Which is good, because Caelar had a lot of crusaders. The Bhaalspawn played an important role in both battles, rallying soldiers behind them to fend off the attacking forces. Over the course of the war, Baldurian forces faced off against the Shining Crusade in two major battles, once where they fended off an attack on the main coalition war camp, and once at the siege of Dragonspear Castle itself. They were also tasked with sapping the castle’s defenses and poisoning their supplies, in preparation for a direct attack.įor a brief period, it seemed like hostilities may have ended through negotiations, with Caelar Argent offering to turn her army over to the coalition in exchange for the Bhaalspawn themselves, but these negotiations broke down and hostilities continued. The Bhaalspawn was sent in after key targets beneath the Crusade’s stronghold by the commanders of the coalition army. The Bhaalspawn was pulled into the conflict and faced down against Caelar and her incredibly foolish forces. The crisis grew large enough that the Lords’ Alliance, led by Waterdeep and Baldur’s Gate, raised a coalition army to fight against the Shining Crusade.Īnd when dealing with a partially divine foe, why not recruit your own partially divine warrior? The Shining Crusade expanded their reach, seizing territory around Castle Dragonspear, disrupting trade routes, and displacing people. The problem was that Caelar Argent didn’t just stop there. ![]() But at least I have the common sense to not try and go to their home turf and throw down. Well, it doesn’t speak well to their intelligence, I’m afraid. For an army of mortals to believe that they had a chance… Whether it be devils or celestials, the best any of them have managed was a draw in the form of the unending blood wars. Many wars have been launched on the hells, and none have been successful. Source: Baldur's Gate: Siege of DragonspearĬontent creator Noah Caldwell Gervais put it well when he said, “.there have been many crusades on hell, and all of them were doomed.“ Gaze upon the face of foolishness! Gaze upon it! Of course, this was a foolish, foolish idea. In fact, there had already been two wars over Dragonspear, and many of her soldiers had been veterans of them. But in order to do this, she and her forces needed to seize Dragonspear Castle, which was known to have a gateway to the hells within. This conflict was caused by a group known as The Shining Crusade and their leader, the Aasimar paladin, Caelar Argent.Ĭaelar Argent had recruited an army with the intent of sending a crusade through to the hells of Avernus. ![]() Baldur’s Gate found itself almost overwhelmed by a surge of refugees displaced by conflict. Within a year of Sarevok’s fall, a new crisis presented itself. Which leaves us with a shiny, new threat looming over the city. Then a child of the god of murder, Bhaal, tried to start a war with their southern neighbours, the nation of Amn. ![]() They fought some orcs, their general betrayed them, so they killed her. Pirate captains became the rulers, called themselves dukes, and reinstated the taxes.īaldur’s Gate got rich thanks to trade. Then the rich folks in the walls taxed trade to the rest and they rebelled. More people moved in around the walled community and it grew. The local farmers took control over the wall’s construction and built it to defend their homes. Then a local adventurer named Balduran returned from an expedition with a boatload of money and transformed it into a pirate haven that had a wall around it.īalduran headed off on another expedition and went missing. How it started off as a pirate haven known as Gray Harbor. Last article, I went into the founding of Baldur’s Gate. Hello there, and welcome back to Lore-Win, the D&D lore deep dive article series! As always, I am your humble Loremaster, Sokar.Īnd with that out of the way, let’s get back into the tale of Baldur’s Gate. You know, it occurred to me that Bhaal is so woven into the history of Baldur’s Gate that we can probably call it the murder capital of the Sword Coast. Lorewin: Baldur's Gate Part 2 - A City To Die For
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