The only way The Emperor fights you is if you free Orpheus, and Orpheus has every reason to *hate* The Emperor. The Emperor plays a key role in the main story of Baldur's Gate 3, and as part of this role his identity and personal background are kept obfuscated for much of the game. The Emperor's choice was between killing Ansur or being killed by Ansur, not between being an Illithid or not. It felt like a lot of time was spent on Karlach but not so much the others. I mostly enjoyed the. Any Baldur's Gate 3 player is going to be slightly suspicious of the Emperor, well before his tentacles appear. We have the Emperor on record in that Gortash interview saying Balduran's exceptionally strong personality enabled him to preserve himself for years on end, and even afforded him some mental autonomy whilst enthralled by the Brain back at Moonrise. Who, let us say, is mightily pissed even after all these years. All races but Half-Drow, Drow and Githyanki get this tag Baldurian which states "Those raised in Baldur's Gate know the city well,. . . Either way Balduran is f'd (his soul) and The Emperor very well knows that, and knows he is not Balduran when he talks with you. That just makes the most sense to me considering the tadpole, um, logistics. The Emperor however is something utterly else, and its a bold step in writing that I want to see more of when it comes to romance writing. idk, unnecessary? forced? out of nowhere? I mean the one guy who helps us and happens to be an illithid is also the guy who founded the damn city ?. I guess technically the first brain the parasite that became The Emperor devoured was. I guess technically the first brain the parasite that became The Emperor devoured was Balduran's, so it may not be Balduran but it has his memories. I mean, considering Ilithid nature he is very much different, more willing to cooperate. But the reveal that the Emperor was Balduran, the founder of the city, just feels fanfiction levels of contrived. The discussion is, basically, paraphrased: "I don't trust you. The Emperor is Later Revealed to Be Balduran. Queue Autoplay Autoplay is on. But game's not over yet. Since the Emperor's true identity is Balduran, the founder of Baldur's Gate, I assume that he must've been a mindflayer for hundreds of years before meeting Tav. v 11. Afterward, the Emperor can be spoken to, where they will show flashbacks to. Warning: spoilers for the end of the game and the specific identity of the Emperor! So, depending on if you follow Wyll’s character quest through to the end, you might learn something about the identity of the Emperor. The Balduran's Giantslayer greatsword, which you can loot from Ansur, and Balduran's Helm, which rests on a podium at the back of the room. #2. aug. A hero’s heart entombed, waiting underground to fulfill an oath of eld: the great wyrm would aid Baldur’s Gate in its time of need. idk, unnecessary? forced? out of nowhere? I mean the one guy who helps us and happens to be an illithid is also the guy who founded the damn city ? Isn't it a bit much? On a side note, when he joins the Netherbrain in the end if you refuse to give him the stones. (As an additional note, the murals in the wyrmway strongly suggest Balduran was an elf once upon a time, not a human). [deleted] • 1 mo. It seems Larian might have improved the flow of the game at cost to the ending. I feel as tho Wizards of the Coast gave them the idea to add the Balduran aka The Emperor into the game. Baldur’s Gate 3, as any good CRPG, is filled with fantastic loot to kit out every possible race and class combination possible. idk, unnecessary? forced? out of nowhere? I mean the one guy who helps us and happens to be an illithid is also the guy who founded the damn city ?. idk, unnecessary? forced? out of nowhere? I mean the one guy who helps us and happens to be an illithid is also the guy who founded the damn city ? Isn't it a bit much? On a side note, when he joins the Netherbrain in the end if you refuse to give him the stones. The fact that he is Balduran seems so. Obviously the emperor is dead too but IMO he was kind of an asshole for choosing power over his best friend (Ansur). It seems Larian might have improved the flow of the game at cost to the ending. If you act cool, its the easier path, sadly there is no option to clap him at the end of the game (there is one where you are a mind flayer). Bhaal Cultist Bloodmopper…. fwiw, you can also pick up the Werebane dagger and (bastard) Sword of Balduran on the isle. Mind flayers seem to have remnants of the personality of their victim, so perhaps more mind flayers would attempt to exist peacefully if it weren't for the elder brains turning them all. New comments cannot be. In the Year of the Banner, 1368 DR, Mendas in Ulgoth's Beard hired Gorion's Ward to go to. I mean, FIRST he tricks you but stull saves you, then he’s a mindflayer, then he talks about how he’s just a used-to-be person, then we find out HE’S BALDURAN??? He founded baldurs gate, he’a saving you, yet siding with him gives you the bad. So our guardian became the emperor storyline. Yes, Balduran was becoming Illithid, but it is still in most people's nature to not want to die. The truth is, Orpheus will immediately attempt to kill only him . . Everyone he directly harms through his lies is actually evil (stelmane was a devil worshiper, he ate brains of criminals, the gith. The emperor knows you need a mind flayer to use the netherstones to subjugate the netherbrain. He has been protecting the party from The Absolute's influence, and does prove to be a strong ally (and even. The thing is, Ansur wouldn't have stopped either. He would have hunted Balduran to the edges of the planet to kill him. Yeah that was pretty shocking. The Emperor is a mind flayer created from Balduran’s body and mind. I mostly enjoyed the. The Emperor is one of them as he retains the memories of Balduran and is heavily connected with him. Only the Emperor's master is any elderbrain that notices their existence, and even killing one takes an incredible amount of effort. . Balduran's Vitality: The helmet heals you 2 hit points every turn. But the Emperor, unlike all other Mind Flayers, has retained the identity of the host completely, and identifies himself as Balduran. #2. K. #2. A hero’s heart entombed, waiting underground to fulfill an oath of eld: the great wyrm would aid Baldur’s Gate in its time of need. dude has zero integrity, lmao. The butter knife line is actually a very clever piece of foreshadowing for the revelation that The Emperor is actually Balduran, the founder of the titular city of Baldur's Gate who has been turned into a mind flayer, but has broken free from the elder brain to take down The Absolute. that they are two living creatures, in which Balduran is perished and the Emperor is a newborn mind flayer who has stolen Balduran’s full or partial memories), then you would have to admit that Balduran did not kill Ansur, but rather, a mind flayer named the Emperor killed. Found a minor ending variation. The moment one turns into a mindflayer it essentially deletes the old person from existence. He originates from Balduran and has all of his memories, so his identity / personhood is a mixture of Balduran and mind flayer-ness. Re: Daisy, the Absolute, and the Emperor [SPOILERS] Milkfred # 918972 30/10/23 01:44 AM. The Emperor has not once lied to us, only concealed matters he determined to be irrelevant to our cause. And The Emperor does seem to have a lot of his memories but, I was under the impression that when you undergo ceremorphosis, your brain is eaten and replaced by the mindflayer tadpole. . Thirdly, he wants to be accepted by you, having been rejected by all his closest allies. "O, sing a song of Balduran / Who founded Baldur. The emperor is convinced, that he is balduran, but in reality he is a mindflayer, made from the body of and with access to the memorys of balduran. If you. I finished the game after 304 hours last night! But something that I feel was a bit lackluster was the endings for each companion and the romances. It feels like Balduran wants freedom while the Illithid he has become chooses to be a slave rather than potentially dying by the hand of Orpheus. The fact that he is Balduran seems so. But game's not over yet. idk, unnecessary? forced? out of nowhere? I mean the one guy who helps us and happens to be an illithid is also the guy who founded the damn city ? Isn't it a bit much? On a side note, when he joins the Netherbrain in the end if you refuse to give him the stones. In his struggle to protect himself from being murdered, Balduran killed Ansur in self-defence. but Raphael reveals his true form almost. This reveals the way into the Wyrmway. It is here that the Emperor’s final secret is revealed as Ansur shows the party that the Emperor used to be Balduran. Let’s cut to the chase with this one: While both options are. This is also ignoring the red flags the Emperor throws your way even in a good relationship with him, like being Balduran, killing Ansur, trying to convince you to become illithid, lying about being a Mind Flayer. He was captain Barbossa with legendary great sword and helmet. We are led to believe, in the end, that we might also get so lucky if we transform. Ansur hints at a deeper. That said, the Emperor shares nothing of Balduran's original traits. Balduran's Giantslayer is an excellent weapon with the power to confront almost any larger creature. Agreed. . We see this through his trials in Wyrm's Rock and also by the fact his best friend was a good-aligned metallic dragon. Probably because it has no real weight or consequence, just an offhand thing at the end of Wyll’s companion questline. We have the Emperor on record in that Gortash interview saying Balduran's exceptionally strong personality enabled him to preserve himself for years on end, and even afforded him some mental autonomy whilst enthralled by the Brain back at Moonrise. The fact that he is Balduran seems so. Finding out he is Balduran does nothing really for Tav or Emperor taking down the brain. old hand. He is the ruler of Empire City and the Glorius Empire, and He is revealed to be Florian Greenheart in the. That said, the Emperor shares nothing of Balduran's original traits. 19. Baldur's Gate was first featured in the 1e Cyclopedia of the Realms and first described in detail in the 2e Forgotten Realms Adventures. Here's the most interesting thing, with the Emperor's case. The odds. #2. The Emperor himself: he is Balduran, yet Balduran was adventuring in the year(s) 1000s-1100, he was also prominently featured as dead and gone in Tales of the Sword Coast where he was allegedly infected with lycanthropy, he was also human, so he is long dead. cfehunter Aug 19 @ 11:45am. Here's the most interesting thing, with the Emperor's case. dude has zero integrity, lmao. The Emperor is really an old mind flayer when you consider this guy lived on the first millenia of the DR calendar. kl. every. General Nuclear Aug 30 @ 1:30pm. To obtain the Helm of Balduran, players will first need to find the Wyrmway in Wyrm's Rock Prison. Reply reply w1gw4m • Nah, he was definitely Balduran, i can see why that plot twist matters (and it is spoiled by the starting. Balduran was a pirate who were strong enough to attract a dragon as friend. This is. (potentially big spoilers) I really just feel like it’s a whole cop out. Players will design and first meet him as BG3's Dream Visitor/Guardian, but even in. Stun immunity. I killed him shortly after anyways in the name of BhaalThe fact that he is Balduran seems so. Baldur's Gate 3 (III) BG3 #BG3 #BaldursGate3 is a ro. Baldur's Gate 3 is available on Steam : on Spotify: and Publ. It was used as a barracks, naval base, dungeon, and fortress. He's a monster with the memories of a man, who uses that knowledge to manipulate people similar to the kind of man his memories belonged to, because he knows how they tick. Most of the stuff you already know by that point, but the truth about The Emperor being Balduran isn't revealed for at least another twenty hours. At the start of each of your turns, the helm magically heals you for 2 hit points, keeping you standing strong even against repeated blows. dude has zero integrity, lmao. . S. And, apparently, the dude who murdered his best friend, the Bronze Dragon Ansur. For being a mind flayer, a species that only thinks in strengths and weaknesses, in how people can be used for their own ends, beings who only think with logic and manipulation, what the ♥♥♥♥ was his plan? When siding against the netherbrain,. And when he lied about the dragon under Wyrmrock. dude has zero integrity, lmao. Wyll saying "thank Balduran" is foreshadowing because the Emperor is the one protecting all the tadpoled companions. He knows if he leaves, you're forced to turn someone into a mind flayer on your team to beat the netherbrain (for equally contrived reasons but I *could* ignore it). Especially for a Tav who has angered Vlaakith. Further, if as the Emperor said, Balduran was captured by an Illithid colony at Moonrise while searching for treasure, how was Ketharic able to use the fort without falling victim to a Mind Flayer attack? Finally, wtf was the point of the Shadow Curse?. 47 every. Balduran died when his brain was eaten. StannisLivesOn. Emperor is pretty up front that he thinks Illithid is just better. Balduran paradox. No, players learn, he is calling The Emperor that, for The Emperor was Anduran's greatest ally in his past life, the found of Baldur's Gate, Balduran. The Emperor is no longer Balduran. Baldur's Gate 3 Soul Coins : Find them all Baldur's Gate. The Emperor is openly selfish, a manipulator, and evil (if you learn about his interactions with the Bronze Dragon Ansur) 2. The deceased dragon taunts the Emperor, suggesting he's. First with Ansur who was his friend back from when he was Balduran. The Baldurans were a race of mammalian humanoids from the Expansion Region planet Baldur. Minthara is the best character and she NEEDS to be recruitable if you side with the grove! Re: Romance with the Emperor, the Mind Flayer. Emperor was not an anomaly, it was part of the (grand)design. He's only better in that a gith civil war could lead to the collapse of the gith as a prospective empire (after the death of the netherbrain of course). . The good points : - He is an ex adventurer/hero bearing the name Balduran, that much has been proven not only by his remaining belongings but also by the wyrm in Baldur's Gate. He constantly supported the city with his wealth and was overall known as a honorable leader. Could not avert his fate. But when you get inside, you. Yes he does have history with Ansur, and yes Ansur believed that Emperor = Balduran, but when you're a big brain illithid manipulator jerk, that's giving big "for me it was Tuesday" energy. . Baldur's Gate was first featured in the 1e Cyclopedia of the Realms and first described in detail in the 2e Forgotten Realms Adventures. Joined: Jan 2023. Delving into. emperorapologist asked: may i humbly ask for my favorite malewife mansplain. The Emperor is not Balduran. Balduran's presence is limited to some statues and a very powerful version of the spell Magic Mouth, D&D's answer to pre-recorded greetings cards. . Now that you’ve been able to find and pass the trials, we can teach you how to beat Ansur the Dragon in Baldur’s Gate 3. The Emperor is exceptional in this regard, he has a unique personality shaped by his origins. the Emperor initially presents this power as a benevolent gift, while Raphael withholds it behind cooperating with him. . As The Legend of Ansur says, The Dragon’s Sanctum is history begging to be unearthed. dude has zero integrity, lmao. idk, unnecessary? forced? out of nowhere? I mean the one guy who helps us and happens to be an illithid is also the guy who founded the damn city ? Isn't it a bit much? On a side note, when he joins the Netherbrain in the end if you refuse to give him the stones. He goes by the name Emperor after his transformation, and unlike other Mind Flayers in BG3, he has free will and memories intact post-ceremorpohosis. 19. idk, unnecessary? forced? out of nowhere? I mean the one guy who helps us and happens to be an illithid is also the guy who founded the damn city ? Isn't it a bit much? On a side note, when he joins the Netherbrain in the end if you refuse to give him the stones. K. This reveals the way into the Wyrmway. Rude. He was Balduran, a great adventurer and founder of Baldur's Gate. These companions quests are WAY too fucking good. You can do what the Emperor failed to do, and what the original Balduran might have done. The Emperor is just one of them, and there's a particularly surprising reveal that sets the stage. I gather Orpheus just stopped giving The Emperor his protection and he fell back under control of the brain. I gather Orpheus just stopped giving The Emperor his protection and he fell back under control of the brain. He could feel the agony of Ansur wanting to reverse the ceremorphosis when he himself didn't. The emperor is a great npc. If you hold that the Emperor is not Balduran (i. This means the towers already existed when he was a human. . By default, the party is allied with the Emperor, an independent mind flayer and the true identity of Baldur's Gate 3's Guardian, who reveals that the party is being protected from the influence of the Absolute. "O, sing a song of Balduran / Who founded Baldur. Balduran, or The Emperor now, grew to accept his. 47 every. The helm also protects your mind from stunning effects – you are immune to any spells or attacks that could stun you while wearing Balduran’s helm. The fact that he is Balduran seems so. I loved the quest and the trials, and I think it goes to show that YOU -- not this long dead champion whose been twisted beyond recognition -- are the hero of the story. The Emperor is actually Balduran - yeah, the Balduran who founded Baldur's Gate - and he was once infected by the mind flayer colony in Moonrise Towers and only broke free because Ansur, a dragon ally of Balduran, broke him free. #2. He landed on the continent known as Anchorome an…The Emperor's Identity : r/BaldursGate3 by gigaritt SPOILER The Emperor's Identity This obviously is a huge spoiler and if you have not progressed act 3 far or have no rescued. it's always going to be a selfish, manipulative, narcissistic monster who would murder their "best friend" to survive. Even if that choice is not the easy one. I'm not sure he joins the Netherbrain willingly. This is the legendary hero Balduran, the founder of Baldur's Gate. Bronze Dragon Ansur reveals Emperor hidden secret Baldur's Gat. However, a surprising turn of events quickly unfolds: The Emperor killed Ansur. My mind is blown after I fought Ansur. One of those relics is the missing butter knife the Emperor mentions, with the quest note reading, "Legends often speak of Balduran's Butter Knife. First, go to Wyrm’s Rock Fortress and head down to the prison. The Emperor has Balduran’s memories and knows what motivates an adventurer like the PC because Balduran. The emperor even tells it as Ansur came to him in his sleep, which again given that you find Ansur dead in his own lair really casts some doubt as to the chain of events. To claim. Baldur's Gate 3 is available on Steam : on Spotify: and Publ. Honestly I wouldn't even be too angry if we got to the end and it turned out that that was the case. Ansur was the one who tried to kill him in his sleep. idk, unnecessary? forced? out of nowhere? I mean the one guy who helps us and happens to be an illithid is also the guy who founded the damn city ?. I'm not sure he joins the Netherbrain willingly. The new info w. Ansur tried to mercy kill him in his sleep. I'm finishing up the game today and man I cant wait to throw him over the edge of a nautaloid. And I think that's backed up at the end. Molly the Orphan / Eugenie Kenridge…. He apparently later is captured by the absolute in 1492, even though he is basically a. The only way The Emperor fights you is if you free Orpheus, and Orpheus has every reason to *hate* The Emperor. Ansur addresses the Emperor as Balduran, prompting a response that the name's resurgence was unexpected, especially from a familiar voice. Adding the emperor is the 2nd worst change Larian did at the end of EA right after consequence free tadpoles, and those things are in the end connected. Balduran was kidnapped off the island in BG1 later named after him (aka werewolf island) by kuo-toa and taken prisoner to the Elemental Plane of Water where, due to the slower flow of time and/or magic items, he is still alive, although probably quite mad by now. He kept the memories of Balduran, yet still becomes a whiny bitch who constantly moans about how illithids are superior, and is only in it to save his own skin despite claiming to care about Baldur's Gate. Just as the party is coming to grips with working with a mind flayer, BG3 throws another twist with the Emperor at the team. (I know some people don't have the same values, but what is missing is a non-negotiable staple of the genre in my eyes) Re: Daisy, the Absolute, and the Emperor [SPOILERS] Nerovar # 881410 15/08/23 10:40 PM. Join our active forum today!Balduran reinserts himself into Baldur's Gate politics, mind controlling Duke Belynne Stelmane and through her taking over the Balduran branch of the Knights of the Shield, a devil-worshipping group of merchants, nobles and information dealers. dude has zero integrity, lmao. Gather your party and return to the Forgotten Realms in a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. The lyrics to Song of Balduran which plays in the room in the Elfsong are pretty interesting. The butter knife line is actually a very clever piece of foreshadowing for the revelation that The Emperor is actually Balduran, the founder of the titular city of Baldur's Gate who has been. . He has been protecting the party from The Absolute's influence, and does prove to be a strong ally (and even. Remember, you freed Orpheus and the only reason any of you are able to resist is because of Orpheus's power. . The fact that he is Balduran seems so. New cards are drawn, new hands are played. Balduran's Favour: You have a + 1 bonus to AC and Saving Throws. He's a survivor, just as Balduran always was, and chose to not be killed against his will. The fact that he is Balduran seems so. dude has zero integrity, lmao. So, there is a spoiler about the real identity of the Emperor. The Balduran's Giantslayer greatsword, which you can loot from Ansur, and Balduran's Helm, which rests on a podium at the back of the room. And not written if you decline. He was basically forced to enthrall or kill his friends in self-defense because even after being freed from the elder brain, they only ever saw him as a mind flayer and not the. at least initially. 1- the soul is destroyed when he became a ilithid, or his soul became an ilithid soul, whatever the case he can’t bring Balduran back, just (maybe) The Emperor. Ansur: Have you come to dance on my bones, Balduran? Was slaying me not satisfaction enough? However, the truly startling revelation comes in Act 3 when you are tasked by Duke Ravenguard to find and secure the help of the mighty Bronze Dragon named Ansur - companion of Balduran,. Players soon realize that Anduran actually addresses the Emperor as a Coward since the Emperor was Balduran, Anduran's greatest ally in a previous life. . How to Get the Helm of Balduran in Baldur’s Gate 3. Balduran's Vitality: The helmet heals you 2 hit points every turn. That’s Balduran. We see this through his trials in Wyrm's Rock and also by the fact his best friend was a good-aligned metallic dragon. From a heartfelt letter we find on the undead wyrm'a body, we discover that Balduran offered Ansur his freedom and even pleaded with the dragon to go forth and forge his. Info. " even if you pick a Background like Outlander which contradicts it by Stating "You grew up in the wilds. The Wyrmway was built to honor the oathbound duty of Ansur, where he had resided for a long while, until Ansur helped the Emperor break free from the Elder Brain. Now hope is gone, or so it seems. From here, head to our BG3 guide hub for more topics like how to get Helldusk Armor or 10 things we need in a DLC. Just because he was a heroic dragon doesn't mean he wasn't completely intolerant of Balduran's ilithidness. You can't blame Balduran (The Emperor) for fighting back. The human is just a generic npc. When Withers says they're soulless it's not an entire truth but it's close to it. Mediocre Mar 25, 2021 @ 7:36am. Emperor, a catfishing lying manipulator who only cares about himself. Argumentatively, he’s well written as the emperor, but poorly written/developed as Balduran. At some point it came into the inventory of Deidre, a. What happens if you let The Emperor Dream Visitor Die Baldur's Gate 3 video. Let's assume that Ansur has found a powerful magician who is capable of bringing back the human Balduran, and is ready to cast the necessary spell. The Emperor is openly selfish, a manipulator, and evil (if you learn about his interactions with the Bronze Dragon Ansur). The Emperor's Sword +2. Balduran, or The Emperor now, grew to accept his. He constantly supported the city with his wealth and was overall known as a honorable leader. Ansur could not accept the Emperor as an Illithid, leading to Balduran reluctantly killing Ansur. Balduran disappeared over 300 years ago and was human. As goofy as it sounds, the name of the founder is Balduran and not simply Baldur. Emperor Solarius is the main antagonist of the Overlord sequel game. You can do what the Emperor failed to do, and what the original Balduran might have done. But the Emperor, unlike all other Mind Flayers, has retained the identity of the host completely, and identifies himself as Balduran. Orpheus sacrifices himself like a true hero would to get rid of mindflayers including himself if you choose so. Turn left from the entrance and head to the end of the hall where you find two Dragon Head Torches. He's a monster with the memories of a man, who uses that knowledge to manipulate people similar to the kind of man his memories belonged to, because he knows how they tick. #14. 3. Balduran is not the human character. She just needed 1 and you brought 3 of them to her. He still can't. Wielded by Balduran, the founder of Baldur's Gate and friend to his. The fact that he is Balduran seems so. Balduran disappeared in the mid 1000s DR and became a mind flayer. . There is no romance dialogue at the end, nor does my TAV has the option to do anything with them. It is accompanied by a montage of him enslaving Duke Stellmane. She played the Emperor and the Dead Three chosen. No matter what he only uses discourse and attempts to convince you that working together is the only way to survive. You can't blame Balduran (The Emperor) for fighting back. [Verse 2] When three, though dead, assailed his. The Emperor is featured (but unnamed) as the evil entity that entralled Selmane in the adventure Murder in Baldur's Gate. But the reveal that the Emperor was Balduran, the founder of the city, just feels fanfiction levels of contrived. In the underdark you stumble across another mind flayer, Omeluum, whom you can overhear have a. You can not recruit Ansur, the fact the Emperor is Balduran has 0 impact on the story. dude has zero integrity, lmao. Which felt out of character for my TAV who did genuinely grow to love them. Named after Balduran, the tower could be reached by a bridge from the western shore linking it to the mainland. Arose to conquer all. . But ultimately Ansur is correct: Balduran is dead. Discover more posts about bg3 emperor, the emperor bg3, bg3 the emperor, balduran, bg3 act 3 spoilers, baldurs gate 3 spoilers, and the emperor. So as we meet the emperor turns out he's Balduran the founder of baldur's gate turned into a mindflayer long ago. From what I understand of mind flayers, they get memories from the brains they devour. Anyways in the cut scenes the emperor is stabbed and beaten to death by the citizens of baldur's gate along with non descript generic illthids. Balduran's Giantslayer is one of the Greatsword Weapons in Baldur's Gate 3 . dude has zero integrity, lmao. Extinguish these torches, then hit them with Lightning and relight them. . Either way Balduran is f'd (his soul) and The Emperor very well knows that, and knows he is not Balduran when he talks with you. Minthara is the best character and she NEEDS to be recruitable if you side with the grove! Re: Romance with the Emperor, the Mind Flayer. Above all else, he will do anything to survive. In Gortash's interrogation, he says he was enslaved to the Elder Brain for just short of 14 years before escaping during a mission where he was sent to Baldur's Gate. Compared to Astarion's master, a kind of strong vampire that took a day's work to handle. Or perhaps that is precisely as he intended, for this makes him the perfect candidate to. While the game does touch on the Emperor quite a bit, you'll notice a lot of it's just repetitive fluff without much depth or new info. I somehow think emperor just inherited the worst parts of Balduran but the best parts (the merits in the trial) are lost. Delving into the Wyrmway beneath Baldur’s Gate, the party can discover even more about their illithid ally. The fact that he is Balduran seems so. So, in case you didn’t know there is a quest you can receive if you manage to save Duke Ravenguard. idk, unnecessary? forced? out of nowhere? I mean the one guy who helps us and happens to be an illithid is also the guy who founded the damn city ?. But when you get inside, you. . idk, unnecessary? forced? out of nowhere? I mean the one guy who helps us and happens to be an illithid is also the guy who founded the damn city ? Isn't it a bit much? On a side note, when he joins the Netherbrain in the end if you refuse to give him the stones. This is a difficult battle due to the large health pool that Ansur has which ranges from 400 (Explorer) to 600+ (Tactician) as well as its propensity to use a lot of. +1 to AC and Saving Throws. . As commenter Wutras points out, the Song of Balduran, which plays in the Elfsong Tavern camp, pretty much spells the damn thing out word for word. The Emperor's Sword +2. Wearer is immune to Crits. Ansur: Have you come to dance on my bones, Balduran? Was slaying me not satisfaction enough? However, the truly startling revelation comes in Act 3 when you are tasked by Duke Ravenguard to find and secure the help of the mighty Bronze Dragon named Ansur - companion of Balduran, the founder of the city. It is why he became an undead. Head through the main door and face Ansur. So if you free Orpheus it makes sense for. Finding out he is a Mind Flayer is detrimental to his plans because it causes you to lose trust (and if you found out earlier, most likely. Holy shit. Spoiler: The Emperor is LITERALLY Balduran. I mostly enjoyed the. No, players learn, he is calling The Emperor that, for The Emperor was Anduran's greatest ally in his past life, the found of Baldur's Gate, Balduran. There are 4 things the Emperor treasures the most: Survival, Independence, Acceptance and Ambition. Apparently they were in love with Duke Stelmane long ago and that person was a girl. Ansur, Balduran's dragon companion recognise him when you meet him. A well-known adventurer, Mind Flayers transformed him into one of them when he ventured into the Moonrise Towers. Hi guys, there is a point a didn't actually grasp from the Emperor's (i. If you choose it, he literally roasts you 😐 I had to reload a save just to save my character from the embarrassment. Baldur’s Gate 3 Emperor or Orpheus Choice: Outcomes and Consequences, Explained. So it seems like he’s weak on the mind flayer strength scale. The fact that he is Balduran seems so. I'm pretty sure the Emperor/Balduran is meant to be an astral-grade asshole. The Helm of Balduran gives you: Two hit points at the beginning of each turn. The Emperor is being manipulative again when he claims that Orpheus will immediately attempt to kill all of us. She counted on Balduran's rebellious nature and desire to be free of elder brain domination as a means. This makes The Emperor's motivations seem very confusing and contradictory. The fact that he is Balduran seems so. See a recent post on Tumblr from @sesian about the emperor. As a reminder on how The Emperor ends up where it does. But ultimately Ansur is correct: Balduran is dead. I’d just point out that literally the only person telling you that Orpheus is a jerk is the Emperor. I'm not sure if this is just me reaching but when The Emperor explains his past and in the Letter to Ansur found on the dragons body it really seems like the devs are implying that Balduran and Ansur were partners before he got yk mind flayered, this would explain why Ansur tried so hard to cure Balduran but idk if I'm just. Any promise he makes. He wants to be free of the Elder Brain's control. Provided to YouTube by DistroKid Song of Balduran (From "Baldur's Gate III") · PelleK Song of Balduran (From "Baldur's Gate III") ℗ PelleK Released on: 2. dude has zero integrity, lmao. That said, Mind Flayers only live like ~150 years max and there is a book "Evading the Elder Brain" that says the Emperor was enslaved under the Elder Brain for 13 3/4 years before escaping to Baldurs Gate. e. The Guardian/Dream visitor literally admit he was Balduran after the encounter. Add similar content to the end of the queue. The Emperor's Sword +2. If he couldn't survive with his free will, he might as well just try to survive period. Wielded by Balduran, the founder of Baldur's Gate and friend to his.