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Pour one out for Losiir, the unsung hero of Baldur’s Gate 3’s introPick Lae’zel and you’ll meet this doomed Githyanki
Pick Lae’zel and you’ll meet this doomed Githyanki
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Larian Studios
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Larian Studios
WithBaldur’s Gate 3finally out of early access, I’m sure many of you will be busy creating your own custom characters right now as you begin your journey through Larian’sRPGepic. But I implore you to take a moment to remember the great Losiir, a Githyanki soldier who most of you will probably never meet. That’s because he only shows up if you pick Lae’zel as your origin character, because who else would be there to do her fancy sword lunge from above if not a gender-swapped version of basically herself? But he’s a good egg, Losiir, even if his run-time as an officialBaldur’s Gatecompanion is, err, somewhat short-lived.
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There’s no point beating around the bush here. He is, to all intents and purposes, a carbon copy of Lae’zel plucked from the void of necessity so players don’t instantly die in the first 15 minutes. If you choose anyone other than her to start with, you’ll meet Lae’zel almost as soon as you crawl from the wreckage of the introduction’s dragon-flambéd Nautiloid ship where you’re currently being held captive. She appears from behind and jumps down in front of you pointing a sword at your throat, convinced you’re a Mindflayer in need of skewering. Luckily, your respective Mindflayer tadpoles that were recently inserted into your eyeballs quickly put a stop to any further violence, and the two of you form a hasty alliance to try and escape. She’s your first proper companion character of the game, and her main purpose in the introduction is to essentially make sure you don’t dilly-dally on your way to the helm, and to also give you a much-needed fighting companion in the opening combat tutorial.
Most of Losiir’s dialogue is exactly the same as Lae’zel’s, but god bless Larian for including him anyway. He’s absolutely essential! |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Larian Studios
Of course, if you start with Lae’zel, then she can’t exactly whoosh down and do the same thing for herself, can she? She starts where every other character starts at the beginning ofBaldur’s Gate 3- in the same pod next to, err, her, seen in the opening cinematic. Even Shadowheart starts here if you pick her as your origin character, who you’d ordinarily meet a bit later on in the ship if you’re playing as another character (and I’m not gonna lie, I was a teeny bit sad to see Shadowheart’s usual pod lying empty when I started as her, as I missed having some berate me from inside her glass tube).
I would not have fancied Lae’zel’s chances of taking on two impsanda lesser hellboar on her own, I can tell you that…Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Larian Studios
Now, mild spoilers to follow, but given the surprise appearance of this new character, I was secretly hoping he’d be a permanent feature of Lae’zel’s ensuing story. He was a capable fighter, if only because he had exactly the same attacks as Lae’zel herself, but also: he’s a cool surprise addition I wasn’t expecting! Whywouldn’tI want to keep this guy around?
Alas, my journey with Losiir wasn’t to be. After the Nautiloid crash lands and you get your bearings on an unknown beach, you quickly find him dashed against the sands in front of you, his dreams of finding a creche to purify his newly tadpoled brain savagely cut short.
You were a real one, Losiir. RIP. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Larian Studios
Disclosure: Former RPS deputy editor Adam Smith (RPS in peace) now works at Larian and is the lead writer for Baldur’s Gate 3. Former contributor Emily Gera also works on it.
