Vampire spawn

Vampire spawn are a race of Undead creatures which can be encountered in various locations in Baldur's Gate during Act Three. They are non-playable, excepting the Origin character Astarion.

About vampire spawn

Vampire spawns are created when a Vampire bites and drinks the blood of another creature. Once the spawn is born, they are subservient entirely to their creator. They may only regain their free-will through the death of their creator, or reciprocally drinking their masters blood to become a true vampire. Astarion is a notable exception to this rule, regaining his free will through being infected by a Tadpole.

Vampire spawns do not possess the powerful abilities of a true vampire, though they suffer from the usual afflictions. They are hypersensitive to sunlight, making spells such as Daylight useful against them. They also have resistance to Physical and Necrotic damage.

Racial features

Base Racial Speed: 9m / 30ft
Size: Medium

Sunlight Hypersensitivity: This creature takes 20Radiant damage if it starts its turn in sunlight. While sunlit, it has Disadvantage on Attack rolls and Ability checks.

Vampire Regeneration: The vampire regains 10hit points at the start of its turn if it isn't in sunlight, or has taken Radiant damage or damage from Holy Water, in which case this trait doesn't function until the start of its next turn.

Vampire spawn characters

Astarion^{[note 1]}
Amanita Szarr (mentioned, presumed spawn)
Andrik
Antwun Dufay
Chessa
Gondlemead
Hapdim
Kass
Misha
Sebastian
Vanja
Wensleydale

Astarion's siblings:

Combat

Attacks and abilities

Notes

↑ Astarion has a unique Bite attack and none of the vampire spawn passives or resistances. Further, while he is not visibly classed as being undead, he does enjoy some of the benefits of it (such as ignoring Spell Rot).

External links

Vampire spawn on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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[1] Astarion has a unique Bite attack and none of the vampire spawn passives or resistances. Further, while he is not visibly classed as being undead, he does enjoy some of the benefits of it (such as ignoring Spell Rot).

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