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'''Origins''' are player avatars in ''Baldur's Gate 3''. Chosen during [[character creation]], each of the seven origins comes with a predefined backstory, as well as its own unique quest and interactions. An eight Custom origin is also available that does not come with its own quest. | |||
All but one of the seven origins will be available in-game as as potential [[companions]] who can join the chosen avatar's party. | |||
== Overview == | |||
Most origins also have a set [[background]], [[race]] and appearance that {{em|cannot}} be changed, as well with a pre-selected [[class]] that can be [[Withers||changed at any time]] in [[Campsite|camp]], past a certain point early in the game. | |||
[[The Dark Urge (origin)|The Dark Urge]] origin is unique in that it allows for a custom race and appearance, while still having a predefined backstory, quest and interaction. | |||
For a fully customisable character, the Custom origin is also available.{{note|Custom characters are nicknamed ''Tav'' by the ''Baldur's Gate 3'' community.|name=Tav}}. | |||
== Character creation == | |||
{{see also|Character creation}} | |||
Picking an origin is the first choice during character creation. The player can choose to create a completely custom character, or choose from one of 7 origin Characters, each which has their own unique stories, desires and attitudes toward the world around them. | |||
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File:The_Dark_Urge.png|alt=The Dark Urge|link=The Dark Urge (Origin)|[[The Dark Urge (Origin)|The Dark Urge]]<br>Any race any class or<br>[[Dragonborn]] [[Sorcerer]] | File:The_Dark_Urge.png|alt=The Dark Urge|link=The Dark Urge (Origin)|[[The Dark Urge (Origin)|The Dark Urge]]<br>Any race any class or<br>[[Dragonborn]] [[Sorcerer]] | ||
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== Custom == | == Custom == | ||
[[File:Custom Character Portrait.png|80px|left]] | |||
[[File:Custom Character Portrait.png|80px|left | {{Q|You’ve always felt you had a greater calling, but it has never borne fruit. Everything changes when you awaken imprisoned on an alien ship. Perhaps your time has finally come.|Character creation menu}} | ||
Custom characters are a Baldurian citizen with a race, class and background chosen by the player. The default name of a custom character is Tav.{{note|name=Tav}} | |||
{{Q|You’ve always felt you had a greater calling, but it has never borne fruit. Everything changes when you awaken imprisoned on an alien ship. Perhaps your time has finally come.}} | |||
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== | == Astarion == | ||
{{main|Astarion}} | |||
[[File:Astarion Portrait.png|80px|left|link=Astarion]] | [[File:Astarion Portrait.png|80px|left|link=Astarion]] | ||
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== | == Gale == | ||
{{main|Gale}} | |||
[[File:Gale Portrait.png|80px|left|link=Gale]] | [[File:Gale Portrait.png|80px|left|link=Gale]] | ||
{{Q|What’s a god to a world-class wizard? Gale was once a formidable archmage in [[Waterdeep]], but pushed his relationship with the goddess [[Mystra]] too far. Failing to usurp his former lover’s godhood, the goddess stole Gale’s magics away and cursed him with the Netherese Orb, a dangerous artefact with enough magical potential energy in it to level a city if it were allowed to escape. | {{Q|What’s a god to a world-class wizard? Gale was once a formidable archmage in [[Waterdeep]], but pushed his relationship with the goddess [[Mystra]] too far. Failing to usurp his former lover’s godhood, the goddess stole Gale’s magics away and cursed him with the Netherese Orb, a dangerous artefact with enough magical potential energy in it to level a city if it were allowed to escape. | ||
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== | == Karlach == | ||
[[File:Karlach Portrait.png|80px|left|link=Karlach]] | [[File:Karlach Portrait.png|80px|left|link=Karlach]] | ||
{{Q|Fresh-escaped from Hell, Karlach is finally free of the archdevil [[Zariel]] - but not from the infernal engine Zariel planted in her chest. With her first taste of freedom in ten years, Karlach is eager to find a fix for the engine that's burning hotter and hotter before it burns her out completely. But even more premier in her mind? Exploring, finding like-minded travellers, falling in love (or lust)... and taking revenge on the man who sold her to Zariel all those years ago.}} | {{Q|Fresh-escaped from Hell, Karlach is finally free of the archdevil [[Zariel]] - but not from the infernal engine Zariel planted in her chest. With her first taste of freedom in ten years, Karlach is eager to find a fix for the engine that's burning hotter and hotter before it burns her out completely. But even more premier in her mind? Exploring, finding like-minded travellers, falling in love (or lust)... and taking revenge on the man who sold her to Zariel all those years ago.}} | ||
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== | == Lae'zel == | ||
[[File:Laezel Portrait.png|80px|left|link=Lae'zel]] | [[File:Laezel Portrait.png|80px|left|link=Lae'zel]] | ||
{{Q|Crashed down to the Sword Coast from the stars, Lae'zel is a fierce warrior, even by the standards of militant [[githyanki]] society. When faced with the possibility of becoming a [[mind flayer]], the monster she has dedicated her life to defeating, she must prove her worth and earn the right to rejoin her people -- if they don't execute her first. Will Lae'zel's strength and determination be enough to prove herself to Queen [[Vlaakith]], or must she walk another path in exile?}} | {{Q|Crashed down to the Sword Coast from the stars, Lae'zel is a fierce warrior, even by the standards of militant [[githyanki]] society. When faced with the possibility of becoming a [[mind flayer]], the monster she has dedicated her life to defeating, she must prove her worth and earn the right to rejoin her people -- if they don't execute her first. Will Lae'zel's strength and determination be enough to prove herself to Queen [[Vlaakith]], or must she walk another path in exile?}} | ||
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== | == Shadowheart == | ||
[[File:Shadowheart Portrait.png|80px|left|link=Shadowheart]] | [[File:Shadowheart Portrait.png|80px|left|link=Shadowheart]] | ||
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== | == Wyll == | ||
[[File:Wyll Portrait.png|80px|left|link=Wyll]] | [[File:Wyll Portrait.png|80px|left|link=Wyll]] | ||
{{Q|From a scion of a famed Baldurian house to a life of adventure on the road, Wyll’s life as the monster hunter called the Blade of Frontiers has made him one of the beating hearts of the Sword Coast. While he has done great deeds for the Coast’s people, the source of his power remains secret. The cambion [[Mizora]] drew Wyll into a warlock’s pact in a moment with many lives at stake, and cursed him with the duty of hunting her enemies. Mizora only asks Wyll to sacrifice devilish creatures to her, but a cambion’s ambitions are ever fickle, and Wyll wishes to escape the pact before its price grows cruel.}} | {{Q|From a scion of a famed Baldurian house to a life of adventure on the road, Wyll’s life as the monster hunter called the Blade of Frontiers has made him one of the beating hearts of the Sword Coast. While he has done great deeds for the Coast’s people, the source of his power remains secret. The cambion [[Mizora]] drew Wyll into a warlock’s pact in a moment with many lives at stake, and cursed him with the duty of hunting her enemies. Mizora only asks Wyll to sacrifice devilish creatures to her, but a cambion’s ambitions are ever fickle, and Wyll wishes to escape the pact before its price grows cruel.}} | ||
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== | == The Dark Urge == | ||
[[File:The Dark Urge Portrait.png|80px|left|link=The Dark Urge (Origin)]] | [[File:The Dark Urge Portrait.png|80px|left|link=The Dark Urge (Origin)]] | ||
{{Q|You remember nothing of your past besides that you walked a path paved with blood. As you venture on, you find yourself inescapably drawn towards unimaginable cruelties. Where do these thoughts come from?}} | {{Q|You remember nothing of your past besides that you walked a path paved with blood. As you venture on, you find yourself inescapably drawn towards unimaginable cruelties. Where do these thoughts come from?}} | ||
You can customize this origin's [[race]] and [[class]] with [[Dragonborn#White Dragonborn|White Dragonborn]] [[Sorcerer]] as the default option. Your [[background]] will always be [[Haunted One]], and you will have amnesia. You can change the character's name with the default name being '''''The Dark Urge'''''. | You can customize this origin's [[race]] and [[class]] with [[Dragonborn#White Dragonborn|White Dragonborn]] [[Sorcerer]] as the default option. Your [[background]] will always be [[Haunted One]], and you will have amnesia. You can change the character's name with the default name being '''''The Dark Urge'''''. | ||