Helena Anchev

In-Game
Portrait

Faction

Cult of Bhaal

Family

Orin the Red (daughter / sister)
Sarevok (father)
Bhaal ("father"/grandfather)
The Dark Urge (relative)

Hometown

Bhaal Temple, Baldur's Gate

Stats

Race

Changeling^{[note 1]}

Balanced Difficulty Stats

AC

10

Initiative

0

Weight

50 kg (100 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (0)	10 (0)	10 (0)	10 (0)	10 (0)	10 (0)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
0	0	0	0	0	0

Conditions

Dead
This creature is dead.

Features

Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.

Tactician Difficulty Stats

HP

1

AC

10

Initiative

0

Weight

50 kg (100 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (0)	10 (0)	10 (0)	10 (0)	10 (0)	10 (0)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
0	0	0	0	0	0

Conditions

Dead
This creature is dead.

Features

Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.

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.

Involvement[edit | edit source]

The corpse of Orin's Mother Helena is found in The Chosen's Room X: 96 Y: 991 in the Bhaal Temple.

Using Speak with Dead, Helena reveals, that Sarevok Anchev ordered her to kill Orin as a offering to Lord Bhaal. Wanting to become Bhaal's chosen, Helena attacked Orin, when Orin was only seven years old, but Orin retaliated and killed her instead. Helena's corpse was put then on display in Orin's room.

With this information it is possible to prevent Orin from killing whoever she kidnapped, without passing any ability checks.

Speak with Dead[edit | edit source]

Helena can be spoken to with Speak with Dead.

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: 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.

External links[edit | edit source]

Helena Anchev on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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[1] 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.

[note 1]