Abdel Adrian 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 . Appearance . During his adventuring career , Abdel was almost 7 feet ( 2 . 13 m ) tall with ink - black hair that he kept long . He had dark eyes and made sure to keep his tanned face clean shaven . In 1479 DR , Abdel appeared to be in his sixtieth year despite being well over a century old . He had lost none of his obvious strength or stature but his hair had begun to turn grey and his face appeared more wizened . Equipment . Abdel wielded a broadsword which he kept strapped to his back and wore a chain mail tunic . His prized possession was a magical dagger , given to him by Gorion as a coming - of - age gift , though Abdel remained oblivious to its magical nature . Biography . Early life . Abdel was rescued from a group of deathstalker s by the Hands of Loyal Fury . The order of paladin s knew of his lineage and wished him destroyed , but their leader , Sir Daesric the Pious , could not bring himself to allow the killing of an infant . He called upon his friend Gorion to raise the child as a monk of Torm and though reluctant , Gorion agreed . Adrian was taken to Gorion ' s home in the library fortress of Candlekeep , where he was raised as Gorion ' s own son , unaware of his heritage and nature as a mortal child of Bhaal . The Hands kept watch over Abdel to make sure he showed no signs of evil but when Bhaal was killed during the Time of Troubles , they gave up the effort . 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 . In the autumn of 1360 , Abdel left Candlekeep to travel around and work as a mercenary . Vengeance . In 1368 DR , Abdel gained work in Baldur ' s Gate on a caravan bound for Candlekeep , his childhood home , and was reunited with his adopted father , who asked Abdel to accompany him to the Friendly Arms Inn to gather some information . On the journey along the Coast Way , Gorion and Adbel were ambushed by a group of mercenaries that included Eagus and Kamon . During the battle , Abdel killed the mercenaries , but Gorion was hit in the eye by a crossbow bolt and died . Eventually he was joined by Gorion ' s married friends , Khalid and Jaheira , eventually falling for Jaheira . Eventually , Abdel and Jaheira engaged in a romance and Abdel killed Sarevok , thus completing his vengeance . Soon after , he returned to Candlekeep , only to be captured by Jon Irenicus . On the Run . Although Adrian eventually escaped the grasp of Irenicus , he ended up being aided by Bodhi . Slowly , he began to fall in love with Bodhi , who had already fallen for him , with the two ending up on an adventure to stop Irenicus . Travelling with Bodhi , Abdel eventually acted on his feelings for her and the two had sex . However , before they were going to again consummate , Abdel transformed into the Bhaalspawn Slayer and murdered his love . After defeating Irenicus , Abdel resumed his romance with Jaheira and became embroiled in a conflict with the other Bhaalspawn . Travelling to Tethyr , Abdel defeated his half - siblings and proceeded to reject the Throne of Bhaal , choosing to keep Bhaal ' s essence trapped inside his body . Later Life . After a relatively brief , peaceful stay at Candlekeep , Abdel returned to Baldur ' s Gate where he joined and rose meteorically through the ranks of , the Flaming Fist , earning the position of Marshal after Grand Duke Valarken ' s coup resulted in the death of the Marshal at the time . For his actions during the coup , Abdel was also elected Grand Duke for life of Baldur ' s Gate . Beloved in the Lower and Outer Cities he serves both positions for decades due to his extended life as a Bhaalspawn . Around 1479 DR , on Returning Day , his half - brother Viekang engaged Adrian in a fight in the Wide of Baldur ' s Gate ' s Upper City [ The canonical winner of the fight is yet to be determined ] . The fight ' s winner was the last surviving Bhaalspawn and transformed into The Slayer , heralding the resurrection of Bhaal , god of Murder . Despite protests from those in the Lower and Outer City , Abdel had a somber funeral in the Upper City and his body was placed under High Hall , where those who claimed to love him most could not freely visit . Traits and Abilities . Adrian was physically very strong . He had long dark hair and generally evoked awe in anyone who saw him ; fear in opponents and desire in women . In spite of his very human weaknesses , it was often obvious to those seeing him that he was far greater than a normal mortal . He was an experienced mercenary and a fairly skilled if brutal fighter . His Bhaalspawn blood also gave him certain special abilities that allowed him to prevail even when he was otherwise outmatched in combat . After he found out about his true heritage , these seemed to grow in power . When he had been imprisoned by Jon Irenicus and tortured , he noticed his injuries healing at a rapid rate . This regeneration soon became veritably troll - like , so that even when he broke his spine it healed within moments . He also became able to draw on his divine blood in combat to defeat powerful creatures his mercenary ' s skill in battle was no match against . Eventually , he gained invulnerability to normal weapons . He was no tactician ; he was quite impulsive and would usually just charge whatever he faced without thought . This obviously sometimes brought less than desirable results . Adrian ' s personality was characterized by a struggle between the demands to be a hero and the temptation to give in to his inherent bloodlust and to other base urges . Even his love for those close to him was hard - pressed to fight against his darker side . He tried to follow Gorion ' s peaceful teachings , and after falling in love with Jaheira tried to turn a new leaf in his life and leave behind the amoral life of a killer for hire , but he never ceased to enjoy violence , and he was also forced to kill for money he sorely needed . He had a concept of honor , but he found it difficult to adhere to , and he wasn ' t interested in being a hero . On several occasions , events would drag him along with them , making him save the day completely without his consent . Sometimes his dark side would manifest itself completely without thought on his part , as befit his impulsiveness ; at others , he would fight it with varying degrees of success . For example , he would often resort to violence without thinking about the implications , but when cheating on Jaheira with another woman , he was clearly aware that what he was doing was wrong and just could not resist the temptation . Appendix . Behind the scenes . 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 . " " 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 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 ) .