Those who can make clever decisions may not know the true form of an opponent from Baldur’s Gate 3. A player reports that after several encounters with this character, he has just now learned that their apparent body is armor and that the true appearance is hidden beneath it – and he was not the only one with this realization.
Spoiler warning! This article will describe content from the second act of Baldur’s Gate 3.
Which opponent is being referred to? It is Gerringothe Thorm, the greedy customs officer covered entirely in gold, who can be found in the second act of the game. She is located in the customs house in the cursed lands, which are under the control of General Thorm.
Those who encounter the customs officer will become embroiled in a conversation where she demands insatiable amounts of gold. Anyone who cannot or does not want to give up their gold will quickly find themselves engaged in a fight with the furious Gerringothe, but violence is not the only solution.
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The Form Behind the Golden Armor
Why do many players not know her true appearance? Baldur’s Gate 3 would not be Baldur’s Gate 3 if there were not various ways to creatively avoid conflict. With strong deception and persuasion skills or the good old threat, one can “defeat” Gerringothe with words alone.
Another option would be to use the environment, which invites a strong shove through spells or sheer physical force to finish off the golden woman by making her fall.
However, the customs officer’s true appearance can only be discovered by defeating her in direct combat, causing her to lose more and more pieces of her armor during the fight.
What is Gerringothe Thorm really? Gerringothe’s armor is not her true appearance, but rather a shell that protects her real body – and rightly so. Beneath the lavish, golden armor lies a emaciated and frail-looking body, which reveals what she truly is – an undead creature.
At the beginning of the fight, several floating skulls appear, each accounting for 100 HP of the customs officer. With each skull defeated, Gerringothe loses a piece of armor and thus the corresponding HP.
Once all the skulls and thus her entire armor have been destroyed, it only takes a simple weapon attack to put an end to the creature. As a reward, you will then receive her rare morning star “Turning of Fate” as well as a nice amount of her beloved gold.
What does her form mean in the game’s lore? Players on Reddit express various theories under the original post about what Gerringothe’s appearance could mean in relation to the game’s story. As she was not always undead, heimdal96 believes that the armored version could represent the image of the living Gerringothe, while the inner body is merely a shriveled shell of her soul.
ANordWalksIntoABar suspects that it has a metaphorical meaning. Gerringothe continues to hoard gold and treasures as an undead that can no longer be spent for anything. She is an instrument of greed without any substance. An interpretation that resonates with other Redditors.
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