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* The Dark Urge is a cannibal.{{ref|Eating a Noblestalk Mushroom prior to meeting Sceleritas Fel. <br>''"A babe. Brained by your hand. The fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt, will be very good boiled on the fourth day. Especially in winter."''}} They can also eat the cooked dwarf meat from the [[Goblin Camp]]. | * The Dark Urge is a cannibal.{{ref|Eating a Noblestalk Mushroom prior to meeting Sceleritas Fel. <br>''"A babe. Brained by your hand. The fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt, will be very good boiled on the fourth day. Especially in winter."''}} They can also eat the cooked dwarf meat from the [[Goblin Camp]]. | ||
* According to [[Sceleritas Fel]], the Dark Urge is a necrophiliac.{{ref|name=necro|Possible dialogue in first encounter with Fel. <br>''"My, my. We will be reintroducing necrophilia to your schedule in no time."'' | * According to [[Sceleritas Fel]], the Dark Urge is a necrophiliac.{{ref|name=necro|Possible dialogue in first encounter with Fel. <br>''"My, my. We will be reintroducing necrophilia to your schedule in no time."''}} | ||
* The Dark Urge has much in common with the protagonists of many other party-based RPGs, such as being an amnesiac and having a hidden connection to the villains of the game that is revealed over time. | * The Dark Urge has much in common with the protagonists of many other party-based RPGs, such as being an amnesiac and having a hidden connection to the villains of the game that is revealed over time. | ||
** Notably, the protagonist of the previous Baldur's Gate games was also a Bhaalspawn. | ** Notably, the protagonist of the previous Baldur's Gate games was also a Bhaalspawn. | ||
* Even after being freed of the Urge, the Dark Urge still has access to unique, violent dialogue – with the Urge references removed – suggesting that at least part of the Dark Urge's available actions could be the result of their own character, rather than simply Bhaal's influence.{{ref|As discovered in numerous possible dialogues in Act Three. | * Even after being freed of the Urge, the Dark Urge still has access to unique, violent dialogue – with the Urge references removed – suggesting that at least part of the Dark Urge's available actions could be the result of their own character, rather than simply Bhaal's influence.{{ref|As discovered in numerous possible dialogues in Act Three.}} | ||
** Immediately after the Dark Urge is brought back by Withers, the character can revel in their freedom to be evil without the Urge, and take joy in having fooled everyone that they are innocent. | ** Immediately after the Dark Urge is brought back by Withers, the character can revel in their freedom to be evil without the Urge, and take joy in having fooled everyone that they are innocent. | ||
** The character can also embrace their goodness, which illustrates the virtue of a good-aligned Dark Urge, as they (and the player) truly ''choose'' to be good. | ** The character can also embrace their goodness, which illustrates the virtue of a good-aligned Dark Urge, as they (and the player) truly ''choose'' to be good. | ||
* Even if the Dark Urge gets rid of their father's blood, the [[Netherbrain]] still refers to the Dark Urge as "murder incarnate". This may be in reference to Ed Greenwood's - the creator of the setting - revelation, prior to the game's release, that a Bhaalspawn can never fully remove Bhaal's essence. (https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1396624159363448832){{ref|Potential dialogue after siding with the Emperor and then climbing up to the Netherbrain. | * Even if the Dark Urge gets rid of their father's blood, the [[Netherbrain]] still refers to the Dark Urge as "murder incarnate". This may be in reference to Ed Greenwood's - the creator of the setting - revelation, prior to the game's release, that a Bhaalspawn can never fully remove Bhaal's essence. (https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1396624159363448832){{ref|Potential dialogue after siding with the Emperor and then climbing up to the Netherbrain.}} | ||
* In a campaign where the Dark Urge isn't chosen as an Origin Character, the player can find the corpse of an NPC with the default appearance of the Dark Urge Origin, simply called "Fallen Bhaalspawn", tortured and murdered by [[Orin]]. The [[Journal of Magthew Budj]] still references Kressa's obsession with the "pet" she used for her experiments, and the plot to have it sent to the Nautiloid Ship. Likewise, notes penned by the Dark Urge themself that refer to their collaboration with Gortash and a letter that berates Orin for her incompetence can be found regardless of whether the Dark Urge Origin has been chosen. | * In a campaign where the Dark Urge isn't chosen as an Origin Character, the player can find the corpse of an NPC with the default appearance of the Dark Urge Origin, simply called "Fallen Bhaalspawn", tortured and murdered by [[Orin]]. The [[Journal of Magthew Budj]] still references Kressa's obsession with the "pet" she used for her experiments, and the plot to have it sent to the Nautiloid Ship. Likewise, notes penned by the Dark Urge themself that refer to their collaboration with Gortash and a letter that berates Orin for her incompetence can be found regardless of whether the Dark Urge Origin has been chosen. | ||
* If he is recruited, [[Minsc]] considers himself to be the Dark Urge's uncle. While at the campsite he says: ''You are of the same blood as our old friend: a Bhaalspawn, and as close to Minsc as if they were his own kin. That makes Minsc your uncle.'' | * If he is recruited, [[Minsc]] considers himself to be the Dark Urge's uncle. While at the campsite he says: ''You are of the same blood as our old friend: a Bhaalspawn, and as close to Minsc as if they were his own kin. That makes Minsc your uncle.'' | ||