Help Me With Lore-Friendly Dark Urge Please!

[darftey]

Hey guys, good day to you all!

Can you help me out with deciding on my Dark Urge character creation? I need thoughts from people who know a lot about that universe, because this game was my introduction to world of Dungeons and Dragons and I don't know a lot of things.

SO! I want to start my next walkthrough as a Dark Urge, and I know that lore-friendly Dark Urge for this game is Dragonborn. BUT! I like to play as human, because there's something special in playing as regular mortal who interacts with all kinds of weird and dangerous stuff, and statistically humans are the most common race as well.

Tell me, please, how lore-friendly it is? And is it possible for human Bhaal-Spawn to have regular looks? Like, just plain human looks. Or should Dark Urge with human race have some unusual moments in his look, like, weird eyes of unnatural colour or something like that?

[Moonbane]

The lore version is a white dragonborn storm sorcerer. But Larian wrote it so you can change the durge to any species or class, its completely irrelevant what you pick.

[bread]

your race & class have no effects on the dark urge storyline! (thank you larian) My dark urges are both drow, ones a bard and the other is a cleric! although if you want something similar to lore, id go for a dragon born sorcerer!

[Aranador]

So, if you ever played Baldurs Gate the first, there were many bhaal spawn, and you got to pick your race and stuff in that game - so - feel free to do so again in BG3. Bhaal was a cunning lad, and had backup plans.

[Ryan]

Human Male Paladin

[Annie Other]

I don't understand why someone gave this a jester, it is a legit question.
Well, canon would be a white dragonborn. But it is impossible to stay 100% canon anyway. The Dark Urge is supposed to be dead at a point.

I am only at the end of Act 2 myself, but I heard that you can find his body in Act 3 when you play as Tav or one of the other origins.
I also heard that this is related to some online adventure, 'Blood in Baldur's Gate', and that the Dark Urge took on the identity of a white dragonborn named 'Crane'. I heard that he had the ability to shapeshift and take over the look and skills of one who killed.

There is one book in Act 2 where the Dark Urge is referred to as 'creature'. That, and in one dialog there is an extra line for dragonborn.

The game itself legitimates all your choices. What ever race or class you choose. Even when it is what makes the least sense.

In BG1 and 2 Bhaalspawn could be of any race or class, even non-player monster races, and they could look like a completely normal person.
(When you play as human, the changes in the facial expression when you have dark thoughts are just wow...)

I agree with you in that there is something special about playing as a (seemingly) regular mortal.

(Human Cleric of Ilmater here, and so far it was one Hell of a ride. Wow.)

[MystShade]

In both BG1 and 2, all Bhaal spawns were totally normal looking. The lord of Murder made progeny on many race and countries in the hope that collectively they would sow enough chaos to resurrect him. So whatever race or class you pick is canon as far as lore is concerned.

If you want to stay normal looking though i would suggest avoiding those pesky eye-worms

[darftey]

Originally posted by Annie Other:

I don't understand why someone gave this a jester, it is a legit question.
Well, canon would be a white dragonborn. But it is impossible to stay 100% canon anyway. The Dark Urge is supposed to be dead at a point.

I am only at the end of Act 2 myself, but I heard that you can find his body in Act 3 when you play as Tav or one of the other origins.
I also heard that this is related to some online adventure, 'Blood in Baldur's Gate', and that the Dark Urge took on the identity of a white dragonborn named 'Crane'. I heard that he had the ability to shapeshift and take over the look and skills of one who killed.

There is one book in Act 2 where the Dark Urge is referred to as 'creature'. That, and in one dialog there is an extra line for dragonborn.

The game itself legitimates all your choices. What ever race or class you choose. Even when it is what makes the least sense.

In BG1 and 2 Bhaalspawn could be of any race or class, even non-player monster races, and they could look like a completely normal person.
(When you play as human, the changes in the facial expression when you have dark thoughts are just wow...)

I agree with you in that there is something special about playing as a (seemingly) regular mortal.

(Human Cleric of Ilmater here, and so far it was one Hell of a ride. Wow.)

Huge thanks for your answer! It was very helpful and informative!

And it's interesting! For some reason I was sure in my head that canon-version of the game's story is that main character is Dark Urge who has similar dilemma as Shadowheart. Like, due to tadpol they realize that they don't want to follow Bhaal's plan, so they decide to fight their dark side, and on the way all of the companions become better by your example. At least I would make it canon if I was making a movie about this game. :D It makes for good and complex moral dilemmas and stuff.

And yea, I totally agree with you! Right now I play as a human-warlock, and I really enjoy an idea that my character will become just a regular mortal if The Great One will decide to strip all his powers from me. My character would not be even able to use swords anymore, since he knows how to use them only due to powers of Patron. That creates great complexity for a character, since such person would totally seek other ways, - backup plans so to say - to keep at least some of the powers, so that's also why I decided to become half-illithid on my way. Also game gets much more enjoyable when you create backstory for your character. Like, what he was doing before he was kidnapped to illithids ship.

And yea, since all the cast looks very unusual (Karlach, Astarion, Wyll in case of Karlach's saving), regular humanbeing kinda pops-out comparing to other party members in my opinion.

[Moonbane]

I know Larian originally considered Paladin for the canonical dark urge, but decided to scrap that path as it was way difficult to stay true with all the gruesome acts to become involved in.

[The Roach]

You wake up and find that you are the CEO of a multinational corporation, but with a knife. You can get away with anything and profit from it. Think medieval Amazon or Meta. And there you go: lore for the Dark Urge.

[Ryan]

Fr warlock goes most thematically with Durge imo

[Moonbane]

Originally posted by Ryn:

Fr warlock goes most thematically with Durge imo

I asume you mean fiend warlock, hearing the voice of big daddy.

Though if I remember right, one path of defying Bhaal is so that you can engage in your own brand of evil without being beholden to daddy. After all obeying Bhaal and claiming the Netherbrain murders the world. No more toys to play with. I could well see a resentment against daddy for taking away your toys.

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

The Durge should have been a Cleric.

[Moonbane]

Originally posted by Pan Darius Cassandra:

The Durge should have been a Cleric.

Nope, wouldve spoiled the whole discovery what the Dark Urge is.

[cl656]

Lorewise, the only class that makes sense is pact of the blade Sorlock.

Reason being is that he favored using daggers, and one of the weapons he used in the murder mystery Larian released introducing his character, was a dagger that could only be used by someone with magical blood in them.

[Moonbane]

Originally posted by cl656:

Lorewise, the only class that makes sense is pact of the blade Sorlock.

Reason being is that he favored using daggers, and one of the weapons he used in the murder mystery Larian released introducing his character, was a dagger that could only be used by someone with magical blood in them.

No reason to need warlock. Sorcerers can use daggers.