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====Act One==== | ====Act One==== | ||
After the crash of the nautiloid, Karlach can be found at the [[The Risen Road]], near the Toll House occupied by [[Paladin|paladins]] of [[Tyr]]. If [[Wyll]] was recruited to the party, his quest, [[The Blade of Frontiers]], will add a map marker that pinpoints Karlach's location, otherwise, the party will have a vague idea of where to find her. [[Anders]], leader of the paladins, reveals they are hunting a dangerous devil who has been hurting refugees, and that they must bring it to justice. | |||
When found, Karlach explains that she too was on the nautiloid and was infected with a tadpole, but that she's not the monster she seems, and that her current priority is to get rid of the paladins hounding her and spreading lies. At odds with what the paladins, or Wyll, told the party about her, the group can press her further. Karlach explains that she escaped [[Avernus]] and the archdevil [[Zariel]], and that the paladins in the toll house are nothing more than bloodhounds sent to bring her back to the [[Nine Hells|Hells]]. If Wyll was brought along, he confirms she's indeed his target and attempts to convince the party to aid him in slaying her. Karlach pleads that she's no agent of Zariel but rather her victim, and that she took the first opportunity she had to escape Avernus and return home. The tadpoles infecting the group will react to this, and Karlach shares her memories of recents events, seemingly confirming her story. Regardless, the party can decide to side with Wyll, and indirectly with the paladins, and kill her claiming her head, or take Karlach for her word and agree to spare her. Though initially intent on killing her, Wyll can be convinced to spare her after the visions are shared, and he will direct his anger at his patron for deceiving him. | |||
Karlach offers to join the party, and taking her to the paladins leads to a confrontation, where Anders eventually drops the act and confirms Karlach's words as true: the paladins are servants of Zariel, and the archdevil wants her favorite attack dog back. After slaying them, a frenzied Karlach rages around the toll house, setting it ablaze. Talking to her after she cools off, she confesses that she has an infernal engine for a heart that allows her to burn as hot as the Hells, though it's been running overdrive since leaving Avernus. She wants to find someone who has experience with infernal machines, and that she heard one of the paladins let slip that one is in the area. This begins [[The Hellion's Heart]]. | |||
This infernal mechanic turns out to be [[Dammon]], a tiefling from [[Elturel]] that learned his trade when the city was taken to Avernus by Zariel and was forced to work on infernal engines for her army. Dammon explains that in order to stabilize her heart, the party needs to find some [[Infernal Iron|infernal iron]] for him as it's the only material able to withstand the heat of the mechanical heart. When delivered, Dammon upgrades Karlach's heart, stabilizing it while still providing a boost to her abilities. He warns, however, that the solution is not perfect, and that he needs more time to research and prepare a more permanent repair. Should they cross paths again, he promises to have a solution by then. | |||
====Act Two==== | ====Act Two==== | ||
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====Act Three==== | ====Act Three==== | ||
=== | ===Unique interactions=== | ||
Either as an origin, or in the party as a companion, Karlach has unique interactions and special dialogue with the following characters. | Either as an origin, or in the party as a companion, Karlach has unique interactions and special dialogue with the following characters. | ||