Sarevok Anchev

Sarevok Anchev is a legendary Bhaalspawn. He was the main antagonist of Baldur's Gate and a possible companion in Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal.
Sarevok can be found in the Murder Tribunal under Candulhallow's Tombstones as part of the Investigate the Murders and Impress the Murder Tribunal quests during Act Three.
==Overview==
===Backstory===
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Over a century ago, when Sarevok was a young boy, he was kidnapped by a cultist of to be sacrificed with other Bhaalspawn children. He was saved from death by a group of Harpers, but unlike other children who were adopted, Sarevok was left behind.
Sarevok lived on the streets as an urchin until he was adopted by Richtar (who later adopted alias Rieltar Anchev), the Arm of the Iron Throne. Rieltar had his foster mother strangled in front of him. Witnessing this had a great impact on young Sarevok's psyche.
Over time, he developed an interest in his bhaalspawn heritage, ultimately setting forth on the goal of a worthy sacrifice to Bhaal. To achieve this, he designed a plan to manipulate the Iron Throne into starting a war between Baldur's Gate and the nation of Amn.
He convinced his father that his plan would bring them immense wealth and influence. They sabotaged the iron ore production by Nashkel Mines and blamed it on Amn. When Sarevok's sibling, another bhaalspawn -- Gorion's Ward (the main protagonist of the first Baldur's Gate games) -- learned of his plan, Sarevok killed the Iron Throne leaders, including Rieltar, and framed Gorion's Ward for it.
Terrified with the possibility of coming war, the people of Baldur's Gate nominated Sarevok as one of the new Grand Dukes of the city. During his coronation, Sarevok was confronted by his sibling and exposed in front of Baldurian nobility. Having fled to the Temple of Bhaal located in the Undercity, a final battle took place between the Ward's and Sarevok's respective groups, ending in Sarevok's defeat and death.
In death Sarevok lost his bhaalspawn divine spark. Some time later, Sarevok's essence manifested in the pocket plane of Bhaal's Throne of Blood. He offered Gorion's Ward vital information in exchange for a part of their divine soul so that he might live again. This time Sarevok traveled alongside his sibling as an ally.
===Recent events===
Sarevok eventually returned to Baldur's Gate and started a new cult of Bhaal. He became a judge of the Murder Tribunal, assisted by echoes of Bhaal's other servants -- , , and .
He had a daughter named Helena Anchev and a granddaughter, .
==Involvement==
The party can meet Sarevok at the Murder Tribunal, along with the Echo of Amelyssan, Echo of Sendai, and Echo of Illasera. 
If the party wishes to impress the Murder Tribunal, Sarevok proclaims there is no better mirror in which to see the true nature of a killer than his victim. Thus, he summons the image of one of the murder victims. The spectre cannot speak, as the murderer stole its voice; the party must speak for it. Sarevok asks how the pitiful creature was slain.
If the soul was slain by the party, no deception checks are needed. Saying, that the details do not matter, or the victim was honourably killed in combat, makes Sarevok and the echoes hostile. Otherwise, Sarevok leads the party to the Dread Lord's Abattoir for the next challenge. Inside the abattoir is the hollyphant investigator, . The party must choose to kill Valeria, becoming an unholy assassin of Bhaal, or slay Sarevok.
An additional scene plays if either or is in the party during the tribunal. Sarevok instantly recognizes them and declares them traitors. The party can respond by stating they are sacrifices offered up to Bhaal and kill them, or go through Intimidation or Performance checks to make Jaheira and / or Minsc kneel before the Tribunal. Doing the latter satisfies Sarevok enough to allow the Tribunal to continue, and both Minsc and Jaheira can be baptised as unholy assassins. The party also gains an option to initiate combat by asking Jaheira and / or Minsc whether either of them would like to kill Sarevok again; they defer to the player character, saying they do not need to repeat the experience. If only Jaheira and / or Minsc are present when interacting with the Murder Tribunal, there are no dialogue options or checks: Sarevok and the echoes become hostile after the cut-scene conversation is complete.
If the party chooses to slay Valeria, Sarevok congratulates and rewards them with the as well as the which can unlock the path to Orin.
If the party returns to Sarevok after killing Orin, he becomes hostile and attacks.
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==Gallery==
Sarevok Model HD.png|Model
Sarevok Murder Tribunal.jpg|Sitting on his throne
File:Edward-vanderghote-sarevok.webp|Character portrait by Edward Vanderghote
j-p-roy-larian-artblast-sarevok-helmet.webp|Render by J P Roy at Larian
Sarevok Talking.webp|Talking
Ally_Sarevok.webp|Sarevok as an ally
Sarevok.png|Justice
Sarehappy.webp|Happy
Sarevok Anchev Unmasked.jpg|Unmasked
==Notes==
* He is voiced by Redd Pepper, replacing Kevin Michael Richardson from the previous games.
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