History Characters / BaldursGateDarkAlliance

A sorceress working for the Zhentarim. She's killed in the Elemental Plane of Water.

* Illudria is also known as the Sea Witch, both for her spellcasting prowess and because of her pet Kraken.

* WeCanRuleTogether: Congratulates the player character and offers him to embrace him and take him under his wing as his ally before they fight.

* TheNecromancer: His abode is running with wraiths, skeletons, shades and mummies, and is also revealed that he is the one who created the Orb of Undead from the first game.

* TheNecromancer: A good one. [[spoiler: He was an EvilSorcerer wannabe in his backstory though.]]

* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler: Zarad claims so when he faces off against Ysuran. Eventually Ysuran proves him wrong by deciding to put his evil powers to a good use.]]

[[folder:Luvia Bloodmare]]

* Ms Fanservice: Her outfits (particularly her starting attire) don't really leave much to the imagination.

!!The Good Guys

[[folder: First Game]]

!!!The Good Guys

!!Vahn

!!Adrianna

!!Kromlech

!!Jherek

!!!Antagonists

!!Karne

!!Xantam

!!Sleyvas

!!Eldrith the Betrayer

[[folder: Second Game]]
!!!The Good Guys

!!Dorn Redbeard

!!Vhaidra Uoswirr

!!Alessia Faithhammer

!!Borador "Goldhand"

!!Ysuran Auondrill

!!Randalla Brasshorn

!!Omduil

!!!Antagonists

!!Bile-Tooth the Vile

!!Argesh the Gouger

!!Luvia Bloodmire

!!The Red Queen

!!Arogazia Firewind[[spoiler:[=/=]Aizagora the Red Death]]

* VainSorceress: Implied to be rather proud of her [[spoiler: human disguise]], as she asked Luvia to model the Red Queen, her most valiant servant, specifically after her own body.

!!Lyran

!!Ulchalothe

!!Droptobl

!!Illudria

!!Habdazar Doomwing

!!Xanhast

!!Mordoc [=SeLanmere=]

A List of characters from both games

%%* OurElvesAreBetter

* FantasticRacism: When you confront him, he nonchalantely tells you that from his point of view, all humanoids look the same, [[PunyEarthlings weak and frail]].

* EvilCostumeSwitch: [[spoiler:When you meet her again in Mordoc's Gate she's wearing black clothes, a belt made of silver skulls and a leopard-tattered corset and bracelets. This makes her reveal as a vampire something of an un-twist, sadly.]]

* {{Gainaxing}}: She has this [[spoiler: as a vampire]], though strangely enough not normally,despite probably not wearing a bra.

* HumanoidAbomination: Said to be the pinnacle of Luvia's creations and it shows, considering that she's not a magic user and all her other humanoid creations are undeads or golems.

* ArtificialHuman: Apparently was created by Luvia like Argesh, except that she was modeled after Arogazia herself.
* {{BFS}}: She brandishes a massive two-handed sword she can use to deliver a devatating pound attack.

* BadBoss: Chokes the Red Queen by herself after learning of her failure.

* TheManBehindTheMan: To the Red Fangs goblin bandits, which she controls through her minion/clone, the Red Queen.

* {{Sadist}}: In his first cutscene appearence, he tells Xanhast to keep the prisoners [[spoiler: (the three heroes from the first game)]] alive so that he can have fun with them, implying torture.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When you see that the village before Baldur's Gate has been raided by Goblinoids, she urges you to help the locals, which seems odd for a merchant. [[spoiler: But not for an Harper.]]

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Implied to be the reason why the goblins and hobgoblin serving the Marauders accept her as their boss.

!!Arogazia Firewynd[[spoiler:[=/=]Aizagora the Red Death]]

* BadassBoast: Gives one to the hero should he reach the vault, about how he's going to die in that chamber just like Lyran did (thought he came back as a lich).
* BossBanter: With lines like "Run, fool, Run!" and "Leave this castle or die, mortal!"

* DeathFromAbove: Getting hit by his spellbook (which homes on the target) will result into a couple of ice meteors falling on the ground, freezing and damaging everything around.

* GlassCannon: Not very though, but her mind blast attack (especially the fan-shaped one) can be deadly if shot point-blank.

* BarrierWarrior: Face you off in a limited watery arena whose accesses are blocked off by a barrier as he enters the arena.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNoWhere: You were told about the pirates, who then turns out to be undead, but no one mentioned the Kuo Toa. On the other hand after seeing the temple Droptobl himself was easier to see coming.

* InvincibleMinorMinion: The Kraken is too large and distant to be damaged, safe for the CombatTentacles, and will costantly attack you during the boss fight.

* DirtyCoward: Is surrounded by mooks, rides a huge manticore and runs away when defeated, asking for thousands of soldiers to Karne. Even the game lampshades this when you defeat the Manticore and he runs away, calling him "That sneaky coward!"-

* OhCrap: When he realizes that Karne is about to gut him.

* YouHaveFailedMe: A victim of this by Karne.

* BaldOfEvil: The top of his head at least, as he doesn't wear an helmet. While at first he seems to be a NobleDemon, he's later revealed to be an utter scum.

* OnlyOneName: While pretty much everyone have surnames or at least nom-de-guerre, Xanhast has only one name. Probably Mordoc deemed a surname or a title unnecessaries.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Mordoc is an ancient scheming vampire lord of great power who can turn into bats to move around, use magic and swordplay, as well as turning people into other thralls. He's however, very pissed by his lack of shadow.

* SmugSnake: Mordoc is a cold and calculating mastermind who still considers his enemies beneath his notice, treats the player character with contempt and expect to triumph easily. While his plan is indeed almost successful, he's underestimaging his opponents, as even he admits when he's defeated by the hero in his own castle.

* TheReveal: [[spoiler:In a nutshell, he was a racist terrorist who tried to stole Zarad's secrets from him for his cause.]]

* NoSell: Everyone else has to be very careful when traps are around, be they spiked floors of fireball-spitting machines. Borador can render them useless by getting close enough and tapping the square button, making certain dungeons easier.

* TheBigGuy: Like Cromlech, he's the strongest and thoughest of the heroes in melee, and he's also the tallest of the characters.

* GenreSavvy: When Illudra scoffs at his offer for using Zhentarim henchmen to fight the heroes, Kharne ''insist'' she dos take them. They don't make too much of a difference, but points for trying.

* KarmaHoudini: Subverted, [[spoiler: the heroes seemingly kill him under Baldur's Gate... but he returns alive in the sequel, tries to have the protagonist/s killed multiple times but ultimately leaves unharmed after lending a hand to the good guys.

* AGodAmI: Seems to believe that her experiments will lead her to godhood.

%%* DistressedDude: [[spoiler:In the sequel.]]

%%* DistressedDamsel: [[spoiler: In the sequel.]]

%%* GlassCannon

%%* SimpleStaff

%%* TheBerserker
%%* TheBigGuy
%%* DistressedDude: [[spoiler:In the sequel.]]
%%* MightyGlacier

%%* InTheHood: Oddly as he's a good guy.
%%* TheRival: To Karne.

%%* AffablyEvil

%%* KarmaHoudini
%%* SmugSnake: Although by the end of the second game he [[spoiler:shows some interest in the player character]].%%ZCE

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%%* DiscOneFinalBoss
%%* EyeBeams:
%%* TheManBehindTheMan
%%* WickedCultured

!!Sleyvas

A lizardman shaman who, unlike his kinsmen, wants to help your heroes to save his tribe from the Onyx Tower. [[spoiler:He's actually plotting to take over the Onyx Tower.]] In the sequel. he's hired by [[spoiler:Karne to kill the hero and recover the Orb of Thunder, but is slain]].

%%* FalseFriend

%%* GlassCannon: [[spoiler:In the sequel, his magic can be damaging.]]%%"Glass" how?

%%* ManipulativeBastard
%%* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: [[spoiler:Subverted.]]

%%* BigBad

%%* FallenHero
%%* RedemptionEqualsDeath
%%* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: It's not too hard to feel sorry for her.

%%* BarbarianHero
%%* TheBeastmaster: After becoming a druid.
%%* TheBerserker
%%* TheBigGuy
%%* BoisterousBruiser

%%* DualWielding: He starts with this skill.%%What skill?

%%* LightningBruiser

* VillainProtagonist: Arguably.

* ChainmailBikini: Even with a full plate, her breasts remain visible.

%%* HolyHandGrenade: Turn Undead.
%%* KnightInShiningArmor: A rare female example.

%%* TheAtoner: Possibly.
%%* AnAxeToGrind: Though his favourite weapon is a crossbow.
%%* EyepatchOfPower

* WolverineClaws: Can grow a set with Claws of Darkness, which also increases the effectiveness of all his touch-based spells.

%%* CuteMonsterGirl: [[spoiler:When turned into a vampire.]]
%%* DistressedDamsel: How you meet her.

%%* {{Gainaxing}}: She has this [[spoiler: as a vampire.]]
%%* TheLancer: To Jherek.
%%* MsFanservice

%%%* CloudCuckoolander:

%%* {{BFS}}: Her sword.

%%* NeckSnap: How she meets her fate.%%Is?

%%* YouHaveFailedMe: She's subjected to this by her mistress.%%To what?

%%* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler:As a dragon.]]
%%* LargeHam: Especially before [[spoiler:showing off her true form]].
%%* TheManBehindTheMan: To the Red Fangs.

%%* TheUndead

%%* AnIcePerson: Illudria herself.

%%* InvincibleMinorMinion: The Kraken.
%%* MakingASplash: The Sea Witch.

%%* BaldOfEvil.

* ExactWords: He swore to protect the Air Foundation with his life. This comes back to chomp him in the butt later.

%%* LargeHam

%%* BaldOfEvil: The top of his head at least.
%%* TheDragon: To Mordoc.
%%* CoolSword

%%* OnlyOneName

%%* TheUndead

%%* BigBad

* EvilOverlord: Albeit one who works in the shadows.
%%* EvilSoundsDeep
%%* LargeHam

%%* OurVampiresAreDifferent
%%* RoyalRapier: His weapon.

%%* SmugSnake

* DistressedDude: [[spoiler:In the sequel.]]

* DistressedDamsel: [[spoiler: In the sequel.]]
* DumpStat: Has low wisdom.
* GlassCannon
* OurElvesAreBetter
* SimpleStaff

* TheBerserker
* TheBigGuy
* DistressedDude: [[spoiler:In the sequel.]]
%% * MightyGlacier

* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler: On the Battle of Bones and into the first levels of the Keep of Pale Night.]].
* InTheHood: Oddly as he's a good guy.
* TheRival: To Karne.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[spoiler: With Karne, against Mordoc.]]

* AffablyEvil

* KarmaHoudini
* SmugSnake: [[spoiler:Though by the end of the second game he shows some interest in the player character.]]

* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler:He's back in the sequel, and even Mordoc states that Karne is known for being extremely difficult to kill.]]

* DiscOneFinalBoss
* EyeBeams: What did you expect?.
* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Aberration Behind The Man]]
* WickedCultured

A lizardman shaman who, unlike his kinsmen, wants to help your heroes to save his tribe from the Onyx Tower. [[spoiler: He's actually plotting to take over the Onyx Tower. In the sequel he's hired by Karne to kill the hero and recover the Orb of Thunder, but is slain.]]

* FalseFriend
* FlunkyBoss: [[spoiler:Shows up with a couple of Zentharim in Lyran's hold to recover the Orb of Thunder.]]
* GlassCannon: [[spoiler:In the sequel his magic can be damaging.]]
* LizardFolk: What appears to be a good aversion of the typical one. [[spoiler: He's not.]]
* ManipulativeBastard
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: [[spoiler:Subverted.]]

The BigBad of the first game. [[spoiler: Once a champion from Baldur's Gate, she held back the Orcish Black Horde but was betrayed by the city, causing her to attack it and eventually perish in the Marsh of Chelimber. Her hatred was enough to awaken the Onyx Tower and bring back to life her and her minions. She's eventually killed by the heroes and repents of her actions.]]

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: [[spoiler:As you damage her she becomes bigger and bigger.]]
* BigBad

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Turned against her own city after being betrayed.]]
* FallenHero
* RedemptionEqualsDeath
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:It's not too hard to feel sorry for her.]]

* BarbarianHero
* TheBeastmaster: After becoming a druid.
* TheBerserker
* TheBigGuy
* BoisterousBruiser

* DualWielding: Start with this skill.

* BladeOnAStick[=/=]SimpleStaff: Her alternate weapon, good for crowd-clearing moves.

* LightningBruiser

* BreastPlate: Even with a full plate, her breasts remain visible.

* HealingHands: Can heal herself.
* HolyHandGrenade: Turn Undead.
* KnightInShiningArmor: A rare female example.

* TheAtoner: Possibly.
* AnAxeToGrind: Though his favourite weapon is a crossbow.
* EyepatchOfPower
* HonorBeforeReason: In order to clear his clan's name, he's ready to gut and defeat a whole keep of goblinoids and [[spoiler: a friggin Basilisk.]]

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:After discovering his horrid past as a racist extremist he decides to dedicate his life to a good cause.]]

* CastingAShadow: [[spoiler: Upon defeating the evil sorcerer Zarad Duskmarrow he can now read the final pages of his book and so cast shadow spell.]]
* DemBones: Can summon skeletons.

A female merchant who was captured by the goblins. She gives you several quests after returning to Baldur's Gate and falls in love with Dorn. [[spoiler: Near the end of the game she's revealed to be a Harper, but when Mordoc summons the Onyx Tower to Baldur's Gate she's turned into a vampire by Xanhast.]]

* CuteMonsterGirl: [[spoiler:When turned into a vampire.]]
* DistressedDamsel: How you meet her.

* {{Gainaxing}}: Has this [[spoiler: as a vampire.]]
* MsFanservice
* [[TheLancer Right Hand Woman]]: To Jherek.

* TragicMonster: [[spoiler:She eventually turns into a vampire that you must fight. Luckily, [[NoOntologicalInertia she gets better]] after Xanhast's defeat.]]

%%%%* CloudCuckoolander:

* BladeOnAStick: Wields a spear.

* {{BFS}}: Her sword.

* NeckSnap: How she meets her fate.
* PlayingWithFire: Can cast fireballs.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Subjected to this by her mistress.

An arrogant noblewoman clad in red and the true mind behind the Red Fang Marauders and the Red Queen, who's implied to be a clone of her. [[spoiler: She's actually a Red Dragon working for Karne. She's slain in the Elemental Plane of Fire.]]

* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler:As a dragon, surprisingly enough.]]
* LargeHam: Especially before [[spoiler: showing off her true form.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: To the Red Fangs.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Implied by her dialogue with Karne that she's helping the Black Network in exchange for lots and lots of money. [[spoiler:Unsurprising, considering her true species.]]

* BossBanter: With lines like "Run, Fool, Run!" and "Leave this castle or Die, mortal!"

* TheUndead

A Kuo Toa high priest of the Sea Temple, he's stolen the Oceanic Urn from the pirates and apparently turned them into zombies as well. Must be killed in order to retrieve the artifact.

* AnIcePerson: Illudria herself.

* InvincibleMinorMinion: The Kraken.
* MakingASplash: The Sea Witch.

* BaldOfEvil.

* LargeHam

A vampire warrior, he's Mordoc's right hand man who constantly informs him about the struggle between the Harpers and the Zhentarim for the Onyx Tower. [[spoiler: Near the end he turns Randalla into a Vampire but is fought and slain in Eldrith's Seat at the top of the tower.]]

* BaldOfEvil: The top of his head at least.
* TheDragon: To Mordoc.
* CoolSword

* OnlyOneName
* TheRenfield: Serves Mordoc with unwavering devotion.
* TheUndead

* BigBad

* EvilSoundsDeep
* LargeHam

* OurVampiresAreDifferent
* RoyalRapier: His weapon.
* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: Wears horned skulls as shoulderpads.
* SmugSnake

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* EvilVsEvil: She apparently enslaves anyone who approaches her lair, as she did with the Zhentarim, your enemies.

* ObviouslyEvil: There's something sinister in her looks, mostly for the fact that all the lower edges of her dress and her cheek are smeared with blood.

* {{Lemimotif}}: The aptly-named ''Mired in Blood''.

* ForScience: Her main goal.

* FlunkyBoss: Has a small back up force consisting in goblin archers and shamans, who can heal him.
* GiantSpider: Rides an humongous white spider, bigger than those met later, who, judging from what he sayd, are his pets.

* FlunkyBoss: She's escorted by her soldiers and has summoned a giant KrakenAndLeviathan Kraken]] to kill you. Interestingly enough, she was against the idea of having Zhentarim around, but Karne insisted.

* FlunkyBoss: She's escorted by her soldiers and has summoned a giant {{Kraken}} to kill you. Interestingly enough, she was against the idea of having Zhentarim around, but Karne insisted.

* SchmuckBait: [[spoiler:When the player meets her again in Mordoc's Gate, she's had an EvilCostumeSwitch (see above for the details) that makes it painfully obvious what's befallen her. In fact, the player knows by this point that the two main villains are vampires. [[FailedASpotCheck But the player character will fail to notice the warning signs and address her as if nothing were amiss. You're just following her to the BigBad's sanctum, knowing she'll turn on you at any moment.]]]]