Lae'zel

Lae'zel
Cover artwork
Role	Origin character, companion
Created by	Kevin Vanord
Voiced by	Devora Wilde
Information
Full name	Lae'zel
Race	Githyanki
Class	Fighter
Background	Soldier
Hometown	Astral Plane
Stats
Size	Medium
Type	Humanoid
Armour Class	16
Hit points	12
Movement speed	9 m (30 ft)
Weight	75 kg (150 lb)
Initiative	+1
Ability scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 17 (+3) 13 (+1) 15 (+2) 13 (+1) 12 (+1) 8 (-1)
Proficiency bonus	+2
Saving throws	Str +5 Dex +1 Con +4 Int +1 Wis +1 Cha -1
Features
Great Weapon Fighting	Reroll once when landing a 1 or 2 on damage rolls with Two-Handed melee weapons.
Martial Prodigy	Additional proficiencies
Opportunity Attack	Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach

Lae'zel of crèche K'liir is an Origin character and a recruitable Companion with the Soldier background. She is a Githyanki and a Fighter and can be romanced by characters of any gender.

A ferocious warrior zealously devoted to the Lich Queen, she will do whatever is necessary to end the terror of the Illithid and prove herself to her queen. She can be first found on the Nautiloid during the prologue where she serves as a temporary companion, and properly recruited at the start of Act 1.

“	Who am I? Your only chance of survival.	„
	— Lae'zel introduces herself.

Overview

For a full overview of Lae'zel's starting features, see the articles Fighter, Battle Master and Githyanki.

Background

A fierce warrior from crèche K'liir, Lae'zel is a follower of Vlaakith, the Lich Queen of the githyanki. Sworn to obey her queen and serve as a blade against the Illithid, she was captured on her quest to present a Mind Flayer head to her queen. Now, tadpoled and with few options at hand, she must find a way to rid herself of the parasite and finally prove herself as a worthy warrior to the Undying Queen. How she does it, and whether or not she remains loyal to Vlaakith, is something she can decide throughout the game.

Starting class

Lae'zel starts as a Fighter, with a focus on two-handed weapons as is githyanki tradition. Upon reaching level 3, she will default to the Battle Master subclass, allowing her to control the battlefield and subdue foes with great martial skills.

Special features

Lae'zel does not have any special features unique to her. Being the only githyanki companion, she can, however, make the most out of all the githyanki exclusive passives and abilities from their racial equipment found throughout the game.

Personal quest

Lae'zel's personal quest is The Githyanki Warrior, spanning all acts of the game. In it, she will explore the strong feelings of duty for her people and her zealous devotion to her queen, and begin questioning where her loyalties should truly lie.

Lae'zel's companion quest ties into two further, separate quests. In Free Lae'zel, the party finds her trapped in a cage by a pair of tieflings, and must decide how to proceed. During Free Orpheus, Lae'zel can decide the fate of her people: free Orpheus and kill him, remaining in servitude of Vlaakith or break his chains and lead the fight against the Lich Queen for freedom.

Recruitment

Lae'zel can be recruited as a temporary companion during the Prologue on the Nautiloid by agreeing to fight with her when encountered. She can then become a permanent companion during Act One.

Prologue

• Lae'zel is first encountered on the nautiloid during the prologue. While escaping from the ship, she joins the party as a temporary companion. She leaves the party after successfully escaping.

Act One

• Lae'zel is encountered again a second time in the Wilderness near the Roadside Cliffs at X: 242 Y: 370. She has been captured in a wooden cage by two tieflings, Damays and Nymessa. If the player is able to free her, she can be invited to join the party.
• If she dies aboard the Nautiloid, her body will be found at the beach starting area. She can be brought back to life and recruited.
• If players progress further to the Emerald Grove and trigger the attack scene at the gates, she will break out of her cage and disappear, killing Damays and Nymessa if they are still alive. She can then be found later on and be recruitable again.
• After breaking out of the cage, she has been refused from joining up with the party until this point, she will show up when the party encounters the githyanki near the Mountain Pass. If she doesn't turn hostile during the encounter she can be recruited at the end of the battle. If she dies during it as an ally or neutral, she can be resurrected and still join.
• If players miss all the recruitment opportunities above, or refuse her, she can be found again one final time near the first waypoint in the Rosymorn Monastery Trail where the crèche is located for a final recruitment opportunity.

Should the party proceed inside the crèche without having recruited Lae'zel, she will be disappear from the mountain pass. When players proceed to the Shadow-Cursed Lands, they will find her as an Undead there, having went the wrong way when trying to find the crèche.

Approval

See main article: Lae'zel/Approval

Lae'zel prefers direct approaches and is focused on quickly finding a solution to the tadpole infection, without wasting any time. She approves of direct solutions to problems, as well as not getting involved in petty issues unnecessarily. Displaying feats of martial skill and being resolute also sit well with her.

Lae'zel dislikes acts of mercy and compassion, showing submission, respect or diplomacy when force is also an option. She doesn't agree with helping others for the sake of benevolence, despises showing weakness and will vehemently disapprove of any form of neutral or positive interaction with Illithid of any sort.

Romance

See main article: Lae'zel/Romance

Lae'zel can be romanced by characters of any gender. At first only about sex, the relationship will eventually turn more serious as Lae'zel starts seeing them first as an equal, then as a partner.

Description

Personality

Lae'zel is depicted as xenophobic, arrogant, and quick to anger. She is proud of her race, and frequently makes comments to the party detailing githyanki customs and the nature of her people. In her mission to remove her mind flayer parasite, she does not hesitate to intimidate or harm those who would step in her way. She is fiercely loyal to her queen Vlaakith.

History

Lae'zel hails from crèche K'liir, a githyanki enclave on an asteroid near Selûne, the moon of Faerûn.

Events of Baldur's Gate 3

The Githyanki Warrior

See main article: The Githyanki Warrior

Quest rewards

• Silver Sword of the Astral Plane — granted by Voss for showing him the Orphic Hammer as part of the quest Free Orpheus

Loot

Lae'zel can be killed and looted. She will have the same items as her starting equipment except for her underwear.

Starting equipment

• Camp Supply Sack
• Keychain
• Alchemy Pouch
• Longsword
• Shortbow
• Githyanki Half Plate
• Githyanki Boots
• Lae'zel's Clothes
• Lae'zel's Underwear
• Tasteful Boots^{[Needs Verification]}
• Scroll of Revivify
• Potion of Healing x2

Achievements

The Lich-Queen's Wrath
Ally with Voss against the githyanki God-Queen. Good luck.

Gallery

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  Lae-zel's appearence pre-release.

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  Lae'zel during the intro cinematic.

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  Lae'zel during Early Access.

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  Lae'zel promotional art.

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  EA model

Notes

• Can be spoken to with  Speak with Dead.

External links

• Lae'zel on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
• Lae'zel's official 5E D&D Character Sheet on D&D Beyond (PDF)