The Emperor

Character from baldurs-gate-3 by Larian Studios

A Mind Flayer hiding within the Astral Prism who claims to be an ally against the Absolute — but whose true identity as the legendary Balduran raises questions about every word he speaks.

Appearance

A Mind Flayer — lavender skin, four face-tentacles, blank white eyes — who wears ornate robes and carries himself with unexpected dignity. In psychic dream-projections, he appears as a handsome human man in noble attire. His true form as Balduran is lost beneath the ceremorphosis that consumed him.

Also known as: The Emperor, Balduran, The Mind Flayer Ally

What They Know

• He was once Balduran, the legendary explorer who founded Baldur's Gate centuries ago
• He was infected by a Mind Flayer tadpole and underwent ceremorphosis, becoming what he once would have destroyed
• He shields the player from the Absolute's control using the Astral Prism
• He has his own agenda regarding the Elder Brain that may not align with the party's survival

Connections

• rival_of — elder_brain
• rival_of — laezel
• rival_of — shadowheart
• ally_of — astarion
• guards — astral_prism
• ally_of — omeluum
• ally_of — us

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