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'''Wyll''', full name '''Wyllyam Ravengard''', is an [[Origin]] character and a recruitable [[Companion]] with the [[Folk Hero]] background. He is a [[Human]] and a [[Warlock]] with [[The Fiend]] pact | '''Wyll''', full name '''Wyllyam Ravengard''', is an [[Origin]] character and a recruitable [[Companion]] with the [[Folk Hero]] background. He is a [[Human]] and a [[Warlock]] with [[The Fiend]] pact first appearing during [[Act 1]]. | ||
A valiant hero working in the frontiers of [[Baldur's Gate]], Wyll fights injustice and hunts monsters wherever they may hide. Though bound | A valiant hero working in the frontiers of [[Baldur's Gate]], Wyll fights injustice and hunts monsters wherever they may hide. Though bound forever to his infernal patron [[Mizora]], he has dedicated his whole life to protecting the city he loves. Wyll can join the party, and be romanced by characters of any gender. | ||
In multiplayer sessions, if Wyll is chosen as an origin by a player, [[Karlach]] will be locked as an option to any other players. | In multiplayer sessions, if Wyll is chosen as an origin by a player, [[Karlach]] will be locked as an option to any other players. | ||
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Wyll's personal quest is [[The Blade of Frontiers]], spanning all acts of the game. Throughout it, Wyll must deal with what it truly means to be a hero, facing the difficulties as he struggles to embody the ideals taught by his father. | Wyll's personal quest is [[The Blade of Frontiers]], spanning all acts of the game. Throughout it, Wyll must deal with what it truly means to be a hero, facing the difficulties as he struggles to embody the ideals taught by his father. | ||
Two further | Two further quests are available that tie into his personal quest: [[Hunt the Devil]], in which Wyll's vow to slay all fiends will be tested, and [[The Grand Duke]], where Wyll must reckon with the large shadow cast by his father, [[Ulder Ravengard]]. | ||
===Recruitment=== | ===Recruitment=== | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
===Life in Baldur's Gate=== | |||
The son of Grand Duke [[Ulder Ravengard]], Wyll observed many of the political inner workings of Baldur's Gate while growing up. His mother died in childbirth, and he spent a largely happy childhood being trained by his father, who came from a working-class background and taught Wyll practical skills, including swordplay. | The son of Grand Duke [[Ulder Ravengard]], Wyll observed many of the political inner workings of Baldur's Gate while growing up. His mother died in childbirth, and he spent a largely happy childhood being trained by his father, who came from a working-class background and taught Wyll practical skills, including swordplay. 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. | ||
===A pact with the devil=== | ===A pact with the devil=== | ||
When he was seventeen, Wyll encountered [[Deities#Tiamat|Tiamat]] cultists in the outskirts of Baldur's Gate, 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 Mizora who offered him a solution: her powers in exchange of servitude. Wyll didn't hesitate, and together they made quick work of the cult, however, young Ravengard would soon realise the cost of dealing with devils, as one of the many clauses of the pact prevented him from disclosing what happened that night. | When he was seventeen, Wyll encountered [[Deities#Tiamat|Tiamat]] cultists in the outskirts of Baldur's Gate, 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 Mizora who offered him a solution: her powers in exchange of servitude. Wyll didn't hesitate, and together they made quick work of the cult, however, young Ravengard would soon realise the cost of dealing with devils, as one of the many clauses of the pact prevented him from disclosing what happened that night.{{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 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.}} | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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Ever since, Wyll has roamed the frontiers beyond Baldur's Gate, struggling to serve the city, protect weak and fight for justice, as he carries out Mizora's infernal whims. | Ever since, Wyll has roamed the frontiers beyond Baldur's Gate, struggling to serve the city, protect weak and fight for justice, as he carries out Mizora's infernal whims. | ||
== Events of Baldur's Gate 3 == | ==Events of Baldur's Gate 3== | ||
=== The Blade of Frontiers === | === The Blade of Frontiers === | ||
{{Hatnote|See main article: [[The Blade of Frontiers]]}} | {{Hatnote|See main article: [[The Blade of Frontiers]]}} | ||
At the start of the game, Wyll is on the hunt for [[Karlach]], the latest target his patron Mizora | The Blade of Frontiers is Wylls's personal quest. It is added to the journal upon recruiting him and spans all three acts of the game. | ||
====Act One==== | |||
At the start of the game, Wyll is on the hunt for [[Karlach]], the latest target his patron [[Mizora]] wishes dead. Forced to obey as part of their pact, the hunt takes Wyll to [[Avernus]] where he finds his quarry slaying scores of her own. Wyll's relentless pursuit after a fleeing Karlach eventually ends on a rogue [[Nautiloid]], suddenly materialized before them. As they confront each other on the ship, they are captured by [[Mind Flayer|Mind Flayers]] and tadpoled, kept aboard awaiting [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Ceremorphosis ceremorphosis]. | |||
After the nautiloid crashes, and without trace of his quarry, Wyll eventually finds himself at the [[Emerald Grove]]. Moved by the plight of the refugees within, he stays to protect them from [[Goblin|goblin]] attacks. After fending off the goblin scouting party, Wyll can be spoken to in [[The Hollow]]. He will recognize the party as being aboard the nautiloid and agrees to join the party in order to find a cure for the tadpoles together. He also reveals that he's on the hunt for a devil escaped from Avernus, and that he knows she's somewhere close. | |||
Wyll is | Karlach can be found near the [[Toll House]], prompting Wyll to confront her. Though Karlach argues innocence, Wyll is determined to slay her until their tadpoles connect and a vision of Karlach's escape from Avernus is shared between the party. The vision shows her tearing through the [[Zariel|Archdevil Zariel's]] forces, frantically seeking escape, a victim of the [[Blood War]], not an agent of it. A choice presents itself: ignore the warnings and help Wyll slay Karlach, or trust her and spare the [[Tiefling|tiefling]]. Should Karlach be spared, she can be convinced to join the party, if slain, her head can be taken as proof of Wyll's successful hunt. Sparing Karlach opens the possibility of assisting her in [[Hunt the Devil]], where a group of followers of Zariel are hunting Karlach. | ||
Back at camp, on the next [[Long Rest]], Wyll announces the arrival of his patron, [[Mizora]]. She introduces herself to the party, greeting everyone mischievously, and reveals that it was her who gave Wyll his mission to hunt down Karlach. If Karlach was killed, she will be pleased and will reward Wyll. If she was spared, however, she will remind Wyll the terms of their pact and argue that Karlach does indeed fit the description of ''heartless''. Should Wyll insist on not killing the tiefling, Mizora will take it as a breach of the pact, transforming him into a devil as punishment. | |||
If the party reaches [[Waukeen's Rest]], they'll find a burning inn surrounded by [[Flaming Fist|Flaming Fists]], mercenaries working as [[Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate's]] enforcers. They'll quickly reveal that [[Ulder Ravengard|Grand Duke Ravengard]] is trapped inside, and needs to be saved. Wyll quickly moves to help, rescuing [[Florrick|Counsellor Florrick]], the duke's advisor, in the process but no signs of the duke can be found. Outside and safe, Florrick recognizes Wyll, and urges him to save his father, letting slip that Wyll is the son of the duke. Ambushed by [[Drow|drow]], the duke was kidnapped and taken to [[Moonrise Towers]], the base of operations of the [[Cult of the Absolute]]. | |||
====Act Two==== | |||
At some point during the adventures in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]], Mizora will appear before Wyll and the party, informing Wyll that the absolutists have captured an important asset of Zariel, a powerful devil, and that he must rescue them. Stressing out the importance of the mission, Mizora disappears as quickly as she arrived. | |||
Zariel's asset cannot be found in Moonrise Towers proper, rather, they can only be saved after entering the [[Mind Flayer Colony]] after the first battle with [[Ketheric Thorm]]. There, the party finds Mizora herself trapped within a pod in the [[Mind Flayer Colony#Tadpoling Centre|Tadpoling Centre]]. Mizora can be freed from the pod, or killed, though killing her will also kill Wyll as per the terms of their pact. Should the party free her, she can be persuaded to reward Wyll. Mizora can also be pressed to end Wyll's contract, to which she will relent but not without first stipulating that it will take another six months for the pact to end. | |||
Following Ketheric though the colony, the party eventually finds him arguing with [[Enver Gortash]] and [[Orin|Orin the Red]], with Duke Ravengard next to them. After the [[Absolute]] is revealed to be an [[Elder Brain]] under the control of the three [[Chosen]], Orin takes the duke and forces a tadpole into his eye. Gortash and Orin leave for Baldur's Gate not long after, with a now enthralled duke in tow. | |||
====Act Three==== | |||
===Endings=== | ===Endings=== | ||
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====The Blade of Avernus==== | |||
If Wyll broke his contract with Mizora and 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 [[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. He will also mention that he's working with a diabolist from Calimshan to use his sending stone eye to track Mizora, setting his sights on his former patron. If Karlach was convinced to return to Avernus with Wyll, she will have joined him in his hunts. | If Wyll broke his contract with Mizora and 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 [[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. He will also mention that he's working with a diabolist from Calimshan to use his sending stone eye to track Mizora, setting his sights on his former patron. If Karlach was convinced to return to Avernus with Wyll, she will have joined him in his hunts. | ||
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===Act One=== | ===Act One=== | ||
* Once Wyll's confrontation with Karlach has been dealt with, if she was spared, he will comment on him being deceived, and allude to a punishment he'll soon receive. | |||
* After the party's first encounter with Mizora, Wyll can be asked about his pact and history with her | * After the party's first encounter with Mizora, Wyll can be asked about his pact and history with her | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* Wyll was voiced by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2855708/ Lanre Malaolu] during [[Early Access]], but was replaced for unknown reasons.{{cite web | * 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}}. | * Can be spoken to with {{SAI|Speak with Dead}}. | ||
* When Wyll levels up and the player opens his level up screen, Mizora can be heard laughing in the background | * When Wyll levels up and the player opens his level up screen, Mizora can be heard laughing in the background. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||