A Baldur’s Gate 3 player has found a note in the game that completely changes how people are viewing the Emperor, and the story as a whole.
Despite being out for several months, Baldur’s Gate 3 is still hiding plenty of secrets that the most dedicated of players are finding.
From Easter eggs to new dialogue options, the game is revealing things that fans had never encountered in hours of gameplay.
Now, a player has found a note in the game’s third act that has others completely changing the way they view the character of the Emperor, and the entire story.
Baldur’s Gate 3 note flips player’s perception of Emperor
A post was made on the Baldur’s Gate 3 subreddit, with a the poster asking if anyone had found a certain note in the game.
They explain that they found a note in a vault in the Counting House that reveals the Nautiloid ship that the characters are imprisoned on at the beginning of the game is being piloted by none other than the Emperor.
“I screamed at my tv. I took a walk. I screamed at a tree. I came home and went to sleep. I awoke and screamed into the void.”
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Many other players seem to have never seen this note either, as one commenter wrote: “I am several hundred hours into the game, I never read that note.”
Others indicate that this means the Emperor was under the control of the Absolute at the time, meaning that his story of how he broke free of its command isn’t all true.
This changes the way many of them view the Emperor, as he is now the one who directly infects players with the Illithid Tadpole, putting them all on this journey from the start of Baldur’s Gate 3.
It also expands on the Absolute’s actions throughout the entire story, as the lore states that “the Emperor was placed on that ship by the Absolute specifically so that he would be in proximity to the Astral Prism, which the Absolute knew he would use to break free and rebel by going after the Netherstones, which would inevitably free the Absolute, which was its goal.”
It’s the small things like this that have massive implications for the lore of Baldur’s Gate 3 that have made it so endearing to so many players.
