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== | == Overview == | ||
Golbraith is a retired [[mind flayer]] hunter, and leading expert on mind flayers and counter-illithid strategies. He is currently dedicating his time to tracking those that have infiltrated the city, having passed the mantle and illithid-hunting responsibilities down to his son. | Golbraith is a retired [[mind flayer]] hunter, and leading expert on mind flayers and counter-illithid strategies. He is currently dedicating his time to tracking those that have infiltrated the city, having passed the mantle and illithid-hunting responsibilities down to his son. | ||
== Involvement == | == Involvement == | ||
Golbraith is found on the first floor of his home, a building north of [[The Blushing Mermaid]] {{coords|-148|-60}}. If the player reassures him that they know how to deal with mind flayers, he will give them a shield originally gifted to him by Abdel Adrian, [[Abdel's Trusted Shield]].{{note|Apparently, Golbraith was a friend of {{FRWiki|Abdel Adrian}}, the canonical identity of Gorion's Ward, the main character of the previous installments of the ''Baldur's Gate'' series. Some details about this can be read about in the book [[Confidant of a Duke]] found on a bookshelf beside Golbraith. However, neither Golbraith nor this shield appear in any previous games.}} | Golbraith is found on the first floor of his home, a building north of [[The Blushing Mermaid]] {{coords|-148|-60}}. If the player reassures him that they know how to deal with mind flayers, he will give them a shield originally gifted to him by Abdel Adrian, [[Abdel's Trusted Shield]].{{note|Apparently, Golbraith was a friend of {{FRWiki|Abdel Adrian}}, the canonical identity of Gorion's Ward, the main character of the previous installments of the ''Baldur's Gate'' series. Some details about this can be read about in the book [[Confidant of a Duke]] found on a bookshelf beside Golbraith. However, neither Golbraith nor this shield appear in any previous games.}} However, if the party tells him ''"You should be out there fighting- not hiding in here!"'' Golbraith will lament his inability to help his son (due to his age) and demand that the party leave his house. | ||
There is also a locked chest on the first floor with some (not-detailed) correspondence between him and his son, and a book inside a chest in the heavily-trapped basement titled | There is also a locked chest on the first floor with some (not-detailed) correspondence between him and his son, and a book inside a chest in the heavily-trapped basement titled {{SmRarityItem|Confidant of a Duke}}, which recounts his first encounter with Abdel on the [[Elfsong Tavern|Elfsong's]] terrace. | ||
Golbraith's mail box also has a letter from [[The Lodge]], asking for a consult on illithids, and some fanmail from someone who used his techniques to best an illithid. | Golbraith's mail box also has a letter from [[The Lodge]], asking for a consult on illithids, and some fanmail from someone who used his techniques to best an illithid. | ||
== Attacks and abilities == | ==Combat== | ||
=== Attacks and abilities === | |||
{{Feature box|Disintegrate}} | {{Feature box|Disintegrate}} | ||
{{Feature box|Fireball}} | {{Feature box|Fireball}} | ||
Revision as of 23:51, 27 June 2024
Overview
Golbraith is a retired mind flayer hunter, and leading expert on mind flayers and counter-illithid strategies. He is currently dedicating his time to tracking those that have infiltrated the city, having passed the mantle and illithid-hunting responsibilities down to his son.
Involvement
Golbraith is found on the first floor of his home, a building north of The Blushing Mermaid X: -148 Y: -60. If the player reassures him that they know how to deal with mind flayers, he will give them a shield originally gifted to him by Abdel Adrian, Abdel's Trusted Shield.[note 1] However, if the party tells him "You should be out there fighting- not hiding in here!" Golbraith will lament his inability to help his son (due to his age) and demand that the party leave his house.
There is also a locked chest on the first floor with some (not-detailed) correspondence between him and his son, and a book inside a chest in the heavily-trapped basement titled 
Confidant of a Duke, which recounts his first encounter with Abdel on the Elfsong's terrace.
Golbraith's mail box also has a letter from The Lodge, asking for a consult on illithids, and some fanmail from someone who used his techniques to best an illithid.
Combat
Attacks and abilities
Range: 9 m / 30 ft 
AoE: 4 m / 13 ft (Radius) 
Notable loot
Footnotes
- ↑ Apparently, Golbraith was a friend of
Abdel Adrian, the canonical identity of Gorion's Ward, the main character of the previous installments of the Baldur's Gate series. Some details about this can be read about in the book Confidant of a Duke found on a bookshelf beside Golbraith. However, neither Golbraith nor this shield appear in any previous games.
- ↑ Forum post: Solfaila (2020-10-26). Thanks Larian - Keep it up. Larian Studios Forum. Retrieved 14:35, 2024-11-21. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26.
- ↑ Forum post: Solfaila (2023-09-03). Golbraith Stredivas - Thank you Larian. Larian Studios Forum. Retrieved 14:35, 2024-11-21. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26.