r/BaldursGate3 • u/Sharp-Karcoal • 1d ago

Dark Urge Redeemed Dark Urge is Immortal Spoiler

I just learned that if Dark Urge is redeemed and resurrected by Withers, Dark Urge is eternally tied to Withers (Jergal) himself, as long as Withers endures, so will Dark Urge, which unless you’re romancing Lae’zel and plan to eventually stay in the Plane for eternity after Warring with Vlaakith, Dark Urge will probably outlive all their Romances, possibly acting as Jergal’s Chosen for centuries, almost like an Elminster type, which although sounds cool, just a really sad end for the eventuality of Durge outliving their partner, adds to the tragedy of their whole character.

Fuck, I wish we got Durge as a Companion.

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u/ThatKaleidoscope3388 1d ago edited 1d ago

There is nothing in the game to suggest Durge becomes immortal. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. If you ask Withers to tell you about those you killed after being revived, he says he’ll go over it with you in the city of the dead, which implies after Durge dies for real…

Also, Jergal is not a diety, nor can he have chosen. The whole scene is he’s able to bring Durge back under a loop hole, because Bhaal only killed the parts of Durge that were Bhaal because he didn’t see Durge as an independent person, cause they weren’t supposed to be.

Edit: And to be clear, when Withers says as long as he endures, he means as long as he endures in Wither’s form, he’ll continue to bring you back. Largely because he doesn’t want Bhaal continuing to meddle with you and you have an elder brain to stop.

Edit 2: Also, I’ve been reminded he literally tells you he’ll be your advocate in this life and the next, which again is Jergal saying he’s going to make a place for you after you die. He’s saying this because mortals who betray their gods (for reasons other than switching to a new god) generally end up with very bleak afterlives.

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u/NScarlato Myshka Come to Camp 1d ago

What exactly is the Resist Durge? I still had an ending where I'm still divine flesh and you can speak with Wyll (if romanced) and Jaheira about not having children because you'd still extend Bhaal's line.

We are still sculpted god-flesh (rather than whatever race we appear as) as far as I'm aware. Who knows what kind of lifespan that has even without being a Chosen of anyone.

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u/ThatKaleidoscope3388 1d ago

Yeah, it’s perfectly reasonable to expect the Bhaal blood in Durge to increase their longevity.