Southwest of Mind Flayer Colony, you will encounter a strange talking head and must decide should you consume or purge the Slack-Skinned Head Mind or not in Baldur’s Gate 3? This talking head seems to be that of a singer that Lord Gortash, one of the game’s main villains, found in a local tavern and kidnapped. But is the Slack-Skinned Head Mind the victim of the story? It’s up to you to uncover the true story behind the Slack-Skinned Head Mind and other factors to know what decision to make.
How To Unlock the Slack-Skinned Head Conversation In Baldur’s Gate 3
Once you’re in front of this talking head, you will see a Mind Archive Interface on the left. If you interact with this artifact and place True Mind, a small glowing green item that you will find in the same area, you will be able to talk to the natural person, the Slack-Skinned Head Mind in Baldur’s Gate 3, before she became this twisted being, and get to know her side of the story.
Through the dialogue, you can go through the 3 days of suffering this person lived through until they finished brainwashing her. However, to dive further into the story, you should place a Waking Mind on the device on the left side. To find a Waking Mind, look for it inside the Mind Flayer Colony. This item will reveal that she is of the Githzerai race and lead the enemies to her camp. However, she was betrayed and kept as a relic in the end.
Should You Consume or Purge the Slack-Skinned Head Mind?
If you pass an insight check, you will discover that the Slack-Skinned Head Mind in Baldur’s Gate 3 is not telling the truth.
She betrayed her monastery, and right at that moment, you realize that they didn’t keep her as a trophy but as a “fine vintage.” Still, is consuming the Slack-Skinned Head Mind in Baldur’s Gate 3 a worthy punishment?
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The decision to purge or consume the Slack-Skinned Head Mind in Baldur’s Gate 3 will depend on how evil you consider yourself. The Slack-Skinned Head Mind offers you the following:
Use your parasite to purge her. In return, she will give her “mind power technique” to you. Apart from doing some justice, you gain a temporary condition called the Githzerai Mind Barrier.
On the other hand, if you consume the Slack-Skinned Head Mind in Baldur’s Gate 3, you get nothing from it, only the satisfaction of consuming a powerful and tasty mind.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is available on PC.
