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'''Malus''' is a unique intelligent Undead, the master surgeon of the [[House of Healing]] and twisted follower of Shar. Having somehow kept his personality despite being in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]], he believes graceful pain and calculating mutilation are the key to truly embracing the ideals of his dark faith. At his depraved hospital, he tirelessly works to train his [[Undead]] Nurses to hone such skill, yet their hollowed state leaves them lacking in ability beyond being dutiful assistants. | '''Malus''' is a unique intelligent Undead, the master surgeon of the [[House of Healing]] and twisted follower of Shar. Having somehow kept his personality despite being in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]], he believes graceful pain and calculating mutilation are the key to truly embracing the ideals of his dark faith. At his depraved hospital, he tirelessly works to train his [[Undead]] Nurses to hone such skill, yet their hollowed state leaves them lacking in ability beyond being dutiful assistants. | ||
{{Q|The objective of the scalpel, sisters, is to soothe, for a scalpel, indeed, is an extension of Shar. See how the patient reacts when I but stroke the right nerve. Hear its comfort. Hear the melody of mercy. Pray, sister, show us the extent of your beneficence.|Malus Thorm instructing the Undead Nurses in their "medical practice."}} | {{Q|The objective of the scalpel, sisters, is to soothe, for a scalpel, indeed, is an extension of Shar. See how the patient reacts when I but stroke the right nerve. Hear its comfort. Hear the melody of mercy. Pray, sister, show us the extent of your beneficence.|Malus Thorm instructing the Undead Nurses in their "medical practice."}} | ||
In life, he directed a shift in the House's purpose from tending to the sick and injured among the populace of Reithwin to exclusively serving the [[Dark Justiciar|Dark Justiciars]] of [[Ketheric Thorm]]'s army, as he believed keeping the latter healthy would help them serve Shar while the rest were better off left to her oblivion. | |||
He plays a role in the quest [[Wake up Art Cullagh]], being an obstacle, holding the [[Battered Lute]] which is a clue for that quest. | He plays a role in the quest [[Wake up Art Cullagh]], being an obstacle, holding the [[Battered Lute]] which is a clue for that quest. | ||
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If any of these checks are successful, Malus will ask how to train the nurses properly, leading to two differing [[Persuasion]] checks with a [[Difficulty Class|DC]] 21. | If any of these checks are successful, Malus will ask how to train the nurses properly, leading to two differing [[Persuasion]] checks with a [[Difficulty Class|DC]] 21. | ||
*Suggest that '''Malus''' offer himself up to be practiced on by the nurses, which he gleefully accepts. After a bloody scene, the nurses will become passive, and the master surgeon very much dead. | *Suggest that '''Malus''' offer himself up to be practiced on by the nurses, which he gleefully accepts. After a bloody scene in which they blindly hack away at his body, the nurses will become passive, and the master surgeon very much dead. | ||
*Convince '''Malus''' to have the Sisters test their skills against each other, leading to a bloody brawl between them. | *Convince '''Malus''' to have the Sisters test their skills against each other, leading to a bloody brawl between them. | ||
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Undead, formerly an elf. | ||||||
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276; 358TTactician | ||||||
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Location | House of Healing | ||||||
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Voice actor | Sean Baker | ||||||
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Malus is a unique intelligent Undead, the master surgeon of the House of Healing and twisted follower of Shar. Having somehow kept his personality despite being in the Shadow-Cursed Lands, he believes graceful pain and calculating mutilation are the key to truly embracing the ideals of his dark faith. At his depraved hospital, he tirelessly works to train his Undead Nurses to hone such skill, yet their hollowed state leaves them lacking in ability beyond being dutiful assistants.
“ | The objective of the scalpel, sisters, is to soothe, for a scalpel, indeed, is an extension of Shar. See how the patient reacts when I but stroke the right nerve. Hear its comfort. Hear the melody of mercy. Pray, sister, show us the extent of your beneficence. |
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— Malus Thorm instructing the Undead Nurses in their "medical practice." |
In life, he directed a shift in the House's purpose from tending to the sick and injured among the populace of Reithwin to exclusively serving the Dark Justiciars of Ketheric Thorm's army, as he believed keeping the latter healthy would help them serve Shar while the rest were better off left to her oblivion.
He plays a role in the quest Wake up Art Cullagh, being an obstacle, holding the Battered Lute which is a clue for that quest.
Spoiler warning! This section reveals details about the story of Baldur's Gate 3.
Attacks and abilities
- Lash out with deadly claws, dealing 2d4+4
Slashing damage.
Action
- Request a tool for advanced surgery.
Bonus action
Grants onto one of the undead nurses, having them lend a unique Instrument of Loss for him, allow Malus to perform powerful and debilitating attacks. The surgical tools are the following:
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- Hack at a target, dealing 8d8 + Dexterity Modifier
Slashing damage, and possibly it.
Action
- Jab a foe with a syringe, dealing 8d8 + Dexterity Modifier
Piercing damage, and them.
Action
- Bore into a foe's brain, dealing 8d8 + Dexterity Modifier
Piercing damage and them.
Action
- Suckle a foe with hundreds of piercing teetch, dealing 8d8 + Dexterity Modifier
Piercing damage, making them .
Action
- The Surgeon reanimates the corpse of one of his nurses.
Bonus action
Notable loot
Related literature
Surgery and Physiology: A Sharran's Primer - Malus Thorm.
Gallery
External links
Malus Thorm on the Forgotten Realms Wiki