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Raised believing she was fathered by [[Bhaal]] himself, Orin was in truth born of an incestuous relationship between [[Sarevok Anchev]] and his daughter [[Helena Anchev]],{{cite text|A page from Sarevok's book|[[Sarevok Anchev]]}} intended to be the perfect offering to the Dread Lord. Though he routinely mistreated and abused them, both Helena and Orin worshipped and loved Sarevok, enduring the hardships of growing up as a Bhaalite. Orin received the bloody teachings of Bhaal, becoming in time the youngest Unholy Assassin to follow the steps of god of Murder. Such was her gift in killing that she was anointed Bhaal's [[Chosen]].

When Orin was still a child, Sarevok secretly ordered Helena to kill her as an offering to Bhaal.{{ref|"What better offering to make to our Lord?" - [[Sarevok Anchev]] on Helena's attempted murder}} Desperate to become his Chosen, Helena attacked Orin but she was overcome by Orin who ultimately cut her down. Bhaal deemed the young changeling exceptional, and ordered Sarevok to look after her henceforth.

Yearning for respect and status, but dismissed by Bhaal and Sarevok alike,{{ref|"Cleanse the temple of Orin's girlish shrines and bring your primal slaughter back to Bhaal." - Sarevok Anchev}} Orin brooded as she waited for an opportunity to become her father's favored.

The Urge joined forces with [[Bane (God)|Bane's]] Chosen [[Enver Gortash]], and together, they formulated a plan to steal the [[Crown of Karsus]], an ancient arcane object of immense power, and subjugate an [[Elder Brain]] with it in order to create a soulless army to destroy the world with. After recruiting [[Ketheric Thorm]], [[Myrkul|Myrkul's]] Chosen, Orin joined the three in the raid to plant the Crown on the brain beneath [[Moonrise Towers]].  

It was during this time that Orin saw her opportunity and struck, driving a dagger through the Urge's skull and planting an [[Illithid]] tadpole in them. With her former rival left to die and a tadpole devouring their brain, Orin took the Urge's place as Bhaal's Chosen and third member of the conspirators. Orin would prove undisciplined in her role, however, as her bloodlust could not be contained, and rapidly grew to be disliked by the other two who saw her as little more than a necessary nuisance to their plan. At some point between the betrayal and the events of the game, Ketheric and Orin tricked [[Minthara]] into a trap where she murdered her allies and captured her. She then used a tadpole to convert [[Minthara]] into a [[True Soul]].

If the Urge was not chosen as the player character, [[Fallen Bhaalspawn|their corpse]] will be found in Orin's chamber during Act 3, tortured to death by their sister.{{note|This corpse uses the [[Dragonborn#White_Dragonborn]] form for [[The Dark Urge (origin)|the Dark Urge]], as seen in promotional footage for the [[Origin]] and through the in-game default choice.}}

The player first encounters Orin in the village of [[Rivington]], right before entering Baldur's Gate. As a changeling, she can appear to the player under the guise of several identities (listed [[#Disguises|below]]). She tells the party that she is aware of their goals, even goading the player to be as violent and bloody as they can while they are attempting to obtain the Netherese Stones from her and [[Enver Gortash|Gortash]].

== Disguises ==

Orin's shapeshifting allows her to innocuously follow the player as several different characters in the [[Wyrm's Crossing]] area. Among her disguises are:

* [[Lens]], a tiefling journalist.

* [[Gyldro Angleiron]], a blacksmith in the Rivington General.

* A wounded thug of the Stone Lord.

{{SpoilerDurge|Meeting one of Orin's impersonations for the first time earns the [[Inspiration|Inspirational Event]] '''Personal Relations''' ([[Haunted One]] background).}}Once the player triggers two of Orin's transformations from the list above, all other potential disguises will be the actual NPCs henceforth.

 

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