Wyll: Difference between revisions

| role = [[Origins|Origin character]], [[companion]]

| class = [[Warlock]] of [[The Fiend]] ([[Mizora]])

|va=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5156273 Theo Solomon]

|full name=Wyll Ravengard

|title=The Blade of Frontiers / The Blade of Avernus

|size=Medium

|type=Humanoid

|movement m=9

|weight kg=75

|level=1

|str=8

|dex=13

|con=14

|int=13

|wis=10

|cha=17

|wis save prof=yes

|cha save prof=yes

|passives=Civil Militia, Human Versatility, Opportunity Attack, The Blade of Frontiers

|hp=10

|ac=12}}

'''Wyll Ravengard''' is an [[Origins|origin]] character and recruitable [[companion]] with the [[Folk Hero]] background. He is a [[human]] and a [[The Fiend|Fiend]] [[Warlock]] first appearing during [[Act One]].

Wyll starts as a Fiend Warlock, giving him a chaotic and destructive set of skills. His baseline proficiency with [[Rapiers]] also makes him a flexible companion that can adapt to any combat roles required.

*Wyll disappears from the game if Karlach dies before meeting him.{{verify}}

Heroic and kindhearted, but conflicted and ever struggling against his pactmistress, Wyll has dedicated most of his life to fighting on behalf of the people of the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Sword_Coast Sword Coast]. He takes his duty and title seriously, and speaks boastfully of his skills and past as ''"the Blade of Frontiers"''. Despite his determination to his cause, he has a more playful side, suggesting that the party stops to try the drinks at [[The Waning Moon]], and wistfully saying to Karlach that he would love to unwind and swim at the beach in Act 3.

He retains some of his noble upbringing, not only in the manner of his speaking, but also in some of the past-times he has, such as dancing and a fondness for good wine.{{ref|name=ulder|Various locations, lines spoken by Wyll when revealing his relationship with Ulder Ravengard.<br>''"Father's the son of a blacksmith, born with barely a coin in the coffers. (...) I spent more time duelling with father than I did rubbing elbows with lords. Not to say I didn't develop a taste for good wine and a talent for courtly dance."''}} Still, while he is able to partake in the pomp and vanity of higher society, he prefers the simple life he leads now.{{note|Wyll's story was almost entirely rewritten for full release after fan feedback. In Early Access, he struggled with a brutal side and with living up to the title of the Blade of Frontiers, and had a particular hatred of goblins. His pact with Mizora was made due to his desire for vengeance after being attacked by goblins and losing his eye to one of them. His personality on release was rewritten to be more genuinely heroic and kind-hearted, with his personal struggles focusing more on his relationship with his father and with Mizora, and his hatred of goblins being swapped for a hatred of devils and their kind.}}

The son of Grand Duke {{CharLink|Ulder Ravengard}}, Wyll observed many of the political inner workings of Baldur's Gate while growing up. His mother, Francesca,{{ref|[[Duke Ravengard's Longsword]] description.}} died in childbirth,{{ref|name=mother|Campsite, dialogue exchange between the player character and Wyll after encountering Arabella in the Shadowlands and agreeing to find her parents.<br>''Player: "You've talked about your father, but not your mother. Why's that?"<br>Wyll: "Because there's nothing to tell. She died when I was born."''}} and he spent a largely happy childhood being trained by his father, who came from a working-class background, being taught practical skills such as swordplay.{{ref|name=ulder}} Much of Wyll's principles come from his father, who instilled in him a sense of duty to the city of Baldur's Gate and its people. As his father rose through the ranks of nobility, Wyll took part of many noble gatherings, getting to know that side of the city well.

When he was seventeen, Wyll felt a grave warning urging him to investigate the outskirts of the city, where he encountered [[Deities#Tiamat|Tiamat]] cultists ready to summon the tyrannical dragon goddess to the plane. Eager to stop them, but young and powerless against many armed cultists, Wyll's desperation attracted {{CharLink|Mizora}} who offered him a solution: her powers in exchange for his eternal servitude. Wyll didn't hesitate, and together they made quick work of the cult,{{ref|name=pact2|Campsite, vision of the events shared by Wyll when he reveals the terms of his pact after saving Mizora.<br>''Wyll: "A tenday after father left, I head a whisper as I slept. (...)"<br>Narrator: "As the maelstrom howls, Mizora's lips press to your ear. 'She will destroy Baldur's Gate. Grant me your soul - and I will give you tthe power to save it', she whispers."''}} however, young Ravengard would soon realize the cost of dealing with devils, as one of the many clauses of the pact prevented him from disclosing what happened that night.{{ref|name=hush|Campsite, lines spoken by Wyll when he reveals the terms of his pact after saving Mizora.<br>''"I tried to tell him the truth, but my mouth couldn't form the words. I led him to the battlefield, but Mizora had swept it clean. After, he said only one word: 'Go'. So I did."''}}{{ref|name=hush2|[[Mind Flayer Colony]], dialogue between the player character and Wyll after freeing Mizora.<br>''Player: "Mizora said you can talk about your pact and exile. It's time I know the whole truth."<br>Wyll: "First, we kill Ketheric Thorm. Then I'll tell you everything you want to know."''}} Though Mizora never gave specifics for why she approached Wyll, all she revealed was that Tiamat's scheme was at odds with [[Zariel|Zariel's]] plans.{{ref|name=zariel|Campsite, lines spoken by Wyll when he reveals the terms of his pact after saving Mizora.<br>''"Tiamat made a play for power. Zariel had other plans."}}

When his father, Ulder Ravengard, returned from [[Elturel]] to find his son accompanied by a devil, he demanded an explanation, yet Wyll's tongue was unable to explain what happened, and the scene of the ordeal was conveniently cleaned up. With cold disappointment, his father cast him out from the city, forever exiled to the frontiers.{{ref|name=hush}}{{ref|name=exile|Campsite, line spoken by Ulder Ravengard when talking to him with Wyll present after rescuing him.<br>''"My son, you sold your soul to save Baldur's Gate - and I cast you out for it."''}}

==== Act One ====

==== Act Two ====

==== Act Three ====

If Wyll rejected the possibility of becoming a duke of Baldur's Gate, he will take the mantle of ''"the Blade of Avernus"'' and vow to hunt devils in their own homeland. By the time he is summoned by {{CharLink|Withers}} for his gathering six months after the events of the game, Wyll has become a seasoned slayer of fiends, boasting about his many hunts. With a contract broken, he will also mention that he's working with a diabolist from [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Calimshan Calimshan] to use his sending stone eye to track Mizora, setting his sights on his former patron. If still bound to his patron, he mentions that she's been surprisingly hands-off, sending him only after demons and devils as per their agreement. If Karlach was convinced to return to Avernus with Wyll, they join efforts together to find a cure for her mechanical heart, growing closer after many months together.{{ref|[[Epilogue]], lines spoken by Karlach during Withers' gathering when both she and Wyll ended up in Avernus by the end of the game.<br>''"Wish Wyll and I had more time to reminisce, but surviving Avernus is just non-stop. Still, having him there has been incredible. You really can get through anything with someone you love at your side."''}}{{note|Karlach's quote about Wyll isn't elaborated further, and can be interpreted as platonic or romantic love.}}

Should Wyll become Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate, he oversees the reconstruction of the city, parleying with influential nobles for aid and tightening bonds with the other cities of the Sword Coast. If Ulder Ravengard lives, Wyll works with him in order to marshal the forces for peace and renewal. The city's gates are opened to all refugees that need sanctuary and the Council of Four is reformed, with an invitation to becoming a Grand Duke extended by Wyll to a romanced player. If Wyll never broke his contract with Mizora, she remains involved in his life, enjoying the political intrigue in her human guise, though she's been keeping Wyll on a long leash for reasons known only to her.

==== Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate ====

If Wyll's contract is broken, and Ulder Ravenguard is not saved from the Iron Throne, there is a possible ending of Wyll hunting monsters across Faerûn as a ranger.

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== Notes ==

* Wyll was voiced by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2855708/ Lanre Malaolu] during [[Early Access]], but was replaced for unknown reasons.{{cite web

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* Can be spoken to with {{SAI|Speak with Dead}}.

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