Dorn Redbear Dorn Redbear was a male human barbarian . Description . Typical of his kind , he was physically powerful and could enter a berserk state . History . Background . Dorn came from one of the barbarian tribes of the plains of the Western Heartlands . Dorn met Vahn for the first time when his tribe was threatened . The arcane archer swiftly helped and saved Dorn ' s tribe from extinction . Dorn ' s motivation for traveling to Baldur ' s Gate in search of adventure was said to be " glory . " The Red Fang Marauders . Meeting his companions on the Trade Way , Dorn fought against the goblin Red Fang Marauders at Wayfork Village . For his bravery , the Wayfork Inn bartender , Larani , " rewarded " Dorn very nicely . Dorn arrived in Baldur ' s Gate to find that the threat he had traveled to face , Eldrith the Betrayer , had already been defeated . Instead , Dorn heard of kidnappings and a rash of murders . When he investigated the kidnappings , he was led to the new thieves guild , the Hands of Glory . The leader of the Hands was none other than a mutilated creature named Argesh who was made out of goblin , human , and other creature parts . Assisting Argesh were his own assassins and thieves , as well as the Red Fang Marauder goblins . Dorn and his companions fought and killed Argesh , effectively ending the Hands of Glory . They also found a map that led to an unknown location in the Cloak Wood . When Dorn and his friends investigated the rash of murders , they were led to Bloodmire Mansion . At the mansion , they encountered many strange things made from the body parts of various creatures , just like Argesh was . Investigating further down into the mansion , they discovered a letter between Luvia Bloodmire and a mysterious Lady F . The letter explained that Luvia had made Argesh for Lady F to handle the Hands of Glory and cause havoc within Baldur ' s Gate . Finally , they encountered Luvia , who set off traps to try and kill Dorn and his friends before she fled . Following Argesh ' s map , Dorn came to the Red Fang Marauders secret base in the Cloak Wood . Dorn and his companions annihilated the goblins before entering their hidden cave , a place where they encountered the Red Queen . The Red Queen was a humanoid figure with dragon body parts on her . Defeating her , they discovered that the Red Queen had also been created by Luvia to serve the Red Fang Marauders , much like Argesh . They then met Lady F herself , who had been talking to the Zhent Karne about the Red Fang ' s disbandment . As Karne left , Lady F transformed into a dragon and almost killed Dorn and company . The War Against the Vampires . If this did not anger the Zhentarim , then Dorn and his friends joining the Harpers did . To seal the Onyx Tower , Dorn and his friends collected a number of artifacts before the Zhentarim could . Dorn then helped the druid Allana rid the Reaching Woods of the dragon Baragoth . The Zhentarim and the Harpers then made a temporary alliance in which Dorn and his friends were the key point . Dorn then helped rescue Vahn and the other Heroes of Baldur ' s Gate from the Keep of Pale Night . Now the adventurers were eight and when Mordoc SeLanmere raised the Onyx Tower in Baldur ' s Gate , all eight of the adventurer killed him and ended the undead crisis within the Black Dragon Gate . Abilities . As a barbarian , Dorn placed great stock in brute strength . He was able to learn to wield two - handed weapons , such as a greatsword , in each hand . His berserk state allowed him to inflict greater damage for a short period , but he could not blow blows during this time . He could also learn other abilities that focused less on pure physical strength and were more related to nature , including the power to charm animals .