Baldur's Gate 3's Minsc is a man of many talents — archery, axe-swinging, hamster-tending, and, apparently, writing. I'm not convinced that Minsc can even read, but he managed to pen at least a section in "A Primer on Mythical Beasts."
While there's no confirmation that Minsc really did write this book, I'm reasonably sure that he at least threatened the author at arrow-point to force them to write these words.
"Chapter 5: Miniature Giant Space Hamster," reads the title of the book's in-game readable chapter. "Very little is known about this particular cryptid, though stories say they tend to choose well-muscled human males as their steeds when they deign to visit this plane. According to legends, this creature retains a wellspring of indescribable power known only to itself, though it provides its steed with perhaps mystical, perhaps mundane courage. Unsubstantiated rumours claim the creature has a taste for human eyes."
All of this information is accurate when applied to Minsc's trusted companion Boo, though we don't know if he is an anomaly among miniature giant space hamsters. It seems unlikely that Minsc would have enough prerequisite knowledge to write an entire primer on mythical beasts,...
