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'''Aelis Siryasius''' is in the [[Lower City Sewers]] of [[Baldur's Gate]] during [[Act Three]].
{{DiQ|This is Sarin's final resting place- and a killing ground for all who would disturb her.|Aelis Siryasius}}


{{CharacterInfo
== Involvement ==
|name=Aelis Siryasius
=== Act Three ===
|level=10
Aelis Siryasius inhabits an area surrounded by [[Grease Elemental]]s, [[Grease Mephit]]s, and [[Greaseball]]s. Upon approaching Aelis' grease summons, he warns the party to halt and accuses them of working with the [[Cult of the Absolute]]. Over the course of a rambling speech, he reveals that he was one of the "three finest thieves in Baldur's Gate" alongside {{CharLink|Bareki}} and {{CharLink|Sarin}} before the trio broke into {{CharLink|Enver Gortash|Enver Gortash's}} office. In doing so, they discovered the secret plot of [[The Absolute]] and were hunted down by Absolutists until they fled into the sewers. They became increasingly paranoid until Sarin believed that Aelis and Bareki "had gone strange" and hid the treasure that they stole from Gortash. Convinced that she was taken over by the Absolute, Bareki decapitated her and Aelis burned her until only her skeleton remained. Aelis' account of what happened to Sarin hints that Bareki has {{SmRarityItem|Sarin's Skull}}.
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|CON=14
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{{PAS|Elemental Affinity: Resistance}}
{{PAS|Freedom of Movement}}
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{{PAS|Draconic Resilience}}
{{PAS|Elemental Affinity: Damage}}
{{PAS|Fey Ancestry}}
{{PAS|Grim Harvest}}
{{PAS|Inured to Undeath}}
{{PAS|Opportunity Attack}}
{{PAS|Sunlight Sensitivity}}
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'''Aelis Siryasius''' is a Half Elf Drow NPC in Baldur's Gate 3. He can be found in the [[Lower City Sewers]]. The area he inhabits is in close proximity to a number of Grease Elementals (both greater and lesser), and his dialogue suggests that he is able to speak to them, or at least {{em|believes}} that he can.
Throughout the conversation, Aelis repeatedly addresses a nearby Grease Elemental as 'his cousin' and pauses as if he can hear it speaking. He eventually reveals he summoned his elementals to bear witness to Sarin's funeral and act as fuel for the fire.


When the player first encounters Aelis, dialogue may reveal that he is mourning the death of his friend, [[Sarin]].
This conversation eventually leads to several dialogue options:
* {{Dialogue option|Your paranoia already killed Sarin. Are you so keen to follow her?|roll=Intimidation|dc=18}}
* {{Dialogue option|I'm not a cultist. And I don't think your friend was, either. Your paranoia turned you against one another.|roll=Persuasion|dc=18}}
* {{Dialogue option|You need witnesses- I'm a witness. Just here to pay my respects.|roll=Deception|dc=18}}
* ''Attack''


==Gameplay==
Upon failing any checks, Aelis attacks. Upon passing any of the checks, Aelis allows the party safe passage, and he cannot be spoken to again. If re-entering the sewers and approaching Sarin's skeleton, Aelis becomes hostile. Talking him down rewards 3340 experience.{{verify}}
Aelis Siryasius is initially a neutral entity, but can become hostile. When a character gets close enough, a conversation is automatically triggered between Aelis and that character. Conversation choices and available checks will then allow Aelis to either remain friendly, or become hostile towards the party (which initiates combat).


===Combat===
== Combat ==
=== Attacks and abilities ===
{{Feature box|Fireball}}
{{Feature box|Fire Bolt}}
{{Feature box|Fly (class action)}}
{{Feature box|Invigorating Flame}}
{{Feature box|Scorching Ray}}


===Notable Loot===
=== Allies ===
* [[Cindermoth Cloak]]
* {{MdCharLink|Greaseball}} x7
* [[Quarterstaff +2]]
* {{MdCharLink|Grease Elemental}} x2
* {{MdCharLink|Grease Mephit}} x9


===Other Related Items===
=== Encounter details ===
* [[Scorched Book]]
Aelis spams {{DamageType|Fire}} damage spells while using {{SAI|Fly (class action)}} to reach better positions on the battle field. The ground is covered in {{Area|Grease}}, which is ignited.
* [[Incomplete Journal]]


{{NavBaldursGate}}
On balanced difficulty, Aelis summons numerous Fire Mephits, which cast Heat Metal. The Fire Mephits are summoned out of sight and can fly, allowing them to rapidly reach the party, where they cause an explosion of AOE fire damage when killed. However, some of his grease summons are far enough away that cannot immediately join the fight. All of the grease summons are vulnerable to fire.


[[Category: Characters in Act 3]]
Note: Aelis does not cast any notable fire damage spells in an encounter on balanced, so the scripting may have been updated.
[[Category: Humanoids]]
 
=== Tactics ===
Despite the numerous allies at his disposal, Aelis is not a particularly challenging fight. He is the only real threat and his own fire spells will ignite the {{Area|Grease}} and damage all his allies.
 
Fire damage spells such as {{SAI|Scorching Ray}}, {{SAI|Fireball}}, and {{SAI|Wall of Fire}} can decimate the grease summons due to their fire vulnerability, though Aelis himself has resistance to fire damage.
 
Note that initiating combat with a Fireball ignites the grease and does the expected 1D4 burning damage (+1D4 for vulnerable), but does not apply the actual Fireball damage to those within the area of effect (Fireball is noted in the log, but never applies any damage).
 
Aelis may be difficult to approach due to the grease on the ground, his many allies, and his ability to {{SAI|Fly (class action)}} away from threats. Using spells like {{SAI|Misty Step}}, {{SAI|Dimension Door}}, or {{SAI|Grant Flight}} can make it easier to reach him.
 
Initiating combat with a summoned Fire Elemental causes the grease to ignite (removing the slip hazard and applying incidental burning damage), and appears to draw most of the aggro onto the Fire Elemental. Aelis focuses on flying around and attacking the Fire Elemental.
 
=== Notable loot ===
* {{MdRarityItem|Cindermoth Cloak}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Quarterstaff +2}}
 
== Related literature==
* {{MdRarityItem|Incomplete Journal}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Scorched Book}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Stained Journal Fragment}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Torn Journal Fragment}}
 
== Speak with Dead ==
Aelis Siryasius can be spoken to with {{SAI|Speak with Dead}}.
 
{{Dialogue start}}
'''Party member:''' Who are you?
* '''Aelis Siryasius:''' Aeris... the Turnkey Three...
** '''Party member:''' The 'Turnkey Three'? What's that?
*** '''Aelis Siryasius:''' Sarin... Bareki... me... no better... thieves...
**** '''Party member:''' What happened to Bareki?
***** '''Aelis Siryasius:''' Said I lost... my mind... then lost... his voice...
'''Party member:''' What happened here?
* '''Aelis Siryasius:''' Cult... took Sarin's mind... so we... took her head...
** '''Party member:''' Did Sarin have a parasite in her head? A tadpole?
*** '''Aelis Siryasius:''' *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*
'''Party member:''' What were you doing down here?
* '''Aelis Siryasius:''' Hiding... loot... from cult...
** '''Party member:''' Where is this loot now?
*** '''Aelis Siryasius:''' Sarin... paranoid... hid it... away...
{{Dialogue end}}
 
{{Undercity}}
[[Category:Half-Elves]]
[[Category:Drow Half-Elves]]
[[Category:Humanoids]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Characters in the Undercity]]
[[Category:Characters in Act Three]]
[[Category:Sorcerers]]
[[Category:Bosses]]
[[Category:Available to Speak with Dead]]

Latest revision as of 05:58, 11 February 2025

Aelis Siryasius is in the Lower City Sewers of Baldur's Gate during Act Three.

Portrait Aelis Siryasius.png
“
This is Sarin's final resting place- and a killing ground for all who would disturb her.
„
— Aelis Siryasius

Involvement[edit | edit source]

Act Three[edit | edit source]

Aelis Siryasius inhabits an area surrounded by Grease Elementals, Grease Mephits, and Greaseballs. Upon approaching Aelis' grease summons, he warns the party to halt and accuses them of working with the Cult of the Absolute. Over the course of a rambling speech, he reveals that he was one of the "three finest thieves in Baldur's Gate" alongside Bareki Bareki and Sarin Sarin before the trio broke into Enver Gortash Enver Gortash's office. In doing so, they discovered the secret plot of The Absolute and were hunted down by Absolutists until they fled into the sewers. They became increasingly paranoid until Sarin believed that Aelis and Bareki "had gone strange" and hid the treasure that they stole from Gortash. Convinced that she was taken over by the Absolute, Bareki decapitated her and Aelis burned her until only her skeleton remained. Aelis' account of what happened to Sarin hints that Bareki has Sarin's Skull.

Throughout the conversation, Aelis repeatedly addresses a nearby Grease Elemental as 'his cousin' and pauses as if he can hear it speaking. He eventually reveals he summoned his elementals to bear witness to Sarin's funeral and act as fuel for the fire.

This conversation eventually leads to several dialogue options:

  • [INTIMIDATION] Your paranoia already killed Sarin. Are you so keen to follow her? (DC 18)
  • [PERSUASION] I'm not a cultist. And I don't think your friend was, either. Your paranoia turned you against one another. (DC 18)
  • [DECEPTION] You need witnesses- I'm a witness. Just here to pay my respects. (DC 18)
  • Attack

Upon failing any checks, Aelis attacks. Upon passing any of the checks, Aelis allows the party safe passage, and he cannot be spoken to again. If re-entering the sewers and approaching Sarin's skeleton, Aelis becomes hostile. Talking him down rewards 3340 experience.[Needs Verification]

Combat[edit | edit source]

Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]

Fireball.webp
Fireball Fireball (+ )
Damage: 8~48
D6 Fire.png
8d6Damage TypesFire

Shoot a bright flame from your fingers that explodes upon contact, torching everything in the vicinity for 8d6Damage TypesFire damage.

DEX Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
AoE: 4 m / 13 ft (Radius)
Fire Bolt.webp
Fire Bolt Fire Bolt ()
Damage: 1~10
D10 Fire.png
1d10Damage TypesFire

Hurl a mote of fire.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Fly.webp
Fly Fly ()
Fly to a target position
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Animate Dead Zombie.webp
Invigorating Flame Invigorating Flame (+ )
Ignite the corpses of nearby grease elementals with revitalising flame, resurrecting them as lava elementals to fight beside you.
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
AoE: 30 m / 100 ft (Radius)
Scorching Ray.webp
Scorching Ray Scorching Ray (+ )
Damage: 6~36
D6 Fire.pngD6 Fire.pngD6 Fire.png
2d6Damage TypesFire
+ 2d6Damage TypesFire
+ 2d6Damage TypesFire

Hurl 3 rays of fire. Each ray deals 2d6Damage TypesFire damage.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Allies[edit | edit source]

Encounter details[edit | edit source]

Aelis spams Damage TypesFire damage spells while using Fly (class action) Fly (class action) to reach better positions on the battle field. The ground is covered in Grease Grease, which is ignited.

On balanced difficulty, Aelis summons numerous Fire Mephits, which cast Heat Metal. The Fire Mephits are summoned out of sight and can fly, allowing them to rapidly reach the party, where they cause an explosion of AOE fire damage when killed. However, some of his grease summons are far enough away that cannot immediately join the fight. All of the grease summons are vulnerable to fire.

Note: Aelis does not cast any notable fire damage spells in an encounter on balanced, so the scripting may have been updated.

Tactics[edit | edit source]

Despite the numerous allies at his disposal, Aelis is not a particularly challenging fight. He is the only real threat and his own fire spells will ignite the Grease Grease and damage all his allies.

Fire damage spells such as Scorching Ray Scorching Ray, Fireball Fireball, and Wall of Fire Wall of Fire can decimate the grease summons due to their fire vulnerability, though Aelis himself has resistance to fire damage.

Note that initiating combat with a Fireball ignites the grease and does the expected 1D4 burning damage (+1D4 for vulnerable), but does not apply the actual Fireball damage to those within the area of effect (Fireball is noted in the log, but never applies any damage).

Aelis may be difficult to approach due to the grease on the ground, his many allies, and his ability to Fly (class action) Fly (class action) away from threats. Using spells like Misty Step Misty Step, Dimension Door Dimension Door, or Grant Flight Grant Flight can make it easier to reach him.

Initiating combat with a summoned Fire Elemental causes the grease to ignite (removing the slip hazard and applying incidental burning damage), and appears to draw most of the aggro onto the Fire Elemental. Aelis focuses on flying around and attacking the Fire Elemental.

Notable loot[edit | edit source]

Related literature[edit | edit source]

Speak with Dead[edit | edit source]

Aelis Siryasius can be spoken to with Speak with Dead Speak with Dead.

Party member: Who are you?

  • Aelis Siryasius: Aeris... the Turnkey Three...
    • Party member: The 'Turnkey Three'? What's that?
      • Aelis Siryasius: Sarin... Bareki... me... no better... thieves...
        • Party member: What happened to Bareki?
          • Aelis Siryasius: Said I lost... my mind... then lost... his voice...

Party member: What happened here?

  • Aelis Siryasius: Cult... took Sarin's mind... so we... took her head...
    • Party member: Did Sarin have a parasite in her head? A tadpole?
      • Aelis Siryasius: *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*

Party member: What were you doing down here?

  • Aelis Siryasius: Hiding... loot... from cult...
    • Party member: Where is this loot now?
      • Aelis Siryasius: Sarin... paranoid... hid it... away...
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