▁h ound ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁far mer , ▁the ▁h ound ▁however ▁l atch ed ▁its ▁soul ▁onto ▁the ▁player ▁and ▁uses ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁tunnel ▁to ▁channel ▁gu ilt ▁to ▁the ▁far mer ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁guide ▁to ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁Bald ur ' s ▁Gate ▁II ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁story ▁but ▁rather ▁game play , ▁however , ▁it ▁did ▁continue ▁part ▁of ▁story ▁of ▁Ice wind ▁D ale ▁II ▁through ▁join able ▁N PC ' s , ▁specifically ▁Mar al ie ▁F iddle b ender , ▁who ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁adult ▁in ▁the ▁story . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁h ound ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁story book ▁of ▁Ice wind ▁D ale ▁II ▁of ▁which ▁Mar al ie ▁narr ated , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁developers , ▁the ▁game ▁would ▁have ▁revol ved ▁around ▁this ▁h ound . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁also ▁revealed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁connection ▁to ▁another ▁one ▁of ▁Black ▁Is le ▁Studios ▁games , ▁Project ▁Jackson . ▁Project ▁Jackson ▁was ▁then ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁Bald ur ' s ▁Gate : ▁Dark ▁Alliance ▁II . ▁This ▁connection ▁was ▁unknown ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁current , ▁there ▁is ▁only ▁one ▁connection ▁known : ▁a ▁F org ot ten ▁Real ms ▁setting . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁there ▁could ▁be ▁a ▁story ▁connection ▁due ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁Har pers ▁and ▁the ▁Zh ent ar im ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁never ▁revealed ▁by ▁any ▁developer ▁on