Karlach Cliffgate

Karlach was a mighty warrior and champion of Zariel that fought for the archdevil in the Blood War on Avernus during the late 15 century DR.

"I was a prisoner, forced to fight in the Blood War&mdash;the eternal battle between bad and worse. Most souls in Avernus are just meat for the grinder. But not me."

- Karlach.

Description
Karlach had dark red skin, that was covered in scars, and black hair that she wore long on the top, and sheared on the sides. Her two black horns resembled those of a ram, though the right horn had broken in half.

Personality
Karlach always spoke her mind and did not mince words when dealing with others. She was already ready to defend herself, either with conversation or in battle, regardless of any wound she may have suffered.

Possessions
She wielded a great battleaxe and a crossbow in battle.

Activities
Due to the exceptional skill Karlach demonstrated when slaying demons of the Abyss, she became an asset of archdevil Zariel. She thoroughly enjoyed her work.

History
At some point Karlach lived in Baldur's Gate in Faerûn, where she worked as personal bodyguard for Lord Enver Gortash, however in 1482DR Gortash betrayed her, by selling her to Zariel, the archdevil ruler of Avernus. Karlach was forced to serve as a soldier to fight the blood war for 10 years.

In the, Karlach witnessed a mind flayer nautiloid pass overhead on the battlefield of the blood war while being chased by the Blade of the Frontiers. She saw the vessel as an opportunity to flee from her position as Zariel's champion, and boarded it as a stowaway. Unfortunately, she like others aboard the ship, was implanted with a mind flayer tadpole, albeit one that did not immediately begin the process of ceremorphosis.

The nautiloid traveled the planes from Avernus to the world of Toril on the Prime Material. It plummeted to the ground in an area of Faerûn known as the Sword Coast, and several of the captive―or in Karlach's case, stowaway―passengers were left alive after the crash. Karlach then became the quarry of Zariel's agents on Faerûn. A band of her followers led by the fallen paladin Anders tracked her down to a tollhouse along the River Chionthar, wounding but not quite killing the Zariel's runaway champion.

Appearances

 * Video Games
 * Baldur's Gate III
 * Card Games