Karlach

Fury of Avernus
Karlach Cliffgate
Stats
Level 1
STR 17 (+3) DEX 13 (+1) CON 15 (+2) INT 8 (-1) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 10
Race	Zariel Tiefling
Type	Humanoid
HP	14
AC	13
Movement Speed	9m / 30ft
Size	Medium
Weight	90kg / 180lbs
Proficiency Bonus	+2
Initiative	+1
Passive features
Hellish Resistance  Darkvision  Opportunity Attack
Resistances
Character information
Class	Barbarian
Background	Outlander
Location	The Risen Road
Enemies	Zariel, Enver Gortash
Additional information
Voice actor	Samantha Béart
Models

Template:CompanionTab Karlach is a playable character in Baldur's Gate 3, who can either be selected as an Origin during character creation, or recruited as a Companion when playing a different character.

Gameplay

• Karlach is a Tiefling with the Outlander background, and the default class of Barbarian.
• Due to the Infernal Engine in her chest, Karlach is uniquely able to spend Soul Coins as consumable items. Doing so will grant her  Infernal Fury until her next Long Rest. This feature is available whether she is played as the Origin or a Companion.
• During a Multiplayer session, if one player selects the Karlach Origin, all other players are prevented from selecting the Wyll Origin, and vice-versa. Wyll can still be recruited as a companion after character creation.

Quests

• As Origin Karlach:
  • Servant of None is the Personal Quest.
  • Forging a Heart affects the state of her Infernal Engine.
• As Companion Karlach:
  • Our Fiery Friend is Karlach's primary Companion Quest.
  • The Hellion's Heart affects the state of her Infernal Engine.

Story

Personal History

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.

Interactions

Characters

While either played as an Origin, or in the party as a companion, Karlach has unique interactions in conversations with the following characters listed here. (List may not yet be complete)

Spoiler warning! This section reveals details about the story of Baldur's Gate 3.

Characters are grouped by the Act they are first encounterable in.

Act One

• Wyll
• Lae'zel
• Dammon
• Mizora
• Nadira
• Raphael

Act Two

• Lann Tarv
• Harper Elifer
• Jaheira

Act Three

• Fytz the Firecracker
• Enver Gortash

Approval & Disapproval

As a Companion, Karlach will gain or lose Approval when the player takes certain actions.

Main Article: Karlach/Approval

Romance

See Karlach/Romance

Karlach can be romanced.

Speak With Dead

Can be spoken to with Speak with Dead.

Achievements

Hot Date
Go on a date with Karlach - now that's playing with fire.

Trivia

• Karlach is voiced by Samantha Béart.
  • Karlach was originally voiced by Shala Nyx in Early Access.
• In Multiplayer, if Karlach is chosen as an Origin by one player, Wyll cannot be chosen by any other players, and vice versa.
• Throughout develompent Karlach had multiple design changes.
  • In Early Access she only had a placeholder model created with the same assets as a custom charcater. He had two horns and no scars and was a Fighter (with a datamined tag of a Paladin).
  • Concept art shows different proposals for her face, intially planning to give her more scars and more agressive features. She also had a few different starter armor designs with one repurposed to become Unwanted Masterwork Scalemail. Her other concept armor can be seen on her Magic the Gathering Card.

Gallery

• 

  Karlach's first appearance in early access

• 

  Karlach in Early Access Patch 9

• 

  Concept art with Karlach wearing a different starter armor (Unwanted Masterwork Scalemail)

• 

  Concept art with another starter armor

• 

  Datamined Karlach restored by mods

• 

  Datamined Karlach restored by mods

• 

  Armor Concept Art by Jane Katsubo

• 

  Armor Concept Art by Jane Katsubo

• 

  Armor Concept Art by Jane Katsubo

• 

  Promotional Wallpaper

External Links

Karlach on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

• Karlach's free D&D Character sheet pdf on D&D Beyond