The Mortal View: Eyewitness Accounts of the Bhaalspawn Crisis

The Mortal View: Eyewitness Accounts of the Bhaalspawn Crisis provides historical context for the Bhaalspawn Crisis.

This mass-produced book has a cheap imitation of Bhaal's symbol stamped onto the cover.

Properties

•  Books
•  Author: unknown
•  Rarity: Common
•  Weight: 0.5 kg (1 lb)
•  Price: 14 gp
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  UID

  BOOK_GEN_History_BhaalspawnTestimonials
  
  UUID

  b4e15cb9-b7f9-4a35-b58b-cee52699abe6
  

Where to find

• Sold by  Echo of Abazigal and  Nansi Gretta
• On a cabinet in the basement of Rainforest's Home at X: 1419 Y: 1048
• In the Refectory of the Overgrown Ruins at X: -177 Y: -276

Text

[The guild seal on the inside of the cover belongs to a printmaking collective in Baldur's Gate.]

'Of course I remember. Knew the second that ⁠girl was walking that she'd be trouble. Little thief, always in everyone's business. And that ⁠ward of ⁠Gorion went right along with her. Nor surprise a wicked god's blood was running in their veins.'
-Anonymous, ⁠Candlekeep

'Sarevok and his lot are always the first ones that come to mind. You know this all started with a bit of iron in ⁠Nashkel? Everyone thought their weapons would rot out of their hands. Back then, I thought the problem was bad trade. Never took the man for a son of Bhaal.' - Amnian Mercenary, interviewed on his deathbed

'You dare speak that name to me? My ⁠mistress was turned to ash fighting those forsaken wretches. I curse Bhaal, I curse ⁠Irenicus, and I curse you!' - Hostile Vampire, ⁠Athkatla Slums

'The Five tore ⁠Tethyr to pieces. I don't think anyone expected more Bhaalspawn showing up would fix the war that a pack of them started. Then again, they were all inclined to killing each other, eh? Good riddance. Here's hoping every last one of them has been wiped off the face of Faerûn.' - ⁠Saradush Merchant, retired

'I'm not authorized to be talking about any murder with someone like you. Take it up at the Seatower if you want to argue. But honestly, who cares if a Bhaalspawn got it stuck to them? Their father's the killing type, after all.' - Flaming Fist Gauntlet, Baldur's Gate

[Several hundred more interviews follow, most of them terse.]

Notes

This book contains multiple references to previous Baldur's Gate games.

• ⁠Gorion was the mentor of the previous games' protagonist - ⁠Gorion's Ward. ⁠Candlekeep was their home and the starting location in the first game. The girl with bhaalspawn blood is ⁠Imoen - another adoptive child of Gorion.
• Sarevok was the main antagonist of Baldur's Gate 1. He was responsible for the Iron Crisis that began in Nashkel Mines. It was later revealed that he was a bhaalspawn.
• The hostile vampire was likely one of the unnamed followers of ⁠Bodhi - a vampire in ⁠Athkatla who was allied with the second game's antagonist - ⁠Jon Irenicus. Both were killed by Gorion's Ward.
• ⁠The Five was a group of bhaalspawn who were the main antagonists of the second game's expansion - ⁠Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal.

External Links

⁠Bhaalspawn crisis on the Forgotten Realms Wiki