Aelis Siryasius

In-game
Model
Portrait

Voiced by

Steve Chusak

Hometown

Lower City Sewers, Baldur's Gate

Stats

Size

Medium

Type

Humanoid

Race

Drow Half-Elf

Class

Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer

Balanced Difficulty Stats

Level

10

HP

119

AC

15

Initiative

+2

Proficiency

+4

Weight

75 kg (150 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (0)	15 (+2)	14 (+2)	16 (+3)	12 (+1)	18 (+4)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
0	+2	+2	+7	+5	+4

Resistances ^(info)

Conditions

Elemental Affinity: Fire Resistance
- You are Resistant to Fire damage.
Freedom of Movement
Cannot be slowed by Difficult Terrain, spells or effects. Cannot be Paralysed or Restrained.

Features

Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Draconic Ancestry: Red (Fire)
At Level 6, spells that deal Fire damage are more powerful, and you can become Resistant to Fire damage.
Draconic Resilience
Dragon-like scales cover parts of your skin. When you aren't wearing armour, your base Armour Class is 13.
Elemental Affinity: Damage
When you cast a spell that deals damage of the type associated with your draconic ancestry, you add your Charisma Modifier to the damage
Fey Ancestry
Advantage on Saving Throws against being Charmed, and magic can't put you to Sleep.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Sunlight Sensitivity
Has disadvantage on attack rolls and Perception checks while in sunlight.
Flaming Shroud
Creatures that damage you within 2m (7ft) receive Burning.

Explorer Difficulty Stats

Level

10

HP

83

AC

15

Initiative

+2

Proficiency

+6

Weight

75 kg (150 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (0)	15 (+2)	14 (+2)	16 (+3)	12 (+1)	18 (+4)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
0	+2	+2	+9	+7	+4

Resistances ^(info)

Conditions

Elemental Affinity: Fire Resistance
- You are Resistant to Fire damage.
Freedom of Movement
Cannot be slowed by Difficult Terrain, spells or effects. Cannot be Paralysed or Restrained.

Features

Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Draconic Ancestry: Red (Fire)
At Level 6, spells that deal Fire damage are more powerful, and you can become Resistant to Fire damage.
Draconic Resilience
Dragon-like scales cover parts of your skin. When you aren't wearing armour, your base Armour Class is 13.
Elemental Affinity: Damage
When you cast a spell that deals damage of the type associated with your draconic ancestry, you add your Charisma Modifier to the damage
Fey Ancestry
Advantage on Saving Throws against being Charmed, and magic can't put you to Sleep.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Sunlight Sensitivity
Has disadvantage on attack rolls and Perception checks while in sunlight.
Flaming Shroud
Creatures that damage you within 2m (7ft) receive Burning.

Tactician Difficulty Stats

Level

10

HP

154

AC

15

Initiative

+2

Proficiency

+4

Weight

75 kg (150 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (0)	15 (+2)	14 (+2)	16 (+3)	12 (+1)	21 (+5)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
0	+2	+2	+7	+5	+5

Resistances ^(info)

Conditions

Elemental Affinity: Fire Resistance
- You are Resistant to Fire damage.
Fire Shield: Warm
Take only half Cold damage. Melee attackers take 2d8 Fire damage.
Freedom of Movement
Cannot be slowed by Difficult Terrain, spells or effects. Cannot be Paralysed or Restrained.

Features

Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Draconic Ancestry: Red (Fire)
At Level 6, spells that deal Fire damage are more powerful, and you can become Resistant to Fire damage.
Draconic Resilience
Dragon-like scales cover parts of your skin. When you aren't wearing armour, your base Armour Class is 13.
Elemental Affinity: Damage
When you cast a spell that deals damage of the type associated with your draconic ancestry, you add your Charisma Modifier to the damage
Fey Ancestry
Advantage on Saving Throws against being Charmed, and magic can't put you to Sleep.
Grim Harvest
Killing a living creature grants hit points equal to twice the level of spell slot used, or triple if it's a Necromancy spell
Inured to Undeath
You have steeped yourself so completely in death that you are Resistant to Necrotic damage, and moreover your hit point maximum cannot be reduced.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Sunlight Sensitivity
Has disadvantage on attack rolls and Perception checks while in sunlight.
Flaming Shroud
Creatures that damage you within 2m (7ft) receive Burning.

Aelis Siryasius is a drow half-elf in Baldur's Gate 3. He can be found in the Lower City Sewers. The area he inhabits is surrounded by Grease Elementals, Grease Mephits, and Greaseballs.

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

Involvement

Upon approaching Aelis's grease summons, he will tell the party to halt and accuse them of being allies of 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 and Sarin before the trio broke into 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 had stolen from Gortash. This convinced her friends that she had been taken over by the Absolute so Bareki decapitated her and Aelis burned her until only her skeleton remained.

Throughout the conversation, Aelis will repeatedly address a nearby Grease Elemental as 'his cousin' and pause as if he can hear it speaking. He eventually reveals that 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:

Your paranoia already killed Sarin. Are you so keen to follow her? DC 18 Intimidation check
I'm not a cultist. And I don't think your friend was, either. Your paranoia turned you against one another. DC 18 Persuasion check
You need witnesses- I'm a witness. Just here to pay my respects. DC 18 Deception check
Attack

If any of the checks were failed, Aelis attacks. If any of them were passed, then Aelis lets the party go without a fight and he can no longer be spoken to again. Despite his warning not to disturb Sarin's corpse, he will not turn hostile if the party later returns Sarin's Skull to her body.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

Allies

Encounter details

Aelis will spam Fire damage spells at the party while using Fly (Class Action) around the battlefield to get into better positions. The ground is covered in Grease which can easily be ignited.

Some of his grease summons are so far away that they may not be close enough to join the fight right away.

All of the grease summons are vulnerable to Fire.

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 Grease and damage all his allies.

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

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

Notable Loot

Notes

Aelis's account of what happened to Sarin hints that Bareki has Sarin's Skull.

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