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'''Helena Anchev''', also known as '''Orin's Mother Helena''', is the daughter of {{CharLink|Sarevok Anchev}} and {{CharLink|Orin|Orin the Red}} | '''Helena Anchev''', also known as '''Orin's Mother Helena''', is the daughter of {{CharLink|Sarevok Anchev}} and both the mother and sister to {{CharLink|Orin|Orin the Red}}, the latter of whom was born through an incestuous relationship between Sarevok and Helena. Helena was killed long ago by Orin when Orin was only seven years old. Her corpse was put on display in Orin's room. | ||
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The corpse of Orin's Mother Helena is found in The Chosen's Room {{Coords|96|991}} in the [[Bhaal Temple]]. | The corpse of Orin's Mother Helena is found in The Chosen's Room {{Coords|96|991}} in the [[Bhaal Temple]]. | ||
Using {{SAI|Speak with Dead}}, the party can learn why she tried to kill Orin and who ordered her to do it. With this information it's possible to prevent Orin from killing whoever she | Using {{SAI|Speak with Dead}}, the party can learn why she tried to kill Orin and who ordered her to do it. With this information it's possible to prevent Orin from killing whoever she [[Rescue Orin's Victim|kidnapped]] without needing to pass any ability checks. Helena will reveal that Sarevok Anchev ordered her to kill Orin as a offering to Lord Bhaal. Wanting to become Bhaal's chosen, Helena attacked Orin, who retaliated and killed her instead. Helena will also divulge that Sarevok is Orin's father. | ||
== Speak with Dead == | == Speak with Dead == | ||
Latest revision as of 00:25, 27 July 2024
Helena Anchev, also known as Orin's Mother Helena, is the daughter of Sarevok Anchev and both the mother and sister to Orin the Red, the latter of whom was born through an incestuous relationship between Sarevok and Helena. Helena was killed long ago by Orin when Orin was only seven years old. Her corpse was put on display in Orin's room.
Involvement[edit | edit source]
Main article: Get Orin's Netherstone
The corpse of Orin's Mother Helena is found in The Chosen's Room X: 96 Y: 991 in the Bhaal Temple.
Using 
, the party can learn why she tried to kill Orin and who ordered her to do it. With this information it's possible to prevent Orin from killing whoever she kidnapped without needing to pass any ability checks. Helena will reveal that Sarevok Anchev ordered her to kill Orin as a offering to Lord Bhaal. Wanting to become Bhaal's chosen, Helena attacked Orin, who retaliated and killed her instead. Helena will also divulge that Sarevok is Orin's father.
Speak with Dead[edit | edit source]
Helena can be spoken to with .
Party member: Who are you?
- Orin’s Mother Helena: Helena… Anchev… daughter… of… Sarevok…
- Orin’s Mother Helena: Mother… of… Orin…
- Party member: Why did you try to kill your own daughter?
- Orin’s Mother Helena: I… wanted… to be… Bhaal’s… Chosen…
- Orin’s Mother Helena: Sarevok… told me… she… must be… my… offering…
- Orin’s Mother Helena: I… was… close… my hand… around… her throat…
- Orin’s Mother Helena: I… failed…
- Party member: Did Orin know that Sarevok ordered you to kill her?
- Orin’s Mother Helena: No… she… worshipped… him… loved… him…
- Orin’s Mother Helena: So… did… I…
- Party member: Did Orin know that Sarevok ordered you to kill her?
- Party member: Why did you try to kill your own daughter?
Party member: Who killed you?
- Orin’s Mother Helena: Orin… my… daughter…
- Orin’s Mother Helena: I tried… to kill… her… but she… killed me… first…
Party member: What happened to you?
- Orin’s Mother Helena: Orin… my… daughter…
- Orin’s Mother Helena: I tried… to kill… her… but she… killed me… first…
Party member: Where are you from?
- Orin’s Mother Helena: Baldur’s… Gate… Brampton… district…
Party member: Why were you put on display like this?
- Narrator: *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Helena Anchev's model.
Footnotes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ While Helena is listed as human on her character sheet, a
memoir written by Sarevok Anchev describes her as a "shapeshifting beauty", implying that she, like Orin, was a changeling or part doppelganger.
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