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Coran
Coran
Home Forest of Tethir
Gender Male
Race Elf
Class Fighter / thief
Alignment Chaotic good
Coran reveals that he hails from the Forest of Tethir, and while he has great memories of his time there, the serene lifestyle he felt it offered was ultimately not for him. Instead he traveled to the city of Baldur's Gate, dreaming of wealth, power, and respect. With nary a coin to his name, he resorted to thievery, stealing only from those that he felt could spare it, and swearing that he would quit once he had enough gold to start his own business. Unfortunately, he soon grew to love his new lifestyle, looking forward to each hair-raising escape, dangerous break-in, or beautiful woman. Occasionally he would need to leave town for a while, disappearing into the wilderness until things had cooled down and his name was less known. His most recent retreat is apparently the result of a relationship with the female sorceress Brielbara. He sheepishly admits to being caught in the act of seducing a female member of the Knights of the Unicorn, and being forced to flee from the violently jealous mage.
  — Character description from the Baldur's Gate computer game


Coran is an elf fighter/thief in the Baldur's Gate computer game. He is voiced by Brian George.

Coran is a wandering adventurer and womanizing archer of dubious virtue. He can be found hunting wyverns in Cloakwood forest. He will flirt shamelessly with any female party member, especially the sultry thief Safana. He has also unknowingly fathered a half-elf child with a young sorceress in Baldur's Gate after a brief fling, enraging the mage's husband.

In gameplay, Coran is the character who most deviates from the AD&D pen-and-paper rules. His skill with the bow far exceeds what would normally be allowed at his experience level (as well as class combination), which easily makes him the strongest archer in the game. His dexterity score is also higher than can be achieved by any character race in the game, although this only helps to slightly raise his thief skills.

In Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Coran, along with Safana, appears briefly in a side quest in the Forest of Tethir.

Companions of Gorion's Ward
(Non-Canonical)
During the Sword Coast Iron Crisis
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