Baldur's Gate 3 player thinks they've found Karlach's epilogue forge hiding out in the RPG's D&D prologue
Dec. 11, 2023Our bestie could be making some demonic deals
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ABaldur’s Gate 3player thinks they’ve found the forge that Karlach mentions in her special epilogue scene.
When the newWithers-hosted epilogue scenelaunched earlier this month in Baldur’s Gate 3, it gave our companions some brand new dialog. Specifically, Karlach mentions a demonic forge, which Zariel - the unseen character who kept Karlach as a soldier-for-hire for a decade - will likely have under guard by a legion of cambions.
This, according to the second screenshot in the tweet, is none other than Bel’s Forge, from the Dungeons & Dragons prequel to Baldur’s Gate - Descent Into Avernus. Avernus is the layer of hell that Zariel presides over, and it’s where Bel, the titular owner of this particular forge, plots the demise of Zariel herself.
It all fits surprisingly well: most of Karlach’s endings send her back to Avernus, and once there it wouldn’t take much for her to ally herself with Bel. While technically Zariel’s second-in-command, the Descent Into Avernus campaign makes it abundantly clear that Bel despises Zariel, and the opportunity to get one over on their boss would likely appeal. Bel’s Forge houses some serious kit, and it seems unlikely that it wouldn’t be capable of sorting out Karlach’s infernal heart. Our Tiefling friend ends Baldur’s Gate 3 having very much not dealt with Zariel, so the story is undoubtedly open for more Karlach-centric adventures in this vein.
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