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| hometown = [[Blighted Village|Moonhaven]] | | hometown = [[Blighted Village|Moonhaven]] | ||
| age = 40+ years | | age = 40+ years | ||
|str=13|dex=13|con=14|int=10|wis=17|cha=8|prof bonus=+2|level=1|weight kg=75|movement m=9|cha save prof=Yes|wis save prof=Yes|hp=10|ac=15|va= | |str=13|dex=13|con=14|int=10|wis=17|cha=8|prof bonus=+2|level=1|weight kg=75|movement m=9|cha save prof=Yes|wis save prof=Yes|hp=10|ac=15|va=Jennifer English|size=Medium|type=Humanoid|initiative=+1|passives=Darkvision, Fey Ancestry, Fear of Wolves|full name=Jenevelle Hallowleaf (born as)|title=Daughter of Darkness}} | ||
'''Shadowheart''' is an [[origin]] character and a recruitable [[companion]] with the [[Acolyte]] background. She is a [[high half-elf]] and a [[Trickery Domain]] [[Cleric]] first appearing during the [[Prologue]]. | '''Shadowheart''' is an [[origin]] character and a recruitable [[companion]] with the [[Acolyte]] background. She is a [[high half-elf]] and a [[Trickery Domain]] [[Cleric]] first appearing during the [[Prologue]]. | ||
As a loyal servant of the goddess [[Shar]], Shadowheart can be cold and calculating, willing to do whatever is necessary to serve the Dark Lady with utter devotion. She can be first found on the [[Nautiloid]] during the prologue where she serves as a temporary companion, and can be properly recruited at the start of Act 1 as well as be romanced by characters of any gender. | As a loyal servant of the goddess [[Shar]], Shadowheart can be cold and calculating, willing to do whatever is necessary to serve the Dark Lady with utter devotion. She can be first found on the [[Nautiloid]] during the prologue where she serves as a temporary companion, and can be properly recruited at the start of Act 1 as well as be romanced by characters of any gender. | ||
{{ | {{Q|We're in this together, but I'll happily go it alone. My faith will keep me company.|Shadowheart's strong devotion.|align=center}} | ||
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===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
Born to parents [[Arnell Hallowleaf|Arnell]] and [[Emmeline Hallowleaf]], Jenevelle, as she was named, was raised in a [[Selûne|Selûnite]] household in the forests outside [[Baldur's Gate]].{{note|Multiple things point to Shadowheart having grown in Moonhaven, the former name for the now ruined [[Blighted Village]], such as her reaction when picking up the [[Old Schoolbook]] or her scene at the Selûnite statue behind the mill. However, it's difficult to confirm as different sources in-game indicate that the village was destroyed over a hundred years ago by Ketheric Thorm's dark justiciar army, and Shadowheart is estimated to be roughly fifty years old. Conflicting timelines regarding the village and its destruction don't line up, thus, it's possible that the intent during development was that she and her family had indeed lived in Moonhaven, but that the inconsistencies were never properly fixed for release.}} Devout followers of the Moonmaiden, they worshipped her in quiet seclusion away from the city, raising young Jenevelle in the ways of Selûne. In time, she would take part of an ancient Selûnite initiation rite: abandoned in the wilds, she would have to rely on her skills and faith to fend for herself, proving herself as a devout believer once she returned.{{ref|name=father|[[Campsite]], line spoken by [[Arnell Hallowleaf]] if saved from Shar and asked about what happened the night of the abduction.<br>''"You were to come of age that night - left alone in the woods, and only using Selûne's guidance to find your way back to us."''}}{{cite text|Selûnite Rite|Unknown}} | Born to parents [[Arnell Hallowleaf|Arnell]] and [[Emmeline Hallowleaf]], Jenevelle, as she was named, was raised in a [[Selûne|Selûnite]] household in the forests outside [[Baldur's Gate]].{{note|Multiple things point to Shadowheart having grown in Moonhaven, the former name for the now ruined [[Blighted Village]], such as her reaction when picking up the [[Old Schoolbook]] or her scene at the Selûnite statue behind the mill. However, it's difficult to confirm as different sources in-game indicate that the village was destroyed over a hundred years ago by Ketheric Thorm's dark justiciar army, and Shadowheart is estimated to be roughly fifty years old. Conflicting timelines regarding the village and its destruction don't line up, thus, it's possible that the intent during development was that she and her family had indeed lived in Moonhaven, but that the inconsistencies were never properly fixed for release.}} Devout followers of the Moonmaiden, they worshipped her in quiet seclusion away from the city, raising young Jenevelle in the ways of Selûne. In time, she would take part of an ancient Selûnite initiation rite: abandoned in the wilds, she would have to rely on her skills and faith to fend for herself, proving herself as a devout believer once she returned.{{ref|name=father|[[Campsite]], line spoken by [[Arnell Hallowleaf]] if saved from Shar and asked about what happened the night of the abduction.<br>''"You were to come of age that night - left alone in the woods, and only using Selûne's guidance to find your way back to us."''}}{{cite text|Selûnite Rite|Unknown}} | ||
Yet [[Shar]], Selûne's dark sister, had other plans for the child, and commanded [[Viconia DeVir]] and a cadre of Sharrans to kidnap the child.{{cite text|name=kidnap|In Service of the Night| Viconia DeVir}} Arnell had learned of this ploy after capturing a Sharran spy, and taking his wolf form, he raced towards Jenevelle. But young Jenevelle never learned of her father's curse of lycanthropy, and instead of being rescued by her father, all she saw was a great wolf hunting her.{{ref|name=father2|Campsite, lines spoken by Arnell Hallowleaf if saved from Shar and asked about what happened the night of the abduction.<br>''"We caught a Sharran spy near our village, and learned that his accomplices sought to abduct you. (...) I took on my wolf-form to cover the ground more quickly. (...) But when I found you, you did not see your father rushing to save you - you only saw a wolf, hunting you in the darkness."''}} The Sharrans caught up to the pair and kidnapped both, taking them to a secret cloister of the Dark Lady in Baldur's Gate. | Yet [[Shar]], Selûne's dark sister, had other plans for the child, and commanded [[Viconia DeVir]] and a cadre of Sharrans to kidnap the child.{{cite text|name=kidnap|In Service of the Night| Viconia DeVir}} Arnell had learned of this ploy after capturing a Sharran spy, and taking his wolf form, he raced towards Jenevelle. But young Jenevelle never learned of her father's curse of lycanthropy, and instead of being rescued by her father, all she saw was a great wolf hunting her.{{ref|name=father2|Campsite, lines spoken by Arnell Hallowleaf if saved from Shar and asked about what happened the night of the abduction.<br>''"We caught a Sharran spy near our village, and learned that his accomplices sought to abduct you. (...) I took on my wolf-form to cover the ground more quickly. (...) But when I found you, you did not see your father rushing to save you - you only saw a wolf, hunting you in the darkness."''}} The Sharrans caught up to the pair and kidnapped both, taking them to a secret cloister of the Dark Lady in Baldur's Gate. | ||
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====Act Three==== | ====Act Three==== | ||
Whether commanded by Shar as a Dark Justiciar, or guided by [[Aylin]], Shadowheart's next destination is the [[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]] in the [[Lower City]] of Baldur's Gate. A Dark Justiciar Shadowheart will be commanded by Shar to cleanse the cloister from corruption, while a Shadowheart who freed Aylin and turned against Shar will be spurred by the hope that she may find her parents alive there. | Whether commanded by Shar as a Dark Justiciar, or guided by [[Aylin]], Shadowheart's next destination is the [[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]] in the [[Lower City]] of Baldur's Gate. A Dark Justiciar Shadowheart will be commanded by Shar to cleanse the cloister from corruption, while a Shadowheart who freed Aylin and turned against Shar will be spurred by the hope that she may find her parents alive there. | ||
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=== Endings=== | === Endings=== | ||
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====Adventures throughout the Sword Coast==== | ====Adventures throughout the Sword Coast==== | ||
If Shadowheart turned from Shar, and lost her parents in the process, she will embark on adventures throughout the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Sword_Coast Sword Coast], visiting the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_the_Moon House of the Moon] in [[Waterdeep]], battling Sharran assassins and even befriending an [[Imp]] named [[Bing Bong]].{{note|Bing Bong is the name of an imp appearing during one of the Larian Studios' sponsored Dungeons and Dragons sessions with the main cast of voice actors for the game. Run and hosted by the High Rollers DnD channel, during this adventure, Shadowheart and Lae'zel encounter an imp named Bing Bong working at a store, and Shadowheart briefly adopts him before Lae'zel kills him.}}{{cite web | If Shadowheart turned from Shar, and lost her parents in the process, she will embark on adventures throughout the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Sword_Coast Sword Coast], visiting the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_the_Moon House of the Moon] in [[Waterdeep]], battling Sharran assassins and even befriending an [[Imp]] named [[Bing Bong]].{{note|Bing Bong is the name of an imp appearing during one of the Larian Studios' sponsored Dungeons and Dragons sessions with the main cast of voice actors for the game. Run and hosted by the High Rollers DnD channel, during this adventure, Shadowheart and Lae'zel encounter an imp named Bing Bong working at a store, and Shadowheart briefly adopts him before Lae'zel kills him.}}{{cite web | ||
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|title = Baldur's Gate 3 Cast play D&D #1 / High Rollers Presents: Shadows of Athkatla | |title = Baldur's Gate 3 Cast play D&D #1 / High Rollers Presents: Shadows of Athkatla | ||
|publisher = High Rollers DnD YouTube Channel | |publisher = High Rollers DnD YouTube Channel | ||
|accessdate = 17-01-2024}} If romanced, the player character can join her in these adventures | |accessdate = 17-01-2024}} If romanced, the player character can join her in these adventures. | ||
====Life at a country farmstead ==== | ====Life at a country farmstead ==== | ||
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File:Shadowheart Unarmed Model.webp|Base model. | File:Shadowheart Unarmed Model.webp|Base model. | ||
File:Shadowheart Camp Model.webp|Camp clothing model. | File:Shadowheart Camp Model.webp|Camp clothing model. | ||
File:Shadowheart Underwear Model.webp| | File:Shadowheart Underwear Model.webp|Underwear model. | ||
Shadowheart EA Model.png|Early Access model. | |||
File:Shadowheart-artbook-concept1.png|Digital Artbook concept. | File:Shadowheart-artbook-concept1.png|Digital Artbook concept. | ||
File:Shadowheart-character-creator.png|Appearance in the character creator. | File:Shadowheart-character-creator.png|Appearance in the character creator. | ||
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