Heroes of Baldur's Gate

The Heroes of Baldur's Gate was an adventuring company that originated from the city after which they were named. They had exploits in Baldur's Gate and have traveled to far-off locales such as the Spine of the World and even the Demiplane of Dread.

Members

 * Delina, a moon elf wild mage who possessed great power tapping into the Weave
 * Minsc & Boo, the legendary Rashemi berserker and his miniature giant space hamster companion
 * Krydle, the half-elf thief with a particular distaste for the Baldurian patriar
 * Shandie Freefoot, a charming but brusque halfling who was skilled with a bow
 * Nerys Kathon, the brave and relentless cleric of Kelemvor

Origins
Like some adventuring parties, the heroes of Baldur's Gate first came together by pure chance. Some time between the, and the , Delina came to the city of Baldur's Gate searching for her estranged brother Deniak. She arrived on the night of a full moon and was set after by a pair of gargoyles who pursued through the Upper City. During the chase, a pair of helpful members of the Watch fell to the stone beasts.

Eventually Delina stumbled into famous statue known as the Beloved Ranger in the Wide. When casting at the gargoyles, one of her spells backfired, emitting a wild surge that struck the statue and "brought back" the personalities it depicted — Minsc and Boo. The ranger Minsc mistook Delina for one of his former traveling companions, Neera, with whom he traveled the century prior. The Rashemi berserker defeated the two elemental predators and the pair ran off before they could be apprehended by other guards of Watch.

During their escape, the Delina and Minsc rain into two thieves, Krydle and Shandie, who possessed no ill intent but rather offered their newfound "friends" some shelter within their hideout. After some getting to know one another, the thieves agreed to sneak the sorceress, ranger and hamster into the Lower City to evade the grasp of the Watch.

Cult of the Dragon
The group traveled to the Undercellar and met with The Fetcher. Together, the two parties agree that, in exchange for information of Delina's brother and safe passage to the lower city, Minsc, Delina, Krydle and Shandie would deliver the Fetcher's letter a certain member of the Parliament of Peers.

After the meeting, the adventurers were ambushed by agents of the Cult of the Dragon. After routing their attackers and regrouping in their headquarters, Krydle set off to deliver the letter. Minsc followed suit after learning that his old friend Coran, who also happened to be Krydle's father, was the recipient. At the revel, Krydle briefly reunited with his father and delivered the Fetcher's letter, before the cultists attacked again. The fight turned into a rooftop chase, and Delina was captured by the dragon cultists.

After a short pursuit the head cultist saw that Delina had been apprehended and immediately killed his subordinates. Taking off his mask, he revealed himself to be Deniak, the brother she had traveled so far to meet again. Deniak brought her to his lair in Brampton, and began to lay out the dark ritual he had prepared to appeal to the yet-returned goddess of dragons, Tiamat.



The heroes interrogated one of the cultists and learned about Deniak and his evil scheme, Krydle, Shandie and Minsc set out for Brampton. Meanwhile, Delina spoke with her brother, learning that he intended to use her wild magic power in order he could stand toe-to-toe with Tiamat rather than bend to her will. The heroes broke into Deniak's lair and found Delina immobilized, with the dark ritual already underway. While they defeated the hobgoblin minions, they were unable to stop Deniak in time and he transformed into a red dragon, causing a huge explosion in the Lower City.

The red dragon Deniak clutched Delina in its massive talon and took to the air, while Minsc and Boo mounted the best and attempted to ground it back into the city streets.