What exactly is Wither...does anyone know

[qwert_44643]

When i first saw him...ithought Lich........but my sons both say no and when i thought bout it i dont think undead are good...if i remmber right from my younger dungeons and dragon playing.

So does anyone know what he is eaxactly?

[AsianGirlLover]

He’s a bartender, I think

[LongLostLittleKen]

He's a god not a man. I heard he ate bones.

[His Divine Shadow]

Most definitely Jergal. He's flagged as such in game files

[qwert_44643]

Originally posted by The Ghost Ship:

He's a god not a man. I heard he ate bones.

God????

[ska.one]

Originally posted by AsianGirlLover:

He’s a bartender, I think

Nah, that's Lloyd.

[Яeplicant]

Where do you find him? Is there anything of note in the surrounding area? Talking to him also has some pointers, which involves some dialogue options and dice rolls.

That's all I'm gping to say at this point. Everything else you have to figure out yourself during your run.

[Toblm]

My money is he is Myrkul related from some of the things one can find in the crypt.
Myrkul featured heavily in Neverwinter Nights 2 and as I understand it is somewhat out of the major pantheon circa BG3, which suggests to me Wither might simply be the alias of a certain quasi-deity. Which would go a long way towards explaining some of the powers Wither exhibits.

Edit: Wrong Death God.... Jergal is the former god of death I was thinking of...

[AsianGirlLover]

Originally posted by ska.one:

Originally posted by AsianGirlLover:

He’s a bartender, I think

Nah, that's Lloyd.

Care for a round of Gwent?

[Weekend]

The old death god abdicated his throne for 3 mortals: Bane, Myrkul, and Bhaal.
He was tired of being the god of death and strife and wanted to pawn off some of his divine portfolio. He realized that the three couldn't be trusted to not ♥♥♥♥ up the natural order so he picked a party of adventurers to raise

[qwert_44643]

Originally posted by Toblm:

My money is he is Myrkul related from some of the things one can find in the crypt.
Myrkul featured heavily in Neverwinter Nights 2 and as I understand it is somewhat out of the major pantheon circa BG3, which suggests to me Wither might simply be the alias of a certain quasi-deity. Which would go a long way towards explaining some of the powers Wither exhibits.

makes since

[Tingly]

It's meant to be at least somewhat ambiguous even by the end of the game, though you can make some educated guesses.

[Weekend]

its not ambiguous at all. literally the first dungeon on the beach tells the story in books and religion checks

[Toblm]

Originally posted by qwert_44643:

Originally posted by Toblm:

My money is he is Myrkul related from some of the things one can find in the crypt.
Myrkul featured heavily in Neverwinter Nights 2 and as I understand it is somewhat out of the major pantheon circa BG3, which suggests to me Wither might simply be the alias of a certain quasi-deity. Which would go a long way towards explaining some of the powers Wither exhibits.

makes since

Though, I just realized I pointed out the wrong god of death... DnD has way too many.

Jergal, Jergal is the dead thing I was thinking of...

[Jack]

If you really want to know look up some EA mining.
The filename and developer comments in the script is quite revealing.

I can't say it's still cannon, but atleast it was the intent and are still true unless re-written.

[Яeplicant]

Originally posted by Jack:

If you really want to know look up some EA mining.
The filename and developer comments in the script is quite revealing.

I can't say it's still cannon, but atleast it was the intent and are still true unless re-written.

I mean, even the artbook itself makes it somewhat painfully obvious.