What happened to the autistic Tiefling kid?

[Orion Invictus]

Y'know, the one who doesn't talk. I saw him go into their little hideout and all the others made it all the way to Baldur's Gate, but he seems to be gone. What gives?

[Chadwick Strongpants]

Do you call everyone who doesn't babble 24/7 autistic or what?

[alanc9]

You obviously didn't talk to that character.

[Detective Costeau]

Given what happens between Act 1 and act 2 of the game, I'm guessing there's a very good chance the answer is 'died in the shadow-cursed lands' but I don't remember if you ever find his body or anything.

[Oozy Monster]

He never left the hideout after finding the Encyclopedia Druidica and some empty ration barrels to stack. And before you accuse me of something or some such, it's what I would have done.

[Orion Invictus]

Originally posted by Chadwick Strongpants:

Do you call everyone who doesn't babble 24/7 autistic or what?

I'm autistic, and the whole "can't stare people in the eyes" and "doesn't talk" thing he has going is clearly meant to be a representation of some degree of autism.

Originally posted by alanc9:

You obviously didn't talk to that character.

I did.

[Orion Invictus]

Originally posted by Detective Costeau:

Given what happens between Act 1 and act 2 of the game, I'm guessing there's a very good chance the answer is 'died in the shadow-cursed lands' but I don't remember if you ever find his body or anything.

You don't, that's the thing. There's a note in a bottle from him to his dad where you also meet BOOOAAL, but that's all I was able to find.

[Chadwick Strongpants]

Originally posted by Orion Invictus:

Originally posted by Chadwick Strongpants:

Do you call everyone who doesn't babble 24/7 autistic or what?

I'm autistic, and the whole "can't stare people in the eyes" and "doesn't talk" thing he has going is clearly meant to be a representation of some degree of autism.

There are actually a lot of reasons for that other than autism but hey, whatever makes you happy.

[Orion Invictus]

Originally posted by Chadwick Strongpants:

Originally posted by Orion Invictus:

I'm autistic, and the whole "can't stare people in the eyes" and "doesn't talk" thing he has going is clearly meant to be a representation of some degree of autism.

There are actually a lot of reasons for that other than autism but hey, whatever makes you happy.

True, but I went with the most obvious one.

[Oozy Monster]

Originally posted by Chadwick Strongpants:

Originally posted by Orion Invictus:

I'm autistic, and the whole "can't stare people in the eyes" and "doesn't talk" thing he has going is clearly meant to be a representation of some degree of autism.

There are actually a lot of reasons for that other than autism but hey, whatever makes you happy.

There are plenty of other conditions that would cause averting eyes (PTSD and psychopathy come to mind). Autism is as good of a reason as any.

[seeker1]

BTW, Doni is apparently an orphan.
https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Doni

Rikka is his guardian, but not family. If she was killed (which can happen) ... he might have been also. Nobody else watching out for him.

He's not mute. He will speak if you have animals with you or are in wildshape (according to the Wiki; have never tried this.)

VA is female, though, ... Filon Jolly. Inb4 someone says this is pushing "gender ideology" or something. (It's not uncommon to use a female VA for a small child of any gender.)

[EricHVela]

The thing that gets me is his note to his dad that is discoverable (and easily missed) in the Underdark. I still don't know what to make of it.

[Razburriez]

Originally posted by seeker1:

BTW, Doni is apparently an orphan.
https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Doni

Rikka is his guardian, but not family. If she was killed (which can happen) ... he might have been also. Nobody else watching out for him.

He's not mute. He will speak if you have animals with you or are in wildshape (according to the Wiki; have never tried this.)

VA is female, though, ... Filon Jolly. Inb4 someone says this is pushing "gender ideology" or something. (It's not uncommon to use a female VA for a small child of any gender.)

Ive used speak with animals and it didn't do anything.

[alanc9]

Why would that work? The kid isn't an animal himself. He only wants to talk to animals, but that's not the same thing at all.