Baldur\u2019s Gate 3\u2019s cruelest villain is not who you expect Larian StudiosThis Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 NPC turned out to be a whole lot more than meets the eye, shocking fans with their brutality. There are plenty of morally complex characters in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3. Thanks to the game\u2019s expansive choice and branching script, there are many ways you can decide to interact with evil characters. You can attempt to reason with them, cut them down, or even join them in their nefarious deeds. For the most part, NPC are fairly upfront about their intentions. In situations where that\u2019s not the case, you can usually call on an insight check or Detect Thoughts to discern what they\u2019re hiding. Yet, as this player discovered, some characters will take you entirely off guard with their cruelty. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players surprised by vicious NPC The Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 player took to the game\u2019s subreddit and wrote a post titled \u201cThis is one of the most evil non-main villain characters.\u201d The post\u2019s content was simply a screenshot of a blue jay. Emphasizing just how minor a character the blue jay is, they then posted a follow-up comment explaining the bird\u2019s side quest. Upon the player using Speak with Animals, the blue jay wove a sob story of him being ousted from his nest by a flock of brutish eagles. When the player investigated the nest, it became clear to them that the supposedly stolen nest was far too large to house a blue jay. Inside the nest, they found an eagle chick and made the decision to knock the eagles unconscious to complete the quest instead of killing them. Yet, when they left the job unfinished, the blue jay ruthlessly finished the eagles off then \u201cthe little sh*t happily takes over the nest of a mother and her child and laughs at their death.\u201d What\u2019s worse, the nest where the player first spoke to the blue jay also seems to have been stolen from another bird, as shown by the blue jay\u2019s corpse in their inventory. As other players pointed out, this cold-blooded display is not uncommon among blue jays in real life. So, in a way, this side quest is like Baldur\u2019s Gate 3\u2019s answer to a super messed up nature documentary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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