Helena Anchev

Helena Anchev was a Bhaalspawn and a devoted follower of Bhaal who served her god during the 15 century DR.

Description
Since Sarevok was fully human and his and Helena's daughter Orin was a changeling, this implies Helena was a half-doppelganger or changeling.

Relationships
Helena was born to an unknown woman and Sarevok Anchev. Helena worshipped and loved Sarevok and had a child Orin with her own father. Sarevok loved Helena and Orin, presumably as the "heritors of his essence". "I loved her [Orin] as I loved her mother. One born from the other, both heritors of my essence. Bhaal never had a more fecund offering than I sowed on his behalf. Bhaal's seed must be sown throughout the land that He might wreak murder on the world entire."

- Sarevok Anchev.

History
Sarevok told Helena that Orin must be her offering to become Bhaal's Chosen. Helena attempted to kill her daughter, but Orin killed Helena first. Helena's corpse was put on display in Orin's room in the Temple of Bhaal and in 1492 DR it still was displayed.

Background
The race of her corpse in the game Baldur's Gate III is human. Given Sarevok's association with doppelganger agents, it seems likely one of these is intended to be her other parent, that is, Helena's mother. In this case, Helena or her parent could be a half-doppelganger, as described in Dragon #313, "Strange Bedfellows". Complicating matters, changelings have been changed in each edition, from descendants of doppelgangers in 3.5 edition, another name for doppelgangers in 4 edition, and a separate fey race in 5 edition—any one of these fits Orin. Either way, Orin is expressly of the changeling race, whatever that may be.