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Born to [[Pluck]] and [[Caerlack]] Cliffgate,{{ref|[[Graveyard (Lower City)|Graveyard, Lower City]], lines spoken by the narrator when inspecting her parents' graves.<br>''"Here lies Pluck Cliffgate - beloved husband and father."''<br>''"Here lies Caerlack Cliffgate - beloved wife and mother."''}} Karlach was raised in [[Baldur's Gate]] in a modest, but happy household in the [[Outer City]].{{ref|name=home|[[Campsite]], line spoken by Karlach when recently recruited and asked about her past.<br>''"The year? Ten ere. The place? A sleepy little town called Baldur's Gate. Our hero? Karlach, a knock-kneed delinquent from the Outer City with everything to give and nothing to lose."''}} 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. | Born to [[Pluck]] and [[Caerlack]] Cliffgate,{{ref|[[Graveyard (Lower City)|Graveyard, Lower City]], lines spoken by the narrator when inspecting her parents' graves.<br>''"Here lies Pluck Cliffgate - beloved husband and father."''<br>''"Here lies Caerlack Cliffgate - beloved wife and mother."''}} Karlach was raised in [[Baldur's Gate]] in a modest, but happy household in the [[Outer City]].{{ref|name=home|[[Campsite]], line spoken by Karlach when recently recruited and asked about her past.<br>''"The year? Ten ere. The place? A sleepy little town called Baldur's Gate. Our hero? Karlach, a knock-kneed delinquent from the Outer City with everything to give and nothing to lose."''}} 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,{{ref|name=gortash|Campsite, lines spoken by Karlach when talking to her after she's disclosed her relationship with Gortash.<br>''"One of my mates got wind of a bit of work guarding some indoorsy type with lots of enemies. Seemed like easy money, so I went in for it. (...) I kept him safe, and he paid me well. Well enough to move my folks to a better neighborhood and put something away for the future. ''My'' future."''}} Karlach eventually developed deep respect for Gortash, not only because he trusted her enough to put his life in her hands, but because he also made her feel valued.{{ref|name=gortash2|Campsite, lines spoken by Karlach when talking to her after she's disclosed her relationship with Gortash.<br>''"I respected him. Trusted him. And he returned that trust, that respect. His life was in my hands, and I took that seriously."''}}{{ref|name=gortash3|[[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]], lines spoken by Karlach when confronting Gortash after antagonizing him.<br>''"You make it sound like we were lovers. Or friends. But that wasn't it. I trusted you. I respected you. It was my job to protect you, and that's what I did."''}} 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 in order to fund his plans for domination of the city. Zariel's interest in the tiefling was to test her new infernal machine,{{ref|name=gortash4|Campsite, lines spoken by Karlach when talking to her after she's disclosed her relationship with Gortash.<br>''"Zariel laughed. Said she paid him well for my services. She'd wanted to test her new machine, and he said I'd be able to handle it."''}} and Gortash was confident Karlach could handle it, that she would serve as a great prototype for his dreamed [[Steel Watcher|infernal automatons]].{{ref|name=gortash5|[[Wyrm's Crossing]], dialogue exchange between a Steel Watcher and Karlach.<br>''Steel Watcher: "Your unit is a highly outdated model | 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,{{ref|name=gortash|Campsite, lines spoken by Karlach when talking to her after she's disclosed her relationship with Gortash.<br>''"One of my mates got wind of a bit of work guarding some indoorsy type with lots of enemies. Seemed like easy money, so I went in for it. (...) I kept him safe, and he paid me well. Well enough to move my folks to a better neighborhood and put something away for the future. ''My'' future."''}} Karlach eventually developed deep respect for Gortash, not only because he trusted her enough to put his life in her hands, but because he also made her feel valued.{{ref|name=gortash2|Campsite, lines spoken by Karlach when talking to her after she's disclosed her relationship with Gortash.<br>''"I respected him. Trusted him. And he returned that trust, that respect. His life was in my hands, and I took that seriously."''}}{{ref|name=gortash3|[[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]], lines spoken by Karlach when confronting Gortash after antagonizing him.<br>''"You make it sound like we were lovers. Or friends. But that wasn't it. I trusted you. I respected you. It was my job to protect you, and that's what I did."''}} 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 in order to fund his plans for domination of the city. Zariel's interest in the tiefling was to test her new infernal machine,{{ref|name=gortash4|Campsite, lines spoken by Karlach when talking to her after she's disclosed her relationship with Gortash.<br>''"Zariel laughed. Said she paid him well for my services. She'd wanted to test her new machine, and he said I'd be able to handle it."''}} and Gortash was confident Karlach could handle it, that she would serve as a great prototype for his dreamed [[Steel Watcher|infernal automatons]].{{ref|name=gortash5|[[Wyrm's Crossing]], dialogue exchange between a Steel Watcher and Karlach.<br>''Steel Watcher: "Your unit is a highly outdated model. The ra-gnax casement protecting your metallurgised-ised valves is burning well outside the recommended temperature. Please report to the Steel Watch Foundry for dismantling."<br>Player: "It thinks you're one of them, Karlach. Why?"<br>Karlach: "(...) If it turns out I'm the fucking prototype for these things, I'll dismantle every single one of them.''}} | ||
===Avernus and the Blood War=== | ===Avernus and the Blood War=== | ||