Many RPG titles limit players to following one main protagonist’s arc. Larian Studios offers the opposite with Baldur’s Gate 3. The adventure can take wildly different turns. All depending on different factors. The characters you pick. The choices you make along the way. Or even the results from how a dice roll lands. Its collective dialogue actually has roughly 1,365,000 words. Yet through all those possibilities, the game is stacked with quotable moments. Baldur’s Gate 3 manages to make nearly every character feel like they have distinct personalities. And each comes through in every line.
Everything that’s happening keeps you hanging on every word. It might be what it reveals, its relevance to the story, or simply that it’s memorable. Whatever the reason, these quotes across its many possible stories are worth revisiting.
The Story of Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3 begins with a terrifying dilemma. The player character and several other people are infected with parasites in their skulls called mind flayer tadpoles. With the risk of turning into a monster, they race against a body horror clock to find a cure.
At first, it plays like a straightforward struggle to halt a horrifying transformation. But what follows is much bigger than a search for a solution. You’ll realize that different circumstances drive each character. Escaping an abusive enslaver. Recovering a stolen artifact. Carrying a magical condition. Proving loyalty. Breaking a pact. Fixing a mechanical heart.
And what makes it stick is how much weight Larian puts on every choice. It can change relationships, quests, and even the characters’ fate. Ultimately, you choose whether to be the enforcer of evil or the one who stops it. With freedom in a world full of dangers and deceit, you get to uncover betrayal, fellowship, sacrifice, and survival. This is what makes the dialogue so interesting.
Quotes from Baldur’s Gate 3
Here are some of the companions packed with memorable personalities, along with the lines to match:
Astarion
Astarion is one of the companions in Baldur’s Gate 3. He’s a vampire spawn who works for Cazador, a sadistic master. After centuries without control over his life, he’s become sarcastic, vain, and charming. Gamers dub him the game’s most talkative companion.
- “Hello, darling. Don’t be shy, I promise not to bite until we’ve been formally introduced.”
- “Hello, my dear.”
- “My name’s Astarion, and I’ve spent a century stalking the night, hunting for pretty morsels just like you.”
- “Need something? Or did you just miss me?”
- “A man called Cazador made me what I am, kept me like a pet, and forced me to do his bidding. No more.”
- “I imagine they are.”
- “The tadpole’s influence broke his dominance over me, and now I can finally pursue the one thing I’ve hungered for these long, dark years. Revenge.”
- “Now’s not the time.”
- “Enough sitting around — let’s go hurt someone.”
Shadowheart
Shadowheart is another companion. She’s known as Shar’s servant, a goddess of darkness and loss. With no memories of herself and tormented by painful magic, she’s not exactly open to telling everyone about herself. Shadowheart is essentially guarded and secretive.
- “Please, don’t remind me.”
- “I’m tired of darkness.”
- “I may be a hater and a gatekeeper, but I’m also god’s favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world.”
- “I haven’t made my mind up about you yet.”
- “Short-term amusements are much less hassle.”
- “I can’t quite believe you’ve been a pick-up artist all these years, Astarion.”
- “My name is Shadowheart, loyal servant of Shar, goddess of darkness and loss.”
- “My Lady Shar tasked me with a mission of such secrecy that I surrendered great swathes of my memory in order to safeguard the knowledge of it.”
- “All I know is that I must bring the artifact I hold to Baldur’s Gate, and that nothing can stand in my way.”
- “Mother Superior… Viconia DeVir.”
Gale
Gale is also a companion in Baldur’s Gate 3 who was once an archmage in Waterdeep. After meddling with powers beyond his limit, he was cursed and became a dangerous weapon. He’s intelligent, confident, and carries burdens and the consequences of his past.
- “My virtuosic talents once caught the eye of the goddess of magic herself, Mystra, who named me her Chosen, and her lover.”
- “Everything, really — not to put too fine a point on it.”
- “On occasion.”
- “No signs of tentacles so far.”
- “That I can relate to.”
- “Easiest thing in the world.”
- “You find yourself in the presence of the renowned wizarding prodigy, Gale of Waterdeep — please, no need to be intimidated.”
The Rest of the Characters in Baldur’s Gate 3
- “Chk.” – Lae’zel
- “Just give the word, and I will kill the clown. We would be praised as heroes.” – Minthara
- “You twine your life around the people you love.” – Jaheira
- “It’s the fatal flaw of mortalkind. Take away their free will, and they call you a tyrant. Allow them to indulge it, and they become tyrants.” – Raphael
- “I’d kiss you, but neither of us deserve that.” – Barcus Wroot
- “I hunt monsters, and I always catch my prey. My latest target is a devil, and I’m right on her tail.” – Wyll
- “I itch to peel you, to split your skin, to see your skull shine in the light, little tyrant.” – Orin.
- “My rancid blood whispers to me: kill, kill, and kill again.” – The Dark Urge
- “Not what will happen — what will you do. Your past is not yet lost. Your future is not yet fixed.” – Nightsong
- “Kiss my arse. I’m the lord of murder — I’ll show you why.” – Boooal
Lighter moments in Baldur’s Gate 3
- “I couldn’t help but overhear… well, alright. I could’ve helped but didn’t.”
- “You’ll need to do a lot more legwork before I commit to any hip work.”
- “You smell very delicious, but I will not bite you.”
- “This group is full of weirdos!”
Your experience playing Baldur’s Gate 3 may be different from another player’s. But there’s no doubt that the game’s memorable moments can give you some of the greatest lines in gaming.
