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{{hatnote|For a full overview of Karlach's starting features, see the articles [[Barbarian]], [[Wildheart]] and [[Tiefling#Zariel tieflings|Tiefling]].}} | {{hatnote|For a full overview of Karlach's starting features, see the articles [[Barbarian]], [[Wildheart]] and [[Tiefling#Zariel tieflings|Tiefling]].}} | ||
=== Background === | === Background === | ||
Trapped in Avernus under Zariel's banner due to the machinations of those she trusted the most, Karlach has been fighting in the [ | Trapped in Avernus under Zariel's banner due to the machinations of those she trusted the most, Karlach has been fighting in the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Blood_War Blood War] for a decade, away from all that she loved. Fate would smile on her and give her a way out, only to turn on her just as quickly, and she was tadpoled as she made her escape from Avernus. Now, free at last, though with an unwelcome guest in her head, she must protect her hard-won liberty with her life as she seeks revenge on those who crossed her many years ago. With a malfunctioning engine for a heart, and a burning desire to ''live'', will she be able to save herself, or will hell catch up with her sooner or later? | ||
=== Starting class === | === Starting class === | ||
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=== Special features === | === Special features === | ||
* Karlach can use [[Soul Coin|Soul Coins]] to power up her mechanical heart, giving her the passive [[Infernal Fury (Condition)|Infernal Fury]], granting her an additional {{DamageText|1d4|Fire}} damage on her attacks when [[Rage|raging]] or when her [[Hit Points|HP]] drops below 25% | * Karlach can use [[Soul Coin|Soul Coins]] to power up her mechanical heart, giving her the passive [[Infernal Fury (Condition)|Infernal Fury]], granting her an additional {{DamageText|1d4|Fire}} damage on her attacks when [[Rage|raging]] or when her [[Hit Points|HP]] drops below 25% | ||
* Karlach's first heart upgrade grants her {{SAI|Heart of Iron}}, giving her [[Advantage]] on [[Saving Throws]] against [[Charmed]] effects | * Karlach's mechanical heart can be upgraded twice while progressing the story: | ||
* | ** The first heart upgrade grants her {{SAI|Heart of Iron}}, giving her [[Advantage]] on [[Saving Throws]] against [[Charmed]] effects | ||
** The second heart upgrade grants her {{SAI|Heart Ablaze}}, giving her immunity against [[Charmed]] effects | |||
=== Personal quest === | === Personal quest === | ||
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=== Approval === | === Approval === | ||
{{Hatnote|See main article: [[Karlach/Approval]]}}[[File:Karlach Approval.png|50px|left|alt=Karlach Approves|link=|Karlach Approves]] | {{Hatnote|See main article: [[Karlach/Approval]]}}[[File:Karlach Approval.png|50px|left|alt=Karlach Approves|link=|Karlach Approves]] | ||
Karlach has a very strong sense of right and wrong. She enjoys helping innocent people with their troubles and not expecting anything in return, something she finds in common with Wyll after their rocky first meeting. She approves of kind interactions with those in need, standing up for what's right and being decisive with enemies. | Karlach has a very strong sense of right and wrong. She enjoys helping innocent people with their troubles and not expecting anything in return, something she finds in common with Wyll after their rocky first meeting. She approves of kind interactions with those in need, standing up for what's right and being decisive with enemies. Setting her up for some fun, such as carousing or making some mayhem, also has earns her approval, and being a compassionate friend to her, or a kind partner, is the easiest way of earning her trust and love. | ||
Karlach disapproves of indiscriminate violence, being insensitive to the plights of others and dismissive of her when she attempts to get closer. Dealing favourably with villains doesn't sit well with her, and siding with Gortash, even if strategically sound, earns her disdain. Minimizing her problems, especially that of her malfunctioning mechanical heart, is a sure way of earning her contempt. | Karlach disapproves of indiscriminate violence, being insensitive to the plights of others and dismissive of her when she attempts to get closer. Dealing favourably with villains doesn't sit well with her, and siding with Gortash, even if strategically sound, earns her disdain. Minimizing her problems, especially that of her malfunctioning mechanical heart, is a sure way of earning her contempt. | ||
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=== Romance === | === Romance === | ||
{{Hatnote|See main article: [[Karlach/Romance]]}} | {{Hatnote|See main article: [[Karlach/Romance]]}} | ||
Karlach can be romanced by characters of any gender. When romanced, Karlach's inability to touch their partner, and the | Karlach can be romanced by characters of any gender. When romanced, Karlach's inability to touch their partner, and the pain of being physically isolated from everyone for so long, are issues that are explored and need to be overcome together. | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
===Appearance=== | ===Appearance=== | ||
Karlach is tall and well-built, her muscle-bound body toned after many years battling in the first layer of the Hells. Her vermilion skin is covered in scars and burns product of her time in Avernus, tattoos adorning her left arm and parts of her abdomen, while small exhaust vents on her shoulders billow steam whenever her ersatz mechanical heart flares up, clearly visible under her chest. | |||
Despite her intimidating presence, Karlach has a soft and amiable face, with an easy smile on her lips. Her pointed ears stick out and her left horn curves backwards and out, while the right one seems to have been broken off some time ago. She keeps her hair, dark-brown with reddish accents, long and messy, falling on the right side of her neck, below the trimmed side of her head. Her eyes are dark yellow, with the distinctive tiefling slit pupil, and light moles and freckles mark her nose and upper cheeks. | |||
===Personality=== | ===Personality=== | ||
Karlach is an extremely passionate individual who strives to live life to the fullest. She tends to speak excitedly regarding any of life's simple pleasures, whether that be food, drink, friends, or intimacy. Her demeanor is generally joyous and very forward, having no fear of loudly proclaiming her love of being alive and how much she cares for those close to her. Her positive disposition and infectious energy seem to allow her to make friends easily, even if her honesty can cause her to come off as somewhat naive at times. {{note|Interactions with those who knew her prior to the events of the game's story imply that she has always been this exuberant, even as a poor child growing up in the outskirts of Baldur's Gate.}} | |||
Karlach is an extremely passionate individual who strives to live life to the fullest. She tends to speak excitedly regarding any of life's simple pleasures, whether that be food, drink, friends, or intimacy. Her demeanor is generally joyous and very forward, having no fear of loudly proclaiming her love of being alive and how much she cares for those close to her. Her positive disposition and infectious energy seem to allow her to make friends easily.{{note|Interactions with those who knew her prior to the events of the game's story imply that she has always been this exuberant, even as a poor child growing up in the outskirts of Baldur's Gate.}} | |||
Though oft friendly, Karlach is a very phsyical person and is not above getting into a brawl if provoked. She can be impulsive and easy to goad, and will lose sense and reason when confronting people she despises. Years in Avernus have made her lonely, compounded by the fact that her mechanical heart kept her from having physical contact with others, let alone intimacy. When talking about Gortash, beneath her outward rage, lie deep pain and a sense of betrayal, making her wary of trusting others as she once did. Despite their moral differences, she gets along well with [[Astarion]] due to both wanting to live their life outside the shadow of their abusers. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
{{UnderConstruction|section}} | {{UnderConstruction|section}} | ||
===In Baldur's Gate=== | |||
===Avernus and the Blood War=== | |||
Karlach was a citizen of the Lower City of Baldur's Gate before being taken prisoner and forced to fight in the Blood War, the eternal conflict between demons and devils. She was a prisoner and champion of [[Zariel]], Archdevil and ruler of [[Avernus]], the first layer of the Nine Hells. Taking a risky chance on escape, Karlach boarded a hostile [[Mind Flayer]] ship when it appeared in the sky of Avernus. Using it, she made her escape from the Hells but was infected with a Mind Flayer [[Tadpole]] in the process. Now hunted, Karlach is a fugitive on the run from [[Zariel]]'s forces, who seeks to have her warrior returned to her, and punished. | Karlach was a citizen of the Lower City of Baldur's Gate before being taken prisoner and forced to fight in the Blood War, the eternal conflict between demons and devils. She was a prisoner and champion of [[Zariel]], Archdevil and ruler of [[Avernus]], the first layer of the Nine Hells. Taking a risky chance on escape, Karlach boarded a hostile [[Mind Flayer]] ship when it appeared in the sky of Avernus. Using it, she made her escape from the Hells but was infected with a Mind Flayer [[Tadpole]] in the process. Now hunted, Karlach is a fugitive on the run from [[Zariel]]'s forces, who seeks to have her warrior returned to her, and punished. | ||
Karlach's lust for life hides the trauma of betrayal and fear of a life cut short. After becoming a trusted confidant (or so she believed) of [[Enver Gortash]], the Banite sold Karlach out to [[Zariel]] as a lab rat to test her new invention, [[The Hellion's Heart]]. This forced her to live a life of conflict in the Nine Hells, as well as die relatively soon should she ever leave. Tyrants like Gortash and Zariel are some of the only things that can make Karlach act genuinely bitter and hateful due to how they stole away her chance at a normal life. Attempting to stop (or at least delay) the destruction of the infernal engine is the driving force of Karlach's [[Our Fiery Friend|personal mission]], hoping to live in the world she loves for at least a while longer. {{note|Karlach was originally voiced by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5964389/ Shala Nyx] in Early Access.}} | Karlach's lust for life hides the trauma of betrayal and fear of a life cut short. After becoming a trusted confidant (or so she believed) of [[Enver Gortash]], the Banite sold Karlach out to [[Zariel]] as a lab rat to test her new invention, [[The Hellion's Heart]]. This forced her to live a life of conflict in the Nine Hells, as well as die relatively soon should she ever leave. Tyrants like Gortash and Zariel are some of the only things that can make Karlach act genuinely bitter and hateful due to how they stole away her chance at a normal life. Attempting to stop (or at least delay) the destruction of the infernal engine is the driving force of Karlach's [[Our Fiery Friend|personal mission]], hoping to live in the world she loves for at least a while longer. {{note|Karlach was originally voiced by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5964389/ Shala Nyx] in Early Access.}} | ||
== | == Involvement == | ||
{{UnderConstruction|section}} | {{UnderConstruction|section}} | ||
===Our Fiery Friend=== | ===Our Fiery Friend=== | ||
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====Act One==== | ====Act One==== | ||