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Volothamp Geddarm, or Volo, for short, is a Camp Follower in Baldur's Gate 3. He can be first found at the Sacred Pool during Act One, interviewing a bear. Volo is a recurring character in Forgotten Realms media and a returning character from Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal.

Background

Volothamp Geddarm is a widely travelled wizard, most well known for his guidebooks, such as Volo's Guide to Monsters and Volo's Guide to Waterdeep. Elminster, an occasional fact checker and editor of his books - notably Volo's Guide to Monsters, has said he is prone to "exaggeration, misrepresentation, and flights of fancy". [1]

Involvement

Act One

Volo is found at the Sacred Pool in the Druid Grove. He will interview the player regarding the goblin assault on the gates and then head to the Goblin Camp, intent on documenting their behavior from the inside.

There the player will find Volo again, now held captive, forced to act as a jester and "entertainment" for the goblins. He is taken to a cage inside the Defiled Temple, from which he can be freed via a skill check. If rescued, he will head to the player's camp.

Once present in the Campsite, Volo will offer to attempt to remove the Mind Flayer Tadpole from the player's skull via highly questionable methods. Doing this will end in catastrophe, but the player receives an enchanted eye in compensation, granting Volo's Ersatz Eye permanently. He will then leave. This offer is only available during acts one and two.

At the conclusion of the Druid's grove quest line, Volo will attend the celebratory party regardless of which side the player aligned with. If the grove was protected, he will sing a song for the player; if the grove was attacked he will once again be in a cage (for his own protection) and will have some pointed questions for the player as to how they justify slaughtering the refugees.

If the player does not take Volo up on his offer of surgery, he will remain in the camp until the end of Act Two. He does not have any new dialogue, but he can act as a vendor by choosing the "Trade" option in the dialog UI. Like other vendors, his inventory continually refreshes, with 5 Potion of Animal Speaking and an assortment of Scrolls that roughly match the party's current level (including up to Level 6 spells). Being caught pickpocketing Volo has no consequence besides him briefly fleeing and losing some opinion of the offending character.

Act Three

In Baldur's Gate, he can be found trapped again in front of the Steel Watch Foundry near the Grey Harbor Docks, tied to a railcart loaded with Smokepowder Barrels and with an angry mob ready to execute him. After rescuing and talking to him, he will appear again at camp and will give the party a book about the Slayer.

Companion approval

  • If Volo is allowed to perform his operation Astarion disapproves -1 Lae'zel disapproves -1 Shadowheart disapproves -1 Karlach disapproves -1

Combat

Volo has no spell slots, but knows the following spells:

Colour Spray.webp
Colour Spray Colour Spray ()
Blind Blind creatures up to a combined 33 Hit Points.
 Range: Self
AoE: 5 m / 15 ft (Cone)
Grease.webp
Grease Grease ()
Cover the ground in flammable grease. It becomes Difficult Terrain and creatures within can fall Prone Prone.
DEX Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Magic Missile.webp
Magic Missile Magic Missile ()
D4 Force.png 1d4 + 1 (2~5) Damage TypesForce
Create three darts of magical force, each dealing 1d4 + 1Damage TypesForce damage to its target. The darts always hit their target, and can each be targeted individually.
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Gallery

Notes

References

  1. Greenwood, Ed (January 1996). Volo's Guide to the Dalelands. TSR, Inc, pp. 4–5.

External links

Volothamp Geddarm on the Forgotten Realms Wiki