In Baldur's Gate 3, Orin is one of the leaders of the Absolute cult and a real master of assassins, whom you will face in the third act. She kidnaps one of the protagonist's companions, thereby trying to force him to kill Gortash and bring her the Netherian stone. In this guide we will tell you how to save the victim and defeat Orin the Red in battle.
Where to find Orin the Red
First appearance
The first time you will be able to see Orin the Red is already in the second act, when you will be shown a cut-scene with her, Keteric Torm and Enver Gortash, who are in the illithid colony. You will see that they do not trust each other. However, your first personal meeting with her will only take place in Rivington, where she can transform into several different characters:
- Dryad Zetkhino, who works in the End of Days Circus as a love fortune teller.
- Flame Fists fighter Rowan, located near the back wall of the donation barn.
- Blacksmith Gildro Englayron, working in the universal Rivington store.
- Wounded, nameless Stone Lord thug.
< li>Tiefling Lenz, who works as a journalist and stands between Freygo's bunkhouse and the Temple of the Open Hand.
You can independently determine whether the real NPC or Orin in disguise is standing in front of you. The double has level 12, but his health scale will be noticeably less than what a character of this level should have. He is also immune to “crowd control”. You can immediately attack the changeling (we advise you to save before doing this), and then he will immediately reveal his identity, skipping the dialogue. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to kill the villain.
Let’s add that Orin can only be in one place at a time, so if you leave one of your squad members near the double, you can calmly chat with the rest of the characters listed above and be sure that they are not dummies. By the way, as soon as you reveal two werewolf disguises, the transformations will stop, that is, the remaining NPCs will be real.
Abduction of a companion
A little later, if you make a deal with Gortash, you will learn from him that Orin was able to infiltrate the camp in the guise of one of your companions. This will trigger the corresponding scene in the camp during a long rest. She can transform into one of the following characters:
- Laezel
- Geyla
- Halsina
- Mintara
- Yennu
The choice of companion is not random. First, Orin cannot transform into a hero who is currently in your active squad or you are romanced with. Second, she chooses the companion with whom you currently have the lowest approval level. If none of the indicated companions is suitable, then the villainess transforms into Yenna.
Let us add that each of the kidnapped characters will have its own separate scene, and some of them may end very tragically. However, in all of them, Orin will tell you that she has kidnapped the real companion and plans to sacrifice him in the Temple of Bhaal if you do not kill Gortash and deliver her the Netherian stone.
Liezel (how to save Yenna)
Orin, pretending to be Laezel, will bring Yenna to you and try to convince you that the girl is really a changeling. You need to persuade the “companion” to let the child go. To do this, select the following dialogue options:
- What's going on here?
- “Do you have evidence?” or “She doesn’t seem to be resisting much…”
- “Let her go, Laezel (Intimidation)” or “There is something here that we cannot see (Persuasion).”
In the latter options you will have to pass a test for the corresponding parameter (25 units). If you fail, Yenna will die.
Gail
Everything here is quite boring, since the magician will simply begin to threaten everyone with the explosion of the ball and the destruction of Baldur's Gate, under the guise of the common good. Convincing him not to do this makes no sense as such, since you will actually be talking to Orin.
Khalsin
In this case, during a long rest, you will discover that the “druid” in the form of a bear attacked Skryab and killed him. Then Khalsin will begin to say that he cannot control himself because of the damage and will decide to commit suicide by picking up a dagger. You can stop him by choosing Dexterity, Persuasion or Medicine. However, even if you fail the check, nothing bad will happen – you will only see Orin in front of you.
Note: If you do not want to allow the dog to die, then, upon learning that Orin has sneaked into the camp, do not rest in it under any circumstances, but immediately go to Baldur's Gate and enter the sewer. To do this, you can use the hatch at coordinates X: -160, Y: -62. Then go to the location circled in the last screenshot to trigger the kidnapping scene without killing.
Mintara< /h4>
During a long rest, a scene will begin in which a drow will call you at night, wanting to tell you something. You will learn that she came across a girl, Yenna, who was allegedly rummaging through her things. Mintara will say that she admitted to her that she was spying on the squad, so she decided to kill the child. You will see a corpse behind the girl.
Note: As in the previous case, you will need to trim the kidnapping scene in the sewers to prevent the girl from dying.
Yenna
Choose a long rest in camp to launch a skit with Jenna. The girl will want to show herself as useful, so she will cook you dinner – barbecue on skewers. You can try the dish or refuse to eat it. You'll eventually find out that “Yenna” killed Glutton the cat and cooked him into a barbecue. After that, she will reincarnate as Orin.
Note : As in the previous case, you will need to trim the abduction scene in the sewer to prevent the death of the cat.
Abduction in the sewer
If Gortash didn’t tell you about Orin or you just decided to immediately go to the Lower City and then go down to the Sewer (the entrance to it is shown above), then at the indicated point (circled in red) a cut-scene should start in which you a bloody companion or Yenna will run up and tell you about Orin.
You can choose any answer, since in any case the follower of the Absolute will reveal herself and report that your companion or girl is now in the Temple of Bhaal and is waiting for the start of the sacrifice ritual.< /p>
The guide is in the process of being written…
