Winski Perorate was Sarevok's mentor, teaching him in the darkest of ways and helping to develop within him the ambition of becoming the new Lord of Murder.
In the game, Gorion's Ward and party first see Winski after having exposed Sarevok's villainous ways to the Grand Dukes during the inauguration ceremony in the Ducal Palace. He appears out of nowhere and teleports himself and Sarevok out the palace to the Thieves' Guild, before the party can kill them both, instead of killing the Dukes as Sarevok ordered him too.
Winski is next seen at the end of the Thieves' Maze, lying on the ground after being seriously injured by the fleeing Sarevok due to Winski saving him rather than helping him kill the Dukes. Winski then details the true purpose of Sarevok's plans and states that he always expected Sarevok to cast him aside in the end.
Dialogue[]
"*cough* Well, well, I thought it would be you. Quite the little family reunion shaping up now, isn't it? I knew you would follow; you two are of the same blood. You must take the fight to him lest he strike you down at his leisure. Not that it will matter; you have already beaten him. His plans are in ruins, and his allies are fleeing in droves. Such glorious goals they were, though none understood the true desire behind them. None but me, that is. Unfortunately, I am now expendable, but I expected no less."
What was your role in this? Why did you help him if you knew you were to be cast aside?
"What was my role? I was Sarevok's mentor and tutored him in the blackest of rituals. If he had succeeded, there is no doubt I would be among the dead, but my name would live on in his wake. There are things beyond death if you die in the right fashion, and how could there not be a place in history for the architect that shaped the actions of the ascending Lord of Murder? You would not understand; you were born to affect the realms. The rest of us must carve our own place by whatever means necessary."
What did he hope to gain by all of this? He must have known that inciting war with Amn would eventually expose him!
"You must know his plan by now. You have practically followed his every move. Likely you are driven by the same desires as well, though you have channeled them in a different fashion. No, war with Amn was not his true goal; Sarevok is no profiteer. The slaughter was all he wanted, with enough lives lost in the initial battles to ignite the fire in his own divine blood. He thought death on the appropriate scale would cause him to ascend. Perhaps he would have, but who can really say? If you have the arrogance of a god and can kill like a god, who's to say you are not a god?"
I will prove he is not! Where has he gone to hide?
"Oh, Sarevok is not intent on hiding. You have stripped him of any pretense; there is no longer any point in him maintaining his respectable veneer. Only the most fanatical or fearful of his allies stand by him now. He will gather what resources he can and move on. Of course he knows that you must come to confront him and that it is to his advantage to choose the battleground. There is an altar in the Undercity; it was to be where the ritual would take place, but now serves as his last refuge. If you do not go to him, he will strike at you at his leisure."
I would kill you, but perhaps the anonymity you have attained is punishment enough. Get out of my sight!
"I am dead regardless. Sarevok left me here for my "failure" earlier. He wished me to dispatch the Grand Dukes rather than effect his escape as I did. He would not consider failing as a possibility: a common weakness in those that would be gods. He will come for me when he realizes his first strike did not kill me. Do as you will: I am resigned to my fate whether it comes now or later."
His plans are in shambles. You will live to be accountable for your part in this!
"Your "charity" is admirable. You have definitely taken a separate path than Sarevok, though I wonder if it shall truly matter in the end. Leave me, I am no longer a threat to you or anyone. I'm just going to rest here a while."
At the conclusion of the dialogue the following Journal entry is placed in the quest section under the title "Tandem in Extremis":
| “ | Sarevok ordered his former mentor, Winski Perorate, to kill the Grand Dukes. Instead, Winski rescued Sarevok, who cast him aside in anger. At the entrance to the Undercity, Winski said he had expected my arrival because Sarevok and I share the same divine blood. He revealed that war was not the end but the means to Sarevok's goal: He wishes to cause enough slaughter to cause him to ascend to assume the divinity of our dead father, Bhaal, god of murder. It is up to me to stop him. Sarevok awaits in a temple in the Undercity. | ” |
— Journal entry | ||
Notes[]
- When finding Winski in the Thieves' Maze, he not only has lost his conjurer specialization, but now also counts as innocent – which may result in a loss of reputation if the party is going to kill him.
Baldur's Gate (1998)
This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate campaign. In the original Baldur's Gate, he has no alignment assigned to him.
