I agree with everything that’s been said here wholeheartedly. I too only made this account to respond with feedback based on the post from Reddit.

I’m playing as an embrace Bhaal/evil Dark Urge sort of like Michael Langdon from AHS, and the lack of reactions from companion is astonishing. I first noticed it in one of my files where I
wiped out the grove
and I was truly baffled that Wyll and Karlach simply just left without a word. Didn’t try to fight me, didn’t verbally object to the truly reprehensible act… just left quietly to presumably
be turned into mind flayers since they’re no longer under the protection of the prism.
That felt very out of character for these two.

I don’t know if it’s a bug or not, but I also find it strange that since the update, my Dark Urge is now randomly voicing lines that would indicate he’s aware of his lineage despite me being in Act 1. Aren’t we supposed to be an amnesiac?

As I said before, fully agree with the lack of reaction from the companions regarding the revelations found through Moonrise Towers and Gortash. Shouldn’t they be angry about this news? Shocked? In denial? Attempt to turn on you? Leave your party? It just feels so odd from a story telling standpoint
oh hey, you have uncontrollable violent urges? That’s cool. Oh, you’re actually responsible for this whole tadpole plot? Yeah, I guess that’s fine too.
. Or how they don’t say much in general for choosing actions where you succumb to the urge.

Also for storytelling purposes, please let us have the option to explore our past relationship with Gortash, both platonically and intimately. IMO, Gortash as a LI for the DU makes most sense for evil players and
Gortash could still ultimately die to the Netherbrain.
That way, players who want this content can enjoy their ship without it affecting the plot, establishing a canon, or imposing it on other Durge players who don’t want it. For example, if there’s a dialogue choice to flirt, he’d reveal a romantic past, but the other dialogue choice would reveal a platonic partnership of mutual respect. Just from a RP perspective of an evil Durge player, if I’m an amnesiac and I found the one person who arguably knows me better than anyone else alive and is the best shot of me
taking control of the Netherbrain in the name of Bhaal or for myself,
, why wouldn’t I take advantage of that? Even if you’re not into the romance aspect of Durgetash, it makes sense from a manipulation standpoint. Even before Durge lost their memories,
they knew Gortash was their best chance of achieving their father’s goals, which is why they ally with him in the first place.


Finally, there are things in DU’s background that just doesn’t make sense. Blood in Baldur’s Gate takes place in 1477, but isn’t Bhaal not fully resurrected until 1482 after all of his children are dead? I could see the DU having unusual aging given his lineage (again, very similar to Langdon in AHS), but then how could Bhaal have been resurrected?

Overall, the DU to me is the most compelling origin character and I don’t know if I’ll ever play as Tav again. But for both redemption and evil Durge, the story could use some polish to fully round it out.