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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.

==Notes==

* Her actual [[Strength]] is 14 but because of her [[Handmaiden's Mace]] it is set to 18 until she is disarmed.

* 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.

 

* In Baldur's Gate 3, Viconia DeVir is voiced by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7754405/ Jess Nesling], replacing [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0217221/ Grey DeLisle/Griffin] from the previous games.

* Her final line before combat ''(L'il Alurl! For Shar!)'' is a direct reference to her [https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/baldursgategame/images/1/12/VICON03.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20171205032450 battle cry from the previous games].

 

==== Changes to Viconia's canon ====

Viconia's state in ''Baldur's Gate 3'' is partially reflective of her default ending in ''Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal'', wherein she found a Sharite cult in Waterdeep. However several differences can be found:

 

In her original epilogue{{cite web|work = Baldur's Gate Wiki|accessdate = 2023-10-10|url = https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Viconia_DeVir#Epilogues|title = Viconia's original epilogues}} Viconia killed all cult members due to one's betrayal, shrugging off the admonishment of her goddess, which mirrors her early rebellious actions against {{FRWiki|Lolth}}. She then wandered the Realms and stopped several crises with the help of {{FRWiki|Drizzt Do'Urden}}, including saving the elven city of Suldanessalar, for which she received honours from {{FRWiki|Queen Ellesime}}. Her fate following the events above was unknown.

 

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. 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 trauma in the previous games.

 

According to Larian, this version of Viconia follows the ''Wizards of the Coast'' canon{{verify}}, with her background and personality changed to integrate into the narrative of ''Baldur's Gate 3''.

==See also==

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