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'''Viconia DeVir''' is a drow cleric of [[Shar]]. She is a returning character from ''Baldur's Gate'' and ''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'' where she was a companion.

{{DiQ|L'il Alurl! For Shar!|Viconia|'s Battle Cry}}

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Viconia was born to House DeVir in the drow capital city of Menzoberranzan in [[Underdark]]. She was a priestess of Lolth for many years. To prove her faith she was tasked with killing an infant in a ritual sacrifice to the Spider Queen. Viconia refused and her house fell out of Lolth's favour. It seemed that the only way for House DeVir to regain their goddess' favour was for Viconia to prostrate herself before the Spider Queen. Viconia was fed up with Lolth's ways and believed she could survive without her.  

Being a possible companion in Baldur's Gate 1 and Baldur's Gate 2, she canonically, if not traveled with, at the very least met Gorion's Ward (the protagonist of previous games) and their group as [[Jaheira]] and [[Minsc]] remember meeting her. Depending on the party's actions and if Viconia was their companion, she could've also met [[Sarevok]].

In the century that passed since ''Baldur's Gate II'' Viconia DeVir became the Mother Superior of the [[Shar]] enclave in [[Baldur's Gate]]. She previously had a grander enclave in [[Waterdeep]], but Lady Shar commanded her to raze it and kill all her loyal followers. Viconia's new mission was to take a child of Selûne and turn them over to Lady Shar. At some point she likely surrendered a part of her memories to the [[Mirror of Loss]].

In ''Baldur's Gate 3'', Viconia's motive behind the Waterdeep slaughter was changed to obeying Shar's order, and she remained obedient to her goddess ever since. Despite having a history of refusing to sacrifice a child to another goddess, she has performed Shar's tasks faithfully, such as abducting children and torturing their relatives, similar to what Lolth did to her beloved brother — which has caused her nightmares in the previous game.  

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