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[[WMG: The novels' KillEmAll approach was deliberately done to avoid loose ends in Realmslore.]]
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[[WMG: The novels' KillEmAll approach was deliberately done to avoid loose ends in Realmslore.]]
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** Even if it weren't for that, a simple count of the number that appear or are otherwise mentioned over the course of the games would seem to disrprove this theory. Charname, Imoen, Sarevok, The Five, Gromnir and the group of lesser creatures that show up outside Yaga-Shura's makes almost twenty; and there are implied to be a substantial number holed up in Saradush, plus any further number killed earlier by the Five.
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** Even if it weren't for that, a simple count of the number that appear or are otherwise mentioned over the course of the games would seem to disrprove this theory. Charname, Imoen, Sarevok, The Five, Gromnir and the group of lesser creatures that show up outside Yaga-Shura's makes almost twenty; [[https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Bhaalspawn This page]] lists twenty-five known individuals, and there are implied to be a substantial number potentially many more holed up in Saradush, plus any further number Saradush - and those are just the ones Melissan was able to 'save', suggesting there were stil more killed earlier by the Five.
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** Even if it weren't for that, a simple count of the number that appear or are otherwise mentioned over the course of the games would seem to disrprove this theory. Charname, Imoen, Sarevok, The Five, Gromnir and the group of lesser creatures that show up outside Yaga-Shura's makes almost twenty; and there are implied to be a substantial number holed up in Saradush, plus any further number killed earlier by the Five.
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[[WMG:Alternately, Abdel was an InUniverse attempt at covering up Charname]]
''Siege of Dragonspear'' sees Charname disgraced and exiled from Baldur's Gate, after [[spoiler:being framed for Skie's murder]]. Given Duke Silvershield's [[RevengeBeforeReason state of mind]], he may very well have ordered all trace of their assistance [[UnPerson erased]] from the records, substituting in a local warrior called Abdel Adrian as the "hero" who saved Baldur's Gate. This leads to...
[[WMG: Abdel is a Bhaalspawn, but not Charname]]
Going off 5e's "Murder in Baldur's Gate", there are several discrepancies between Charname's story and Abdel's. For one, Abdel has become a well-loved hero and duke of Baldur's Gate, which goes against Charname's forceful departure from the city (but makes sense if, say, he was [[FakeUltimateHero given all the credit]]). For another, he still has his Bhaalspawn essence as a plot point, when ''Throne of Bhaal'' sees [[spoiler:Charname either giving it up to the Solar, or ascending to godhood.]] In the first case, they should just be a normal human/elf/half-elf/whatever, meaning their death [[spoiler:wouldn't have brought Bhaal back]]; in the latter, they shouldn't have been killed as easily as Abdel was. Given that ''Throne of Bhaal'' shows that Viekang can survive without affecting the ending, it's entirely possible Abdel was another Bhaalspawn who escaped death. Hence, while Charname, Imoen, and Sarevok are/could still be alive, they [[ExactWords aren't Abdel's half-siblings anymore.]]
''Siege of Dragonspear'' sees Charname disgraced and exiled from Baldur's Gate, after [[spoiler:being framed for Skie's murder]]. Given Duke Silvershield's [[RevengeBeforeReason state of mind]], he may very well have ordered all trace of their assistance [[UnPerson erased]] from the records, substituting in a local warrior called Abdel Adrian as the "hero" who saved Baldur's Gate. This leads to...
[[WMG: Abdel is a Bhaalspawn, but not Charname]]
Going off 5e's "Murder in Baldur's Gate", there are several discrepancies between Charname's story and Abdel's. For one, Abdel has become a well-loved hero and duke of Baldur's Gate, which goes against Charname's forceful departure from the city (but makes sense if, say, he was [[FakeUltimateHero given all the credit]]). For another, he still has his Bhaalspawn essence as a plot point, when ''Throne of Bhaal'' sees [[spoiler:Charname either giving it up to the Solar, or ascending to godhood.]] In the first case, they should just be a normal human/elf/half-elf/whatever, meaning their death [[spoiler:wouldn't have brought Bhaal back]]; in the latter, they shouldn't have been killed as easily as Abdel was. Given that ''Throne of Bhaal'' shows that Viekang can survive without affecting the ending, it's entirely possible Abdel was another Bhaalspawn who escaped death. Hence, while Charname, Imoen, and Sarevok are/could still be alive, they [[ExactWords aren't Abdel's half-siblings anymore.]]
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* On that same note, that's probably why one or some of them sent the Solar. These sorts of [[GambitPileup gambits]] are pretty common for the Realms' deities, and the non-interference proclamation would not stop quite a few of them.
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[[WMG: Alternately, a divine-magic-using Bhaalspawn is an attempt to avert [[GodsHandsAreTied The Gods' Hands Are Tied.]]]]
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[[WMG: Alternately, Alternatively, a divine-magic-using Bhaalspawn is an attempt to avert [[GodsHandsAreTied The Gods' Hands Are Tied.]]]]
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As mentioned before, Cyric does mention that the other gods are not allowed to interfere in the crisis. However, the gods could still grant powers to their Bhaalspawn followers as a form of LoopholeAbuse. They're not ''interfering'', they're just doing what they would for any faithful mortal follower of theirs! Bhaal had a lot of enemies among the good-aligned gods, so it'd make sense for them to empower a good-aligned Bhaalspawn as a possible way of preventing Bhaal's resurrection.
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As mentioned before, Cyric does mention that the other gods are not allowed to interfere in the crisis. However, the gods could still grant powers to their Bhaalspawn followers as a form of LoopholeAbuse. They're ("I'm not ''interfering'', they're I'm just doing what they I would for any faithful mortal follower of theirs! mine!") Bhaal had a lot of enemies among the good-aligned gods, so it'd make sense for them to empower a good-aligned Bhaalspawn as a possible way of preventing Bhaal's resurrection.resurrection. Even if other gods don't have a beef with Bhaal himself, they might figure it'd be nice to have either an allied deity (if Charname ascends) or a powerful servant (if Charname doesn't).
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[[Some justification for the difference between Jaheira's alignment and actions.]]
As her character entry states, she's widely considered to be NeutralGood in practice, though TrueNeutral in alignment. Besides Khalid's influence and D&D 2e alignment rules for druids, she might act more Good than Neutral because that's exactly what the times call for. Seeking "balance" is at the top of her priority list, and the Bhaalspawn crisis is threatening to throw that balance out of whack. So she would take Good actions to help rein Evil in. Once things settle down and reach an equilibrium, she could conceivably start acting more Neutral.
