Have a question after running through Murder in Baldur's Gate. How is Abdel Adrian the PC of BG1/BG2 when Throne of Bhaal canonically ended
with Gorion's Ward giving up his/her power? The plot of Murder revolves around Abdel still having Bhaal's essence— T. Venkatesh (@ThalaivarRises) May 23, 2021
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Abdel Adrian did indeed, at the end of THRONE OF BHAAL, choose not to keep Bhaal’s power and ascend as the new Lord of Murder, and instead surrender his divine essence (to be hidden away in Mount Celestia) and remain a… 2)
…mortal. Off he went to Candlekeep, to assume a life of research and contemplation, to better understand the world.
However, he then departed Candlekeep, traveled to Baldur’s Gate, and joined its soldiery (where he began his…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 24, 2021
…rise to power). Why this major change of heart and life?
The answer lies in something Mystra’s Chosen know and some sages suspect: that “dead” gods still have influence. In this case, Bhaal’s vestige was still lurking in…
…Abdel Adrian’s mind, and Bhaal made “his” decision not to ascend to godhood for him. Bhaal’s vestige retrieved his own essence, and when he had it and judged the time was right for his mortal tool Abdel Adrian to embark on a…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 24, 2021
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…a path to restoring Bhaal himself to full divine life and power, Bhaal spurred Adrian to leave Candlekeep and begin his new life. (All of “the Dead Three,” like Jergal, the deity who made possible their divinity in the first…)
…place, are mavericks; they don’t behave as most gods do, so their deeds and actions often puzzle mortals like us.)#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 24, 2021