In Baldur’s Gate 3 can a parasitic creature grant you new abilities and immense powers – but at a high risk.
What is this parasite about?
- In Baldur’s Gate 3, you will fall victim to an attack by the Mind Flayer.
- Mind Flayers are parasitic creatures that use you as a host in the role-playing game and drive you to evil actions.
- As early as the Early Access release in 2020, it was said: “Mysterious abilities awaken in you that stem from a Mind Flayer parasite deep in your brain.”
What kind of abilities are these? A few days before the official Steam release, Larian released more detailed information about the Mind Flayers. As the developers explained, the parasites can grant you great power – but at a high cost.
If you accept the powers of the parasites, Larian states, you risk losing your mind, your body, and your soul, “to save or destroy the realms.”
In return, you gain access to a hidden skill tree called “Illithid Powers” with 25 different abilities, divided into 5 branches, and covering topics such as manipulation, health restoration, and psionics.
Moreover, there are abilities that can deal immense damage and torment enemies over time to weaken them. Other abilities allow you to control people around you and make them say things in dialogues that they wouldn’t normally say.
How do you gain access to the skill tree? To gain access to the hidden skill tree and utilize its powers, you must find and consume more Mind Flayers.
You will find the parasites during your journey, among other places, in various vessels and in the skulls of the infected.
Parasite makes you evil
How evil can you become? Larian suggests in a sideline that not only could you destroy the realms through the powers of the parasite – that’s pretty evil – they also say that you can become a so-called Displacer Beast.
These are magical, large feline creatures with 6 legs, tentacles, deadly claws, and sharp teeth that feed on flesh.
It is also possible that your companions consume the parasites to gain greater power, although not everyone agrees with this.
Overall, Baldur’s Gate 3 offers you the chance to play a very evil character who does not shy away from murder and instills fear in NPCs:
You can play as a mad killer in Baldur’s Gate 3, so evil that even evil NPCs fear you
