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{{Infobox character
|title = Archduchess of Avernus
| titles = Archduchess of Avernus
|name = Zariel
| name = Zariel
|image = [[File:Zariel MTG.webp|350px]]
| image = Zariel MTG.webp
|race = Archdevil
| race = Archdevil
|type = [[List of Creature Types#Fiend|Fiend]]
| hometown = [[Avernus]]
|level = 26
|status = Alive
|location = [[Avernus]]
}}'''Zariel''' is a fallen angel and the archdevil ruler of [[Avernus]], the first layer of the Nine Hells. She is yet to make a direct appearance in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]<ref>As far as players have reported to this wiki, as of Patch 6.</ref>, but has innumerable impacts on the broader story of the world, and the history of many in-game characters.


==Significance==
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* Zariel is the ruler of [[Avernus]], the first layer of the Nine Hells.
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* Zariel is a key player in the so-called Blood War.
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* [[Tiefling#Zariel Tieflings|Zariel Tieflings]] descend from bloodlines affected by Zariel.
| type = [[Fiend]]
* [[Karlach]] (an [[Origin]] character and companion) has freshly escaped her grasp.
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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 Characters==
[[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]]
* [[Karlach]]
* [[Mizora]]
* [[Verillius Receptor]]
* [[Commander Zhalk]]
* [[Commander Zhalk]]
* [[Anders]]
* [[Anders]]
* [[Mizora]]


== Related Quests ==
== Related quests ==
* [[Servant of None]]
* [[Servant of None]]
* [[Hunt the Devil]]
* [[Hunt the Devil]]


==Trivia==
==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 10 years prior to the beginning of Baldur's Gate 3.
* 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.
* A loading screen tooltip says ''"Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells, is ruled by Zariel - a fallen angel turned archdevil."''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery heights="300">
Zariel Painting.webp|Zariel on a painting depicting the Fall of Elturel
</gallery>
 
== References ==
<references />


== External Links ==
== External links ==
* {{FRWiki|Zariel|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Zariel|long}}


[[Category: Fiends]]
[[Category:Fiends]]
[[Category:Mentioned Characters]]
[[Category:Mentioned characters]]
[[Category:Archdevils]]

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]