How to answer Withers' question in Baldur's Gate 3?

Modified Mar 30, 2024 10:40 GMT

Withers Baldur — Answer Withers' Question (Image via Larian Studios)

If you've already begun your Baldur's Gate 3 journey and wish to reset your playing character, you can do so by interacting with Withers. He is the go-to character for resurrecting the dead and also has the power to reset playable characters. Although you would still need gold, the first part of activating respec is to interact with Withers. You can recruit him to your camp from Dank Crypt - a place where he is usually found.

Remember, you will first need to make progress in the Explore the Ruins quest to become eligible to answer Withers. Upon approaching, if you want him to join your crew, you will first have to answer the following philosophical quest, "What is the worth of a single mortal's life?".

He questions about the meaning of a mortal's life and their existence in this world. This article details all the dialogs you can choose from to answer Withers in Baldur's Gate 3.

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Answering Withers' question: What is the worth of a single mortal's life in Baldur's Gate 3?

Withers as he appears in Baldur's Gate 3 (Image via Larian Studios)

The answer to the question in this segment of Baldur's Gate 3 lies in your dialog exchange when meeting Withers in the Dank Crypt. Depending on how you want him to join the camp, you can either reply to or attack him. However, you will know more about your character's personality when you choose to answer his philosophical question: What is the worth of a single mortal's life?

Here is the list of dialogs to use for your first time:

First response: (Quite the question. What's the reason for it?)
Second response: (So he has spoken'? What 'he' are you talking about?)
Third response: (Little spooked by the crawling out of the tomb. What are you?)
Fourth response: (A peaceful undead. Interesting. Why aren't you attacking me?)
Fifth response: (Attack.)

Once Withers asks his question, you can use the dialogs mentioned above in response. Although they have multiple choices, he won't answer them. Instead, he will ask whether you would respond to his previous question: What is the worth of a single mortal's life?

Use the dialogs to interact with Withers (Image via Larian Studios)

Since there's no way to escape this challenge, you have a separate set of responses to Withers' question.

Here is the list of dialogs to use for the second time:

First response: (Yes. Ask away.)
Second response: (I don't owe you answers.)
Third response: (Attack.)
Fourth response: (Leave.)

You can choose any of these dialogs to interrogate, but he will still circle back to the same question for a third time: What is the worth of a single mortal's life? This time, you'll be able to answer with any one of these below-mentioned responses:

First response: (No one's life is worth more than any other. We are all equal.)
Second response: (That depends on a person's deeds.)
Third response: (Life's only value is as currency. Doesn't matter to me otherwise.)
Fourth response: (Each life is of infinite value and merits sacrificing everything for.)
Fifth response: (The only life that matters is mine.)
Sixth response: (Depends on the mortal.)
Seventh response: (Some mortals live much longer than others. I can't compare them.) Elf race.

One thing to remember is that interacting with Withers or responding to him in any manner will not affect the gameplay in Baldur's Gate 3. There are no right or wrong answers when you interact with him in this role-playing game.

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Who actually is Withers in BG3?

Although the game doesn't explicitly reveal Withers' identity, it is heavily implied that he is none other than Jergel, also known as Lord of the End of Everything.