Bodhi Bodhi was a vampire who was expelled from Suldanessellar , which would lead to her becoming an undead . She , with Jon Irenicus , was a plotter who wanted to drain the Tree of Life and become immortal . She was also once in love with Abdel Adrian , Hero of Baldur ' s Gate , as he was with her . She was also in charge of a vampiric thieves guild designed to compete with the Shadow Thieves in Athkatla . In the novel . In the novel , Bodhi , posing as an ordinary woman , presents herself as a contact who can help Abdel Adrian find his sister Imoen and his lover Jaheira . Her neutrality in the task is compromised from the very beginning , however , when she sees Adrian fighting naked and feels stirrings that she has not felt for centuries and falls in love with him . She can ' t help but start blatantly seducing him from their first encounter . But as she ' s supposed to , she also informs him that she can arrange him passage to Spellhold if he can come up with an appropriate payment . He has no money , as he was earlier stripped of literally everything he had , but she " happens " to know of a job he could do to gain it . After debating about whether he can start killing for money again and deciding it will be justice since he ' s killing an assassin , he agrees to kill Aran Linvail , in this story a minor criminal of no consequence . When he returns to Bodhi after that , she seduces him for good and sleeps with him , he in turn falling in love with her . He has obvious apprehensions because he should be saving his lover , but because she ' s physically attractive he can ' t resist the temptation . During the intercourse she drinks his blood , confirming her impression that he is no mere mortal man . She flees as a bat before sundown , but has already fallen in love with Adrian . Later on Bodhi is seen visiting Phaere in Ust Natha , but the next thing of consequence she does comes when she is holding the Rhynn Lanthorn that Adrian is sent to obtain by the elves of Suldanessellar . Instead of fighting , she tries to seduce him again , and is about to succeed when he suddenly turns into the Slayer and rips her apart . In the game . Role in the plot . The player can see hints of Bodhi ' s guild of vampires fighting the Shadow Thieves almost from the beginning of the game , but she herself can finally be encountered only after the party has gathered 15 , 000 of the 20 , 000 gold they were supposed to pay the Shadow Thieves for a lead to finding Imoen and Irenicus . At that point , Valen will contact the party on Bodhi ' s behalf and speak of a more favourable offer , but an agent of the Shadow Thieves will also do likewise . The player will encounter Bodhi if they take up the offer to meet her in the graveyard after sundown . She will offer to help for the fifteen thousand the player already has , but will make it clear that she will also require their services in fighting the Shadow Thieves , and that her side is quite ruthless and evil . She will also express an interest of her own in Irenicus , but not reveal anything more . The player can accept her offer and fight against the Shadow Thieves , ultimately storming their headquarters and killing Aran Linvail , and also gaining access to Bodhi ' s underground crypt complex . Alternatively , they may choose to work for the Shadow Thieves instead , sabotaging Bodhi ' s operations and ultimately destroying her vampires in the crypt , though she will herself flee after fighting the party . If the character is a thief , however , Bodhi will assume they are too inclined to be loyal to the Shadow Thieves and withdraw her offer upon meeting them . Bodhi resurfaces again at Irenicus ' s side in Spellhold once he has captured the player character . She calls herself his " sister " and serves him as a near - equal ally . She has been rejuvenated by the divine Bhaalspawn soul Irenicus stole for her from Imoen , and after Irenicus does the same thing with the player character to restore himself , he charges her with disposing of them , Imoen , and their party . Bodhi , however , chooses to play with them in a maze under Spellhold , where the sanity of wizards was once tested , but which is now full of monsters , and whose creator ( Dace ) is under Bodhi ' s " influence " , having become a vampire . Bodhi proposes to give them time to run before coming after them , but instead intercepts them with a number of vampires just before the end . The protagonist is able to flee nevertheless , for as they close into combat , the now uncontrolled taint of Bhaal within them causes them to turn into the Slayer , frightening Bodhi off . Irenicus proceeds with his plan to attack Suldanessellar even though he loses to the player character in Spellhold . While he hides the city with rakshasa corruption magic , so that Elhan and his troops are unable to return from their fight with the drow from Ust Natha and defend the city , Bodhi moves back to her hold in Athkatla with the Rhynn Lanthorn . To retrieve it , Elhan , who can ' t send an army of elves into an Amnian human city , asks the player character to retrieve the Lanthorn so that it may be used to dispel the illusions . They have no choice but to do so , and depending on circumstances may recruit the Shadow Thieves ( led by the skilled assassin Arkanis and this time better prepared to fight vampires ) , the Order of the Radiant Heart and even the Companions of the Hall to help them . Once they reach the cemetery , Bodhi will appear and steal away the protagonist ' s love interest , if any . She will turn them partially into a vampire so that they will fight against the protagonist in the final battle . Once Bodhi is defeated , she will retreat to her gondola - like coffin , where she can be staked once and for all , causing Imoen ' s soul to return to its rightful owner . Clues will also be found in her lair for returning the vampiric love interest character to normal . Traits and abilities . Bodhi calls herself Irenicus ' s sister , but it ' s not clear if this refers to an actual biological relation . According to Demin , she was once a known and popular figure in Suldanessellar , if not as much so as he ; and she was also the one who " pulled him into her madness " , as they began to seek power without regard for consequences . This ultimately led to Irenicus ' s attempt to drain the Tree of Life , and the exile and punishment of the two . They were stripped of their connection the elven spirit and cast out . Henceforth they were known as the Exiles , and the elves were ashamed of and reluctant to speak of them . Bodhi sought to counteract her cursed state by becoming undead , but this failed to even give her back a longer " life " than that of a human . She did gain great power ; she was far more powerful than an ordinary vampire , and than any of the ones serving her . With Imoen ' s soul infused into her , she grew even stronger . Her physical abilities were truly formidable , and she was fearsome in close combat . In addition , she possessed at least most of the usual vampire abilities , such as energy - draining touch and the ability to survive being " killed " by returning to her coffin . She had a large number of vampiric followers she was seemingly easily able to create , although she did not have enough time to fully turn the player character ' s love interest in the time it took for them to fight through her lair - perhaps explaining why their body was left intact when they were killed in the battle . Some books in her lair suggested she had actively studied vampirism , fitting her intentionally becoming undead . Bodhi is shown as cruel , evil , and even sadistic , delighting in playing with her opponents before destroying them . Perhaps the only thing she actually cared about after her being cursed was her hatred of and desire for revenge on the elves of Suldanessellar . She was not nearly as dispassionate as Irenicus , who had lost almost all emotion , but showed about as little regard for the lives of others .