Ad Avis

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Ad Avis is a fictional character from Sierra's classic graphic adventure series Quest for Glory. The character debuted in Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire, which was first released in 1990. He later appeared in Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness and was voiced by Jeff Bennett.

Ad Avis is an evil wizard who serves a mysterious Dark Master - ultimately revealed to be the vampire Katrina. In the second game of the series, he is the villain who controls the city of Raseir and seeks to dominate its twin city, Shapeir. He dies when the Hero knocks him from a tower where he is attempting to summon the demon Iblis. His body vanishes without a trace.

In the fourth game, Ad Avis has been resurrected as a vampire in Mordavia. The Hero learns that, years ago, Katrina defeated Ad Avis in a duel and then bit him. Ad Avis was infected by her vampire bite, and so, after he was killed by the Hero, he became a nosferatu in Katrina's service. According to the mythology of the game, Ad Avis cannot harm Katrina unless she harms him first, since he is in effect her vampire descendant.

Katrina manipulates both Ad Avis and the Hero as part of her bid to awaken the Dark One, Avoozl, a powerful entity that will plunge the world into eternal darkness. During the ceremony to summon Avoozl, Ad Avis attacks the hero out of rage; Katrina sacrifices herself to protect the Hero, giving him enough time to kill Ad Avis once and for all.

Ad Avis is depicted as a powerful wizard - to an extent - in both of his appearances. In the second game, he creates four elementals to attack the city of Shapier; he also employs a spell that can transform people into a creature that reflects their inner soul. In both games, he possesses a hypnotic gaze.

He is also portrayed as a sexist who deeply resents Katrina's domination. Mayzun, a character in the second game, describes him as having a "snake's eyes" and says he hates "all women."