As my colleague, PCG senior editor Robin Valentine, identified in his seminal treatise in opposition to horniness in Baldur’s Gate 3, “An adventuring celebration is mainly just like the Olympic Village, and everyone knows what goes on there.” Your BG3 crew has this youthful vitality to it, however “youth” can imply very various things for Faerûn’s fantasy races. Some spoilers for Shadowheart’s Act 3 story forward.
I have been across the block with D&D, so I do know all about Half Elves’ common lifespan of 180 years or so, but it surely was nonetheless a small shock to look into Shadowheart’s background late within the recreation and notice she was over 40 years previous—the Sharran cleric notes this reality herself when exploring the entropy goddess’ enclave, and you may as well put two and two collectively from logbook dates within the enclave’s archives.
A YouTube video from Headline_Olympics and a preferred BG3 subreddit thread by TheDesktopNinja are united of their cry of “Shadowheart is HOW previous?” Whereas the feedback are stuffed with know-it-alls declaring the anti-aging results of Elf heritage (and likewise good skincare routines), I feel it’s a genuinely stunning little character element, particular Elf guidelines or no. Shadowheart at all times struck me as one of many extra naive and immature members of the celebration, one thing she shares with frenemy (and sure youngest member of the crew) Lae’zel.
This additionally had me pondering the remainder of the celebration’s ages. Wyll and Karlach are just about confirmed by the sport to be 24 and round 29 respectively. Halsin’s a spry 300, however as he strikes into center age he ought to significantly think about tapering down his steroid stack for the sake of his coronary heart well being.
Astarion’s an odd one as a result of, as an Elf, he may have been effectively into his lots of earlier than ever turning into a vampire spawn. Gale, in the meantime, has the distinct power of a Silicon Valley CEO in his 30s or 40s that the press insists on calling a “boy” or “younger man” for some motive.