Bhaalspawn Bhaalspawn is the name given to the mortal offspring of the now dead god Bhaal . It is said that Bhaal foresaw his death during the Time of Troubles and came to Toril before the climactic event , mating with females of almost any species , not all of them humanoid . Like Bane , he would attempt to use these offspring to bring himself back to life . Alaundo made a prophecy about the Bhaalspawn that foretold the great destruction they would bring . Nature . " Note : " General statements below are canonical . Game - specific examples , all indicated as such , are likely to conflict with the novels , however that does not directly indicate the nature of the novels as being canonical , according to our current policy . Some parts , aside from Abdel Adrian ' s existence , also apply to the games . Bhaalspawn mostly seemed like normal members of their race at first , so long as the race was humanoid ( Abazigal was considered a half - breed according to the game ) . Part of their soul was divine , however , and this would eventually reveal itself , sometimes granting supernatural powers of different kinds but usually also tempting them to evil and murder . Individual reactions were very different , however . The personalities of individual Bhaalspawn were just as varied as those of other people , but they all had to deal with similar issues when their other side manifested itself . Some , such as Sarevok and most of the Five , fell to the temptation of power and embraced their darker sides in a quest for divinity . Others , weak - willed rather than power - hungry , had no such ambitious goals and may have even tried to do what was right , but reveled in bloodshed nevertheless . Examples include Abdel Adrian ( Novelized name ) and Gavid , a serial killer whose shade is encountered in " " . Yet other Bhaalspawn - such as Balthazar , and the game ' s protagonist if they " succeed " in enough of the tests in the Pocket Plane - conquered their darker nature and acted selflessly , turning their divine power into something unlike its original nature . Finally , some Bhaalspawn hadn ' t even had to deal with their inner taint before being found out and being persecuted or taken advantage of because of it , like Imoen , or some of the Bhaalspawn in Saradush in the game version of " Throne of Bhaal " . Some of the latter were simply ordinary people who wished no part in the prophecy . And yet , it was that very prophecy that predicted that Bhaal ' s children should be not only of all races but also of all alignments . If Bhaal ' s plans had gone as they were meant to , the Bhaalspawn would have destroyed each other until none remained , at which point the essence of Bhaal scattered among them would have accumulated , and his chosen follower , Amelyssan , would have performed rituals that would have brought him back . Neither Amelyssan nor the last Bhaalspawn ( Adrian / the protagonist ) complied to these plans , however . As a side effect unintended by Bhaal , the Bhaalspawn ' s share of the essence meant that each of them had the potential to become a god in their own right , provided they could get all the rest of the essence - even if someone like Sarevok who tried to fulfil the prophecy would simply have turned into a resurrected Bhaal if he " succeeded " . Another side effect was that it was theoretically possible if rare for a Bhaalspawn to turn into an avatar of Bhaal , either the Slayer or in more extreme cases the Ravager ( both of which appeared as creatures far more bestial than the original avatars ) . List of Bhaalspawn . A number of Bhaalspawn appear as characters in the Baldur ' s Gate series of computer games and in the " Baldur ' s Gate " novels . The Five . The Five were a group of supposedly allied Bhaalspawn that caused much havoc in Tethyr around the time of the fulfilment of the prophecy . They were all among the most powerful of their kind , and each plotted the destruction of the others , as well as of all their lesser siblings . Their group was brought together by Amelyssan , a former servant of Bhaal , who promised them demigod status once the Lord of Murder was resurrected , but also planned to destroy all of them and gain the powers of a god for herself . The Five included : Second - generation Bhaalspawn . The game " Throne of Bhaal " featured some characters who were the offspring of a Bhaalspawn and an ordinary mortal . It is unclear how much such individuals in general would resemble ordinary mortals or conversely Bhaalspawn . Since the protagonist may not be a human , elf or half - elf , both of the above examples seem to at least potentially transcend the boundaries of what races can normally interbreed . Yaga - Shura also intended to produce offspring with a captured human woman , apparently at the lack of anyone more suitable . This suggests that Bhaalspawn are able to interbreed with others of different races with unusual versatility . Others with Bhaalspawn powers . The divine essence of a Bhaalspawn was part of their soul , but with processes that separated soul from body , others could also gain some of the essence for themselves .