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PC Gamer
Harvey Randall

Players discover the Dark Urge of Baldur's Gate 3 has one crucial weakness: capitalism

Meadhoney, head Clerk of the Counting House in Baldur's Gate 3, smirks knowingly as he asks whether you've been paying your taxes.

Baldur's Gate 3 is flooded with little secrets and hidden dialogue. Despite the fact the game's been out for months, I'm still seeing players discover hidden exchanges, tucked behind weird progression orders and specific origin stories. Spoilers for the true identity of the Dark Urge lie below.

The Dark Urge is one of a few origin stories you can play in Baldur's Gate 3. Unlike choosing to romp around the Sword Coast as, say, Astarion, you're able to fully customise their appearance. They still have a fully-written backstory, though: their memories are gone and they have a dark urge to slaughter people in increasingly inventive ways. Turns out they're a spawn of the god of murder, Bhaal, which explains all the unholy bloodletting.

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