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Abdel Adrian was a male human Bhaalspawn and a mercenary warrior. He became tangled in the sinister plans of a number of other Bhaalspawn, as well as of Jon Irenicus, but emerged victorious.
Biography
Adopted by Gorion, Adrian was raised in the library fortress of Candlekeep, unaware of his heritage and nature as a mortal child of Bhaal. Other orphans were also raised there, including another Bhaalspawn called Imoen, who became his friend in spite of his often unfriendly and even cruel treatment of her. When old enough, he left the citadel to travel around and work as a mercenary. Eventually he was called back by Gorion, who had found out about Sarevok's plans which threatened other Bhaalspawn. They left together, but where ambushed by Sarevok's mercenaries; Adrian dispatched them, but not before one had fatally wounded Gorion. Joining with Gorion's friends Khalid and Jaheira as well as some others, Adrian started to follow clues that eventually led him to unravel Sarevok's plot to drive Baldur's Gate and Amn into war with each other, also finding out about his own heritage. He and Jaheira also developed a romance; they had been attracted to each other from the first, but since she was married to Khalid, they did not fully act on these feelings until after he had been turned into a monster and Adrian had been forced to kill him. In the end Adrian killed Sarevok himself.
Adrian returned to Candlekeep and was welcomed with open arms, meeting Imoen again, but both of the two as well as Jaheira were soon captured by Jon Irenicus. They found themselves in a dungeon together with Minsc and Yoshimo but escaped as Shadow Thieves attacked it. Imoen and Jaheira both were captured by Cowled Wizards along with Irenicus. Adrian set out to rescue them with the help of Bodhi (who was really in league with Irenicus). At the prison Adrian found that Irenicus had control of the whole place, and the wizard captured him and turned him into a monster using his tainted blood. Adrian, Jaheira and Imoen escaped and travelled through the Underdark and back to the surface again. They helped a group of elves whose city Irenicus was attacking, destroyed Bodhi and Irenicus, and saved the Tree of Life.
The final act in Adrian's story came when he fought against the powerful Bhaalspawn known as The Five and prevented Bhaal from being resurrected.
Behind the Scenes
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Abdel Adrian corresponds to the protagonist in the Baldur's Gate Series of games, who was named by the player and could be of either gender and of almost any conventional race and class. The most notable difference between Adrian and this character is that Adrian was already an experienced mercenary when he got into a conflict with Sarevok, whereas the game protagonist was a 1st-level character still living in Candlekeep.
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast comes with a save file ("Mission-Pack-Save") that starts right out in the new area of Ulgoth's Beard with a ready-made party. The party's leader has been made to be a human fighter called Abdel with very high scores scores for all physical attributes and Charisma but very low Intelligence and Wisdom. Perhaps less appropriately, he also has gray skin, blue hair and Neutral Good alignment (despite working with NPCs such as Edwin Odesseiron and Viconia DeVir).
Appearances
References
- Philip Athans (July 1999). Baldur's Gate. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-1525-0.
- Philip Athans (September 2000). Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-1569-2.
- Drew Karpyshyn (September 2001). Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-1985-X.