The end of the story of Baldur's Gate remains somewhat of a mystery to me, so I'm hoping some of you can enlight me on that.
A short recap (major spoilers for anyone who hasn't finished the game!!!):
So we're in the Duchal Palace and we thwart Sarevok's assassination attempt on the last two Grand Dukes, Belt and Liia. After a short confrontation, Winski Perorates appears and teleports himself and Sarevok to the Thieves Guild, where they take the secret passage to the Undercity.
The protagonist follows Sarevok through the maze, only to find Winski Perorate grievously wounded. The mage reveals himself as Sarevok's mentor, having taught him in the "Darkest of Rituals", helping him to ascend as the new Lord of Murder. Winski's goal was to leave his own mark this way and access a better afterlife.
The protagonist then follows Sarevok to his ultimate retreat, an old temple of Bhaal (how fitting!) where he finds him in company of Angelo, Tazok and a mage called Semaj. There Sarevok makes a short speech about how he will rise to power and the protagonist will not, and the game ends as he dies at the hand of the protagonist.
So here are my questions:
- What is Sarevok doing in the Undercity? Is he waiting for the protagonist to come and preparing his defenses?
- What are Angelo and Tazok doing there? Who is Semaj? How did they get there on such short notice?
- Why has Sarevok chosen a Temple of Bhaal to hide in? Doesn't seem coincidental to me, yet I don't know for what concrete reason he would choose that.
- What is the "darkest of rituals" Winski Perorate talked about? Was it Sarevok's tentative to cause large-scale bloodshed in order to awaken his divine essence? Or is it some kind of plan B that Sarevok was going to attempt in that Temple of Bhaal?
- Also I'd like your thoughts, if any, on the Tamoko/Cythandria - Sarevok romance.
Any insight is much appreciated, and might make it into my Let's Play* of the game. Thank you very much!
*http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0A428C955A3103E8
A short recap (major spoilers for anyone who hasn't finished the game!!!):
So we're in the Duchal Palace and we thwart Sarevok's assassination attempt on the last two Grand Dukes, Belt and Liia. After a short confrontation, Winski Perorates appears and teleports himself and Sarevok to the Thieves Guild, where they take the secret passage to the Undercity.
The protagonist follows Sarevok through the maze, only to find Winski Perorate grievously wounded. The mage reveals himself as Sarevok's mentor, having taught him in the "Darkest of Rituals", helping him to ascend as the new Lord of Murder. Winski's goal was to leave his own mark this way and access a better afterlife.
The protagonist then follows Sarevok to his ultimate retreat, an old temple of Bhaal (how fitting!) where he finds him in company of Angelo, Tazok and a mage called Semaj. There Sarevok makes a short speech about how he will rise to power and the protagonist will not, and the game ends as he dies at the hand of the protagonist.
So here are my questions:
- What is Sarevok doing in the Undercity? Is he waiting for the protagonist to come and preparing his defenses?
- What are Angelo and Tazok doing there? Who is Semaj? How did they get there on such short notice?
- Why has Sarevok chosen a Temple of Bhaal to hide in? Doesn't seem coincidental to me, yet I don't know for what concrete reason he would choose that.
- What is the "darkest of rituals" Winski Perorate talked about? Was it Sarevok's tentative to cause large-scale bloodshed in order to awaken his divine essence? Or is it some kind of plan B that Sarevok was going to attempt in that Temple of Bhaal?
- Also I'd like your thoughts, if any, on the Tamoko/Cythandria - Sarevok romance.
Any insight is much appreciated, and might make it into my Let's Play* of the game. Thank you very much!
*http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0A428C955A3103E8