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	A Living Legend
Wyllyam Ravengard
	Stats
	Level 1
Race	Human
Type	Humanoid
HP	10
AC	12
Movement Speed	9m / 30ft
Size	Medium
Weight	75kg / 150lbs
Proficiency Bonus	+2
Initiative	+1
	Passive features
	Civil Militia Human Versatility Opportunity Attack The Blade of Frontiers
Character information
Class	Fiend
Background	Folk Hero
Location	Druid Grove
Family	Ulder Ravengard (father)
Allies	Mizora
Enemies	Mizora
Additional information
Voice actor	Theo Solomon
Models

Revision as of 08:09, 24 December 2023

Template:CompanionTab Wyll, full name Wyllyam Ravengard, is an Origin character and a potential Companion with the Folk Hero background. He is a Human and a Warlock with The Fiend pact and can be romanced by characters of any gender. His infernal patron is Mizora.

A valiant hero working in the frontiers of Baldur's Gate, Wyll fights injustice and hunts monsters wherever they may hide. Though bound in pact to infernal fiend, he has dedicated his whole life to protecting the city he loves. He can be recruited at the Druid Grove during Act 1.^{[note 1]}

In multiplayer sessions, if Wyll is chosen as an origin by a player, Karlach will be locked as an option to any other players.

“	I didn't become the Blade of Frontiers overnight.	„
	— Wyll motivating children.

Overview

Wyll starts as a Warlock with the Fiend subclass, giving him a chaotic and destructive set of skills.

Background

The son of Grand Duke Ulder Ravengard, the Blade of Frontiers is bound by pact to serve the devil Mizora. Granted eldritch powers by his patron, Wyll is prepared to sacrifice anything to protect his kingdom.^{[note 2]}

Description

Wyll is heroic and kindhearted, dedicating most of his life to fighting on behalf of the people of the Sword Coast. He takes his duty and title seriously, and speaks boastfully of his skills and past as the Blade of Frontiers. He has a more playful side, suggesting that the party stop to try the drinks at The Waning Moon, and wistfully saying to Karlach that he would love to stop and swim at the beach in Act Three.^{[note 2]}

Personal quest

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 sub-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 shadow of his father, Ulder Ravengard.

Recruitment

Act One

Wyll can be recruited in Act One.

Wyll is first encountered when approaching the Druid Grove in the Wilderness. On approach, Goblins will attack the grove and Wyll will participate in the battle, announcing himself as the Blade of Frontiers, and defending the grove. Afterwards, he can be found in the The Hollow training Tiefling children to fight. If the player speaks with him there and agrees to join forces with him, he will join the party.
- Recruiting Wyll will affect some approvals: -1 +1
If you complete the Druid's Grove quest, Wyll cannot be found within The Hollow. He will appear after recruiting Karlach and completing the quest at The Risen Road, upon taking a long rest.

Approval

Wyll likes acts of heroism, like defending the innocent or defenseless.

Wyll dislikes villainous acts and helping villainous characters with their plans.

Romance

History

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.

Bound by pact to serve Mizora, Wyll's dealings with the devil left him estranged from his influential noble family in Baldur's Gate. He left his home and gained fame as The Blade of Frontiers, renowned for his swordsmanship and monster-slaying.

When he was seventeen, Wyll encountered a cult of Tiamat's worshippers, who were on the cusp of summoning the evil dragon goddess to Baldur's Gate. Mizora appeared and offered him a deal that would allow him to stop the ritual, but prevented him from speaking of it, and therefore explaining himself to his father when he returned after the fall of Elturel into Avernus. Wyll's father was furious and turned his back on his son, and Wyll left Baldur's Gate, only returning over the course of the game.

A pact with a devil

When he was seventeen, Wyll encountered 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 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.

Spoiler warning! This section reveals Wyll's pact clauses

Some of the clauses are revealed by Mizora throughout the game:

Clause F § 9: 'Soul-binder shall bestow reward or favour only upon soul-bearer's fulfilment of related obligation.'
Clause G § 9: 'Targets shall be limited to the infernal, the demonic, the heartless, and the soulless.'
Clause Z § 13: 'Should the promised soul refuse obeyance or neglect duty, the pact-holder shall cast the promised in Avernus as a lemure.'
Clause Z § 13: 'If the soul-binder consents to separation, she will release the soul-bearer from all obligation within six months.'
Addendum F: 'The Absolute must be avenged for the soul-binder's detention at Moonrise. The soul-bearer retains his gifts until such time as the Absolute is slain.'

The Blade of Frontiers

At the start of the game, Wyll is on the hunt for Karlach, the latest target his patron Mizora has demanded he kill for her. He must obey, or suffer great consequences. The hunt took to Wyll to Avernus, where he, along with Karlach, was captured and infected with a mind flayer tadpole.

Wyll is incapable of speaking the terms of his deal with Mizora aloud, but when asked, he assures the player that he would make the same choice again, and that he did it for the good of the Sword Coast.

Depending on the player's choices, Wyll may refuse to kill Karlach when he learns that she is not a "heartless devil" as Mizora described, but a good-heated Baldurian tiefling whose heart was literally removed. As punishment, Mizora transforms his body into a devil's, giving him a pair of horns, black eyes, sharp teeth, and mottled skin. Despite the similarities between Wyll's devlish appearance and tieflings, he is specified to have the appearance of a devil, not a tiefling, and tiefling leader Zevlor is said to be alarmed by his appearance.

Quest rewards

Infernal Robe — granted by Mizora for killing Karlach as part of the quests The Blade of Frontiers and Hunt the Devil
Infernal Rapier — granted by Mizora for rescuing her from the Mind Flayer Colony in Act 2 and convincing her with a successful DC 14 Persuasion check as part of the quest The Blade of Frontiers

Interactions

Prologue

Act One

Act Two

Act Three

Loot

Killing Wyll allows the player to loot him.

Starting equipment

Related items

Achievements

Loophole
Break Wyll's pact with Mizora.

Gallery

Wyll's appearance pre-release.
Wyll during Early Access.
Wyll's promotional art (feat Mizora).
Wyll during Early Access.

Notes

Can be spoken to with Speak with Dead.
In Act Three, Wyll mentions that he was 17 when he made his deal with Mizora, and that he hasn't been back to Baldur's Gate for 7 years, making him 24 years old.
When Wyll levels up and the player opens his level up screen, you can hear Mizora laughing in the background

References

↑ Official livestream: Larian Srudios (07-07-2023). Panel from Hell Release Showcase. Larian Studios YouTube Channel. Retrieved 22:40, 2024-11-29.

↑ Wyll was voiced by Lanre Malaolu during Early Access, but was replaced for unknown reasons.^{[url 1]}
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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.

External links

Wyll Ravengard on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

Wyll's official 5E D&D Character Sheet on D&D Beyond (PDF)

[1] Official livestream: Larian Srudios (07-07-2023). Panel from Hell Release Showcase. Larian Studios YouTube Channel. Retrieved 22:40, 2024-11-29.

[2] Wyll was voiced by Lanre Malaolu during Early Access, but was replaced for unknown reasons.^{[url 1]}

[rewritten-3] 2.0 ^2.1 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.

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[note 2]

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 == Overview ==
 {{hatnote|For a full overview of Wyll's starting features, see the articles [[Warlock]], [[The Fiend]] and [[Human]].}}
+Wyll starts as a Warlock with the Fiend subclass, giving him a chaotic and destructive set of skills.
 === Background ===
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 === Description ===
 Wyll is heroic and kindhearted, dedicating most of his life to fighting on behalf of the people of the Sword Coast. He takes his duty and title seriously, and speaks boastfully of his skills and past as the Blade of Frontiers. He has a more playful side, suggesting that the party stop to try the drinks at [[The Waning Moon]], and wistfully saying to Karlach that he would love to stop and swim at the beach in Act Three.{{note|name=rewritten}}
-=== Starting class ==
-Wyll starts as a Warlock with the Fiend subclass.
 === Personal quest ===
 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 subquests 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 shadow of his father, [[Ulder Ravengard]].
+Two further sub-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 shadow of his father, [[Ulder Ravengard]].
 ===Recruitment===
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 Bound by pact to serve Mizora, Wyll's dealings with the devil left him estranged from his influential noble family in [[Baldur's Gate]]. He left his home and gained fame as ''The Blade of Frontiers'', renowned for his swordsmanship and monster-slaying.
-When he was seventeen, Wyll encounted a cult of Tiamat's worshippers, who were on the cusp of summoning the evil dragon goddess to Baldur's Gate. Mizora appeared and offered him a deal that would allow him to stop the ritual, but prevented him from speaking of it, and therefore explaining himself to his father when he returned after the fall of [[Elturel]] into [[Avernus]]. Wyll's father was furious and turned his back on his son, and Wyll left Baldur's Gate, only returning over the course of the game.
+When he was seventeen, Wyll encountered a cult of Tiamat's worshippers, who were on the cusp of summoning the evil dragon goddess to Baldur's Gate. Mizora appeared and offered him a deal that would allow him to stop the ritual, but prevented him from speaking of it, and therefore explaining himself to his father when he returned after the fall of [[Elturel]] into [[Avernus]]. Wyll's father was furious and turned his back on his son, and Wyll left Baldur's Gate, only returning over the course of the game.
 ===A pact with a 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 realize 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.
 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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 Some of the clauses are revealed by Mizora throughout the game:
-* Clause F &sect; 9: ''<nowiki/>'Soul-binder shall bestow reward or favour only upon soul-bearer's fulfillment of related obligation.'''
+* Clause F &sect; 9: ''<nowiki/>'Soul-binder shall bestow reward or favour only upon soul-bearer's fulfilment of related obligation.'''
 * Clause G &sect; 9: ''<nowiki/>'Targets shall be limited to the infernal, the demonic, the heartless, and the soulless.'''
 * Clause Z &sect; 13: ''<nowiki/>'Should the promised soul refuse obeyance or neglect duty, the pact-holder shall cast the promised in Avernus as a lemure.'''
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 == Related items ==
 {{UnderConstruction|section}}
-== Notes ==
-{{notebegin}}
-* Can be spoken to with {{SAI|Speak with Dead}}.
-* In Act Three, Wyll mentions that he was 17 when he made his deal with Mizora, and that he hasn't been back to Baldur's Gate for 7 years, making him 24 years old.
-* When Wyll levels up and the player opens his level up screen, you can hear [[Mizora]] laughing in the background
-{{noteend}}
 ==Achievements ==
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 Wyll Model EA.png|Wyll during ''Early Access.''
 </gallery>
+== Notes ==
+{{notebegin}}
+* Can be spoken to with {{SAI|Speak with Dead}}.
+* In Act Three, Wyll mentions that he was 17 when he made his deal with Mizora, and that he hasn't been back to Baldur's Gate for 7 years, making him 24 years old.
+* When Wyll levels up and the player opens his level up screen, you can hear [[Mizora]] laughing in the background
+{{noteend}}
 == References ==
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 [[Category:Available to Speak with Dead]]
 [[Category: Humans]]
-[[Category: Humanoids]]
-[[Category: Warlocks]]
 [[Category: Companions]]
 [[Category: Origins]]

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