Would this work within the timeline of CHARNAME & Imoen? *SPOILER ALERT*
TethorilofLathander
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I've had a long think about how this whole timeline nonsense comes about (reffering to how BG1 starts only 10 years after the Time of Troubles). I've read a lot of possibilities and the most common one I've seen is that the duo age quicker. The flaw with that is that they themselves would notice it in comparison to others around them, as well as others noticing it about them. Candlekeep is not your average citadel with beggars and such, this is a place for scholars and sages, I'm sure most of them would pick up on that if they were residents. In all of this I'm reffering to CHARNAME as a human.
Anyway, I've come to a possible conclusion which only changes one small fact.
If you've completed the whole saga, you know that Gorion saved CHARNAME from Bhaal cultists who wishes to sacrifice CHARNAME to bring back Bhaal (or at least donate their essence to him). It doesn't seem like a crazy possibility that Imoen might be there too, and that CHARNAME and Imoen have the same mother.
Now, here's the things I'd say that could be easily altered to make the story work...
CHARNAME and Imoen are actually 10 during their intended sacrifice, shortly after the Time of Troubles (with many mercenary groups/cities and organisations still in shock from this event). Gorion kills their mother, the Bhaal priestess, and saves them. Gorion knows that he will be looking after them, and let's face it, who would listen to a guy that killed their mother. No matter how evil she was in everyone else's eyes, she's still their mother, plus considering this event happened, they've got to be traumatised by it to some extent. So Gorion gives them a potion to erase their memories, meaning, when they wake up from the potion the next day, they're in Candlekeep and Gorion explains that they were orphans found somewhere and he's taken them in.
Just want to see if this would actually work? Considering it only changes a few facts.
Anyway, I've come to a possible conclusion which only changes one small fact.
If you've completed the whole saga, you know that Gorion saved CHARNAME from Bhaal cultists who wishes to sacrifice CHARNAME to bring back Bhaal (or at least donate their essence to him). It doesn't seem like a crazy possibility that Imoen might be there too, and that CHARNAME and Imoen have the same mother.
Now, here's the things I'd say that could be easily altered to make the story work...
CHARNAME and Imoen are actually 10 during their intended sacrifice, shortly after the Time of Troubles (with many mercenary groups/cities and organisations still in shock from this event). Gorion kills their mother, the Bhaal priestess, and saves them. Gorion knows that he will be looking after them, and let's face it, who would listen to a guy that killed their mother. No matter how evil she was in everyone else's eyes, she's still their mother, plus considering this event happened, they've got to be traumatised by it to some extent. So Gorion gives them a potion to erase their memories, meaning, when they wake up from the potion the next day, they're in Candlekeep and Gorion explains that they were orphans found somewhere and he's taken them in.
Just want to see if this would actually work? Considering it only changes a few facts.
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Also, restricting the whole story to humans opens up as many plot holes as it supposedly closes; having a situation where a story is true only under specific circumstances is not exactly improving on the whole timeline question.
All in all I don't think your story is a very likely explanation of events.
This also explains Abazigal being a mature dragon and having a fullgrown son.
He died during the Time of Troubles and the book about that time depict his actions. He didn't screw around.
Most likely, he did all his boning before he was reduced to a mortal.
There is a slight struggle with CHARNAME and Imoen about their past but that could easily be expanded on, especially once they realise they are Bhaalspawn and the memories come flooding back nearer the end of the saga.
A probably explanation is that the Harpers learned of a temple of Bhaal where priests were "preparing Bhaalchildren for sacrifice"; they didn't know, however, *when* (or why) this was going to happen. Naturally they assumed the worst (i.e. it's imminent) and attacked immediately. Safe > sorry and all that.
Why isn't there much mention of the Time of Troubles in any of the games? Considering it happened 10 years before you'd expect people to be pretty fearful of gods.
but anyway my point does baldurs gate explain elf CHARNAMES age or is he still 20 which would make him little more than a toddler anyway or is it bhaalspawn mystical powers of shut up and play the game?....either way is cool
assuming that charname is human is a poor yet admittedly roundabout way to go about it but then you learn that Bhaal had children with every kind of race on purpose to increase his chances of surviving should someone/something comes to kick him in the teeth *cough* TIME OF TROUBLES *cough*