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== Description == | == Description == | ||
===Appearance=== | ===Appearance=== | ||
Lae'zel has yellowish-green skin, with black accents under her ochre eyes, cheeks and neck. Her scars, most prominent of all one that runs from her nose to her chin, give her the mean look of a seasoned warrior. Black mottles adorn her face on her cheeks | Lae'zel has yellowish-green skin, with black accents under her ochre eyes, cheeks and neck. Her scars, most prominent of all one that runs from her nose to her chin, give her the mean look of a seasoned warrior. Black bumpy mottles adorn her face on her cheeks and like all githyanki, she has a small nose and her ears are long and pointed, with ridges protruding on the outer edges. Her hair, kept shoulder-length, is brown and straight, with a few adorned braids running along the side of her head and a small bun on her back. Though shorter than the rest of the companions, and with a wiry, though muscled frame, she stands proud and intimidating. | ||
===Personality=== | ===Personality=== | ||
Lae'zel is depicted as xenophobic, arrogant, and quick to anger. Proud of her race, she frequently makes comments to the party detailing githyanki customs and the nature of her people, often as a means to illustrate githyanki superiority. She can be rough in her expressions and often cares little for the feelings of others. 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, desperately seeking to prove her worth to the Lich Queen. Over time with the party, she becomes more accepting of her companions, though never losing her biting edge. Despite her often brutish behaviour, she is keenly observant with people and frequently understands the feelings of party members. Lae'zel isn't above pragmatism either, willing to go along with a plan she disagrees with or work together with someone she dislikes, as long as the party stand to benefit. Still juvenile to her people, she also shows some youthful stubbornness at times. | Lae'zel is depicted as xenophobic, arrogant, and quick to anger. Proud of her race, she frequently makes comments to the party detailing githyanki customs and the nature of her people, often as a means to illustrate githyanki superiority. She can be rough in her expressions and often cares little for the feelings of others. 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, desperately seeking to prove her worth to the Lich Queen. Over time with the party, she becomes more accepting of her companions, though never losing her biting edge. Despite her often brutish behaviour, she is keenly observant with people and frequently understands the feelings of party members. Lae'zel isn't above pragmatism either, willing to go along with a plan she disagrees with or work together with someone she dislikes, as long as the party stand to benefit. Still juvenile to her people, she also shows some youthful stubbornness at times. | ||
When romanced, Lae'zel will slowly begin to soften to her partner, and start enjoying the small things together with them, even seeing worth in Faerûn as a place to live in. | When romanced, Lae'zel will slowly begin to soften up to her partner, and start enjoying the small things together with them, even seeing worth in Faerûn as a place to live in. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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===Creche K'liir=== | ===Creche K'liir=== | ||
Lae'zel is reserved when it comes to herself, and shares only fragments of her past before the conflict against the [[Absolute]]. She hails from crèche K'liir, also known as Stardock, a githyanki enclave on an asteroid in the Tears of Selûne, an asteroid cluster near the namesake moon. There, Lae'zel received the customary githyanki martial education, with lessons on how to battle, raid and plunder in the name of Vlaakith. This brutal training instilled a hatred for illithid in her, as well as turn her into an ruthless warrior who would do anything to accomplish her missions. The indoctrination further gave her a racial superiority complex, and contempt for races other than githyanki. | Lae'zel is reserved when it comes to herself, and shares only fragments of her past before the conflict against the [[Absolute]]. | ||
She hails from crèche K'liir, also known as Stardock, a githyanki enclave on an asteroid in the Tears of Selûne, an asteroid cluster near the namesake moon. There, Lae'zel received the customary githyanki martial education, with lessons on how to battle, raid and plunder in the name of Vlaakith. This brutal training instilled a hatred for illithid in her, as well as turn her into an ruthless warrior who would do anything to accomplish her missions. The indoctrination further gave her a racial superiority complex, and contempt for races other than githyanki. | |||
During her time in the creche, she and her clutch battled beholders in a nearby asteroid and infiltrated a neogi spelljammer, laying waste to its crew. Tested by battle, but still considered a youngling by her people, she wished to prove herself to Vlaakith by presenting her a severed head of an illithid. Lae'zel is captured by the nautiloid during this mission, and is tadpoled in a cruel mockery of their ancestral feud. Kept in a pod, she awaits [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Ceremorphosis ceremorphosis], doomed to her fate. | During her time in the creche, she and her clutch battled beholders in a nearby asteroid and infiltrated a neogi spelljammer, laying waste to its crew. Tested by battle, but still considered a youngling by her people, she wished to prove herself to Vlaakith by presenting her a severed head of an illithid. Lae'zel is captured by the nautiloid during this mission, and is tadpoled in a cruel mockery of their ancestral feud. Kept in a pod, she awaits [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Ceremorphosis ceremorphosis], doomed to her fate. | ||
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== Events of Baldur's Gate 3 == | == Events of Baldur's Gate 3 == | ||
=== Prologue === | === Prologue === | ||
Lae'zel can be encountered during the battle aboard the nautiloid. Having escaped her pod, she will ambush the party as they attempt to find an exit. Seeing as they are free from illithid influence just like her, she proposes a temporary alliance until they find a way out. After the ship crashes | Lae'zel can be encountered during the battle aboard the nautiloid. Having escaped her pod, she will ambush the party as they attempt to find an exit. Seeing as they are free from illithid influence just like her, she proposes a temporary alliance until they find a way out. After the ship crashes at the [[Ravaged Beach]], she disappears leaving the party to fend on their own. | ||
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At camp, Lae'zel can be found mulling over the events at the creche. Betrayed by her people, she believes it must be a test of faith from Vlaakith, yet seeds of doubt have been planted in her mind. Voss will appear shortly after, asking to be heard. If given the chance, he will reveal that Vlaakith is a pretender and that the true son and heir of [[Gith]], [[Orpheus]], still lives. Voss leaves not long after, but not before asking the party to meet him at [[Sharess' Caress]] in [[Baldur's Gate]]. Lae'zel can be guided down one of two paths here: remain loyal to Vlaakith, or reject the Lich Queen and find Orpheus. Whatever her choice, the next stop is Baldur's Gate. | At camp, Lae'zel can be found mulling over the events at the creche. Betrayed by her people, she believes it must be a test of faith from Vlaakith, yet seeds of doubt have been planted in her mind. Voss will appear shortly after, asking to be heard. If given the chance, he will reveal that Vlaakith is a pretender and that the true son and heir of [[Gith]], [[Orpheus]], still lives. Voss leaves not long after, but not before asking the party to meet him at [[Sharess' Caress]] in [[Baldur's Gate]]. Lae'zel can be guided down one of two paths here: remain loyal to Vlaakith, or reject the Lich Queen and find Orpheus. Whatever her choice, the next stop is Baldur's Gate. | ||
==== Act Two ==== | |||
At the end of Act 2, the party will be ambushed at their camp by githyanki monks. The Dream Visitor explains that they are under attack, and opening a portal to the prism, urges the party to aid them. Inside, they find a [[Mind Flayer]] attacked by the same githyanki monks, the illithid quickly reaches out to the party, revealing that ''it'' is the Dream Visitor. Forced to aid it, the party dispatches the githyanki and the mind flayer shares that it used the guise of the Dream Visitor to support them in their travels. Calling itself the [[Emperor]], he explains that the githyanki assaulted the prism in order to liberate its prisoner: Orpheus. Orpheus' power, combined with that of the Emperor, are everything keeping the party from becoming mindless thralls to the Netherbrain, as such, they have no other option but to side with him for the moment. Lae'zel will share her disbelief, explaining that all githyanki have been told that the Gith's son died to battle thousands of years ago, another one of Vlaakith's lies. | |||
====Act Three==== | ====Act Three==== | ||
Arriving at Baldur's Gate, the party can proceed to meet with Voss at Sharess' Caress as pacted. There, they will find Voss pleading with [[Raphael]], the latter simply dismissing him. Raphael will then explain that he has the means to free Orpheus and that he is willing to assist Lae'zel and the party, for a price. Raphael's deal can be agreed to, in which case he will give the party the [[Orphic Hammer]]. Alternatively, he can be refused and his home, the [[House of Hope]], can be raided in order to find the hammer. Whatever path chose, Voss will await in the [[Lower City Sewers]] for news of the hammer. | |||
At some point in camp, Vlaakith will appear once more before Lae'zel, commanding her to bow before her and accept her decree to kill Orpheus. If she previously rejected her, Lae'zel can be convinced to kneel to her queen and accept her once more. Lae'zel can also be inspired to remain true to herself and reject the Lich Queen for good, siding with the true heir of the Gith. | |||
With the hammer at hand, the party must bide their time until they can access the Astral Prism and Orpheus once more, as the Emperor refuses entry. This opportunity presents itself when confronting the [[Netherbrain]] at the [[Morphic Pool]]. Attempts to control it fail, and the Emperor pulls the party inside the prism in order to save them. Here, they can decide the Prince of the Comet's fate: staying loyal to Vlaakith and allying with the Emperor will result in the mind flayer consuming Oprheus' brains in order to absorb his essence. The party will then confront the Netherbrain with the Emperor as an ally. Alternatively, the party may reject the Emperor's offer, causing him to join the Netherbrain, and free Orpheus. Orpheus will be initially hostile, but sensing the dire situation the world is in, will join the party. He can furthermore decide to sacrifice himself to become illithid, or remain githyanki due to the sacrifice of a party member. Whatever the case, Orpheus will join the party against the Netherbrain in the final battle for Baldur's Gate. | |||
=== Endings === | === Endings === | ||
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If Lae'zel betrayed Vlaakith, allied with Voss and freed Orpheus, she will | If Lae'zel betrayed Vlaakith, allied with Voss and freed Orpheus, she will join the revolutionaries and bring the fight to Vlaakith. Should Orpheus have become illithid, and was given a mercy killing, Lae'zel will call Quulos, one of Orpheus' dragons, and join Voss as they prepare to battle the Lich Queen. In the Epilogue, when spoken through her astral projection, she will mention that she and Voss are soon meeting Zaerith Menyar-Ag-Gith, leader of the Githzerai, and is hopeful they can form an alliance and unify the Gith once more. | ||
Should Lae'zel remain loyal to Vlaakith, and fulfilled her decree to slay Orpheus, she will be welcomed back to Tu'narath, the Lich Queen's seat of power. There, she is ascended by the queen herself, a ritual reserved for only the mightiest heroes of the githyanki. A scene shows Vlaakith on her throne, welcoming Lae'zel nonchalant. From the shadows, githyanki zombies stare lifelessly as Lae'zel approaches and the queen uses her psionic powers to force Lae'zel to kneel using her silver sword, grinning as she does. The camera slowly leaves the chamber as the doors close, Lae'zel's fate sealed. Withers can be asked about her whereabouts in the Epilogue, to which he will reply that she has ascended as she wished, but he can sense her presence no longer. He implies that she may have been consumed by the queen, as the rumours go, yet he cannot be certain. | Should Lae'zel remain loyal to Vlaakith, and fulfilled her decree to slay Orpheus, she will be welcomed back to Tu'narath, the Lich Queen's seat of power. There, she is ascended by the queen herself, a ritual reserved for only the mightiest heroes of the githyanki. A scene shows Vlaakith on her throne, welcoming Lae'zel nonchalant. From the shadows, githyanki zombies stare lifelessly as Lae'zel approaches and the queen uses her psionic powers to force Lae'zel to kneel using her silver sword, grinning as she does. The camera slowly leaves the chamber as the doors close, Lae'zel's fate sealed. Withers can be asked about her whereabouts in the Epilogue, to which he will reply that she has ascended as she wished, but he can sense her presence no longer. He implies that she may have been consumed by the queen, as the rumours go, yet he cannot be certain. | ||