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{{ up to date | 2023-08-20 }} <!-- Date format is YEAR-MONTH-DAY, like 2023-08-07. -->
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[[File:Background Outlander Icon.png|frameless|right]]
| description = Outlander is a character background in Baldur's Gate 3. It influences your skill proficiencies and provides opportunities to gain inspiration.
{{quote|"You grew up in the wilds, learning to survive far from the comforts of civilisation. Surviving unusual hazards of the wild will enhance your prowess and understanding."}}
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== Background Features ==
'''Outlander''' is a character [[Backgrounds|background]] with [[skills]] and [[inspiration]]s themed around exploration and navigating the wilds. [[Karlach]], [[Halsin]], and the hirelings [[Eldra Luthrinn]] and [[Sina'zith]] have this background.
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== Background features ==
* '''Athletics Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Strength]] ([[Athletics]]) ''Ability Checks''.
* '''Athletics Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Strength]] ([[Athletics]]) ''Ability Checks''.
* '''Survival Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Wisdom]] ([[Survival]]) ''Ability Checks''.
* '''Survival Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Wisdom]] ([[Survival]]) ''Ability Checks''.


== Background Goals ==
== Background goals ==
Performing certain actions that align with this background will reward [[Inspiration]]. These goals can be accomplished by any member of the active party, and Inspiration points are pooled, up to a maximum of 4.
Performing certain actions that align with this background will reward [[Inspiration]]. These goals can be accomplished by any member of the active party, and Inspiration points are pooled, up to a maximum of 4. Completing an inspiration event will also grant experience to characters with that background.
 
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=== Act One ===
 
[[Wilderness]]
* '''A Mother's Fury:''' Triumph over the mother [[Owlbear]].
* '''Sticky Fingers:''' Secure the pouch from the [[Harper Outpost|spider crevice]].
 
[[The Risen Road]]
* '''Cursebreaker:''' Discover the curse of [[Yeenoghu]] and destroy his hyenas.
* '''Rock Steady:''' Survive the bandit's rolling boulder trap.
 
[[Sunlit Wetlands]]
* '''Eyes Of The Wild:''' See past the illusion covering the swamp.
* '''Walking On Air:''' Successfully use a [[Mushroom Circle|mushroom circle]].
 
[[Goblin Camp]]
* '''Cub Tamer:''' Successfully tame the owlbear cub.
 
[[Underdark]]
* '''A Noble Endeavor:''' Effectively use a noblestalk mushroom.
* '''Abyss Jumper:''' Enter the [[Underdark]] through the bottomless well.
* '''Clever Cuckoo:''' Steal from the giant bird's nest in the [[Underdark]].
* '''Mushroom Enthusiast:''' Destroy each kind of hazardous Underdark mushroom.
* '''Nest Egg:''' Take an item from the [[Carrion Crawler]] nest.
 
[[Grymforge]]
* '''The Floor Is Lava:''' Defeat the [[Lava Elemental]] in the lava lake.


=== Act Two ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%;"
!Location
!XP Reward
!Name
!Description
|-
! colspan="4" |Act 1
|-
![[Wilderness]]
|20
|Sticky Fingers
|Secure the pouch from the [[Harper Outpost|spider crevice]].
|-
![[Owlbear Nest]]
|25
|A Mother's Fury
|Triumph over the mother [[Owlbear]].


[[Shadow-Cursed Lands]]
* Does not require actually fighting the Owlbear. Convincing her not to attack using [[Speak with Animals]] is sufficient.
* '''Bumps in the Dark:''' Conquer three combat encounters in the Shadow-Cursed Lands.
|-
* '''Child's Play:''' Beat [[Oliver]] at hide and seek without alerting the shadow creatures.
! rowspan="2" |[[The Risen Road]]
* '''Embracing the Environment:''' Survive two rounds of the shadow curse.
|30
* '''No Cursed Stone Left Unturned:''' Explore each key area of the Shadow-Cursed Lands.
|Rock Steady
* '''Sleeping in the Dark:''' Take a full Long Rest in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]].
|Survive the bandit's rolling boulder trap.


[[Reithwin Town]]
* The description is misleading; disarming the two tripwire traps awards the inspiration, while getting hit by the boulder and surviving does not. Getting around the traps (by e.g. jumping) awards the inspiration as well.
* '''I've Had Worse:''' Successfully drink and resist the negative effects of the brewer's concoction.
|-
|30
|Cursebreaker
|Discover the curse of [[Yeenoghu]] and destroy his hyenas.


[[Moonrise Towers]]
*Must also kill the nearby gnolls.
* '''Delving into the Deep:''' Enter the oubliette... for better or for worse.
|-
* '''Grove Keeper's Keeper:''' Protect [[Halsin]]'s Portal while he saves the spirit of the land.
! rowspan="2" |[[Sunlit Wetlands]]
* '''Mutual Respect:''' Meet [[Steelclaw]] the tadpole-hunting cat.
|30
* '''Never Liked Stairs:''' Enter a restricted area in Moonrise Towers from the outside.
|Eyes Of The Wild
|See past the illusion covering the swamp.
|-
|30
|Walking On Air
|Successfully use a fairy ring.


[[Gauntlet of Shar]]
* "Fairy ring" refers to the [[Mushroom Circle|mushroom circles]] found in the Sunlit Wetlands and Underdark.
* '''Always a Step Ahead of the Darkness:''' Reach [[Nightsong]] without having been affected by the shadow curse.
|-
* '''Tools of the Trade:''' Obtain [[Yurgir|the orthon's]] crossbow.
![[Goblin Camp]]
|25
|Cub Tamer
|Successfully tame the owlbear cub.
|-
! rowspan="5" |[[Underdark]]
|30
|A Noble Endeavor
|Effectively use a noblestalk mushroom.  


[[Mind Flayer Colony]]
*This can be accomplished by giving the mushroom to Derryth, Shadowheart, or Baelen, or by [[The Dark Urge]] using it themselves.
* '''From Head to Toe:''' Explore all sections of the mind flayer colony.
|-
|30
|Abyss Jumper
|Enter the [[Underdark]] through the bottomless well.


=== Act Three ===
* {{SAI|Feather Fall}}, via spell or potion, can be used to survive the fall.
|-
|30
|Clever Cuckoo
|Steal from the giant bird's nest in the [[Underdark]].
|-
|30
|Mushroom Enthusiast
|Destroy each kind of hazardous Underdark mushroom.
|-
|30
|Nest Egg
|Take an item from the Carrion Crawler nest.
|-
![[Grymforge]]
|50
|The Floor Is Lava
|Defeat the [[Lava Elemental]] in the lava lake.
|-
! colspan="4" |Act 2
|-
! rowspan="6" |[[Shadow-Cursed Lands]]
|50
|Child's Play
|Beat [[Oliver]] at hide and seek without alerting the shadow creatures.
|-
|50
|Embracing the Environment
|Survive two rounds of the shadow curse.
|-
|50
|Sleeping in the Dark
|Take a full Long Rest in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]].
|-
|60
|Bumps in the Dark
|Conquer three combat encounters in the Shadow-Cursed Lands.
|-
|60
|No Cursed Stone Left Unturned
|Explore each key area of the Shadow-Cursed Lands.
|-
|60
|I Ain't Afraid of No Shadows
|Traverse through the Shadow-Cursed Lands to Last Light and Moonrise without using a Moonlantern.
|-
![[Last Light Inn]]
|60
|Grove Keeper's Keeper
|Protect [[Halsin]]'s portal while he saves the spirit of the land.
|-
![[Reithwin Town]]
|60
|I've Had Worse
|Successfully drink and resist the negative effects of [[Thisobald Thorm|the brewer]]'s concoction.
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[Moonrise Towers]]
|50
|Mutual Respect
|Meet [[Steelclaw]] the tadpole-hunting cat.
|-
|50
|Delving into the Deep
|Enter the oubliette... for better or for worse.
|-
|60
|Never Liked Stairs
|Enter a restricted area in Moonrise Towers from the outside.
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[Gauntlet of Shar]]
|75
|Path Least Followed
|Complete the Gauntlet of Shar without going to Last Light or Moonrise.
|-
|75
|Always a Step Ahead of the Darkness
|Reach [[Nightsong]] without having been affected by the shadow curse.


[[Rivington]]
* This is not granted when you reach Nightsong, but when you come back from the [[Shadowfell]].
* '''Cat's Got Your Tongue?:''' Find the missing letters.
|-
* '''Enlisted Avian:''' Meet [[Commander Lightfeather]].
|75
* '''Gifts of the Wilds:''' Give raw goods as a donation.
|Tools of the Trade
* '''Primary Needs:''' Tame the [[Circus of the Last Days|dilophosaurus]], making it non-hostile.
|Obtain [[Yurgir|the orthon's]] crossbow.
* '''Solemn Farewell:''' Witness the Gur funeral.
|-
![[Mind Flayer Colony]]
|95
|From Head to Toe
|Explore all sections of the mind flayer colony.


[[Lower City]]
* Awarded upon following Ketheric to the lower level.
* '''Beneath the Gate:''' Enter the [[Undercellar]].
|-
* '''Catastrophic Structural Failure:''' Blow up the [[Steel Watch Foundry]].
! colspan="4" |Act 3
* '''Down to the Depths Below:''' Enter the [[Iron Throne]].
|-
* '''For Once, a Warm Meal:''' Obtain room and board at the [[Elfsong Tavern]].
! rowspan="6" |[[Rivington]]
* '''Horizon Walker:''' Travel through the [[House of Hope]] portal.
|135
* '''Macabre Hunt:''' Find all the pieces of [[Find Dribbles the Clown|Dribbles]]' body and return them to Lucretious.
|Enlisted Avian
* '''Nature of the Beast:''' Discover the [[The Lodge|fate]] of the Githyanki egg.
|Meet [[Commander Lightfeather]].
* '''The Face of Evil:''' Reach the [[Temple of Bhaal]].
|-
|135
|Cat's Got Your Tongue?
|Find the [[Find the Missing Letters|missing letters]].
|-
|135
|Gifts of the Wilds
|Give raw goods as a [[Nestor|donation]].
|-
|135
|Solemn Farewell
|Witness the [[Gur Camp|Gur funeral]].  
|-
|170
|Primary Needs
|Tame the [[Circus of the Last Days|dilophosaurus]], making it non-hostile.
|-
|170
|Macabre Hunt
|Find all the pieces of [[Find Dribbles the Clown|Dribbles]]' body and return them to [[Lucretious]].
|-
! rowspan="8" |[[Lower City]]
|170
|Beneath the Gate
|Enter the [[Guildhall|Undercellar]].
|-
|170
|For Once, a Warm Meal
|Obtain room and board at the [[Elfsong Tavern]].
|-
|170
|Nature of the Beast
|Discover the [[The Lodge|fate]] of the Githyanki egg.
|-
|170
|Urban Jungle
|Survive the Bhaalist ambush at the [[Bloomridge Park|park]].
|-
|170
|Children of an Outlander
|Convince Jaheira to let [[Elerrathin's Home|her family]] stay in the city.
|-
|220
|Down to the Depths Below
|Enter the [[Iron Throne]].
|-
|220
|Catastrophic Structural Failure
|Blow up the [[Steel Watch Foundry]].
|-
|220
|Horizon Walker
|Travel through the [[House of Hope]] portal.
|-
![[Lower City Sewers]]
|220
|The Face of Evil
|Reach the [[Temple of Bhaal]].
|}


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