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Okay so a lot of people believe they were romantically involved pre-canon, but this isn't actually canon or confirmed by creators - canonically they were very close and there are some Undertones for sure, but they were not together, I assume partially because some people might play as, for example, a lesbian Dark Urge, and giving a canon relationship like that would restrict roleplay. HOWEVER. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN OPTIONALLY CANON For anyone who doesn’t know BG3: imagine your character wakes up with amnesia and eventually finds out they used to be the god of murder’s Chosen One and child, serial killer and everything, and ALSO one of the main villains was apparently your old partner in world domination and is thrilled you’re alive. That’s the Dark Urge and Gortash. The Dark Urge is a customisable main character with a forgotten past as the child of Bhaal, god of murder. Gortash is one of the main villains, a tyrant politician chosen by Bane, god of tyranny. They’re both chosen by evil gods, and before the game these two were the original brains behind the big evil plot. They worked together, planned together, stole an absurdly powerful magical crown together, and everything only fell apart because Orin betrayed Durge and took their place. Then Durge shows back up with amnesia, and the thing that gets me is how personal Gortash is about it when Durge returns. He’s surrounded by other villains, but Durge is the one he actually seems pleased to see. He talks about their shared history, wants to renew their partnership, and openly prefers them over Orin, the person who replaced them. He’s noticeably more interested in and softer with them than basically anyone else in the room. The “my nearest and dearest” line. The “I tolerated Orin, but I *liked* you” line. The way he immediately offers to help them deal with Orin and reclaim what was theirs. The way he calls them a god in their own right and rightful ruler with absolutely zero irony and is fully and immediately open to sharing his empire with you. The chosen of TYRANNY is down to share his empire. Hello???? And Durge was into him!! In writing!! “Forgive me father, for I cannot help but admire the Chosen of your sworn foe” is such a wild thing for the murder god’s child to put in a prayer when they are not supposed to have any feelings or connections to anyone because their whole thing is they're expected to be willing to murder everybody else for Bhaal if asked to Two terrible people who respected each other’s brains so much they nearly took over the world together, even though their gods are enemies.

Many, many people in the books call him a dog, specifically Vetinari (the Patrician)’s dog.