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1. What the Silence Bleeds by Effym

   Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   09 Aug 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • The Dark Urge/Enver Gortash
   • The Dark Urge & Orin the Red (Baldur's Gate)
   • The Dark Urge & Ketheric Thorm
   • The Dark Urge (Baldur's Gate)
   • Enver Gortash
   • Orin the Red (Baldur's Gate)
   • Ketheric Thorm
   • Religious Guilt
   • Blood and Gore
   • Religious Imagery & Symbolism
   • Dark Fantasy
   • Eventual Romance
   • Eventual Smut
   • Orin the Red Being Orin the Red (Baldur's Gate)
   • Slow Burn
   • The Dark Urge Backstory (Baldur's Gate)
   • Named Dark Urge (Baldur's Gate)
   • Past The Dark Urge/Enver Gortash
   • Baldur's Gate 3
   • Dubious Morality
   • Drow Culture (Dungeons & Dragons)
   • Power Dynamics
   • Enemies to Lovers
   • Drow Dark Urge (Baldur's Gate)

   Summary

   What was of The Dark Urge before the events of Baldur's Gate 3? How did they form the alliance of the Dead Three? What happened with their relationship with Orin?
   An exploration of the events before the game.
   We see The Dark Urge's relationship with Gortash (and eventual romance), Orin, and Ketheric, as well as a glimpse into the fractured psyche of these characters.
   This is a dark fantasy with heavy themes. Read warnings first on Author Notes.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   10,178

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