Summary
InBaldur’s Gate 3’sfirst act,you find a witch hiding in an illusory swampwith a woman called Mayrina. Desperate for her husband back, Mayrina has agreed to give Auntie Ethel her unborn child in exchange for a magical device that will resurrect him.
You can actually follow this thread through and bring Connor Vinderblad back to life using the Bitter Divorce wand, but as with all necromancy, there’s a catch—he’s a shambling, rotting corpse.
Usually that’s the end of it. You can give him back to Mayrina or keep the staff for yourself and summon him whenever you fancy, which usually means never. But one player decided to bring Connor all the way to the final boss of the game so that he could help stop the Absolute in honour of his wife, becoming a hero even after death.
Connor Isn’t Very Strong, But He Has Spirit
Unfortunately, Connor only has 22 health, so he’s a bit squishy. And since he’s a mangled corpse, he isn’t very useful in a fight. That being said, fans are sharing stories of Connor coming in clutch at the very end of the game whenbattling it out with the Netherbrain.
“In my second playthrough […] Connor gave the last hit in a situation in which I would lose otherwise, was pretty funny,” reads one comment. Just imagine that nectrotic sack of flesh beating at a giant brain to save the world. It doesn’tfeelheroic, but as OP says, Mayrina would be proud.
Unfortunately, there’s no unique ending if you do this. Connor doesn’t crowd surf through the streets of Baldur’s Gate. But you do get bragging rights. It does however mean that you need to keep the staff for yourself rather than reunitiing Mayrina and her husband, which depending on your view of necrophilia, feels a bit mean-spirited.
Baldur’s Gate 3
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Baldur’s Gate 3 is the long-awaited next chapter in the Dungeons & Dragons-based series of RPGs. Developed by Divinity creator Larian Studios, it puts you in the middle of a mind flayer invasion of Faerûn, over a century after the events of its predecessor.
