Araj Oblodra

Trader
Araj Oblodra
Stats
Level 6
STR 10 DEX 17 (+3) CON 12 (+1) INT 12 (+1) WIS 10 CHA 12 (+1)
Race	Lolth-Sworn Drow
Type	Humanoid
HP	52
AC	14
Movement Speed	9m / 30ft
Size	Medium
Weight	75kg / 150lbs
Proficiency Bonus	+3
Initiative	+3
Passive features
Darkvision  Fey Ancestry  Opportunity Attack  Sunlight Sensitivity  Uncanny Dodge
Character information
Location	Moonrise Towers, Lower City X: -91 Y: -93

Araj Oblodra is a drow trader and blood-focused alchemist who can be found in Moonrise Towers and the Lower City of Baldur's Gate. Other than the items she sells, she also asks to speak with Astarion, and offers you a potion in exchange for a sample of your blood.

Speaking with Astarion

When you bring Astarion to speak with her, she asks him to bite her so that she may study the effects of vampire bites up close. She offers a File:Potion of Animal Speaking Icon.png Potion of Everlasting Vigour in exchange, which permanently increases the Strength of the one drinking it by 2. Astarion is reluctant to do so, sensing there is something wrong with Araj's blood, but he will comply if you ask him to, no ability check required (although he does disapprove). It should be warned that this choice can end his romance if the character presses him to do so.

Blood for potions

Araj offers potions in exchange for True Soul blood. With a DC 14 Intelligence (History) check, you can determine that she wants Illithid blood rather than True Soul blood specifically, and if you reveal what you know of her intentions she'll up her offer to 200 gold along with each potion.

Each character may give blood once, taking D3 HP of damage, this includes hirelings which suggests they, too, have Illithid blood. The potion you receive depends on the race of the character giving the blood. As with standard elixirs, the effects last until a long rest, excepting the "Elixir of Half-Elven Healing" which is simply a single-use consumable. Unlike elixirs, however, the potion's effect is not replaced when you drink another elixir (game version 4.11.3669438). Using these potions inflicts the condition Blood-draw Sickness after a long rest. The tool tip reads Nothing is ever free- until the next long rest the affected entity has a -1 to all dice rolls.

Race	Potion	Effect
Elf	Elixir of Elven Elegance	+10m movement speed, Darkvision, and immunity to Charmed
Dragonborn	Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Acid, Fire, Frost, Lightning, Poison	Advantage on Intimidation and Persuasion Checks, resistance and ability based on subrace.
Drow	Elixir of Elven Elegance	+10m movement speed, Darkvision, and immunity to Charmed
Dwarf	Elixir of Dwarven Resilience	Add proficiency to Saving Throws three times, or until long rest
Githyanki	Elixir of Githyanki Providence	Cast Misty Step, Invigorate Leap, and Blur once each
Gnome	Elixir of Gnomish Ingenuity	Sleight of Hand proficiency, cast Knock once
Half-Elf	Elixir of Half-Elven Healing	You and surrounding allies regain hit points equal to your Constitution score
Half-Orc	Elixir of Half-Orcish Fury	When you are Downed before your next Long Rest, you instead drop to 1 hit point thanks to the relentless will roiling in your veins.
Halfling	Elixir of Halfling Luck	Advantage on skill checks
Human	Elixir of Human Versatility	Proficiency in all skills
Tiefling	Elixir of Tiefling Vice	Cast Thaumaturgy, Hellish Rebuke, Burning Hands, and Flame Blade once each

Unstable Blood

You can find Araj again in the Lower City of Baldur's Gate in Act 3. As the player approaches her shop, Crimson Draughts, just east of The Blushing Mermaid, a series of explosions will begin and Araj will come running out, on fire and thrilled. She'll offer the player a potion, the newest results of her research.

This "Mysterious Potion" causes a small explosion when drunk, and imbues the consuming character with the permanent  Unstable Blood passive feature, turning their blood into a flammable explosive.

In the locked basement of her shop, you can discover the butchered remains of several less-voluntary participants in Araj's research. Her journal also reveals the true purpose of her research, to find a way to restore House Oblodra to its former glory, or failing that, to exact explosive vengeance for the fallen house.

History

Araj Oblodra is part of the now defunct House Oblodra. Over a century ago, an alliance of rival drow destroyed her House, due to their association with psionics and illithids before and during the Time of Troubles. House Oblodra was known for, among other things, reckless experimentation with illithid breeding-stock.

Very few survived the House's destruction, making Araj Oblodra one of few members left alive. The only other two known survivors of House Oblodra K'yorl Odran, a Matron Mother of the house, and Kimmuriel Oblodra, who had joined the Bregan D'aerthe after the house's fall.

Notable items sold

• Circlet of Hunting
• Purple Worm Toxin
• Boots of Arcane Bolstering
• Risky Ring
• Ring of Free Action
• Robe of Exquisite Focus
• Thunderskin Cloak
• Hat of Storm Scion's Power

Notes

• Araj is referred to as an "Infernal Merchant" and demon in the games files.