Baldur's Gate 3: 10 Secret Instant Deaths You Must AVOID
3. Let Lae'zel Slit Your Throat
In most games, trusting your companions is a no-brainer. They're either too loyal or their AI is too dumb to make you worry about any of them ever betraying you.
However, in Baldur's Gate 3, your companions have a mind of their own, and sometimes this can have pretty unpredictable consequences, as evidenced by this secret death cutscene with your team's resident githyanki, Lae'zel.
If you take enough long rests early in the game, at some point your character will start to show signs of their transformation into a mind flayer. Lae'zel will be quick to notice your symptoms, and she will try to sneak up on you and "save" you from becoming an abomination by slitting your throat. You have several means of dealing with her attempt on your life. However, if you want to, you can also put your trust in her and surrender to her blade.
You might pick this option thinking it's a test of your bond with Lae'zel, but in reality, even if the two of you have good relations, Lae'zel will kill you anyway, as she's just too fanatical to let a potential mind flayer live.
Well, that's what you get for trusting in the power of friendship!