Baldurs Gate 3s Most Charismatic Villain Was Once a Companion Character

Got to draw the line somewhere.

Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke has revealed some surprising cut content that didn't make it into the final incarnation of the game, already one of the largest, most complete we've ever played. So, if you ever wondered which villains were once considered for companion status or which iconic locations from the series would ultimately not make the grade, read on. Vague spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3 to follow!

Vincke spoke to IGN at GDC last week, where we learned Larian Studios would not be developing DLC or a sequel to BG3, but he covered a wide range of other topics in the interim. Cut companions came up, revealing that at one point during development, Act Two could be resolved by convincing big-bad Ketheric Thorm to join the party, but "we cut that out when we were rescoped. It was part of the fixing of Act Two when we were stuck on it."

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