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====Act One==== | ====Act One==== | ||
* Karlach can be found on [[The Risen Road]], on a road near the Toll House, | * Karlach can be found on [[The Risen Road]], on a road near the Toll House, precisely at {{Coords|111|503}}. Cornered by Zariel's bloodhounds, she can be found nursing her wounds after battle. The party can talk to her, and recruit her provided they agree to help her get rid of the ones hounding her. Returning to [[Anders]] and co. with Karlach in the party will ultimately result in battle. | ||
** If Wyll is brought along for the first meeting with Karlach, the two will confront each other. Wyll reveals that Karlach is the quarry he's been hunting for his patron, while Karlach claims to be a victim, not an agent of Zariel. Either party can be sided with, though siding with Wyll results in battle with Karlach. The situation can also be defused by convincing Wyll that Karlach's words are true, as backed by the the vision everyone shares thanks to their tadpoles. | ** If Wyll is brought along for the first meeting with Karlach, the two will confront each other. Wyll reveals that Karlach is the quarry he's been hunting for his patron, while Karlach claims to be a victim, not an agent of Zariel. Either party can be sided with, though siding with Wyll results in battle with Karlach. The situation can also be defused by convincing Wyll that Karlach's words are true, as backed by the the vision everyone shares thanks to their tadpoles. | ||
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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. | 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. | 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 with some simple braids adorned by metal discs, 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.{{note|Throughout development Karlach had multiple design changes. In Early Access she only had a placeholder model created with the same assets as a custom character, with two horns and no scars and was a Fighter (with a datamined tag of a Paladin). Concept art shows different proposals for her face, initially planning to give her more scars and more aggressive features. She also had a few different starter armour designs with one repurposed to become [[Unwanted Masterwork Scalemail]]. Her other concept armour can be seen on her [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/File:Karlach_CLB.jpg Magic the Gathering Card].}} | ||
===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 | 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 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. | 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 == | ||
===Life in Baldur's Gate=== | |||
=== | Born to [[Pluck]] and [[Caerlack]] Cliffgate, Karlach was raised in [[Baldur's Gate]] in a modest household in the [[Lower City]]. Young and restless, Karlach would often work odd jobs as a means to support her parents, often getting into trouble in the meanwhile. Even as a child, she was joyous and full of life and, despite the hardships, she loved her life in the city, surrounded by family and friends. | ||
At some point, Karlach got hired by [[Enver Gortash]] to act as his bodyguard. Rising quickly through the criminal and political circles of the city, Gortash was beginning to paint a target on his back, and Karlach seemed like the ideal person to protect him. Lured initially by the money and a chance to support her parents financially, Karlach eventually developed deep respect for Gortash, not only because he trusted her enough to put his life in her hands, but because he made her feel valued. The pair worked well together for a while, until Gortash made a deal with the [[Zariel|Archdevil Zariel]], and sold Karlach to her for a grand sum of money. Zariel's interest in the tiefling was to test her new infernal machine, and Gortash was confident Karlach could handle it. | |||
===Avernus and the Blood War=== | ===Avernus and the Blood War=== | ||
Betratyed and sold to the devil, Karlach was taken to [[Avernus]] and quickly worked on. Happening faster than she could process it, Zariel ordered her heart be replaced by an infernal machine, aimed to test the limits of machine and soldier. The archdevil quickly put Karlach and her new mechanical heart to work, conscripting her into her army to fight in the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Blood_War Blood War]. Trapped and without any other choices, Karlach would fight for ten years in the war, surviving day by day fueled by both vengeance and a desire to live free. She would prove to be an exceptional soldier, slaying great demons and becoming one of Zariel's prized fighters. Both prisoner and champion of the archdevil, throughout it all she was alone, surrounded by devils and demons who offered no comfort, away from home and everybody she held dear. | |||
===Escape aboard the nautiloid=== | |||
After ten years in the Hells, the sudden appearance of a [[Nautiloid|nautiloid]] presented itself as a chance for escape, and Karlach made good on the opportunity. Cleaving the devils around her, she made her way towards the hurtling ship before running into [[Wyll]], brought to Avernus to hunt her.{{note|It's never made clear when exactly Wyll arrives to Avernus or who really sent him. Though there shortly before the events of the Prologue, Wyll couldn't have been hunting Karlach for long, as the time the nautiloid spent there before teleporting away is brief and Karlach's escape was an opportunistic decision. It's possible Zariel sent Wyll after Karlach via Mizora, but as Karlach herself says, she's largely inconsequential in Zariel's grand design. On the other hand, it's possible Mizora took the opportunity to remove Karlach as they both were in Zariel's inner circle and Mizora likely saw her as a rival.}} The two battled briefly, Wyll giving chase as Karlach desperately reached for the ship, until they made it to the nautiloid before being separated during the siege. Captured by the mind flayers as the ship escaped Avernus, Karlach was tadpoled just as all other uninvited guests, and awaited a slow transformation via [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Ceremorphosis ceremorphosis]. | |||
== Involvement == | == Involvement == | ||
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== Loot == | == Loot == | ||
Karlach can be killed and looted, and drops the same loot as her starting equipment. | |||
Karlach can be killed and looted | |||
=== Starting equipment === | === Starting equipment === | ||
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*{{MdRarityItem|Camp Supply Sack}} | |||
*{{MdRarityItem|Keychain}} | |||
*{{MdRarityItem|Alchemy Pouch}} | |||
*{{MdRarityItem|Greataxe}} | |||
*{{MdRarityItem|Barbarian Clothes|uid=UNI_Barbarian_Karlach}} | |||
*{{MdRarityItem|Karlach's Boots}} | |||
*{{MdRarityItem|Karlach's Infernal Trousers}} | |||
*{{MdRarityItem|Karlach's Underwear}} | |||
*{{MdRarityItem|Tasteful Boots|uid=ARM_Camp_Shoes_Karlach}} | |||
*{{MdRarityItem|Scroll of Revivify}} | |||
*{{MdRarityItem|Potion of Healing}} x2 | |||
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==Achievements== | ==Achievements== | ||
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* Karlach was originally voiced by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5964389/ Shala Nyx] in Early Access. | * Karlach was originally voiced by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5964389/ Shala Nyx] in Early Access. | ||
* Can be spoken to with {{SAI|Speak with Dead}}. | * Can be spoken to with {{SAI|Speak with Dead}}. | ||
{{noteend}} | {{noteend}} | ||