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Boo was the pet and companion of the Rashemi ranger Minsc, having joined him shortly after he sustained an injury to his head.[1]

Go for the eyes, Boo! Go for the eyes!
— Minsc[2]

Description[]

Boo was a fuzzy hamster, though others claimed that he was a miniature giant space hamster. While there was skepticism regarding the claim, Minsc insisted that Boo was, in fact, a space hamster who was intelligent and could converse coherently with him. However, as Minsc was quite addled, it was unclear whether or not his claims were true.[3][4] When he travelled to Barovia, Minsc asked the vistana seer, Madam Eva, about his "space hamster companion", she responded with "the one you call Boo"? This might suggest that she acknowledged Boo as a space hamster, though her response could be seen as the opposite, as she did not directly answer as she did with Minsc's name.[5]

History[]

In 1409 DR, a statue honoring Minsc and Boo was commissioned in Baldur's Gate by the merchant Orburt Lewel. The statue, known as the Beloved Ranger, depicted Boo cupped in Minsc's hands. It was a popular landmark and meeting point in the Wide.[6][7] Unbeknownst to anyone at the time, the statue was actually the real Minsc and Boo under the effects of petrification magic.[8]

In 1479 DR, a group of teenagers vandalized the Beloved Ranger statue, breaking off its hands and Boo. The vandals were later apprehended and the statue was fixed.[7]

Sometime in the 1480s DR, the Beloved Ranger was accidentally struck by a wild magic surge caused by the wild mage Delina, as a result of an attempt to cast a spell at an attacking gargoyle. The surge dispelled the petrification effect, returning Minsc and Boo to life. The pair joined up with the thieves Krydle and Shandie to battle the Cult of the Dragon.[9][8]

In the battle against Deniak, who had used his position in the Cult to perform a ritual in order to transform himself into a red dragon,[10] Boo's effective attack against Deniak's eye provided a significant advantage to Minsc, Delina, and their companions.[2]

Giant boo

Boo under the effect of a potion of growth.

Some time later, in Svardborg, Boo accidentally drank a potion of growth that had been dropped by Minsc, and temporarily grew to the size of a regular giant space hamster.[11]

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Behind the Scenes[]

In the Baldur's Gate series, Boo appears as an item in Minsc's inventory but if the player tries to remove him he scurries away and the protagonist receives a harsh glare from Minsc. He also features in Minsc's portrait in both Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, but in the second game only his hamster squeaks are heard alongside Minsc's dialogue.

Appearances[]

Adventures
Referenced only
Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Comics
Legends of Baldur's GateShadows of the VampireFrost Giant's FuryEvil at Baldur's Gate
Video games
Baldur's Gate seriesNeverwinter (The Cloaked AscendancyThe Maze EngineTomb of Annihilation)
Referenced only
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
Board Games
CLUE: Dungeons & Dragons
Card games
Dungeon Mayhem: Battle for Baldur's GateMagic: The Gathering (AFRTAFRCLB)
Other appearances

Gallery[]

External Links[]

References[]

  1. BioWare (December 1998). Designed by James Ohlen. Baldur's Gate. Black Isle Studios.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jim Zub (March 2015). “Legends of Baldur's Gate 5”. Legends of Baldur's Gate #5 (IDW Publishing) (5)..
  3. BioWare (December 1998). Designed by James Ohlen. Baldur's Gate. Black Isle Studios.
  4. BioWare (September 2000). Designed by James Ohlen, Kevin Martens. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. Black Isle Studios.
  5. Jim Zub (June 2016). “Shadows of the Vampire 2”. Shadows of the Vampire #2 (IDW Publishing) (2)..
  6. Ed Greenwood, Matt Sernett, Steve Winter (August 20, 2013). “Campaign Guide”. In Dawn J. Geluso ed. Murder in Baldur's Gate (Wizards of the Coast), p. 13. ISBN 0-7869-6463-4.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Ed Greenwood, Matt Sernett, Steve Winter (August 20, 2013). “Murder in Baldur's Gate”. In Dawn J. Geluso ed. Murder in Baldur's Gate (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 14–15. ISBN 0-7869-6463-4.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Adam Lee, et al. (September 2019). Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus. Edited by Michele Carter, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 183. ISBN 978-0-7869-6687-5.
  9. Jim Zub (October 2014). “Legends of Baldur's Gate 1”. Legends of Baldur's Gate #1 (IDW Publishing) (1)..
  10. Jim Zub (January 2015). “Legends of Baldur's Gate 4”. Legends of Baldur's Gate #4 (IDW Publishing) (4)..
  11. Jim Zub (August 2017). “Frost Giant's Fury 5”. In David Hedgecock and Chase Marotz ed. Frost Giant's Fury #5 (IDW Publishing) (5)..
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