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|title = Archduchess of Avernus
| titles = Archduchess of Avernus
|name = Zariel
| name = Zariel
|image = [[File:Zariel MTG.webp|350px]]
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|race = Archdevil
| race = Archdevil
|type = [[List of Creature Types#Fiend|Fiend]]
| hometown = [[Avernus]]
|level = 26
|location = [[Avernus]]
}}'''Zariel''' is a fallen angel and the archdevil ruler of [[Avernus]], the first layer of the Nine Hells. As such, she's a key player in the Blood War. [[Tiefling#Zariel Tieflings|Zariel Tieflings]] descend from bloodlines affected by Zariel, and [[Karlach]] (an [[Origin]]) has freshly escaped her grasp.


Zariel did not appear in the game's [[Early Access]], but her presence was still felt through various underlings. [[Commander Zhalk]] mentions her when threatening his minions, and a group of fallen Paladins in Zariel's service can be found hunting Karlach.
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'''Zariel''' is the archdevil ruler of [[Avernus]]<ref>''[[The Hells Unleashed]]''</ref>, the first layer of the Nine Hells. [[Tiefling]]s of her bloodline, the [[Tiefling#Zariel Tieflings|Zariel Tieflings]], are empowered with martial strength and can channel searing flames.


== Related Quests ==
[[Karlach]] was one of Zariel's prized soldiers.
 
== History ==
Zariel is a fallen angel. When she was still a [[Celestial]], she was tasked with monitoring the [[Blood War]]. She took it upon herself to take action, and led an unsuccessful invasion of Avernus. She was defeated.<ref>''[[Lessons for Sensible Living XII: Zariel's Fall]]'' — Harrington Nethalin</ref>
 
She is credited with killing a horde of [[Yeenoghu]]'s [[Gnoll]]s.<ref>''[[Mastodonian Memoirs, Vol. 1, Investigator Valeria]]'' — Valeria</ref>
 
==Related characters==
* [[Karlach]]
* [[Mizora]]
* [[Verillius Receptor]]
* [[Commander Zhalk]]
* [[Anders]]
 
== Related quests ==
* [[Servant of None]]
* [[Hunt the Devil]]
* [[Hunt the Devil]]


== External Links ==
==Notes==
* Zariel is the main antagonist of the game's prequel D&D adventure {{FRWiki|Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus}}. The adventure takes place a short time prior to the beginning of Baldur's Gate 3.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery heights="300">
Zariel Painting.webp|Zariel on a painting depicting the Fall of Elturel
</gallery>
 
== References ==
<references />
 
== External links ==
* {{FRWiki|Zariel|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Zariel|long}}


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Latest revision as of 02:26, 10 February 2024

Zariel is the archdevil ruler of Avernus[1], the first layer of the Nine Hells. Tieflings of her bloodline, the Zariel Tieflings, are empowered with martial strength and can channel searing flames.

Karlach was one of Zariel's prized soldiers.

History[edit | edit source]

Zariel is a fallen angel. When she was still a Celestial, she was tasked with monitoring the Blood War. She took it upon herself to take action, and led an unsuccessful invasion of Avernus. She was defeated.[2]

She is credited with killing a horde of Yeenoghu's Gnolls.[3]

Related characters[edit | edit source]

Related quests[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • Zariel is the main antagonist of the game's prequel D&D adventure Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus. The adventure takes place a short time prior to the beginning of Baldur's Gate 3.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]