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{{Q|L'il Alurl! For Shar!|Viconia's Battle Cry}} | {{Q|L'il Alurl! For Shar!|Viconia's Battle Cry}} | ||
'''Viconia DeVir''' is a drow cleric of [[Shar]]. She is a returning character from ''Baldur's Gate'' and ''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'' where she was a companion. | '''Viconia DeVir''' is a drow cleric of [[Shar]]. She is a returning character from ''Baldur's Gate'' and ''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'' where she was a companion. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
{{hatnote|For a more detailed background see {{FRWiki|Viconia DeVir}} on [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/ Forgotten Realms Wiki].}} | {{hatnote|For a more detailed background see {{FRWiki|Viconia DeVir}} on [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/ Forgotten Realms Wiki].}} | ||
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==Present days== | ==Present days== | ||
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]] {{note| "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 | 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]] {{note| "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."}} . | ||
She and her group ambushed a [[Selûne|Selûnite]] family that was in the process of a coming-of-age ritual of their half-elven girl Jenevelle Hallowleaf. Her parents were captured and imprisoned while the girl was raised a cleric of Shar under a new name - [[Shadowheart]]. | She and her group ambushed a [[Selûne|Selûnite]] family that was in the process of a coming-of-age ritual of their half-elven girl Jenevelle Hallowleaf. Her parents were captured and imprisoned while the girl was raised a cleric of Shar under a new name - [[Shadowheart]]. | ||
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Shadowheart always dreamed of becoming a [[Dark Justiciar]], but Viconia thwarted any attempts at doing so. | Shadowheart always dreamed of becoming a [[Dark Justiciar]], but Viconia thwarted any attempts at doing so. | ||
Recently she tasked Shadowheart with retrieving the [[Mysterious Artefact]] that will help | Recently she tasked Shadowheart with retrieving the [[Mysterious Artefact]] that will help the Sharites against [[the Absolute]]. | ||
== Involvement == | == Involvement == | ||
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Viconia DeVir resides in the [[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]] which is located in Sharran Ruins under the [[House of Grief]]. She provides the Mapping of the Heart for those in need of Sharran guidance. | Viconia DeVir resides in the [[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]] which is located in Sharran Ruins under the [[House of Grief]]. She provides the Mapping of the Heart for those in need of Sharran guidance. | ||
If the player 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 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 players (she will turn into a wolf to scare shadowheart, or she will temporarily turn the player into a mind flayer if the player told her their fear of becoming one). | If the meeting results in combat, Viconia will manifest the fears she learned from the players (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 Viconia, Viconia can become an ally in the final battle providing [[Gather Your Allies#Viconia|Nightbringer's Shadow Adepts]] support | 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. | ||
== Changes to Viconia's backstory == | == Changes to Viconia's backstory == | ||