▁a ▁came o ▁appearance , ▁this ▁remains ▁un conf ir med ▁and ▁highly ▁unlikely . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁characters ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁Bald ur ' s ▁Gate ▁games ▁would ▁have ▁returned , ▁the ▁cast ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁completely ▁original ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁story , ▁although ▁characters ▁from ▁the ▁Ice wind ▁D ale ▁series ▁would ▁have ▁returned . ▁The ▁reason ▁for ▁this ▁is ▁Ice wind ▁D ale ▁was ▁released ▁after ▁Inter play ▁lost ▁the ▁initial ▁D & D ▁license . ▁An ▁original ▁N PC ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁St ell aga ▁Bright star , ▁a ▁priest ess ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁L ath ander . ▁The ▁game ▁would ▁have ▁revol ved ▁around ▁the ▁h unt ▁for ▁May ▁F arrow , ▁the ▁evil ▁cler ic ▁who ▁killed ▁a ▁black ▁h ound . ▁The ▁Black ▁H ound ▁was ▁the ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁self ish ▁acts ▁of ▁the ▁game ' s ▁main ▁ant agon ist ▁and ▁would ▁appear ▁to ▁the ▁player ▁through ▁circumst ance ▁and ▁rem ind ▁him ▁of ▁his ▁actions ▁throughout ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁fa ction ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁Arch en rid ers , ▁who ▁are ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁fa ction ▁encountered ▁by ▁the ▁player , ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁L ath ander ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁fa ction ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁importance . ▁The ▁Red ▁W iz ards ▁of ▁Th ay , ▁the ▁S emb ian ▁Silver ▁Rav ens , ▁the ▁Mal ar ite ▁People ▁of ▁Black ▁Blood ▁and ▁the ▁El ves ▁of ▁Deep ing