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The world of
Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale comes alive because of its beautiful
areas, its rich history, its religious and political orders, and its
ferocious monsters. Those components form a backdrop from which the
really memorable aspect of the game can shine: the characters.
Everyone has a
favorite lineup of joinable companions. Perhaps you're the canon
party type, adventuring with Minsc and Dynaheir, Khalid and Jaheira,
and Imoen. Maybe you prefer an evil party and recruit Korgan
Bloodaxe, Viconia, and Edwin to back you up. You could be partial to
the enhanced edition characters, Neera, Rasaad, Dorn, and Hexxat, and
collect them for your journey.
The villains too
are memorable. Who could forget the terror of [spoiler redacted], and
of course the shocking reveal of [spoiler redacted]? (Hey, just
because the games are over a decade old doesn't mean everyone has
played them.)
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| Who could this spiky figure be? It's a mystery! |
But
there are more characters in the world than just the companions. Many
players have a favorite character in the game, be it the annoying
Noober in Nashkel, or the goblin Weenog in Orrick's tower, or the
wild mage Zaviak who's, like, totally radical, man.
For
this week's contest, we want to know: Who
is your favorite non-companion* character in any of the enhanced
edition games? As with
our favorite area contest, we'll publish the results of our poll when
we announce the winners. We probably won't have a pie chart because the
likelihood of even two entries having the same answer is pretty low.
But we can list off the entries for your amusement and edification.
Email
us at social@beamdog.com with
the subject line “Character Contest.” Include your favorite
non-companion character in the text of your email. The contest begins
today, May 26, and ends at midnight on June 2, 2015. We'll post the
list of responses and congratulate the winners in a blog post once
the contest ends. If you've won a prize from us in the last six
months you're not eligible to win one in this draw.
As
for prizes, well, we couldn't think of anything better to offer than
the history of one of the most popular characters to ever come out of
the Forgotten Realms. The randomly drawn winner will receive a copy
of The Legend of Drizzt 25th Anniversary Edition, Book I. This tome contains the first three
novels detailing the life of Drizzt Do'Urden by R.A. Salvatore. Two
runners-up will receive a Baldur's
Gate II: Enhanced Edition t-shirt.
Good
luck!
*If
you enter with a companion name, we won't disqualify you but we won't
publish the answer in our results either. There are plenty of polls
and discussions about the best companions on our forums, and we're
interested in seeing what other characters stick in your mind.
