Baldur’s Gate 3: What is a Guardian?

Guardian is a very important part of Baldur's Gate 3 journey

Baldur’s Gate 3: What is a Guardian?

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Baldur’s Gate 3 lets players go on big adventures, fighting made-up monsters, and having to make hard choices. One interesting thing in the game is a mysterious character called the Guardian. But what exactly is this Guardian, and what do they do in Baldur’s Gate 3?

In the game, when you begin your journey, you create not only one but two characters. The second character, the Guardian, is full of secrets. Unlike your main character, you don’t control the Guardian directly. You choose how they look, but you don’t choose their abilities or jobs. They’re not characters you fight with, and you don’t make them go on adventures with you.

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Everything you need to know about Guardian in Baldur’s Gate 3

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The Guardian shows up at certain moments in the game, usually when you use special abilities linked to a creature called the Illithid. These abilities, which are part of a strange connection, make the Guardian appear. It’s kind of like the Guardian is watching, carefully looking at what you do. Think of it like a helper who appears in your dreams, giving you advice or mysterious clues.

As you keep playing Baldur’s Gate 3, you start to understand how important the Guardian is. They’re not just some random character; they’re like a special key that can stop something really bad from happening. The Guardian tells you that if you can get good at using the Illithid’s powers, you might not turn into a scary Mind Flayer. And even more amazing, you could rescue the whole world of Faerun from this awful change.

But there’s something tricky. You’ll struggle with wondering—is the Guardian there or just a thought trick because of those Illithid powers? It’s a choice only you, the player, can make. Believing the Guardian might help you find a good way, but doubting them might mean you miss out on chances.

The Guardian doesn’t just change your adventure; it also influences your friends. When you all have dreams with the Guardian, it makes your group feel more like a team. The Guardian showing up in your friends’ dreams makes their importance stronger and helps everyone feel like buddies. Not every player will meet the Guardian. It depends on whether you choose to use the Illithid powers. If you do, you have a better chance of meeting this mysterious character. But if you avoid using these powers, you might never meet the Guardian in your whole playthrough.

At the start of the game, the Guardian seemed more like a love story, but the complete game shows them more regularly. No matter how they look, the Guardian is always a mystery, like a puzzle piece that needs to fit into the big story. The Guardian in Baldur’s Gate 3 makes the game more interesting and exciting. They’re not just normal characters. They’re like a bridge to really important facts and maybe they’re the hero who saves a world in trouble.

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