<s>
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
be	O
custom	O
designed	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
import	O
their	O
character	O
from	O
either	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
or	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
expanding	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
adds	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
that	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
new	O
dungeon	O
,	O
Watcher	O
's	O
Keep	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
game	O
and	O
the	O
Throne	B-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
are	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Yoshimo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
war	O
that	O
breaks	O
out	O
in	O
Tethyr	O
amongst	O
the	O
Bhaalspawn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
has	O
to	O
defeat	O
five	O
legendary	O
Bhaalspawn	B-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
story	O
progresses	O
,	O
The	O
Five	O
kill	O
all	O
their	O
brethren	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
Melissan	B-Application
,	O
a	O
woman	O
trying	O
to	O
save	O
all	O
the	O
innocent	O
Bhaalspawn	B-Application
and	O
keep	O
them	O
safe	O
in	O
Saradush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
when	O
the	O
PC	O
kills	O
off	O
The	O
Five	O
and	O
uncovers	O
his	O
own	O
power	O
is	O
the	O
truth	O
revealed	O
:	O
Melissan	B-Application
is	O
in	O
fact	O
Amelyssan	O
the	O
Blackhearted	O
,	O
the	O
mastermind	O
behind	O
both	O
The	O
Five	O
and	O
the	O
slaughterer	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
Bhaalspawn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
all	O
quests	O
finished	O
and	O
all	O
Bhaalspawn	B-Application
killed	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
must	O
journey	O
to	O
the	O
planar	O
Throne	B-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
for	O
the	O
great	O
final	O
battle	O
against	O
Amelyssan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
is	O
presented	O
with	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
either	O
ascending	O
the	O
throne	B-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
or	O
destroying	O
it	O
and	O
returning	O
to	O
peaceful	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
mortal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melissan	B-Application
is	O
a	O
mysterious	O
woman	O
who	O
meets	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
offers	O
help	O
and	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melissan	B-Application
claims	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
innocent	O
Bhaalspawn	B-Application
who	O
are	O
caught	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
war	O
and	O
solicits	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
help	O
throughout	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
true	O
name	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Amelyssan	O
the	O
Blackhearted	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
is	O
the	O
mastermind	O
behind	O
the	O
Five	O
and	O
the	O
deaths	O
of	O
all	O
Bhaalspawn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
new	O
goddess	O
of	O
Murder	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
enemy	O
in	O
the	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Illasera	O
is	O
a	O
weak	O
elven	O
Bhaalspawn	B-Application
with	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
bravado	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Bhaalspawn	B-Application
the	O
PC	O
encounters	O
in	O
the	O
Throne	B-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gromnir	O
Il-Khan	O
is	O
a	O
half-orc	O
Bhaalspawn	B-Application
who	O
is	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Saradush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
it	O
is	O
believed	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
mad	O
and	O
paranoid	O
,	O
his	O
wild	O
theories	O
about	O
Melissan	B-Application
turn	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
true	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Throne	B-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
entered	O
at	O
#5	O
on	O
NPD	O
Intelect	O
's	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
the	O
24	O
–	O
30	O
June	O
period	O
,	O
then	O
fell	O
to	O
#7	O
in	O
its	O
second	O
week	O
and	O
#10	O
in	O
its	O
third	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
November	O
,	O
Throne	B-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
85,451	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
BioWare	O
,	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
Throne	B-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
reached	O
roughly	O
500,000	O
copies	O
by	O
December	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
Throne	B-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
an	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throne	B-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
received	O
the	O
2001	O
"	O
Computer	O
Role	O
Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
expansion	O
pack	O
by	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
RPG	O
Vault	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
and	O
—	O
tying	O
with	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Yuri	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
—	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
and	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
nominated	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
expansion	O
pack	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lost	O
these	O
prizes	O
to	O
Yuri	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
in	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
for	O
PC	O
"	O
category	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Arcanum	B-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Steamworks	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magick	I-Application
Obscura	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Throne	B-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
did	O
what	O
Ultima	O
IX	O
should	O
have	O
done	O
:	O
provided	O
a	O
great	O
send-off	O
to	O
an	O
established	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
superlative	O
,	O
satisfying	O
reward	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
shepherded	O
their	O
little	O
hero	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
from	O
BG1	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
as	O
masterful	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
expansive	O
expansion	O
pack	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
