List of Baldur's Gate characters
Encyclopedia
Baldur's Gate NPCs are non-player character
Non-player character
A non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...

s (NPCs) which interact with the player
Player (game)
A player of a game is a participant therein. The term 'player' is used with this same meaning both in game theory and in ordinary recreational games....

 in the Baldur's Gate series
Baldur's Gate series
Baldur's Gate is a franchise of action role-playing games released under the Dungeons & Dragons Video Game Licenses. It is set in the fictional campaign setting of Forgotten Realms and takes place in its fictional continent of Faerûn. It takes place mostly in the Western Heartlands, but has also...

 of computer games
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. Many of these characters can interact with each other during the game, and some of these characters can also join the player's party.

The NPCs recruited become playable characters directly controlled by the player. The player can employ a maximum number of five NPC party members at any one time, requiring the player to find a balance between strong melee
Mêlée
Melee , generally refers to disorganized close combat involving a group of fighters. A melee ensues when groups become locked together in combat with no regard to group tactics or fighting as an organized unit; each participant fights as an individual....

 warriors, characters who wield divine magic, characters who wield arcane magic, and those who provide different types of auxiliary support, such as thieves
Rogue (Dungeons & Dragons)
The rogue or thief is one of the standard playable character class in most editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A rogue is a versatile character, capable of sneaky combat and nimble tricks...

.

Non-player characters

NameVoice actorDescription
Alaundo none See Alaundo.
Ardenor Crush Ed Gilbert See Ardenor Crush.
Belt Brian George
Brian George
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See Council of Four
Baldur's Gate (city)
Baldur's Gate is a fictional city in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It is a coastal city on the north bank of the river Chiontar, located in the Western Heartlands region of Faerûn...

.
Eltan Frank Welker
Frank Welker
Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...

See Council of Four
Baldur's Gate (city)
Baldur's Gate is a fictional city in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It is a coastal city on the north bank of the river Chiontar, located in the Western Heartlands region of Faerûn...

.
Entar Silvershield Gregg Berger
Gregg Berger
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See Council of Four
Baldur's Gate (city)
Baldur's Gate is a fictional city in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It is a coastal city on the north bank of the river Chiontar, located in the Western Heartlands region of Faerûn...

.
Liia Jannath Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale is a Canadian-born American actress and singer best known for her voice over work in video games like Grandia II, the Mass Effect trilogy, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Tales of Symphonia, the Metroid Prime trilogy, the Metal Gear Solid games, Brütal Legend, and Disney's...

See Council of Four
Baldur's Gate (city)
Baldur's Gate is a fictional city in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It is a coastal city on the north bank of the river Chiontar, located in the Western Heartlands region of Faerûn...

.
Sarevok Anchev Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson is an American actor and voice actor who currently stars as Cleveland Brown, Jr. in The Cleveland Show...

Bhaalspawn
Bhaalspawn
In the fictional universe of Forgotten Realms, Bhaalspawn is a name given to all children of the fictitious Bhaal, Lord of Murder, who foresaw his own death during the Time of Troubles and fathered children who could one day be sacrificed for his return....

 main antagonist of great strength.

Party members

For each of the following characters, the in-game name, voice actor, race, character classes
Character class (Dungeons & Dragons)
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, and alignment
Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons)
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 are listed, along with some biographical details. The NPCs are categorized by general alignment.

Good

NameVoice actorRaceClassAlignmentDescription
Ajantis Jason Marsden
Jason Marsden
Jason Christopher Marsden is an American screen and voice actor who has done numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as various television series.-Early life:...

Human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...

Paladin
Paladin (Dungeons & Dragons)
The paladin is one of the standard playable character classes in most editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. The paladin is a holy knight, crusading in the name of good and order, and is a divine spellcaster...

Righteous and somewhat naive, Ajantis Ilvastarr is a newly trained paladin operating under the Order of Radiant Heart. He has been sent by his superior Keldorn Firecam to investigate and wipe out the bandits plaguing the Sword Coast. He is a follower of Helm and hails from Waterdeep
Waterdeep (city)
Waterdeep is a fictional city-state that forms part of a popular Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game campaign setting called the Forgotten Realms. It is a port city that is located along the western coast of the Faerûn sub-continent...

.
Alora Amber Hood
Amber Hood
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Halfling
Halfling (Dungeons & Dragons)
The halfling is a fictional race found in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Halflings are similar to humans except about half the size...

Thief
Rogue (Dungeons & Dragons)
The rogue or thief is one of the standard playable character class in most editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A rogue is a versatile character, capable of sneaky combat and nimble tricks...

An excessively cheerful and sweet halfling girl, whose curiosity prompts her to frequently poke her nose into forbidden and dangerous territory. When she was younger, her curiosity caused trouble for her parents, whose attempts to stifle her personality inspired her to leave on her own.
Coran Brian George
Brian George
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Elf
Elf (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, elves are a fictional humanoid race that is one of the primary races available for play as player characters. Elves are renowned for their grace and mastery of magic and weapons such as the sword and bow...

Fighter
Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons)
The fighter is one of the standard playable character classes in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A fighter is a versatile, weapons-oriented warrior who fights using skill, strategy and tactics....

/Thief
Coran is an adventurous and womanizing archer. He originally lived in the Forest of Tethir, but left due to dissatisfaction with its relative calmness. He will flirt with any female party member. He has unknowingly fathered a half-elf child with a young mage in Baldur's Gate after a brief fling, enraging the mage's husband.
Dynaheir Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale
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Human Invoker
Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)
The wizard is one of the standard character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A wizard uses arcane magic, and is considered less effective in melee combat than other classes.-Creative origins:...

Dynaheir is "wychlaran" witch from Rashemen and is traveling alongside her champion Minsc
Minsc
Minsc is a fictional character in the Baldur's Gate series of Dungeons & Dragons computer role-playing games developed by BioWare. Minsc originated in pen and paper Dungeons & Dragons sessions held by Baldur's Gates Lead Designer James Ohlen, and was expanded upon by the game's lead writer, Luke...

, who has sworn to protect her. She and Minsc have been sent to examine if the prophecy
Prophecy
Prophecy is a process in which one or more messages that have been communicated to a prophet are then communicated to others. Such messages typically involve divine inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of conditioned events to come as well as testimonies or repeated revelations that the...

 of the Bhaalspawn
Bhaalspawn
In the fictional universe of Forgotten Realms, Bhaalspawn is a name given to all children of the fictitious Bhaal, Lord of Murder, who foresaw his own death during the Time of Troubles and fathered children who could one day be sacrificed for his return....

 is true. In her search, she is taken captive by a group of gnoll
Gnoll
A gnoll or gnole is a fictional humanoid creature - a cross between a gnome and a troll. They first appeared in Lord Dunsany's story in The Book of Wonder: How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art upon the Gnoles and subsequently reappeared in Margaret St. Clair's, The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles...

s and held prisoner at their island stronghold. She shows herself to be a capable wizard, but has a very steel-set attitude, not thinking much of what anyone else has to offer. Canonically, the events of Baldur's Gate are completed with Dynaheir in the party.
Imoen Melissa Disney
Melissa Disney
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Human Thief A childhood friend of the player character, who has acted like a little sister to the protagonist for all of their childhood. She is the first character that offers to join the protagonist, near the beginning of the game. Orphaned as a child and raised by Winthrop the innkeeper of Candlekeep, her origins are just as obscure as the player character's. According to BioWare
BioWare
BioWare is a Canadian video game developer founded in February 1995 by newly graduated medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. BioWare is currently owned by American company Electronic Arts...

 writer Luke Kristjanson, Her character was a late addition to fill a non-psychotic-thief gap in the early levels. We had no recording budget left, so I assembled her lines by editing voice-over left from a scrapped demo. The original character was a guard named Pique. That's why she has no standalone confrontations / interactions with other party members. Canonically, the events of Baldur's Gate are completed with Imoen in the party.
Khalid Jim Meskimen
Jim Meskimen
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Half-Elf
Half-elf (Dungeons & Dragons)
-Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition :The half-elf appeared as a player character race in the original Player's Handbook . The half-elf also appeared in the original Monster Manual...

Fighter Jaheira's husband, and almost her polar opposite. Khalid is a peace-loving warrior with a pronounced stutter. Like Jaheira, he is a member of the Harpers. Jaheira and Khalid were friends of Gorion, and Gorion leaves instructions for the protagonist to meet with them after he is killed in an ambush at the beginning of the game. Canonically, the events of Baldur's Gate are completed with Khalid in the party.
Kivan Rob Paulsen
Rob Paulsen
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Elf Ranger
Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)
The ranger is one of the standard playable character class in most editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. They are protectors of nature, skilled woodsmen, and often live reclusive lives as hermits....

A powerful elf archer, Kivan's wife was killed by the ogre bandit leader Tazok, and as a result he is on a quest of vengeance to kill ogres and bandits and to ultimately hunt down Tazok as revenge for his wife's death. Kivan is undiplomatic, cold, and extremely gruff; however, he also compliments his companions regardless of whether they thank him or not, and frequently refers to the entire group as a whole ("It is time for *us* to rest"), as opposed to referring only to himself. If placed in the lead position, his response is the most humble of all the companions.
Minsc
Minsc
Minsc is a fictional character in the Baldur's Gate series of Dungeons & Dragons computer role-playing games developed by BioWare. Minsc originated in pen and paper Dungeons & Dragons sessions held by Baldur's Gates Lead Designer James Ohlen, and was expanded upon by the game's lead writer, Luke...

Jim Cummings
Jim Cummings
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Human Ranger Minsc is a berserker
Berserker
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 ranger, with a strong desire to uphold good and be heroic, though with an extreme fervor that causes those around him to regard him as possibly insane
Insanity
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. His animal companion is a hamster named Boo, who he believes is a "miniature giant space hamster" and consults for advice. Minsc is originally tasked with serving as a bodyguard to the witch Dynaheir as part of a rite of passage
Rite of passage
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. Canonically, the events of Baldur's Gate are completed with Minsc in the party.
Yeslick Bill Farmer
Bill Farmer
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Dwarf
Dwarf (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, dwarves are a humanoid race, one of the primary races available for play as player characters...

Fighter/Cleric
Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)
The cleric is one of the standard playable character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. In the game, clerics are versatile figures, both capable in combat and skilled in the use of divine magic. Clerics are powerful healers due to the large number of healing and curative...

Yeslick Orothiar is a laid-back, good-natured dwarven cleric of Moradin
Moradin
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 and Clangeddin Silverbeard. He was once a blacksmith of the Iron Throne, but was betrayed when he casually mentioned the location of his clan's long abandoned ore mine to them. He is encountered as one of the Iron Throne's prisoners.

Neutral

NameVoice actorRaceClassAlignmentDescription
Branwen Bernadette Sullivan Human Cleric A loyal warrior maiden of the god Tempus. Branwen was turned to stone by the bandit mage Tranzig, and ended up as a circus attraction. If the party uses a scroll of stone to flesh to cure her of her condition, she will offer to join them in their quest. Later in the adventure the party will come face to face with Tranzig, and after defeating him, Branwen will remain in the party.
Faldorn Heidi Shannon Human Druid
Druid (Dungeons & Dragons)
The druid is a playable character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Druids wield nature-themed magic. Prior to 4th edition, they gain divine magic from being at one with nature, or from one of several patron gods of the wild, while in 4th edition, they gain primal magic...

Faldorn is a member of the Shadow Druids, a militant sect of druids that believes in the violent struggle of Nature against Man. She disagrees vehemently with Jaheira and her mainstream Druidic views of man co-existing peacefully alongside nature. However, despite her militant beliefs, Faldorn's speech and behavior is mellow and laid-back.
Garrick Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker
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Human Bard
Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)
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A free-spirited bard with a most lively outlook on life and love. He was part of a popular troupe called the Dale Wind Troubadours, but left after he discovered the performances were used to distract the audience from thievery. He sings several tunes, mostly about his own bravery.
Jaheira Heidi Shannon Half-Elf Fighter/Druid A Druid warrior and member of the Harpers, Jaheira is strong and intelligent, but also very proud, causing her to be highly domineering and overly self-confident. As a Druid, she must observe a keen balance in her way of life, and demands the same from her companions. Gorion leaves instructions to meet her and her husband Khalid after he is killed. Canonically, the events of Baldur's Gate are completed with Jaheira in the party.
Quayle Jeff Bennett Gnome
Gnome (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, gnomes are one of the core races available for play as player characters. Some speculate that they are closely related to dwarves; however, gnomes are more tolerant of other races and of magic, and are skilled with illusions...

Cleric/Illusionist
Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)
The wizard is one of the standard character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A wizard uses arcane magic, and is considered less effective in melee combat than other classes.-Creative origins:...

Quayle is foul-tempered and arrogant and believes that he is a genius while others around him are unintelligent. He worships Baravar Cloakshadow
Baravar Cloakshadow
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Baravar Cloakshadow is the gnomish deity of illusions, protection, and deception. He creates traps and illusions of stunning complexity and cunning. He is somewhat mean-spirited compared to most of the other gnomish gods, and his pranks may cause even...

 and is convinced that he has nearly mastered sorcery.
Safana Diane Pershing
Diane Pershing
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Human Thief Safana is a sultry female thief with a dark history and a sensuous demeanor, who has always gotten through life by using her feminine wiles to manipulate men into doing her bidding. She grew up in Calimport as the daughter of a nobleman, but was frustrated by his protectiveness and ran away to join a pirate crew. She fell out of favor with the captain and escaped from the ship when it was at the port of Baldur's Gate.
Skie Grey DeLisle
Grey DeLisle
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Human Thief The innocent and naive daughter of Duke Entar Silvershield, Skie Silvershield enjoys sneaking out of the safety of her father's well-guarded estate, and holds unrealistic dreams of a life of adventure. She awaits being "rescued" by Eldoth, her lover. Once on the road, however, she complains frequently.
Xan Jeff Bennett Elf Enchanter
Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)
The wizard is one of the standard character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A wizard uses arcane magic, and is considered less effective in melee combat than other classes.-Creative origins:...

Xan is an enchanter
Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)
The wizard is one of the standard character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A wizard uses arcane magic, and is considered less effective in melee combat than other classes.-Creative origins:...

 of the Greycloak clan of elves
Elf (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, elves are a fictional humanoid race that is one of the primary races available for play as player characters. Elves are renowned for their grace and mastery of magic and weapons such as the sword and bow...

 from Evereska
Evereska
In the fictional fantasy setting of the Forgotten Realms, Evereska is an elven stronghold in northern Faerûn.Evereska is known as the Lasthaven of the elves, as it is the only elven stronghold left in Faerûn...

, who has been sent to investigate the political turmoil of the Sword Coast when he is captured and held prisoner by the Iron Throne. When the player's character encounters him, he is unarmed and severely injured. He is very pessimistic, and often makes negative comments while expressing surprise at success.

Evil

NameVoice actorRaceClassAlignmentDescription
Edwin Jim Meskimen
Jim Meskimen
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Human Conjurer
Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)
The wizard is one of the standard character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A wizard uses arcane magic, and is considered less effective in melee combat than other classes.-Creative origins:...

Edwin Odesseiron is an arrogant member of the Red Wizards of Thay, and has been dispatched to the Sword Coast region to assassinate Dynaheir. When Edwin is first encountered, he asks for the player's help in hunting her down. This quest is in direct contrast to the one received from Minsc
Minsc
Minsc is a fictional character in the Baldur's Gate series of Dungeons & Dragons computer role-playing games developed by BioWare. Minsc originated in pen and paper Dungeons & Dragons sessions held by Baldur's Gates Lead Designer James Ohlen, and was expanded upon by the game's lead writer, Luke...

, who wishes to save Dynaheir from a band of gnolls. Edwin enjoys insulting the player character with his haughty and sarcastic remarks, and frequently mutters under his breath about how he intends to manipulate and overthrow his fellow party members.
Eldoth Neil Ross
Neil Ross
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Human Bard Eldoth Kron is a sleazy, thrill-seeking dilettante who makes a living seducing rich women and living off their money. His latest scheme is to elope with his current lover, Skie Silvershield, then blackmail her father by claiming to have "kidnapped" her and threatening to harm her if he is not paid on a regular basis. A male chauvinist, Eldoth treats Skie quite badly, which earns him the hatred of both Garrick and Shar-Teel.
Kagain John Mariano
John Mariano
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Dwarf Fighter Kagain is a greedy mercenary who runs a caravan escort service out of his shop in Beregost. He asks the player to help him search for a particularly important lost caravan carrying the son of Duke Silvershield, but when he learns that he has lost the caravan, wary of Silvershield's wrath, Kagain decides to abandon his business and accompany the player's party on their adventure.
Montaron Earl Boen
Earl Boen
Earl Boen is an American actor and voice actor. He is perhaps best known as criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in the Terminator series...

Halfling Fighter/Thief Montaron is Xzar's partner. Less outlandish than the game's other evil NPCs, his style tends more towards the subtly threatening rather than the flamboyantly egomaniacal. While he seems to despise Xzar, his fear of his superiors' wrath prevents him from acting on that hatred. Montaron and Xzar are members of the evil group known as the Zhentarim
Zhentarim
The Zhentarim is a fictional organization in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Also known as the Black Network, it is an evil organization based on the continent of Faerûn. One of its goals is to dominate the lands from the Moonsea to the...

, who have dispatched them to investigate the iron shortage threatening the city of Baldur's Gate
Baldur's Gate (city)
Baldur's Gate is a fictional city in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It is a coastal city on the north bank of the river Chiontar, located in the Western Heartlands region of Faerûn...

, for which the Zhentarim themselves have been unjustly suspected.
Shar-Teel Jennifer Darling
Jennifer Darling
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Human Fighter Shar-Teel Dosan is an amazonian warrior woman who enjoys humiliating male adventurers by challenging them to duels and defeating them. If she is defeated in a duel by a male member of the player's party, she is impressed and grudgingly pledges to join the group. Extremely aggressive and bloodthirsty, Shar-Teel has a strong hatred of males, and the Flaming Fist mercenary company in particular. At the end of the game, it is revealed that Shar-Teel is the daughter of Angelo Dosan, a lieutenant in the Flaming Fist who is also secretly in the employ of Sarevok.
Tiax John Mariano Gnome Cleric/Thief Tiax is a short-tempered, megalomaniacal gnome with unrealistic goals of world domination
Hegemony
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. He is a cleric of Cyric
Cyric
Cyric is a deity in the fictional Forgotten Realms campaign setting, a branch of Dungeons & Dragons. Cyric has many titles, including the Prince of Lies, the Dark Sun, the Black Sun, the Mad God, and the Lord of Three Crowns...

, the current God of Murder, and like his patron deity is quite mad.
Viconia Grey DeLisle
Grey DeLisle
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Drow Elf Cleric Exiled from the Underdark, Viconia DeVir is attempting to make a life for herself on the surface. Having renounced Lolth
Lolth
Lolth is a fictional goddess in the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Lolth , the Demon Queen of Spiders, is the chief goddess of drow elves...

 after refusing to kill a baby, Viconia worships Shar. She looks down harshly on surface-dwellers and her inexperience leaves surface customs and laws strange to her. Although she despises compassion and weakness, she is still significantly more polite than the game's other evil NPCs.
Xzar Frank Welker
Frank Welker
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Human Necromancer
Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)
The wizard is one of the standard character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A wizard uses arcane magic, and is considered less effective in melee combat than other classes.-Creative origins:...

Xzar is dubbed "the Mad Wizard" by his companion Montaron, and Xzar seemingly suffers from split personality. His grasp on reality seems to be somewhat tenuous, causing him to occasionally make unusual outbursts. He wants the player to journey with him and his companion Montaron to the Nashkel mines in order to investigate strange rumors there. Xzar has been sent by the clandestine organization the Zhentarim
Zhentarim
The Zhentarim is a fictional organization in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Also known as the Black Network, it is an evil organization based on the continent of Faerûn. One of its goals is to dominate the lands from the Moonsea to the...

, to learn the origins of the sudden iron shortage sweeping the Sword Coast region, as rumors of the Zhentarim's involvement within the iron scheme has put the evil organization under increased scrutiny. Xzar and Montaron hate each other and are only together because they work for the Zhentarim. Despite his personality, Xzar is in fact held in high esteem by his superiors.

Special party members

NameRaceClassAlignmentDescription
Arkanis Dwarf Fighter Used for tutorial. He is later encountered in the Candlekeep Catacombs, alongside Deder.
Biff the Understudy Human Fighter Many conversations in Baldur's Gate require the participation of a certain NPC, and if such an NPC is accidentally killed, the game summons up Biff the Understudy to say the required lines. Biff can actually join the party in some instances.
Canderous Human Cleric Used for tutorial.
Deder Halfling Fighter/Thief Used for tutorial. He is later encountered in the Candlekeep Catacombs, alongside Arkanis.
Mordaine Human Invoker Used for tutorial.
Osprey Half-Elf Cleric/Mage Used for tutorial.

Non-player characters

NameVoice actorDescription
Abazigal Jim Cummings
Jim Cummings
James Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...

See Bhaalspawn
Bhaalspawn
In the fictional universe of Forgotten Realms, Bhaalspawn is a name given to all children of the fictitious Bhaal, Lord of Murder, who foresaw his own death during the Time of Troubles and fathered children who could one day be sacrificed for his return....

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Adalon Diane Pershing
Diane Pershing
Diane Pershing, born and raised in Queens, New York, is a romance novelist, television writer and voice actor.She wrote episodes for the television series The Love Boat and What's Happening Now!!...

Silver dragon
Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game , dragons are an iconic type of monstrous creature used as adversaries or, less commonly, allies of player characters...

 who lives in the Underdark
Underdark
The Underdark is a fictional setting which has appeared in Dungeons & Dragons role-playing campaigns and Dungeons & Dragons-based fiction books, including the Legend of Drizzt series by R. A. Salvatore...

 near the drow city of Ust Natha.
Balthazar Jeff Osterhage
Jeff Osterhage
Jeff Osterhage is an American film and television actor from Columbus, Indiana.Osterhage began his acting career in a television adaptation of True Grit in 1978 and starred in the 1979 TV movie The Legend of the Golden Gun...

See Bhaalspawn
Bhaalspawn
In the fictional universe of Forgotten Realms, Bhaalspawn is a name given to all children of the fictitious Bhaal, Lord of Murder, who foresaw his own death during the Time of Troubles and fathered children who could one day be sacrificed for his return....

.
Bodhi B.J. Ward Vampire
Vampire (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the vampire is an undead creature. A humanoid or monstrous humanoid can become a vampire, and looks as it did in life, with pale skin, haunting red eyes, and a feral cast to its features...

 and the sister of Jon Irenicus.
Cespenar Jeff Bennett Bhaal's former butler.
Firkraag Jim Cummings
Jim Cummings
James Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...

Red dragon
Red dragon
Red dragon may refer to:*"The great red dragon", Satan*Red Dragon , a 38 gun ship owned by the East India Company*Red Dragon , a 1981 book by Thomas Harris**Manhunter , a 1986 film based on the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris...

 who resides in Windspear Hills, a mountainous region near the eastern coast of Amn.
Gavid ? See Bhaalspawn
Bhaalspawn
In the fictional universe of Forgotten Realms, Bhaalspawn is a name given to all children of the fictitious Bhaal, Lord of Murder, who foresaw his own death during the Time of Troubles and fathered children who could one day be sacrificed for his return....

.
Gromnir Jim Cummings
Jim Cummings
James Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...

See Bhaalspawn
Bhaalspawn
In the fictional universe of Forgotten Realms, Bhaalspawn is a name given to all children of the fictitious Bhaal, Lord of Murder, who foresaw his own death during the Time of Troubles and fathered children who could one day be sacrificed for his return....

.
Illasera Grey DeLisle
Grey DeLisle
Grey DeLisle is an American voice actress, singer-songwriter, and comedienne. To date, she has released four solo albums and has featured on the tribute album Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash and film soundtrack of Loggerheads...

See Bhaalspawn
Bhaalspawn
In the fictional universe of Forgotten Realms, Bhaalspawn is a name given to all children of the fictitious Bhaal, Lord of Murder, who foresaw his own death during the Time of Troubles and fathered children who could one day be sacrificed for his return....

.
Jon Irenicus David Warner
David Warner (actor)
David Warner is an English actor who is known for playing both romantic leads and sinister or villainous characters, both in film and animation...

Wizard
Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)
The wizard is one of the standard character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A wizard uses arcane magic, and is considered less effective in melee combat than other classes.-Creative origins:...

 main antagonist, who first appears to torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...

 the player character
Player character
A player character or playable character is a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player, and is typically a protagonist of the story told in the course of the game. A player character is a persona of the player who controls it. Player characters...

 with powerful magics.
Melissan Heidi Shannon A secretive sometime-ally in Throne of Bhaal.
Sendai Vanessa Marshall
Vanessa Marshall
Vanessa Marshall is an American actress, voice actress and model. She is the daughter of actress Joan Van Ark. She got into voice-over work after being discovered at a one woman show.-Films:* Bagboy! - Mrs...

See Bhaalspawn
Bhaalspawn
In the fictional universe of Forgotten Realms, Bhaalspawn is a name given to all children of the fictitious Bhaal, Lord of Murder, who foresaw his own death during the Time of Troubles and fathered children who could one day be sacrificed for his return....

.
Solar Charity James A celestial assigned as a guide to the player character.
Viekang ? See Bhaalspawn
Bhaalspawn
In the fictional universe of Forgotten Realms, Bhaalspawn is a name given to all children of the fictitious Bhaal, Lord of Murder, who foresaw his own death during the Time of Troubles and fathered children who could one day be sacrificed for his return....

.
Yaga-Shura Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson is an American actor and voice actor who currently stars as Cleveland Brown, Jr. in The Cleveland Show...

See Bhaalspawn
Bhaalspawn
In the fictional universe of Forgotten Realms, Bhaalspawn is a name given to all children of the fictitious Bhaal, Lord of Murder, who foresaw his own death during the Time of Troubles and fathered children who could one day be sacrificed for his return....

.

Party members

For each of the following characters, the in-game name, voice actor, race, character classes, and alignment are listed, along with some biographical details. The NPCs are categorized by general alignment.

The lists contain the NPCs from Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is a computer role-playing game developed by BioWare and released on September 26, 2000. The game is the sequel to Baldur's Gate, and, opening only a few months after the events of the earlier game, continues the story of the player character, whose unique heritage...

, as well as Sarevok from the Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal is the expansion pack for the computer role-playing game Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, and is the final chapter in the Baldur's Gate series. It adds a multi-level dungeon called Watcher's Keep to the game and completes the main plot...

expansion.

Good

NameVoice actorRaceClassAlignmentDescription
Aerie Kath Soucie
Kath Soucie
Katherine Elaine Soucie is an American voice actress. She is sometimes credited as Kath Soucie, Katherine Soucie, Kath Souci, Kath E...

Avariel Elf Cleric/Mage Aerie lived in Faenya-Dail until she was captured by slavers and sold to the circus, where she was kept in a cage which caused her wings to atrophy until they had to be forcibly removed. She is encountered in Waukeen's Promenade, where she is working in the circus under ringmaster Quayle, who saved her from the previous ringmaster. Once the circus has been cleared of its evil illusions, she may join the party. Minsc
Minsc
Minsc is a fictional character in the Baldur's Gate series of Dungeons & Dragons computer role-playing games developed by BioWare. Minsc originated in pen and paper Dungeons & Dragons sessions held by Baldur's Gates Lead Designer James Ohlen, and was expanded upon by the game's lead writer, Luke...

 may eventually adopt her as his new witch. She is naive, physically weak, and sometimes childish, but she is highly intelligent. She dually venerates her divine patron, the gnome god Baervan Wildwanderer
Baervan Wildwanderer
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Baervan Wildwanderer is the gnome deity of Forests, Travel, and Nature.-Publication history:...

, and her traditional Avariel goddess, Aerdrie Faenya
Aerdrie Faenya
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Aerdrie Faenya is the elven goddess of Air, Weather, Freedom, Impulse, Fertility, and Birds.Her symbol is a cloud with a bird silhouette.-Publication history:...

. It is possible for a male protagonist to romance her. If the romance continues into the Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal is the expansion pack for the computer role-playing game Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, and is the final chapter in the Baldur's Gate series. It adds a multi-level dungeon called Watcher's Keep to the game and completes the main plot...

expansion, she has the protagonist's child, though Aerie will refuse if the protagonist is of evil alignment. Although kind and often caring of her friends, Aerie still holds in thoughts of her wings, and often becomes depressed when speaking of her past.
Imoen Melissa Disney
Melissa Disney
Melissa Disney is a voiceover artist, actress, singer/songwriter, writer, and film producer. She is the daughter of Louise Gallagher and granddaughter of silent actress Tara Gallagher, and is a distant relative to Walt Disney. She voices the title character Ginger Foutley in the animated cartoon...

Human Thief/Mage Troubled by torture inflicted upon her by the main antagonist Irenicus, Imoen loses some of her zeal from the first game, especially as it dawns on her that she, too, is a Bhaalspawn. Still, Imoen remains somewhat cheerful and kind towards her companions. She remains a faithful companion to the player character and is one of the fundamental characters in the main plot. Much of the game is centralized on rescuing her. She can be found alongside the player at the start of the game.
Keldorn Roger L. Jackson
Roger L. Jackson
Roger Labon Jackson is an American voice actor. He is best known for voicing the killer Ghostface in the Scream films, leaving him to keep an unknown identity to withhold the mystery of Ghostface...

Human Inquisitor
Paladin (Dungeons & Dragons)
The paladin is one of the standard playable character classes in most editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. The paladin is a holy knight, crusading in the name of good and order, and is a divine spellcaster...

Keldorn Firecam is a dedicated paladin of Torm
Torm
Torm may refer to:* Dampskibsselskabet Torm, a shipping company* Torm , a fictional deity...

 and the superior of Ajantis. He is experienced and wise. He has a sub-quest involving his family where the player character can voluntarily allow him to leave the party.
Mazzy Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale is a Canadian-born American actress and singer best known for her voice over work in video games like Grandia II, the Mass Effect trilogy, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Tales of Symphonia, the Metroid Prime trilogy, the Metal Gear Solid games, Brütal Legend, and Disney's...

Halfling Fighter Mazzy Fentan is a brave fighter who wanted to be a Paladin, though being a halfling disallowed this. She and her Fentan Knights sally forth all over Amn from their town of Trademeet doing good deeds.
Minsc
Minsc
Minsc is a fictional character in the Baldur's Gate series of Dungeons & Dragons computer role-playing games developed by BioWare. Minsc originated in pen and paper Dungeons & Dragons sessions held by Baldur's Gates Lead Designer James Ohlen, and was expanded upon by the game's lead writer, Luke...

Jim Cummings
Jim Cummings
James Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...

Human Ranger Minsc is a berserker
Berserker
Berserkers were Norse warriors who are reported in the Old Norse literature to have fought in a nearly uncontrollable, trance-like fury, a characteristic which later gave rise to the English word berserk. Berserkers are attested in numerous Old Norse sources...

 ranger, with a strong desire to uphold good and be heroic, though with an extreme fervor that causes those around him to regard him as possibly insane
Insanity
Insanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal norms, including becoming a danger to themselves and others, though not all such acts are considered insanity...

. His animal companion is a hamster named Boo, who he believes is a "miniature giant space hamster" and consults for advice. Minsc is originally tasked with serving as a bodyguard to the witch Dynaheir as part of a rite of passage
Rite of passage
A rite of passage is a ritual event that marks a person's progress from one status to another. It is a universal phenomenon which can show anthropologists what social hierarchies, values and beliefs are important in specific cultures....

. After Dynaheir is killed by the mage Jon Irenicus, Minsc offers his services to the protagonist in the pursuit of justice.
Nalia Grey DeLisle
Grey DeLisle
Grey DeLisle is an American voice actress, singer-songwriter, and comedienne. To date, she has released four solo albums and has featured on the tribute album Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash and film soundtrack of Loggerheads...

Human Thief/Mage The daughter of a lord, Nalia de'Arnise has little in common with other nobles and regularly sneaks out of her castle at night to help the poor and needy. Though compassionate, she can be noticeably haughty; she is willing to help those lower in class, but not willing to entirely forget their class distinctions. Nalia teams up with the player character to help save her family home from attack. In the Throne of Bhaal, Nalia undergoes a change of heart that makes her more genuinely compassionate towards the lower classes and more pragmatic in terms with her goals.
Valygar Jeff Osterhage
Jeff Osterhage
Jeff Osterhage is an American film and television actor from Columbus, Indiana.Osterhage began his acting career in a television adaptation of True Grit in 1978 and starred in the 1979 TV movie The Legend of the Golden Gun...

Human Stalker
Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)
The ranger is one of the standard playable character class in most editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. They are protectors of nature, skilled woodsmen, and often live reclusive lives as hermits....

Valygar's family has long lived in the shadow of magic. His own mother went mad from it and was destroyed; consequently, Valygar is disdainful for all things magical. If the player character is a mage or other frequent practitioner of magic, Valygar will be badly predisposed to him, especially if the magic in question is often used to perform ill deeds. He is found as a criminal wanted by the Cowled Wizards.

Neutral

NameVoice actorRaceClassAlignmentDescription
Anomen Rob Paulsen
Rob Paulsen
Robert Fredrick "Rob" Paulsen III , sometimes credited as Rob Paulson, is an American voice actor, best known as the voice behind Raphael from the 1987 cartoon of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yakko Warner and Dr...

Human Fighter/Cleric Anomen Delryn is an acolyte of the Most Noble Order of the Radiant Heart. He is vain and frequently brags about battles he most likely never fought. Depending on the player's actions, he may succeed or fail at his knighthood quest, which can change his alignment to either Lawful Good or Chaotic Neutral. If the player character is female, she may establish a romance with Anomen.
Cernd Jason Marsden
Jason Marsden
Jason Christopher Marsden is an American screen and voice actor who has done numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as various television series.-Early life:...

Human Shapeshifter
Druid (Dungeons & Dragons)
The druid is a playable character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Druids wield nature-themed magic. Prior to 4th edition, they gain divine magic from being at one with nature, or from one of several patron gods of the wild, while in 4th edition, they gain primal magic...

Cernd is detained in a prison located in the town of Trademeet. He needs the player character's assistance in investigating attacks upon the town. Cernd has an even, calm disposition and a habit of overusing nature-related metaphors. Cernd's lycanthropy
Lycanthrope (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the lycanthrope is a humanoid shapeshifter based on various legends of lycanthropy.-Dungeons & Dragons :...

 allows him to take the form of a werewolf
Lycanthrope (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the lycanthrope is a humanoid shapeshifter based on various legends of lycanthropy.-Dungeons & Dragons :...

. Cernd was once a city dweller, resulting in some loose ends from his former life resurfacing, as he sets foot in Athkatla
Athkatla
Athkatla is a fictional city in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It is the capital of the nation of Amn, which in turn is a country on the continent of Faerûn...

.
Haer'Dalis Michael Bell Tiefling
Tiefling
Tieflings are a fictional race in the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy tabletop role-playing game.Tieflings were originally introduced as humans with demonic ancestry. A Tiefling is a being whose lineage can be traced back to some degree or another to that of a fiend or demon within the Dungeons &...

Bard
Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)
The bard is a standard playable character class in many editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. The bard class is versatile, capable of combat and of magic . Bards use their artistic talents to induce magical effects...

Haer'Dalis has the blood of a fiend within his ancestry, giving him unusual characteristics, among these being his blue hair and an aura that makes Primes, or dwellers of the Prime Material Plane
Prime Material Plane
The Prime Material Plane is the central plane of existence in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game...

, nervous. He is witty and charming, having crossed the planes with a group of troubadours who have set up a temporary home in a playhouse beneath the Five Flagons Inn in the Bridge District of Athkatla.
Jaheira Heidi Shannon Half-Elf Fighter/Druid Her character mellows a little from the first installment due to the death of her husband Khalid, and probably also due to the strife that she encounters with her fellow party members. However, she still enjoys nothing more than to take authority in certain situations, and it shows in her banter with other party members whom she perceives as naive and unschooled in the ways of the world. If the player character is male, he may have a romance with Jaheira. She can be found at the start of the game alongside the player.
Jan Jack Roth Gnome Thief/Illusionist Like most gnomes, Jan Jansen is very eccentric, and tends to ramble on with stories that never get to the point. He is encountered while peddling his wares, which in actuality are dangerous weapons in their own right. His own weapon, a special crossbow entitled the "Flasher Master Bruiser" is so complicated that only he can use it, as are most of Jan's custom items.
Yoshimo Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche is an Emmy Award winning Canadian-American voice actor and former stand up comedian. He is best known for his voicework in Futurama as Kif Kroker, as Egon Spengler in The Real Ghostbusters, Verminous Skumm and Duke Nukem in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Big Bob Pataki in Hey...

Human Bounty Hunter
Rogue (Dungeons & Dragons)
The rogue or thief is one of the standard playable character class in most editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A rogue is a versatile character, capable of sneaky combat and nimble tricks...

The player first meets Yoshimo in Irenicus' dungeon shortly after passing through the first portal. Yoshimo is a charming, but sly and shifty character. If Yoshimo is taken to Spellhold along with the party it is revealed that he was working alongside Irenicus to trap the party and was forced to with a geas
Geas
In Irish mythology and folklore, a geis is an idiosyncratic taboo, whether of obligation or prohibition, similar to being under a vow or spell. The Scottish Gaelic spelling "geas" is also seen....

. Before his death he asks the protagonist to take his heart to a priest of Ilmater so that he might be redeemed for his dishonor. He is from Kara-Tur
Kara-Tur
Kara-Tur is a fantasy world created by David Cook in the Oriental Adventures rulebook for the First Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game in 1986. Kara-Tur's cultures and peoples are fantasy analogues of medieval China, Korea, Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, Tibet, and other regions of...

.

Evil

NameVoice actorRaceClassAlignmentDescription
Edwin Jim Meskimen
Jim Meskimen
Jim Ross Meskimen is an American comedian and actor, perhaps best known for his work on the improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and as the voice of President George W. Bush and other politicians for the internet Jib Jab animated shorts...

Human Conjurer
Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)
The wizard is one of the standard character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A wizard uses arcane magic, and is considered less effective in melee combat than other classes.-Creative origins:...

Since the first game, Edwin Odesseiron has found a new employer amongst the Shadow Thieves, though he still seeks more power for himself. Edwin indicates that he has become a rogue wizard, and is no longer held in esteem by Thay. Edwin has a side-quest which requires entering a the Graveyard District tombs and challenging an apparently deranged Lich. After the Lich is destroyed, Edwin will recover a powerful and ancient artifact called the Nether Scroll, which he will then spend some time deciphering. Casting the spell inscribed upon the scroll changes him into a woman, which results in teasing from the other party members. This then leads to an encounter with Thayan wizards who reveal that Edwin is now an exile. Edwin then returns to normal and the party is attacked by a Thayan. In the epilogue of Throne of Bhaal, it is implied that he was permanently transformed into a female by Elminster.
Korgan Bill Martin
William E. Martin
William E. Martin, also known as Bill Martin, is an American musician, songwriter, screenwriter, comedic actor and voice actor.-Life and career:...

Dwarf
Dwarf (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, dwarves are a humanoid race, one of the primary races available for play as player characters...

Berserker
Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons)
The fighter is one of the standard playable character classes in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A fighter is a versatile, weapons-oriented warrior who fights using skill, strategy and tactics....

Korgan Bloodaxe is an aggressive mercenary who frequently displays hostilities towards others and refuses to talk about himself. He initially joins the player character to get help with obtaining a book.
Sarevok Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson is an American actor and voice actor who currently stars as Cleveland Brown, Jr. in The Cleveland Show...

Human Fighter
Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons)
The fighter is one of the standard playable character classes in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A fighter is a versatile, weapons-oriented warrior who fights using skill, strategy and tactics....

Sarevok Anchev is the main character's half-brother, who appears as a ghost near the beginning of the content of Throne of Bhaal
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal is the expansion pack for the computer role-playing game Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, and is the final chapter in the Baldur's Gate series. It adds a multi-level dungeon called Watcher's Keep to the game and completes the main plot...

. He helps the player character exit the Pocket Plane once he receives a piece of the soul of either the player character or Imoen, thereby bringing him back to life. After showing the player character the way out, he offers his services. Although his previous death has stripped him of all of his Bhaalspawn
Bhaalspawn
In the fictional universe of Forgotten Realms, Bhaalspawn is a name given to all children of the fictitious Bhaal, Lord of Murder, who foresaw his own death during the Time of Troubles and fathered children who could one day be sacrificed for his return....

 powers, he still remains a formidable melee fighter. The player can change Sarevok's alignment to Chaotic Good by setting a good example, and forgiving Sarevok for his past transgressions.
Viconia Grey DeLisle
Grey DeLisle
Grey DeLisle is an American voice actress, singer-songwriter, and comedienne. To date, she has released four solo albums and has featured on the tribute album Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash and film soundtrack of Loggerheads...

Drow Elf Cleric Viconia DeVir is on the run from persecution because of her race. She is caught by fanatics of Athkatla in the government district after blowing her cover as a Drow, a sworn enemy of the humans in Amn. She survives if the player character rescues her from a mob attempting to burn her at the stake. If the player character is male and of any race other than an elf, he may have a romance with Viconia. In Throne of Bhaal this can change her alignment to True Neutral.

Recurring Baldur's Gate party members

Several characters from the first game make a comeback, some of which as NPCs that can join the player's party. Other NPCs appear only in smaller roles, mostly to supply the player with quests. Because Baldur's Gate II does not check the status of these characters at the end of the first game, they appear even if they perished in the course of the previous adventure.
  • Edwin, Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc and Viconia: (See above).
  • Ajantis: Served as a paladin the Order of the Radiant Heart in the Windspear Hills. The player kills him due to an unavoidable accident in which Ajantis, along with a group of other paladins, has an illusion cast over him, making them look like monsters. The same goes for the player's party as well, as Ajantis' group attacks the players on sight. He can be recognized only by Keldorn (or Sir Anomen, but only if he have passed the test and became an Radiant Heart's member).
  • Branwen and Xan: They join the player during the game's tutorials though do not make an appearance in the main campaign.
  • Coran and Safana: They can be found at the Tethir Forest Area near the log cabin. Coran enlists the player's help in rescuing Safana from a group of wolfwere
    Wolfwere
    A wolfwere is the opposite of a werewolf: as a werewolf is a man that transforms into a wolf or a hybrid man-wolf form, a wolfwere is a wolf that transforms into a man or a hybrid form...

    s. Safana was actually working with the wolfweres to lead the player into a trap, but she is betrayed and killed by the wolfweres who then attack the player and Coran.
  • Dynaheir: According to Minsc, Dynaheir was killed by Irenicus shortly before the game begins.
  • Faldorn: She has taken over the druids' grove and the player character is forced to slay her if the player character talks to her. If the player character is a druid of level 14 or above then talking to her will result in the player character becoming a "Great Druid". She can not be killed out of a challenge and has the ability to shapeshift into a panther.
  • Garrick: He can be found in the Temple district of Athkatla
    Athkatla
    Athkatla is a fictional city in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It is the capital of the nation of Amn, which in turn is a country on the continent of Faerûn...

     attempting to woo his new beloved, the Lady Irlana near the High Hall of the Radiant Heart. His efforts were assisted by a gnome named Cyrando (a reference to Cyrano de Bergerac
    Cyrano de Bergerac
    Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac was a French dramatist and duelist. He is now best remembered for the works of fiction which have been woven, often very loosely, around his life story, most notably the 1897 play by Edmond Rostand...

    ) who has a good head for love poetry but shies himself from the Lady as he thought himself inferior even though he loves her. Over a period of time, the player can notice the events of this romance as a third party. Eventually Lady Irlana and Cyrando are married and Garrick runs off with the bridesmaid.
  • Khalid: His dead body is discovered in Irenicus' dungeon. Jaheira clearly misses him throughout the game and is deeply affected by his absence. He appears as a ghost in Throne of Bhaal if the main character has a romance with Jaheira.
  • Montaron and Xzar: The player can meet Xzar at the Docks district in Athkatla
    Athkatla
    Athkatla is a fictional city in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It is the capital of the nation of Amn, which in turn is a country on the continent of Faerûn...

    , where he will attempt to employ the main character to infiltrate the Harpers to search for Montaron, whom Xzar believes was captured and turned into a bird by the Harpers for an unknown heinous crime. When the player presents the bird believed to be Montaron to Xzar, it turns out to be a Harper assassin who then kills Xzar for being a Zhentarim spy. Montaron's dead body can be found in a chest at a later visit to Harpers' Hold.
  • Quayle: He has doted upon an elf named Aerie who has mellowed his proud and moody nature considerably. He claims that her innocent nature has made him more tolerant towards others and has embraced a good-natured outlook of life. He has a quest in the circus tent at Waukeen's Promenade at an early part of the game.
  • Tiax: He is a "deviant" imprisoned at Spellhold and is still mentally unstable. The player can also temporarily 'team' up with him in the first encounter with Irenicus after the Spellhold dungeon trials. Regardless of the player's actions he will die in the following battle against Irenicus.

Pre-Generated Baldur's Gate Characters

Baldur's Gate II includes four pre-generated characters that can be imported as playable main characters, or can be used as party NPC's in the multi-player version of the game. They can be accessed using the "Import" command in the player generation screen at the beginning of a new game.
  • Rothgar: A Lawful Neutral Human Cleric
  • Abdel: A Neutral Good Human Fighter
  • Daria: A Chaotic Good Human Mage
  • Lessa: A Chaotic Neutral Elf Thief

External links

  • Baldur's Gate Characters at BioWare
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  • Baldur's Gate II Characters at BioWare
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  • BG II: Throne of Bhaal Characters at BioWare
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  • (2000) Baldur's Gate II game manual.
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