The Iron Throne is one of the best segments of Baldur's Gate 3. A race against time to save all the prisoners before the entire prison implodes, all while fighting the guards. It's a test of strategy and how well you know your character's abilities. However, have you ever wondered how the Iron Throne got underwater in the first place?
For those of you new to the Baldur's Gate series and unfamiliar with the events of the previous two games, it's all Bhaal's fault. To be fair, most things that go wrong in the city of Baldur's Gate are thanks to Bhaal, but this one is his Bhaalspawn, Sarevok Anchev. He is the main reason why the Iron Throne is under water.
The Iron Throne was literally picked up and thrown into the sea
The Iron Throne used to be a collective of arms dealers that served as Sarevok's lair in the original game. However, once he was defeated, the city wanted to get rid of the entire collective in a spectacular showcase. So the Mage Town Council decided to literally pick up the entire structure and throw it into the deepest part of the Gray Harbor.
As Ralix pointed out in a Reddit post asking about the origins of the Iron Throne, a book called The Fall of the Iron Throne details what happened to the structure:
…and with the fall of Sarevok, the Mage City Council was asked to create a memorable example of the Iron Throne, whose criminal headquarters crouched like a hideous toad in the middle of Baldur's Gate, looming over the disgusted populace its criminals had so recently hunted. A hastily convened council decided on a dramatic demonstration of the city's rejection of the Iron Throne, and seventeen of them joined their magical powers in a 48-hour ritual that ended by levitating the Iron Throne building from its foundations, carrying it across the docks and out through the deepest channel of the Gray Harbor, out of sight, out of sight. And in this way, the most prominent symbol of the bloody reign of Sarevok Ančeva was destroyed.
Playing Divinity 2: Original Sin for the first time is giving me serious Deja Vu
It's deja vu all over again.
So the Iron Throne wasn't built by Kuo-Toa, Merfolk or masons in scuba gear, but mages literally levitated, walked to the harbor and threw it into the sea. Bet you never thought of that.
- Released
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August 3, 2023
- ESRB
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M for Mature: Blood and gore, partial nudity, sexual content, strong language, violence
- Engine
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Divinity 4.0
- Multiplayer
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Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
- Cross-platform play
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Full cross platform game.
