perfumed Days, Passionate Nights|[[Lady Jannath]]}}

At some point, Gortash became a 'Chosen' of the god [[Bane (God)|Bane]], and after this he began taking more ambitious endeavors that led to him accruing more power and influence within the political structures of [[Baldur's Gate]].

At some point, Enver Gortash returned to his parents for revenge. 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.

=== Act Two ===

[[File:Absolute trinity.webm|gif|thumb|The Chosen of Bane]]

=== Act Three ===

{{main|Get Gortash's Netherstone}}

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 goblins, ogres, bugbears, and undead, marching from [[Moonrise Towers]]. Finally, 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.

As parting words, Gortash will warn the party not to return without Orin's Netherstone.

{{SpoilerDurge|If playing as [[the Dark Urge]], Gortash will give a much warmer welcome, greeting his "favourite assassin". He will reveal that the original Chosen of Bhaal was not Orin, but in fact the Dark Urge themself.  

==List of interactions==

* During Act Three, the player has multiple opportunities to directly interact with Enver Gortash. While Enver Gortash is a neutral or allied entity, the player can start conversations with him at many opportunities. It is also possible for Gortash to become hostile, if provoked in certain conversations or deliberately attacked by players.  

* 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 tyrannical rule.

== Speak with Dead ==

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{{dcond|#1 First set}}

*{{dopt|Why did you ally with Myrkul and Bhaal?}}

**'''Lord Enver Gortash''': ''Why do red dragons ally with the [[githyanki]]? Why did the [[Deities#Ilmater|Broken God]] befriend [[Deities#Tyr|Tyr]]?''

**'''Lord Enver Gortash''': ''And by turning mortals [[illithid]], you deny their souls to their keepers.''

**'''Lord Enver Gortash''': ''You do not stoke fear by reaping your own fields, but by burning your foe's.''

*{{dopt|What can I do to earn your blessing, Lord Bane?}}

**'''Lord Enver Gortash''': ''You gained my favour when you slayed Gortash. Your need for power exceeds even his.''

**'''Lord Enver Gortash''': ''Use the Netherstones to commandeer the [[Netherbrain|brain]] and unleash your infected army, and I will count you among my chosen.''

===Loot===

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**{{MdRarityItem|Gauntlet of the Tyrant}}

**{{MdRarityItem|Gortash's Netherstone}}

*{{MdRarityItem|Cloth of Authority}}

*{{MdRarityItem|Fabricated Arbalest}}

*{{MdRarityItem|Reflectoguard}}

*{{MdRarityItem|Smokepowder Bomb}}

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==Gallery==

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== Related literature ==

==Notes==

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*If [[Disable the Steel Watch]] was completed before the [[Iron Throne]] infiltration, Iron Throne-related quests will become unavailable. If Gortash was made hostile otherwise before the Iron Throne and the [[Steel Watch Foundry]], the quests will remain intact.{{verify}}

==References==

== External links ==

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