Baldur's Gate 3 has all kinds of fun and exotic characters throughout the entire game, with distinctly unique personalities and traits that make exploring and interacting with the populace all the more entertaining. We're not here to talk about those characters today though, as instead we're here to talk about what one fan has described as the "rarest character" that players can possibly come across on their adventures - a bartender called Honk.
In a video by YouTuber Proxy Gate Tactician (thanks PC Gamer) about the most secret encounters in Baldur's Gate 3, they explain that Honk is quite possibly the most hidden NPC you can come across. Not only does nobody seem to know about Honk or who he even is, but he doesn't even have a wiki page either, almost as if he's some kind of mysterious Baldur's Gate 3 cryptid.
As explained by Proxy Gate Tactician, the reason why encountering Honk is so rare is due to the circumstances you need to find yourself in to make him appear. If you've ever romanced Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3, chances are you're familiar with the similarly named owner of the Singing Lute Tavern, Henk, who does his best to ruin your night out with his subpar service. If you kill Henk before the date can take place, Honk is on standby to take his place, providing exactly the same kind of service as Henk, but with a different name and character model.
Baldur's Gate 3 is full of so many rare weapons and interactions between characters that fans were even recently sharing their favorites in a massive Reddit thread earlier this month.
If you're sat there thinking it's clearly just the same character which has been brought back from the dead for a single cutscene, you should know by now that Larian does not mess around when it comes to taking the actions of its players into consideration. Not only is Honk actually mentioned in a random note you can find in Henk's belongings, but Karlach will also refer to Honk by name when out on your date, with that being the sole difference between the cutscenes. He even has a different voice and wears different clothes.
Given that very few people go around murdering tavern owners in Baldur's Gate 3, and that more people actually ended up romancing a mind flayer than Karlach closer to launch, you can see why so many people have no idea who Honk even is. While it's not too different from the scene with Henk, the Honk cutscene is most likely the rarest interaction in the game, and probably impossible to find unless you're deliberately seeking it out.
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