Viconia DeVir: Difference between revisions

{{CharacterInfo

|name = Viconia DeVir

|image=[[File:Viconia Dialogue.webp|350px]]

|STR=14

|DEX=19

|race=[[Drow#Lolth-Sworn Drow|Lolth-Sworn Drow]]

|type=Humanoid

|location =[[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]]  

|allies =[[Shar]]

|exp=800|alt-name = In-game model

|alt-image = [[File:Viconia Model.png|250px]]

House DeVir was left vulrenable to other Houses' attacks and in desperation Matron DeVir tried to sacrifice Viconia, but her wizard brother intervened and killed their mother. For this action Lolth turned him into a drider. Viconia lost her clerical powers and fled to the surface. Some time later she found herself a new goddess - [[Shar]].

Being a possible companion in previous games, specifically ''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'', 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 player'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.

Recently she tasked Shadowheart with retrieving the [[Mysterious Artefact]] that will help them against [[the Absolute]].

==The House of Grief==

If the player or [[Shadowheart]] undergoes the Mapping, Viconia will remove her hood revealing her identity and invite the party to the Cloister. She explains that she knows the party has the artefact in their possession and that she needs it to destroy the Absolute. If the Intimidation or Persuasion checks are passed, then Viconia will relent. However, she demands to hand over Shadowheart to her. The party can either agree, starting [[Surrender Shadowheart to Viconia]] quest, or refuse, which starts a fight. If Shadowheart is a Dark Justiciar, then she can convince some of the cultists to fight along with the party, taking over the cloister after Viconia's defeat.  

If the meeting results in combat, Viconia will manifest the fears she learned from the players (she will turn into a wolf to scare shadowheart, or she will temporarily turn the player into a mind flayer if the player told her their fear of becoming one).

If Shadowheart was handed over Viconia, Viconia can become an ally in the final battle providing [[Gather Your Allies#Viconia|Nightbringer's Shadow Adepts]] support, alternatively, if Shadowheart replaced her as the Mother Superior the same support will be provided by her instead.

== Tactics ==

If fought, Viconia is one of the more difficult opponents in the game. She is continuously affected by the conditions {{Cond|Nightbringer's Beloved}} and {{Cond|Radiant Retort}} and begins the battle under the effect of {{Cond|Sanctuary}}. She gains unique spells depending on your answers during the Mapping of the Heart and the "Heartform" (False Heart, Craven Heart, etc) she determines you have.

* e.g. saying you're afraid of turning into a [[Mind Flayer]] gives her the spell [[Mapped Terror: Ceremorphosis]] to make that character believe they have undergone ceremorphosis, preventing them from moving or taking actions for a turn. Viconia also gains the spell [[Castigate Heartform]] which allows her to put the relevant Heartform debuff on you, e.g. [[False Heart]] which lasts until the next long rest or until you get silenced and which makes you have disadvantage on [[Wisdom]] saving throws and makes Viconia's attacks against you automatically crit.

**As the beastly Heartform Terrors are illusions, [[Dominate Beast]] doesn't work on them.

She is supported by approximately twenty allies including two powerful [[Justiciar Crusader|Justiciar Crusaders]] and four [[Sharran Fidelian]] mages. All of her allies are capable of controlling the arena with {{SAI|Darkness}} and casting synergistic spells like {{SAI|Overwhelming Grief}}. All possess the {{SAI|Shadow Ambush}} passive, allowing them to deal massive [[Necrotic]] damage to the party; they also liberally use {{SAI|Bone Chill}} to prevent healing.

 

 

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