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.

In a plot devised by the Dark Urge, he and Enver Gortash led a raid on Mephistopheles's Vault to steal the Crown of Karsus. Later, the pair traveled back into the Nine Hells through the Devil's Fee in Baldur's Gate and went to Raphael's home, known as the House of Hope.

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. He even claimed to share in the Dark Urge's more intimate moments and that the Dark Urge was a necrophiliac. 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 divine sister Orin. It was implied by Zethino (in fact, a shapechanged Orin) that the Dark Urge and Orin had a close, even romantic relationship. However, they disagreed on Bhaal's doctrine and the manner of killing.

The Dark Urge commanded respect, admiration, and devotion from the cultists at the Temple of Bhaal in Baldur's Gate, inspiring them with his ruthlessness, many victims, and his cunning plans. Naaber and Sceleritas Fel claimed that Bhaal himself loved the Dark Urge the most of all his children as he had personally created him as the perfect son, compared to past Bhaalspawn.

With a relationship built on mutual respect, the Dark Urge and Enver Gortash were allies in their schemes. The two of them hatched the entire plan for creating the cult of the Absolute. When Orin betrayed the Dark Urge, Gortash was unaware of what happened, only what Orin told him and that she had made a fool of the Dark Urge. When coming face to face with the Dark Urge for the first time since then, he appeared genuinely happy to see him.

The Absolute, an illithid elder brain, had a fairly positive relationship with the Dark Urge, whom it viewed as the kingmaker that crowned it. It also admired the Dark Urge's desires and methodology, even hinting that, had he still been in charge of the conspiracy of, it would have gone along with his plans more readily.

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, and this is presumed to the canonical original for this wiki. This version also appears in the tie-in browser game Blood in Baldur's Gate.

If the player decides to play with a custom character instead of the Dark Urge, they will find the Dark Urge's corpse (a white dragonborn) 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 was written by Baudelaire Welch, Senior Narrative Designer at Larian Studios.