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An interview with Cameron Tofer and James Ohlen explaining origins of Minsc, Boo, and others

JuliusBorisov

JuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 16,741

December 2017 in General Discussion (Spoiler Warning!)

Happy holidays!

Curious about the origins of Minsc, Boo, and many other characters met over the course of Baldur's Gate? We've republished an interview from the Familiar which explains how some fan-favorite characters came to be.

Read on for justice! http://blog.beamdog.com/2017/12/six-siders-space-hamsters.html

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Aedan

Pecca

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typo_tilly

Gusinda

UnderstandMouseMagic

ShYariv

Proont

Rik_Kirtaniya

Aerakar

Parasolsyndicate

aarionn

lolien

Cvijeta

Xorina

MatronaClo

Tarnfara

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Rik_Kirtaniya Member Posts: 1,337

December 2017

Long live Minsc and Boo!

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Cvijeta Member Posts: 327

January 2018

Long live Deekin.

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BladeDancer Member Posts: 445

March 2018

Long live Neeshka.

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Xorina Member Posts: 56

April 2018

Is it me or does Minsc sound E European, while Jaheira sounds Russian?

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Rik_Kirtaniya Member Posts: 1,337

April 2018

I think the name of Minsc is derived from Minsk, the capital city of Belarus.

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