Summary
- Baldur's Gate 3 takes inspiration from Dungeons and Dragons but doesn't officially incorporate the concept of alignment into its mechanics.
- The game features a variety of characters with different alignments, such as neutral good, lawful good, and chaotic good.
- Each character has a unique personality and backstory, but they all strive to do what they believe is right and challenge evil in their own ways.
The critically acclaimed RPG and 2023's Game of the Year, Baldur's Gate 3 takes its mechanics, lore, and atmosphere from the tabletop roleplaying game, Dungeons and Dragons. One aspect that they don't seem to use, at least not mechanically, is the concept of alignment.
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Within DnD, alignment is usually used to determine a character's overall personality regarding the axes of order versus chaos and good versus evil, and it works neatly enough that it is often applied to other media. Neutral good is typically applied to a character who strives to follow their own moral code, doing what they feel is right. While not as rebellious as chaotic good characters, they are more likely to act against the norm than lawful good characters and don't see the world in absolutes.
1 Tara
Independent But Compassionate Companion
- Act: 3
- Location: The Open Hand Temple Roof
- Related Quests: Find The Missing Letters
- Role: Trader
Kicking things off with a magical animal companion, Tara is the beloved tressym ally of the wizard companion, Gale. Like her friend, Tara is a good character who wants to better the world. Gale often states that Tara would be proud of him when he helps those in need.
But she is a winged cat, and cats are notoriously independent. Tara is no exception. She doesn't mind chowing down on carrier pigeons until explicitly told not to, and she is prone to throwing fireballs at players who disturb her.
2 Alfira
Overall Good Person Following Her Moral Code
- Act: 1
- Location: Druid's Grove
- Related Quests: Save The Refugees
- Role: NPC
Alfira is a nice representation of the huge number of characters who could have made this list. It seems as though neutral good is one of the more common alignments, perhaps in real life, as well as Baldur's Gate 3.
For most, like with the sweet-natured tiefling bard, Alfira, she presents herself as a character who just wants to help and uplift those around them. Little thought is given to the forces of order or chaos, simply following a personal moral code and, above all, doing what they can to be a genuinely good person.
3 Dammon
Tough Past Hasn't Dampened His Kind Nature
- Act: 1
- Location: Druid's Grove
- Related Quests: The Hellion's Heart
- Role: Trader
As with Alfira, Dammon is a tiefling refugee who stands out for his good deeds and lack of judgment in a world that he knows to rarely be black and white. Dammon's main role is in the personal quest for the companion character, Karlach.
As an infernal mechanic, he assists her with the infernal engine she has for a heart. Like Karlach, Dammon spent his fair share of time in indentured service in the hells, knowing all too well that good people can end up being forced to do bad things. Yet his tough experiences haven't dampened his kind nature.
4 Yenna
Mature And Sweet Kid Who Joins The Camp
- Act: 3
- Location: Rivington
- Related Quests: Rescue Orin's Victim
- Role: Trader (Soup)
While kids can often lean more towards chaotic good, with an idealistic outlook that pushes the boundaries of conventions, Yenna seems to fall more on the neutral side. Yenna is a sweet little girl with a pet cat called Grub, whom players encounter in Act Three.
Yenna is missing her mother and, as a recent orphan, can come to stay at the camp. While staying with a group of adventurers is undoubtedly unconventional, she seems to have a maturity about her, acting politely and earning her keep at the camp by cooking.
5 Mayrina
Pushes Conventions But Challenges Evil
- Act: 1
- Location: Sunlit Wetlands/Putrid Bog
- Related Quests: Save Mayrina
- Role: NPC
It is hard to claim that Mayrina is lawful. This poor grieving girl makes a deal with a hag, intending to trade her unborn baby for the life of her dead husband, Connor. She is more than happy to take his rotting, zombified corpse back to Baldur's Gate with her and continue to treat him as her husband.
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But, despite her pushing social boundaries and making some grief-stricken mistakes, she is still a good person who goes on to challenge evil wherever she sees it and is, generally speaking, an upstanding citizen.
6 Gandrel
Hunts Monsters But Understands The Gray Lines
- Act: 1
- Location: Sunlit Wetlands/Putrid Bog
- Related Quests: The Pale Elf, Investigate Cazador's Palace
- Role: Ally (Determinant)
The monster hunter, Gandrel, and his fellow Gur seem to display a tendency towards neutral good. They aim to root out and destroy evil, specifically the vampire blight that has cast its shadow over Baldur's Gate.
However, their black-and-white view of the monstrous is challenged when they find their children turned into vampire spawns. Thankfully, the Gur show that they value compassion over mindlessly upholding their monster-slaughtering ways, as they continue to raise and support their vampiric children beneath the surface of Baldur's Gate.
7 Nettie
Upholds Order But Takes Decisive Action
- Act: 1
- Location: Druid's Grove
- Related Quests: Get Help From Healer Nettie
- Role: NPC
Good aligned druids are often neutral good. After all, if there is any force that understands the inherent balance between order and chaos, it is nature. Nettie, the healer in the Druid Grove, is no exception.
While she is primarily a good character who keeps the status quo, she can take drastic and unconventional action when she feels it is necessary. Players who are evasive or otherwise clueless when being questioned about their illithid tadpole will soon find out just how decisive she can be!
8 Zevlor
Would Kill To Protect Good People
- Act: 1
- Location: Druid's Grove
- Related Quests: Save The Refugees, Find Zevlor
- Role: Ally (Determinant)
As the leader of the tiefling refugees and a Hellrider paladin, it would be fair to consider Zevlor as lawful good. After all, he follows a distinct code and acts for the good of those around him.
However, Zevlor is not against breaking the law or causing trouble if he feels it is the right thing to do. After all, if players plant the idea in his head, he is perfectly happy for the players to kill the vicious stand-in Archdruid, Kagha, if it means protecting the refugees under his care from eviction and almost certain death.
9 Gale
Hero Who Pushes Mortal Boundaries
- Act: 1
- Location: Roadside Cliffs
- Related Quests: The Wizard Of Waterdeep
- Role: Origin Character
Tara's previously mentioned friend, the wizard companion character, Gale, is pretty much as good as they come. Any player who explores the early game with Gale will quickly find that being a decent person around him leaves him desperate to be their friend if not lover. He values heroic actions and being an overall good person.
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But it would be a stretch to consider Gale lawful. He also establishes that he can be a menace who breaks the rules if he feels the rules are unfair. This goes on to encompass his arrogant folly and desire to push the boundaries of magic beyond the laws that govern mortal mages.
10 Halsin
Good Political Leader Who Values Freedom
- Act: 1
- Location: Shattered Sanctum
- Related Quests: Rescue The Druid Halsin, Lift The Shadow Curse
- Role: Playable Companion
Another neutral good playable character, Halsin is the leader of the Druid Grove. He values harmony, peace, and doing the right thing, also approving of a player's more honorable decisions. But, as expected for a druid, he understands the balance between order and chaos.
His more lawful nature is seen in his role as a political leader, but he often expresses disdain for the politics and conventions of civilization. Overall, Halsin is an undeniably good character who, despite an appreciation for the necessity of order, will always hold a deep love for the freedom and importance of chaos.
Baldur's Gate 3
- Released
- August 3, 2023
WHERE TO PLAY
- Developer(s)
- Larian Studios
- Genre(s)
- RPG
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, macOS
