History Characters / BaldursGateDarkAlliance

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

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

* 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. Her surname doesn't exactly spring sunshine and rainbows to mind either.

* UnkeptBeauty: While she is reasonably attractive, she does little for the wellbeing of her appearence. Randalla even mentions that several suitors tried and failed to win her over.

* AnAxeToGrind: His main weapon. [[spoiler: He leaves it to the hero of the second game when fred first.]]

* AnAxeToGrind: Rogue or not, he's still a Dwarf, so he gets to start the game with an handax. He gets to wield even larger axes upon levelling.

* TimeMaster: Sated by Omduil to be an expert on Chronomancy.

* WeAreAsMayflies: His pre-boss battle cutscene has him mocking Dorn over the fact that humans only live a handful of decades... and they do stupid things like invade a dragon's lair, it seems they want an even shorter life than that.

* EvenEvilHasStandard: He's a Shadow Mage and a Necromancer whose tower is filled with deadly traps and murderous automaton. [[spoiler: Even he doesn't seem to like the Eldreth Veluura that Ysuran was part of, considering that Ysuran himself tried to learn from him before killing him.]]

* GrumpyBear: While Vhaidra's hostility towards others may stem from FantasticRacism, Borador simply sounds more like a bad-tempered grumpy old man than a truly evil/racist person.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Karne or Kharne?

* 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.

[[folder:Draezen Direhand]

* AchillesHeel: Her stubborn pride, which causes her to lose all sense of reason. First time around saw Baldur's Gate turn their swords on her when she defied orders, saw her men massacred, and then tried to assault the city in a furious rage. Second time, the player unravels her plans within each act and kills her once again when she raises from the dead and tries to destroy it once more.

[[folder:Illudra]]

A sorceress working for the Zhentarim. She's killed in the Elemental Plane of Water. Illudra is also known as the Sea Witch, both for her spellcasting prowess and because of her pet Kraken.

* AnIcePerson: Illudra herself uses spells based on ice and water.
* BadassBoast: Claims that she's sank one hundred ships and killed two-thousand men with her magic.
* CombatTentacles: The Kraken's limbs can be cut off to prevent him from harassing you, but will regenerate after some time.
* DualBoss: Technically, though the Kraken is invincible, but dies (or possibly flees) when Illudra is killed.
* 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.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Just like Habdazar, she's introduced as soon as you enter the Elemental Plane of Water. Her pet Kraken is even a bigger one.
* HammyHerald: Her BadassBoast is mostly about her kraken.
* InvincibleMinorMinion: The Kraken is too large and distant to be damaged, safe for the CombatTentacles, and will constantly attack you during the boss fight.

[[folder:Habdazar Doomwing]]

A gnome wizard, vainglorious and cowardly, he's in charge of the Elemental Foundation of Air. He initially takes on the hero on his Manticore and with his escort, but when defeated flees and is killed by [[spoiler: Karne]].

* BadLiar: When he runs into [[spoiler: Karne]] after being defeated, he hurriedly claims that the single (or possibly 2) hero was actually a force of 100 men who took him by surprise.
* BadassBoast: Like all the bosses he makes one. In his case, is ruined by his cowardly behaviour.
* BaldOfEvil: Not a strand of hair on his head, probably to go with his sorcerous look, but he's still an amoral and cowardly piece of slime.
* DeathFromAbove: Attacks mostly by dropping ice or fire meteors on the heroes.
* 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!"
* EvilSorcerer: Knows many spells, and is not shy about bombarding you with them.
* ExactWords: He swore to protect the Air Foundation with his life. This comes back to chomp him in the butt later when [[spoiler: Karne]] reminds him of his oath and kills him for failing.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: He uses a tamed manticore as a steed during his boss fight.
* GetBackHereBoss: He spends most of the battle using his manticore to fly from one side to the other of the arena, and is vulnerable only on the ground.
* LargeHam: Being a vainglorious blowhard, he has a grandiose speech pattern and always refers to himself in third person.
* OhCrap: When he realizes that [[spoiler:Karne]] is about to gut him.
* OrnamentalWeapon: Carries around a sword, but won't use it.
* ThirdPersonPerson: He often refers to himself in third person.
* YouHaveFailedMe: A victim of this by [[spoiler:Karne]].

[[folder:Xanhast]]

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. Near the end, he turns [[spoiler: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, as he doesn't wear a helmet. While at first he seems to be a NobleDemon, he's later revealed to be an utter scum.
* TheDragon: To Mordoc, being his vampiric thrall and lieutenant.
* CoolSword: Unlike Mordoc, he's always seen with a large longsword to go with his shield, and is quite proficient with it.
* KickTheDog: He really had to [[spoiler: vampirize Randalla and gleefully troll you about that, didn't he?]]
* LifeDrain: Occasionally he will put down his sword and start draining health from the player to heal himself.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Carries a tower shield with him.
* 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 unnecessary.
* TheRenfield: He serves Mordoc with unwavering devotion.
* TheUndead: Like Mordoc, he's a vampire, confirmed when he [[spoiler: converts Randalla.]]
* YouShallNotPass: He's found on the top floor of the tower, guarding the Shadow Portal in which Mordoc is waiting, and you must kill him to proceed.

[[folder:Mordoc [=SeLanmere=] ]]

The BigBad of the second game, he's known as the White Prince. He's the vampire overlord of the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Keep of Pale Night]]. He's trying to take over the Onyx Tower for his own plans of conquest.

* AffablyEvil: Surpassingly courteous to his enemies, and he'd rather not fight you at all. When your character inevitably declines his offer to rule together, he has this to say before committing to your battle:
-->'''Mordoc''': I should have known; you have a stubborn look about you. So let it never be said I was cruel or without chivalry. I offered you my hand, and you spurned it.
* BigBad: The main villain and threat of the second game.
* BloodyMurder: A few of his attacks involves damaging sprays of blood from his rapier.
* CastingAShadow: Literally, as he's obsessed with being shadow-less, so he made a whole army of shadow-monsters to fight for him. One of his attacks has him cast tendrils of shadows at the player.
* ConnectedAllAlong: He's the one who created the Orb of the Undead from the first game.
* TheDreaded: His name and title alone and the reveal that he was scheming behind the Harper's shoulders are enough to make Omduil and Jherek go OhCrap.
* EvilOverlord: Albeit one who works in the shadows, and possibly with an influence as large as Karne's.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Has a very deep, soothing voice that oozes evilness and contempt.
* FauxAffablyEvil: His mask of courtesy slips a little during a moment of private anger with Xanhast, his dear friend and treasured lieutenant -- and, as Mordoc reminds him, his "thrall".
* FlunkyBoss: The first time he shows up, there are two Nightcrawlers hiding in the room and ready to join him in combat, while during the second battle he can occasionally summon a shadow duplicate of himself as a support.
* LargeHam: Being a noble vampire lord, Mordoc surely loves to wax poetically and speaks grandiosely.
* LightIsNotGood: Downplayed, though he wears a white robe with silvery ornaments but make no mistake, he's the villain.
* ManipulativeBastard: He wants the tower, but lets the Harpers and Zhentarim do the dirty work for him.
* {{Necromancer}}: 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.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: While the heroes and the Zhentarim fight to obtain the artifacts required to access the Tower he covets Mordoc does nothing... because he already has the key to actually access the tower. As a sweet bonus, waiting in his castle drags his strongest opponents away from Baldur's Gate... allowing him to teleport the Tower directly there.
* 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.
* RoyalRapier: He's a prince, (or at least calls himself such), lives in a giant castle and rather than using broadswords or scimitars he wields a fine rapier with a bone-motif on the hilt. Furthermore, he's the only rapier user in game.
* {{Sadist}}: In his first cutscene appearance, 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.
* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: He wears horned skulls as shoulderpads.
* SmugSnake: Mordoc is a cold and calculating mastermind who still considers his enemies beneath his notice, treats the player character with contempt and expects 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.
* TeleportSpam: Can teleport across the arena by turning into a flock of bats.
* VillainousBreakdown: He's calm and composed most of the time, and snarks at the hero during their first battle, but after his defeat urges Xanhast to move the tower to Baldur's Gate immediately without waiting for his allies. By the time the heroes reach him in the Shadow Plane, Mordoc isn't as smug as before.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Congratulates the player character and offers them to embrace him and take them under his wing as his ally before they fight.

* MaskOfSanity: She's completely insane and about as evil, but keeps a well-mannered lid on it until one presses her BerserkButton.

* {{Stripperrific}}: As with many female drows, she wears very revealing clothing, showing off most of her skin save for her nipples and lower privates.

[[folder: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]].

[[folder:Eldrith the Betrayer]]

The first game's BigBad. [[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.]]

[[folder: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]].

* MultiShot

%%* OurElvesAreDifferent

* AnAxeToGrind: His main weapon. [[spoiler: He leaves it to the hero of the second game when freed.]]

* ArrowsOnFire: In the sequel he can cast these as a long-ranged attack.

* MsFanservice: Mainly for the fact that she has very large boobs and is a StatuesqueStunner.

* CastingAShadow: Literally, as he's obsessed with being shadow-less, so he made a whole army of shadow-monsters to fight for him.

* DualWielding: He starts with this skill, unlike other characters who may acquire it. To push things even further, he can learn Titan's Grip to wield Great Weapons like hand weapons, which results in him DualWielding warhammers, greataxes and bastard swords.

* HealingHands: She can heal herself.
* HolyHandGrenade: Turn Undead manifests as a blinding flash of light which burns undead creatures next to her, vaporizing them if they run out of health.

* BladeOnAStick: He wields a spear.

* ArtificialHuman: With a generous usage of the word "human", Argesh is a living being rather than a misshapen undead like the others.

* 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. He's quite aware of who was his creator was and expresses disgust that parts of him were made from his idiotic goblin underlings.

A gnome wizard, vainglorious and cowardly, he's in charge of the Elemental Foundation of Air. He initially takes on the hero on his Manticore and with his escort, but when defeated flees and is killed by Karne.

* HeroesFightBarehanded: Vhaidra can be this if you play as her. You can still give her [[BladeOnAStick halberds]] and [[MartialArtsStaff staves]] but her unarmed fight skills are faster and stronger.

[[folder:Ysuran Auondrill]]

* FormerBigot: [[He was once part of an organisation that encouraged elves to commit genocide against humans, but abandoned his beliefs after [[AmnesiacDissonance losing his memories.]]]]

* SimpleStaff: Her weapon of choice is a wizard rod.

* HeroesFightBarehanded: Vhaidra can be this if you play as her. You can still give her [[BladeOnAStick halberds]] and [[SimpleStaff staves]] but her unarmed fight skills are faster and stronger.

[[folder:Illudria]]

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.

* AnIcePerson: Illudria herself uses spells based on ice and water.

* DualBoss: Technically, though the Kraken is invincible, but dies as Illudria does.

* ForScience: Her main goal. Ironic, since she proclaims that her research will lead her to godhood.
* GodhoodSeeker: Seems to believe that her experiments will lead her to godhood.

[[folder:Dorn Redbeard]]

[[folder:Vhaidra Uoswirr]]

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against the Dark Ravens who murdered the Uoswirr clan.

* TheAtoner: He's a bad-tempered, money-hungry jerkass... who's gathering as much money as possible to save his own clan from debt.

* 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]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Once you know his true motivations.

* StuffBlowingUp: Can use "Smokepowder" in the form of bolts, mine-like satchels or directly as thrown bombs.

One of the playable characters, he's a Moon Elf Necromancer who can become a Moon Disciple. He's a gentle person despite his job, but is afflicted by amnesia and can't remember his past.

* ArmorAndMagicDontMix: He needs more points than the others to learn how to wear armor, and cannot equip shields, as he always carries his spellbook in his left hand.