Viconia DeVir: Difference between revisions

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| name = Viconia DeVir

| image = Viconia Dialogue.webp

| voice = Jess Nesling

| titles = Mother Superior of Shar

| race = [[Lolth-sworn drow]]

| hometown = [[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]], [[Baldur's Gate]]<br>Menzoberranzan, Underdark (former)

| class = [[Cleric]]

House DeVir was left vulnerable to other Houses' attacks and in desperation Matron DeVir tried to sacrifice Viconia, but her wizard brother intervened and killed their mother. For this action Lolth turned him into a drider. Viconia lost her clerical powers and fled to the surface. Some time later she found herself a new goddess - [[Shar]].

Being a possible companion in each of the previous games, she canonically, if not traveled with, at the very least met Gorion's Ward (the protagonist of previous games) and their group as [[Jaheira]] and [[Minsc]] remember meeting her. Depending on the party's actions and if Viconia was their companion, she could've also met [[Sarevok]].

In the century that passed since ''Baldur's Gate II'' Viconia DeVir became the Mother Superior of the [[Shar]] enclave in [[Baldur's Gate]]. She previously had a grander enclave in [[Waterdeep]], but Lady Shar commanded her to raze it and kill all her loyal followers. Viconia's new mission was to take a child of Selûne and turn them over to Lady Shar. At some point she likely surrendered a part of her memories to the [[Mirror of Loss]].

Recently she tasked Shadowheart with retrieving the [[Mysterious Artefact]] that will help the Sharrans against [[the Absolute]].

== Involvement ==

If the player character or [[Shadowheart]] undergoes the Mapping, Viconia will remove her hood revealing her identity and invite the party to the Cloister. She explains that she knows the party has the artefact in their possession and that she needs it to destroy the Absolute. If the Intimidation or Persuasion checks are passed, then Viconia will relent. However, she demands to hand over Shadowheart to her. The party can either agree, starting [[Surrender Shadowheart to Viconia]] quest, or refuse, which starts a fight. If Shadowheart is a Dark Justiciar, then she can convince some of the cultists to fight along with the party, taking over the cloister after Viconia's defeat.  

If the meeting results in combat, Viconia will manifest the fears she learned from the party (she will turn into a wolf to scare shadowheart, or she will temporarily turn the player chraracter into a mind flayer if the player character told her their fear of becoming one).

If Shadowheart was handed over to Viconia, Viconia can become an ally in the final battle providing [[Gather Your Allies#Viconia|Nightbringer's Shadow Adepts]] support. Alternatively, if Shadowheart replaced Viconia as the Mother Superior the same support will be provided by Shadowheart instead.

Viconia's state in ''Baldur's Gate 3'' is partially reflective of her default ending in ''Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal'', wherein she found a Sharran cult in Waterdeep. However several differences can be found:

In her original epilogue{{cite web|work = Baldur's Gate Wiki|accessdate = 2023-10-10|url = https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Viconia_DeVir#Epilogues|title = Viconia's original epilogues}} Viconia killed all cult members due to one's betrayal, shrugging off the admonishment of her goddess, which mirrors her early rebellious actions against {{FRWiki|Lolth}}. She then wandered the Realms and stopped several crises with the help of {{FRWiki|Drizzt Do'Urden}}, including saving the elven city of Suldanessalar, for which she received honours from {{FRWiki|Queen Ellesime}}. Her fate following the events above was unknown.

In ''Baldur's Gate 3'', Viconia's motive behind the Waterdeep slaughter was changed to obeying Shar's order, and she remained obedient to her goddess ever since. Despite having a history of refusing to sacrifice a child to another goddess, she has performed Shar's tasks faithfully, such as abducting children and torturing their relatives, similar to what Lolth did to her beloved brother — which has caused her nightmares in the previous game.

==Notable loot==

== Quotes ==

{{Q|L'il Alurl! For Shar!|Viconia's Battle Cry}}

{{Q|Where once the mirror showed nothing, there is now something. Memories, experiences, skills. All prised from the minds of others, and now offered to you, to choose from. [...] Turn to the wisdom of a drow. Once of Lolth, then of Shar.}}

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