Khalid was a half-elf from Calimshan[note 1] as well as a member of the Harpers during the 14th century DR. Together with his wife Jaheira, he investigated the iron crisis which threatened the region with a war between Baldur's Gate and Amn, became involved in the defense of Bridgefort during the War of the Shining Crusade, and was briefly caught up in the early events of the Bhaalspawn conflict.[1][2][3]
Description[]
Khalid was a kind, if a bit nervous man, and spoke with a noticeable stutter. While he was not the bravest warrior in the world, he was quite capable of holding his own in most battles.[1]
At one point in his younger years, Khalid wore a beard.[1]
Relationships[]
Khalid did not have a great relationships with his parents. He was particularly disliked by his merchant father, who preferred the half-elf's half-brothers.[1]
He was married to Jaheira, a fellow Harper whose strong personality was complementary to his own. Despite their very different personalities, they cared deeply for each other.[1] Jaheira used to think of their personalities to be a thing of balance, but truth be told, she was quite attracted to his fine rump and appreciated the half-elf's habit of speaking only when had something to say.[4] Both Khalid and Jaheira were good friends to the sage Gorion, so much so that the senior Harper instructed his adopted child to seek the couples companionship.[1][note 2]
History[]
Khalid was born to a well-to-do Calishite couple who cared little for him. This caused Khalid to throw himself into the martial pursuits in spite of his otherwise placid nature. Some time later, he joined the Harpers and met and fell in love with the druid Jaheira.[1][2] The two married in the Dalelands on a gloomy rainy day, standing atop an upturned cart. Later in life, Jaheira sentimentally remembered this simple ceremony for the groom stammering so much that she wondered if the vows actually counted.[4]
At some point before their time on the Sword Coast, Khalid's poetry caused Jaheira to implement a humorous ban on such gifts. Khalid, ever resourcefully, hired a certain retired Cormyte War Wizard to produce a new type of a nameday present for his wife – a sheet of parchment with an image from a person's mind transferred onto its surface. This magic was created for espionage, not art. So the resulting image was a slightly uncanny image of a young smiling couple with their mouth open too wide and their joints slightly misplaced. The parchment was signed "With all my love, and from a safe distance. Khalid."[4]
In the Year of the Banner, 1368 DR Khalid and Jaheira were traveling the Sword Coast tasked by the Harpers with investigating the iron crisis that plagued the region. They stayed the Friendly Arm Inn and were asked by their friend Gorion to watch after their foster child, should any harm come to him.[1]
A short time after the end of the iron crisis, Khalid and Jaheira traveled a short ways away from the city to the region around Boareskyr Bridge. While they stated this was a "getaway" for them as a couple, they were actually investigating the Shining Lady and the Shining Crusade that rose up from throughout the Sword Coast. The pair became separated by the crusaders; Khalid was stuck within the minor settlement of Bridgefort while Jaheira was forced to keep her distance, well beyond the crusade's siege. During this adventure, Khalid gathered the finest spidersilk from the Forest of Wyrms and a perfect unblemished aquamarine to fashion an anniversary gift for his beloved wife,[2] the necklace she would cherish for over a century after.[4]
After the hero of Baldur's Gate was released from imprisonment within High Hall, Khalid, Jaheira, the young mage Imoen, the Rashemi witch Dynaheir and the berserker Minsc were all captured by the fallen elven mage Irenicus and his vampire companion Bodhi. Before Irenicus tortured and experimented on Imoen and her foster sibling, he slowly killed Khalid with a knife and forced the young mage to watch. Khalid's lifeless body was desecrated within the dungeon beneath the streets of Athkatla.[3][note 3]
Even over a century after his death, Khalid was remembered as a historic figure, who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Jaheira and Abdel Adrian and helped to end the Iron crisis and the Bhaalspawn crisis. His name was mentioned in books, accords, and songs by bards and minstrels, even though sometimes he was depicted in not the most flattering light.[4]
Appearances[]
- Novels
- Baldur's Gate
- Video Games
- Baldur's Gate series (Baldur's Gate • Shadows of Amn • Siege of Dragonspear)
- Referenced only
- Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal • Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms • Baldur's Gate III
External Links[]
Khalid article at the Baldur's Gate Wiki, a wiki for the Baldur's Gate games.
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 BioWare (December 1998). Designed by James Ohlen. Baldur's Gate. Black Isle Studios.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Beamdog (March 2016). Designed by Philip Daigle, et al. Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear. Beamdog.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 BioWare (September 2000). Designed by James Ohlen, Kevin Martens. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. Black Isle Studios.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Larian Studios (October 2020). Designed by Swen Vincke, et al. Baldur's Gate III. Larian Studios.
Connections[]
Baldur's Gate
Ajantis Ilvastarr • Alora • Baeloth Barrityl • Branwen • Coran • Dorn Il-Khan • Dynaheir • Edwin Odesseiron • Eldoth Kron • Faldorn • Garrick • Imoen • Jaheira • Kagain • Khalid • Kivan • Minsc • Montaron • Neera • Quayle • Rasaad yn Bashir • Safana • Shar-Teel Dosan • Skie Silvershield • Tiax • Viconia DeVir • Xan • Xzar • Yeslick Orothiar
Siege of Dragonspear
Baeloth Barrityl • Dorn Il-Khan • Dynaheir • Edwin Odesseiron • Glint Gardnersonson • Jaheira • Khalid • M'Khiin Grubdoubler • Minsc • Neera • Rasaad yn Bashir • Safana • Schael Corwin • Viconia • Voghiln
Aerie • Anomen Delryn • Cernd • Dorn Il-Khan • Edwin Odesseiron • Haer'Dalis • Hexxat (Clara) • Imoen • Jaheira • Jan Jansen • Keldorn Firecam • Korgan Bloodaxe • Mazzy Fentan • Minsc • Nalia de'Arnise • Neera • Rasaad yn Bashir • Valygar Corthala • Viconia DeVir • Wilson • Yoshimo
Baldur's Gate
Jaheira • Khalid • Korak • Montaron • Quayle • Xan • Xzar
Baldur's Gate II: SoA/ToB
Imoen • Jaheira • Minsc • Sarevok Anchev • Yoshimo