Larian Studio's Divinity: Original Sin II is a fantastic example of an isometric RPG that allows for a degree of player freedom with few examples serving as equal precedent. This is not entirely surprising if one considers that the game was crowdfunded to a total of nearly $2,050,000 and that Larian explained that they wanted to create their most ambitious RPG yet.
Despite the game having been out for a few years now though, there are still a handful of unresolved mysteries and plot holes that have seen little addressing. Here are ten such examples that have most fans scratching their heads in reflection. Spoilers ahead!
10 Who Is The Black Cat?
Although a fan-favorite companion and fun challenge to veteran players, many newcomers to Divinity: Original Sin II will most likely have no idea that one can befriend a friendly black cat and add them to their party at the starting area of Fort Joy. The challenging aspect of this feline companion is getting him out of the perilous prison alive.
Once players do, he will become a summonable ally with a variety of useful abilities including an increased jump height and the ability to teleport. This begs the question though, who or what is this cat? He can be spoken to with the Pet Pal perk revealing that he is seemingly confused about his situation and where he is. Given his magical ability to teleport, perhaps he is a shapeshifting wizard, like Arhu, or something more?
9 The Red Prince And His Dragons
The Red Prince is one of the many colorful main characters/companions that drive the story of DOS2 and his personal questline matches his personality and ambition to the letter. In it, players are tasked with bringing him to Sadha, the Red Princess, and the pair of Lizards are destined to bring about a new generation of Dragons with their coupling. If this comes to pass, Sadha and the Red Prince raise dragons in the Ancient Empire and they are not used for conquest.
Where the plotline falls apart is in the games that take place after the events of DOS2 but were made before the game. This action should have marked a new golden age for the declining species of Dragons, but it is never mentioned in the lore of Divinity II, the game that takes place afterward, about this supposed progenitor of the "enemies" of that game.
8 Ifan And Lohse Chasing Malady?
To the surprise of most, there was a direct sequel announced for DOS2 that has been delayed due to the work on Baldur's Gate III. This sequel, titled: Divinity: Fallen Heroes, follows the canonical ending of DOS2 where Lucian and Dallis are joined by the Godwoken in purging Source from the world.
Lucian sends Ifan and Lohse on a mission to hunt down Malady who has seemingly betrayed the Divine Order after the events of DOS2. However, the gameplay trailer shows all of the Godwoken and Malady working together to fight threats across Rivellon. What is more, the lore states that Ifan and Lohse are successful in their mission. Several questions will need to be answered once this game reaches the light of day.
7 Fane's Search For His Wife
One of the hanging plot threads from DOS2 is Fane's race, the Eternals, and if anymore managed to survive the ascension of the Seven Gods. Within the story, players learn of three that managed to survive: Fane, his daughter in the form of Dallis, and Aetera. All three were sealed away in crypts before all of the other Eternals were banished by the Seven Gods.
This once again begs a question, did Fane's wife somehow survive? His daughter certainly did as she is the one who kills Dallis and takes her place throughout the game. In the epilogue of the story too, it is said that Fane continues the search for his wife. Dallis mentions that they were all entombed by the God-King as a punishment, but it ironically saved their lives. Fane's wife's tomb is out there, he just needs to find it.
6 The Nameless Isle's Disappearance
The Nameless Isle serves as the main setting for Act IV of DOS2 and the site of the battle for divinity between all of the Godwoken, including those who had died at the beginning of the game. This battle is interrupted at the last second by Dallis who sweeps in and steals the Aeteran which gives divinity, causing the collapse of the temple and subsequent disappearance of the island.
But where does the island go? It is never clear if it vanished or collapsed away into the sea, and the epilogue mentions that ships still avoid the area where it stood, even though open water is all that remains there.
5 The Elves (Possible) Flight
Depending on a combination of decisions and outcomes, one of the possible endings for the Elves as a whole is that they leave Rivellon by traveling to another world/dimension. They do this out of spite for feeling that justice was not met for the slaughter of their people by death fog.
However, the epilogue heavily implies that the world they end up arriving in is Nemesis, otherwise known as the birthplace and home of the Demons. Do the Elves end up walking into a slaughterhouse? Or perhaps they are taken under the wing of Lucian's adopted son, Damien, who is currently trapped there and at least a partial holder of the being known as, The Lord of Chaos.
4 Tarquin And Other World's
In speaking of other worlds, one would be remiss if Tarquin was not spoken of. An accomplished necromancer and inventor, Tarquin is found on Dallis' ship by the Godwoken over the course of the story. He becomes an ally, but it is revealed that he was kept prisoner by Dallis and was instrumental in the resurrection of the ancient Source-king, Braccus Rex, who is ultimately the final boss of the game.
After the events of DOS2, it is explained that Tarquin becomes interested in the prospect of other worlds and is eventually never seen in Rivellon again. This heavily implies that he succeeds in finding new worlds, but where does he go? What does he do there? And why does he seek other worlds?
3 The Favor For Malady
Before players confront Lucian and Dallis in the final confrontation of the game, Malady, the half-elf and half-demon ally of the Godwoken pulls them aside and tells them of a request she has for them. She would like to see at least one of them become Divine and if one of the Godwoken does at the end of the game, she says that she will request a favor from her new powerful friend sometime in the future. The only problem is, one never finds out what that favor is.
The canonical ending of DOS2 is the purging of Source from Rivellon and all Sourcerers becoming Silent Monks. Malady restores the Godwoken at the very least but her favor cannot be achieved. It is implied that Fallen Heroes will eventually resolve this mystery, but that game needs to release first.
2 The God-King And The Lord Of Chaos
The canonical ending mentioned above leaves many questions while answering others. For one thing, the God-King is not truly defeated, only pushed back to the furthest reaches of the Void and now with a fully repaired Veil. It is also noted that DOS2 does not take place in the most recent events of the timeline.
Nearly sixty years later, Divinity II: Dragon Knight Saga holds that spot, with Damien being the main villain of that story. Since both of these great entities of evil are still alive at the end of their respective stories, it makes one wonder if they may end up working together at some point. Or perhaps, they could be turned against one another?
1 The Existence Of Other Fates
Despite DOS2 being a middle entry in the Divinity series, the game features multiple endings that can be achieved that are not at all canon. Empires and kingdoms could rise or fall, entire groups of people could be strengthened or wiped out, even the way the very world works can be altered. If one takes the time to explore each one, some multiple mysteries/plotholes can be pulled from the plethora of conclusions available.