Thank you both for your responses! Someone told me wrong about BG1 & 2, claiming there was dialogue in BG2 that indicated svirfs weren't welcome in Baldur's Gate still. And that the Gondians helped Gorion's Ward? I couldn't find anything about that. I think they just misremembered.
yes that is in the Korgan backstory but as a full evil nutter with a early sidequest against vamps the odds are good most people skip him or just die before learning about it
