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SixOfSpades · 12-20-2004, 02:56 PM

In my interpretation, the townspeople you meet aboveground are all their real selves (except for one), and those whose forms were taken by the Doppelgangers in the catacombs are not necessarily dead (we know for a fact that Elminster, Ulraunt, and Tethtoril are not). It is interesting, though, that the vast majority of the 'people' you kill down there are never seen in the game again. There's also the fact that all those Doppelgangers managed to duplicate nearly the entire population of Candlekeep without getting a single duplicate, though, which is an argument that they did kill the originals and take their forms.

Weirdness: If the entrance to the catacombs is supposed to be so secret, how the heck did Sarevok (and all those Doppelgangers) learn how to access it after only a couple of visits?

[ADD:] What exactly does this thread have to do with the city of Baldur's Gate? Or do you just enjoy making threads called "baldur's gate" in the Baldur's Gate forum? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 12-20-2004, 02:59 PM: Message edited by: SixOfSpades ]

12-20-2004, 02:56 PM	#4
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 46 Posts: 6,901	In my interpretation, the townspeople you meet aboveground are all their real selves (except for one), and those whose forms were taken by the Doppelgangers in the catacombs are not necessarily dead (we know for a fact that Elminster, Ulraunt, and Tethtoril are not). It is interesting, though, that the vast majority of the 'people' you kill down there are never seen in the game again. There's also the fact that all those Doppelgangers managed to duplicate nearly the entire population of Candlekeep without getting a single duplicate, though, which is an argument that they did kill the originals and take their forms. Weirdness: If the entrance to the catacombs is supposed to be so secret, how the heck did Sarevok (and all those Doppelgangers) learn how to access it after only a couple of visits? [ADD:] What exactly does this thread have to do with the city of Baldur's Gate? Or do you just enjoy making threads called "baldur's gate" in the Baldur's Gate forum? [img]tongue.gif[/img] [ 12-20-2004, 02:59 PM: Message edited by: SixOfSpades ] __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.