Sarevok
Sarevok is one of the main characters in BioWare's Baldur's Gate game series.
Kevin Michael Richardson provided the voice of Sarevok.
Biography
Sarevok Anchev (Or Costak) was raised as an urchin in the streets until he was adopted by his foster father, Reiltar, into the Iron Throne. There, he studied the art of intimidation and the cruelest and most brutal styles of combat in order to become a Deathbringer that could paralyze an opponent in melee through fear alone... as well as sometimes killing the most powerful of opponents in a single, massive blow.
In the first chapter of the game, Sarevok appears as a heavily armored figure who viciously kills the protagonist's foster father Gorion. Throughout the first installment of Baldur's Gate, the player character discovers that Sarevok is his or her brother, and that both are the children of the dead god Bhaal.
Sarevok is plotting through politics and manipulation to start a war between Baldur's Gate and Amn, causing enough carnage to transform him into the new god of murder. By the time both siblings clash in a mortal battle at the end of the game, Sarevok has slain many of his kin, and is one of the strongest surviving children of the Lord of Murder.
After his death by the protagonist's hands in the first part of Baldur's Gate, Sarevok makes a few brief appearances in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn as a shadow to challenge the player character. Later, he is resurrected for Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal as a non-player character that can join the protagonist's party. This is done by taking some of the divine essence from the player character. Sarevok's alignment starts out as Chaotic Evil, but may be eventually changed to Chaotic Good through a series of dialogue options.
After he leaves Hell, Sarevok's personal beliefs are quite vague with regards to his alliance with the protagonist. Although he was slain by his sibling, during dialog choices in the expansion Sarevok comes to respect him/her and view him/her as the next Lord/Lady of Murder, and himself as his/her right hand man. This was the main reason Sarevok chose to stand alongside the protagonist, the more powerful sibling of the two. It also explains why Sarevok chose not to join forces with the other Children of Bhaal, since he believes that the protagonist has the most potential and is the strongest of all of Bhaal's children.
David Gaider's semi-official mod Ascension develops and clarifies Sarevok's persona in Throne of Bhaal, among other enhancements.
Please see the Baldur's Gate series main article for information on this and other mods.
Special quotes
- "I will be the last! And you will go first..."
- "I'm sorry that you feel that way old man."
- "Face me! Face the new Lord of Murder!"
- "You're perceptive for an old man. You know why I'm here. Hand over your ward and no one will be hurt. If you resist it shall be a waste of your life!"
- "Ultimately I will prevail, and a new era will be born unto the Realms!"
- "Heh, I do not fear death...do you?"
- "Killing is our father's work; embrace it as I have!"
- "The streets will run red with blood when my work is finished."
- "Your death is inevitable."
- "You are indeed family. No other could have lived to oppose me in person. Of course it will not matter in the end. Ultimately I will prevail, and a new era will be born unto the realms.
- "Only the strongest shall prevail."
- "What if we were to return to Baldur's Gate together? What would people say, do you think?"