A Study of the Slayer was a tome of arcane research on the topic of the Bhaalspawn and the Slayer of Bhaal, penned by Jon Irenicus in the mid-to-late 14th century DR.[1]
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Regarding the Slayer book logged the research, observations, and musings of archmage Jon Irenicus in his quest to capture Abdel Adrian's piece of divinity. Irenicus claimed that even Bhaalspawn who did not follow their divine progenitor's bloody calling, like Gorion's Ward did, the evil taint was inescapable. The Slayer was locked inside each of the Bhaalspawn, awoken by strong feelings of divine rage and bloodlust, unachievable by simple mortals. This meeting of hatred pleased the deity. When a Bhaalspawn transformed into the Slayer, Bhaal's own avatar, their mind became shattered. Irenicus discovered that in his attempts to extract the essence from multiple Bhaalspawn. In his observation, the archmage also noted that Abdel Adrian, the Bhaalspawn of Candlekeep, might have been the Lord of Murder's favorite seed, pointing Irenicus towards his goal – capturing Gorion's Ward and extracting his divine essence.[1]
History[]
A Study of the Slayer was a unique book penned sometime circa the Year of Three Ships Sailing, 1492 DR by Jon Irenicus's hand. By the Year of Three Ships Sailing, 1492 DR, the book ended up in the hands of Volothamp Geddarm, who, in turn, loaned it to the heroes known as the Absolute Adversaries, when they faced with Orin the Red, a shapeshifting Bhaalspawn. However, the writer cordially asked the heroes to keep A Study of the Slayer away from bloodbaths due to the book's being one of a kind.[1]
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Appearances[]
- Video Games
- Baldur's Gate III
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Larian Studios (October 2020). Designed by Swen Vincke, et al. Baldur's Gate III. Larian Studios.