Shar-Teel Dosan

Shar-Teel Dosan is a chaotic evil human fighter and a potential companion in Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast and Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition.
==Background==
She is the daughter of Angelo Dosan. Upon the defeat of Sarevok and his followers, Shar-Teel leaves, her debt to Gorion's Ward paid.
==Baldur's Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast==
=== Recruitment ===
Shar-Teel Dosan is available from Chapter One. She is found in the north-west corner at coordinates (273, 304) of the Mutamin's Garden area, east of the Temple area. She will challenge a male party member to a duel, and will only offer to join the party if she is bested.
She'll not fight and will mention the 'sickly' part if your strongest male is badly wounded (i.e below 50% HP).
=== Quests ===
* A duel with Shar-Teel Dosan
* In Chapter Seven, Angelo Dosan, the new head of the Flaming Fist will release you once if Shar-Teel is in your party
=== Relationships ===
* Ajantis Ilvastarr will eventually attack any of the evil party members, but you can call him off by controlling him to do something else
* Treats Dorn the same way as most other males. Challenges him to a duel soon after they meet, but will admit defeat if she's about to die.
* Eldoth Kron - Conflict
* Utterly infuriated by Xzar, refusing to even sleep anywhere near the madman.
* Considers Yeslick to be a burden, because of his old age.
=== Gameplay ===
As a human level 2 fighter with 17 dexterity and 18/58 strength, you may dual her anytime to be a thief. Use her to backstab instead of fighting openly to make most out of her high strength (THAC0 and damage bonus) while neglecting her weakness of low HP (no constitution bonus) as a front liner, two birds with one stone.
In the Enhanced Edition consider just pursuing daggers with her. She will be an effective front line character with the dagger of venom and a shield. Even if you don't trust her on the front line, daggers have the versatility of giving her a ranged option too. Throwing daggers come with an extra attack per round and add her strength bonus to damage. 
It is also worth noting her potential as an archer.  With 18/58 strength she may use composite longbows, which is complemented by her high dexterity, and as a pure class fighter has no limitations in proficiency points spent in longbow.  This advantage is not lost should she dual class to thief, granting her a diverse range of tactics with backstab and ranged attacks, both of which minimize the risks that come with her low constitution.
In the original version, her initial weapon proficiency allocation makes her able to attain grand mastery in either sword category if she is recruited at level 2 and duals to thief after level 3. She is the only companion able to achieve that in the first game. Her focus on Two-Weapon Style in the Enhanced Edition makes that no longer possible.
*In, companions who have fewer XP than the protagonist at the time of their first joining will be given a certain amount of experience points (XP) for you to manually level them up to gain more control of their status.
Starting levels in classic Baldur's Gate
Average party level	Level	XP 	Gold	Hit Points 	Weapon Proficiencies	Equipment
1.00 - 2.99 	2 	2150 	13 	17 (Max possible:20)	Original:
*Large Swords	++
*Small Swords	++
Enhanced:
*Long Sword +
*Dagger +
*Two-Weapon Style ++	
*Helmet
*Studded Leather Armor
*Dagger
*Long Sword
3.00 - 4.99 	4 	8213 	25 	32 (Max possible:40)	Original:
*Large Swords	++
*Small Swords	++
*Missile Weapons +
Enhanced:
*Long Sword +
*Dagger +
*Two-Weapon Style ++
*Crossbow +	
*Helmet
*Splint Mail
*Dagger
*Long Sword
*Bolt x 20
*Light Crossbow
5.00+ 	6 	32590	49 	46 (Max possible:60)	Original:
*Large Swords	++
*Small Swords	++
*Missile Weapons ++
Enhanced:
*Long Sword ++
*Dagger +
*Two-Weapon Style ++
*Crossbow +	
*Helmet
*Plate Mail
*Dagger
*Long Sword
*Bolt x 20
*Light Crossbow
===Biography===
===Quotes===
	Hold, travelers! I challenge your best warrior to a duel. 	Initial meeting
	Discretion is the better part of valor. 	Morale failure
	It seems that this party isn't as pathetic as I first suspected. 	Happy
	This is the kind of stupidity we get with male leadership. 	Unhappy-annoyed
	I can't take much more of this male imbecility. 	Unhappy-serious
	Forget our deal, I'm leaving. 	Unhappy-break
	I'll lead this party better than any man could. 	Leader
	Some rest is in order. 	Tired
	This is such a waste of time, or should I say that men are such a waste of time. 	Bored
	Eat steel, scum. 	Battlecry1
	 	Damage
	I don't have time to bleed. 	Hurt
	 	Dying
	Men are pathetic. 	Select1
	If it bleeds, I can kill it. 	Select2
	I love bloodshed. 	Select3
	Okay. 	Action1
	Really? 	Action2
	I'll do it. 	Action3
	Life is made fun by crushing your enemies. 	Action4
	Sometimes, the smell of a man makes me sick to my stomach. 	Action5
	Steel is the only thing that a woman can depend on. 	Action6
	Men never think with their minds. 	Action7
	Say another word, Eldoth, and I'll cut out your tongue. 	Interaction1
	Your impudence will one day get you killed, Eldoth. 	
Interaction2
	Eldoth, you're an impotent, degenerate lout who has delusions of male superiority.	
Interaction3
	Watch your mouth, Eldoth, or I'll end your life where you stand. 	
Interaction4
	You were warned, Eldoth! Now reap the consequences. 	
Interaction5
	Useless male dung heap. 	Insult1
	I spit on your manhood. 	Insult2
	Don't think yourself second to any man. 	Compliment1
	More carrion for the vultures. 	To death-general
	The swine had it coming. 	To death-specific
	Flattery will get you nowhere. 	To compliment1
	You're such a funny man! That's why I'm gonna kill you last. 	To insult1
	How would you like my sword tickling your innards? 	
To insult2
==Personality==
It is heavily implied that Shar-Teel was neglected or abused by her father as a child. Because of her troubled past, she has developed hatred towards males of any race and an urge to constantly prove herself better than them at everything, abusing them verbally and physically in the process.
She expresses particular enjoyment in adventuring in a party consisting only of female characters, although this is hard to pull off since she requires the presence of a male character in the party to be recruited.
== Trivia ==
* The offical website for the original game, now archived, spelled her name without a hyphen, Shar Teel, and had the following information about her background and character:Baldur's Gate - Characters Wayback MachineShar Teel's elven mother was the only survivor of a small elven band slaughtered by a rogue company from the Flaming Fist. A young half elven officer named Angelo, who had decided to take his men on a romp to alleviate their boredom, led the company. Angelo decided to keep the child alive after having slaughtered the entire band. Her foster father raised her as a warrior; her early years were very difficult as many discriminated against her due to her bastard nature. When she was only fifteen, four of the soldiers ambushed her while she was out of town and then left her for dead on the shores of the mighty river Chionthar. She survived however and managed to make her way back to camp in the middle of the night. There she managed to kill one of her attackers before the camp was alerted. She was taken into custody and sentenced to hang at dawn for the murder of a fellow soldier; she made no attempt to explain herself. Before dawn came Angelo managed to help her escape from the city and flee for her life. She made her way north to the city of Waterdeep where she hired herself out as a bounty hunter although not many took her seriously because of her age.Hatred has become the single emotion that Shar Teel feels above all others. Her actions and words bespeak of someone who has little room for happiness or love. She especially despises the opposite sex, to the point where she finds it impossible to befriend any man. She has some qualities that would make her a valuable ally; for example, she shows no fear of dying and can be depended upon to never run from battle. When she does speak with her companions she is terse and humorless. With men she openly shows her contempt.While keeping her alignment "confidential", this concept makes not only Shar-Teel, but also Angelo being of the half-elven race, rather than humans.
==Gallery==
Shar-Teel Dosan SHARTEL Portrait BG2.png|Baldur's Gate I portrait, slightly brightened for character generation in Baldur's Gate II
==External links==
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