Larian made this Baldur’s Gate 3 NPC an emotional fan tribute

If you reached Baldur's Gate 3 Act 3 and met Golbraith, the Mind Flayer hunter with a deep love for his son, you might’ve thought he was just another example of Larian’s in-depth world building – and you’d be wrong. It turns out, Golbraith is a tribute to one fan’s father, who suffers from Alzheimer’s. Golbraith’s story started in 2020, when a fan who goes by Solfalia on the Larian forums posted a short “thank you” to the studio. They said their dad got them into gaming at a young age, and the two particularly enjoyed playing Larian’s Divinity: Original Sin games and BioWare’s Baldur’s Gate 2 together. They were looking forward to Baldur’s Gate 3, when Solfalia’s father received an Alzheimer’s diagnosis during COVID-19 lockdowns. “His state is such I'm not sure that he'll be able to play the full game with me when it gets out,” Solfalia said in the original post. “It's been a worry of mine, as he has really been looking forward to it. And then you go and release this Early Access. Not a complete game with bu