Dark Urge

The Dark Urge was the name given to a white dragonborn Bhaalspawn sorcerer—and the chosen of Bhaal―who lived in the Realms during the late 15 century DR. The name referred to the murderous and violent urges he received during many events he encountered in his life. "See how it crawls towards us. Not a dream. No, no, it is blood and bone."

- Orin the Red.

Abilities
As a white dragonborn, the Dark Urge could use a cold breath weapon, and was resistant to cold damage. He was also a storm sorcerer.

Like other Bhaalspawn, the Dark Urge had at least the capability of transforming into the Slayer, one avatar of the Lord of Murder. This could be done at will, but was only gifted by Bhaal at his choosing.

History
"You are my spawn. Your veins course with my unholy blood. Your life is mine."

- Bhaal, to the Dark Urge.

Unlike previous Bhaalspawn who had been conceived by mortal women, the Dark Urge was created directly by Bhaal from his own divine blood in a form of 'immaculate conception'. Sceleritas dismissed other Bhaalspawn like Orin and Sarevok as "weeds that spung from Bhaal's loins". Sarevok also mentioned that the Dark Urge was the "purest" of the Bhaalspawn. The sheer blood-lust that he displayed impressed his father, who declared the Dark Urge to be his favored child.

However, not being born within a Temple of Bhaal like Orin had been, the Dark Urge was left to make his way in the world alone. As an abandoned child, he was eventually adopted by a Balduran family and lived a normal childhood until the urge manifested. It's not clear what happened to his foster family, but the Dark Urge believed they were among his first victims. Some time after that, he was drafted into the Temple of Bhaal.

According to Sceleritas, he was first sent by Bhaal to serve the Dark Urge when he reached the age of maturity in order to guide him to his destiny. After their meeting, the two traveled the world, committing many murders and assassinations in the name of Bhaal.

In Flamerule of the, the Dark Urge murdered several people in Baldur's Gate, including Tav, an adventurer who was investigating said murders. The Dark Urge also faked his death by killing another dragonborn and using the corpse as bait to mislead investigators.

Some time during or before the, the Dark Urge was attacked by Orin the Red, one of Bhaal's other mortal children. Orin split open her sibling's skull, leaving him with nearly no memories of his life, and, in an attempt to enslave him, implanted him with a mind flayer tadpole—the first to be implanted by the tadpoles created by the Absolute. Orin usurped the Dark Urge's role as Bhaal's Chosen and joined forces with two other chosen servants of the Dead Three.

Relationships
The goblin-like creature Sceleritas Fel served the Dark Urge and joined him during a series of grisly murders in Baldur's Gate. Sceleritas was deeply devoted to the Dark Urge and found great pride in serving him. In fact the simple question of serving another Bhaalspawn like Orin made Sceleritas so queasy that he asked for the "bucket of Bhaal" to vomit in.

The Dark Urge had a turbulent relationship with his blood-kin sister Orin. While Orin was a descendant of Sarevok and as such had the divine blood of Bhaal in her veins too, she raged at the fact that the Dark Urge was by far the most favored child of Bhaal, and not her. Her jealousy and rage at her sibling caused her to become if anything more violent and unpredictable and desperate to prove her worth to Bhaal. However, Orin possessed enough base cunning to successfully betray and overthrow the Dark Urge.

The Dark Urge commanded great respect, admiration, and devotion from the devotees at the Temple of Bhaal in Baldur's Gate. As the direct heir to Bhaal himself, the Dark Urge was venerated by the congregation.

Behind the Scenes
The Dark Urge is the sole fully customizable 'origin character' in Baldur's Gate III. However, by default he is a male white dragonborn storm sorcerer.

If you decide to play with a custom character instead of the Dark Urge, you will find the Dark Urge's corpse in Orin's room during act 3, labeled as the "Fallen Bhaalspawn". In a note found nearby, Orin describes how she tortured him before killing him.

The Dark Urge is written by Baudelaire Welch, Senior Narrative Designer at Larian Studios.