Wither\u2019s intro in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 could reveal why he can resurrect you larian studiosWithers might be the most useful ally the player has in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, yet there could be special reasons for why he\u2019s able to help you so much. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 strongly implies that Withers, the undead spellcaster who resurrects dead allies and creates hirelings, is actually Jergal, a former god of the dead. In the past, he gave up most of his divine powers to Bhaal, Bane, and Myrkul but was still classed as a deity. In Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, Jergal takes on the form of Withers and aids the player by charging a paltry sum of gold for some truly incredible feats of magic. His resurrection spells match those of the strongest Clerics in the setting, and he does it for practically nothing. There could be a reason why Withers charges cash, and it has to do with the history of the setting. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 is set in D&D\u2019s Forgotten Realms. There is a being above the gods named Ao, who enforces rules that prevent them from directly interfering with mortals. In the past, this was more about gods sending avatars down to cause havoc. Instead, they had to rely on mortals, whom they guided in subtler ways. As explained in a thread on the Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 Reddit, the reason Withers charges money for his services is because it allows him to bypass Ao\u2019s rules. This is coupled with the strange questions he asks about the value of mortal lives in your first encounter, as it\u2019s his way of forming a divine pact with your character. Once Withers has established why Tav wants to end lives and bring back the dead, he can then offer his services, as life and death fall under his divine portfolio. He just needs a reason and gold first. Otherwise, Ao might consider his actions a direct intervention rather than the relationship between follower and deity. The real reason for Withers\u2019 benevolence is that the developers want the player to have an easy way to bring back dead allies without violating the D&D 5e rules\/lore. But at least this theory provides a more interesting explanation, especially as it ties into Withers\u2019 mysterious personality and goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Wither\u2019s intro in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 could reveal why he can resurrect you larian studiosWithers might be the most useful ally the player has in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, yet there could be special reasons for why he\u2019s able to help you so much. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 strongly implies that Withers, the undead spellcaster who resurrects […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21192\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}