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{{Confused with|Marcus (dead fisher)}}
{{Infobox character
{{Infobox creature
| name = Flaming Fist Marcus
| image =
| image = Marcus Headshot.jpg
<gallery>
| race = Aberration<br>[[Human]] (former)
Marcus Headshot.jpg|In-game
| titles = Agent of the Absolute
Portrait Marcus.png|Portrait
</gallery>
| name = Fist Marcus
| full name = Marcus Falgor
| title = Agent of the Absolute
| size = Medium
| race = [[Aberration]], [[Human]] (former)
| faction = [[Cult of the Absolute]]
| faction = [[Cult of the Absolute]]
| type =
| extra init = 3
| ac = 17
| e hp = 60
| hp = 86
| t hp = 195
| movement m = 9
| weight kg = 75
| level = 6
| level = 6
| modules =
{{Infobox statistics
| child = yes
| size = Medium
| type = Aberration
| armour_class = 17
| hit_points = 86
| movement_speed_meters = 9
| movement_speed_feet = 30
| weight_kg = 75
| weight_lb = 150
| hiddenlevel = 6
| str = 23
| str = 23
| dex = 16
| dex = 16
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| wis = 10
| wis = 10
| cha = 10
| cha = 10
| initiative = +6
| str save prof = Yes
| con save prof = Yes
| athletics = 4
| acrobatics = 3
| perception = 0
| resistances =
| passives = Great Weapon Master: Bonus Attack, Dark Devotion, Extra Attack, Feral Instinct, Opportunity Attack, Tenacity (passive feature) @ Greatclub +1
| t passives = Great Weapon Master: Bonus Attack, Dark Devotion, Extra Attack, Feral Instinct, Opportunity Attack, Tenacity (passive feature) @ Greatclub +1, Improved Critical Hit
}}


| feature1_name = Great Weapon Master: Bonus Attack
'''Fist Marcus''' is a former member of the [[Flaming Fist]], now turned into an elite agent of the [[Cult of the Absolute]].  
| feature1_description = If you kill a target or land a critical hit with a melee weapon, use a bonus action to make another melee weapon attack.
{{DiQ|General Ketheric wants her alive - at any cost!|Marcus Falgor}}
| feature2_name = Dark Devotion
| feature2_description = Advantage on saving throws against Charmed and Frightened.
| feature3_name = Extra Attack
| feature3_description = Make an additional free attack after making an unarmed or weapon attack.
| feature4_name = Feral Instinct
| feature4_description = You gain a +3 to Initiative and can't be Surprised.
| feature5_name = Opportunity Attack
| feature5_description = Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
| feature6_name = Improved Critical Hit
| feature6_description = The number you need to roll a Critical Hit while attacking is reduced by 1.
| feature6_mode = Tactician
| feature7_name = Tenacity (passive feature)
| feature7_description = Apply Bludgeoning damage, even on a miss.
}}
}}
'''Flaming Fist Marcus''' is a former member of the [[Flaming Fist]], now turned into an elite agent of the [[Followers of the Absolute]].  


== Involvement ==
== Involvement ==
=== Last Light Inn ===
=== Last Light Inn ===
When the party reaches [[Last Light Inn]], [[Jaheira]] is instantly wary of them and summons vines to stop them. She believes the party are True Souls. If Mol didn't survive [[Act One]], Marcus comes to vouch for the party, telepathically revealing that he is an Absolutist spy.
When the party reaches [[Last Light Inn]], {{CharLink|Jaheira}} is instantly wary of them and summons vines to stop them. She believes the party are True Souls. If Mol didn't survive [[Act One]], Marcus comes to vouch for the party, telepathically revealing that he is an Absolutist spy.


Revealing that Marcus is tadpoled to Jaheira will trigger a fight against him. He will have a [[Initiative#Surprised|surprise round]] where he will summon 13 [[Crawling Claw]]s and then disappear, returning to Moonrise Towers. He can however be defeated here if members of the party have the passive [[Alert]] or have the condition [[Elixir of Vigilance]]. Killing him here will prevent the abduction attempt when you first talk to [[Isobel]].
Revealing that Marcus is tadpoled to Jaheira will trigger a fight against him. He will have a [[Initiative#Surprised|surprise round]] where he will summon 13 [[Crawling Claw]]s and then disappear, returning to Moonrise Towers. However, he can be defeated here if members of the party have the passive {{SAI|Alert}} or drank an {{SmRarityItem|Elixir of Vigilance}}. Killing him here will prevent the abduction attempt when you first talk to {{CharLink|Isobel}}.


If Marcus wasn't killed earlier, when the party first goes to speak with Isobel on how to traverse through the Shadow-Cursed Lands, Marcus will show up on the balcony much to her shock. He will quickly reveal his loyalty to the Absolute and [[Ketheric Thorm]], urging Isobel to come with him to see the warlord. A critical choice is then made here:
If Marcus wasn't killed earlier, when the party first goes to speak with Isobel on how to traverse through the Shadow-Cursed Lands, Marcus will show up on the balcony much to her shock. He will quickly reveal his loyalty to the Absolute and {{CharLink|Ketheric Thorm}}, urging Isobel to come with him to see the warlord.  


* Fight against Marcus and his [[Winged Horror|Winged Horrors]] who will focus on taking down Isobel.
The party must make a critical choice here:
* Turn against Isobel, making Marcus and the Winged Horrors allies. The rest of the inn won't be hostile at first though. Doing so will put a huge divide with Jaheira and the [[Harpers]].
* Fighting against Marcus and his [[Winged Horror|Winged Horrors]] who will focus on taking down Isobel.
* If Isobel is defeated, the barrier protecting the Last Light Inn will fade, letting the shadow curse in. Everyone except Jaheira and the party will either die or become [[Shadow-Cursed Undead (Condition)|Shadow-Cursed Undead]]. This will make multiple questlines prematurely end along with losing merchants, some of who will no longer be active in [[Act Three]].
* Turning against Isobel, making Marcus and the Winged Horrors allies. The rest of the inn won't be hostile at first though. Doing so will cause a huge divide with Jaheira and the [[Harpers]].


===Moonrise Towers===
If Isobel is defeated, the barrier protecting the Last Light Inn will fade, letting the shadow curse in. Everyone except Jaheira and the party will either die or become [[Shadow-Cursed Undead (Condition)|Shadow-Cursed Undead]]. This will make multiple questlines end prematurely, and cause the party to lose traders ({{CharLink|Dammon}}, {{CharLink|Mattis}} and {{CharLink|Talli}}), who will no longer appear in [[Act Two]] and [[Act Three]].
If the player failed to protect Isobel and Marcus survived the fight in the [[Last Light Inn]], Marcus can be found inside Moonrise Towers, on the top floor near the door to [[Balthazar]]'s room.  
If Isobel was knocked out and thus abducted alive, Marcus will also be alive. If, however, Isobel didn't survive the abduction, Marcus will be found dead, presumably killed by an angry [[Ketheric Thorm]].


== Speak with Dead ==
Marcus can be spoken to with {{SAI|Speak with Dead}}. When asked if he left anything valuable behind, he will answer with ''"Outside the inn... buried near graveyard... she found out..."''. Moving to the graveyard adjacent to Last Light Inn, there is a Flaming Fist's corpse {{Coords|-3|215}} directly east of the open graves where the {{SmRarityItem|Shield of Scorching Reprisal}} can be looted from. This implies that the dead [[Gnome]] Flaming Fist discovered Marcus' treachery, but was killed by him before she could warn the rest of the Fists and Harpers. A successful [[Perception]] check is needed to detect the rubble, and a subsequent [[Strength]] check is required to smash the rubble to find the body.
Marcus can be spoken to with [[Speak with Dead]].


(If Isobel doesn't survive the abduction)
If Marcus is killed while attempting to kidnap Isobel, his body can later be found in the grass to the north of the Last Light Inn, seemingly dumped there unceremoniously during the cleanup after the attack.


'''Player:''' Who were you before you became a True Soul?
===Moonrise Towers===
If the player failed to protect Isobel and Marcus survived the fight in the [[Last Light Inn]], Marcus can be found inside Moonrise Towers, on the top floor near the door to {{CharLink|Balthazar|Balthazar's}} room.   
If Isobel was knocked out and thus abducted alive, Marcus will also be alive. If, however, Isobel didn't survive the abduction, Marcus will be found dead, presumably killed by an angry {{CharLink|Ketheric Thorm}}.


* '''Marcus:''' Marcus Falgor... raised in... Baldur's Gate...
== Combat ==
===Attacks and abilities===
{{Feature box|Fly (class action)}}{{ref|A {{SmRarityItem|A Little Gift|note}} found in [[Moonrise Towers]] implies that Marcus's wings were forcibly removed from {{CharLink|Aylin|Dame Aylin}} and attached to Marcus by {{CharLink|Balthazar}}.}}
{{Feature box|Main Hand Attack|item=Greatclub +1}}
{{Feature box|Vampiric Shout}}


'''Player''': What do you know of Ketheric Thorm?
===Allies===
* 13x {{CharLink|Crawling Claw}} (if fought in Last Light Inn's courtyard)
* 6x {{CharLink|Winged Horror}} (if fought in Isobel's room)


* '''Marcus:''' Chosen of... the Absolute. Wants... the cleric... more than anything.
===Encounter details===
'''Player''': Why were you after the cleric?
Marcus is an incredibly aggressive great weapon fighter, who in the case of the encounter at the [[Last Light Inn]] will focus on trying to knock out Isobel. The fight there can end very quickly if he and the [[Winged Horror|Winged Horrors]] act first on [[Initiative]]. He can attack up to 3 times a turn thanks to his {{SAI|Extra Attack}} along with the bonus attack he can gain through his {{SAI|Great Weapon Master}} passive.


* '''Marcus''': Orders... of the General... Absolute's... Chosen...
Three of the Winged Horrors will engage Jaheira and the Harpers in combat on the first floor, while the other three will land on the upper floor and race to Isobel's room to help Marcus. Their {{SAI|Claws (Ghoul)}} can possibly paralyze Isobel or the party, making all attacks against them critically hit.  


'''Player''': Who is the Chosen?
Isobel can be defeated and carried off by either Marcus ''or'' the Winged Horrors, so she must be kept alive until all enemies are defeated.


* '''Marcus''': Ketheric... Thorm...
Jaheira may occasionally kill other Harpers or Tiefling Refugees by casting {{SAI|Ice Storm}}, ruining the party's chances of getting the [[Leave No One Behind]] achievement.


'''Player''': How did you come to follow the Absolute?
===Tactics===
The key to besting Marcus is preparation. During the conversation with him, the party can be positioned around the room to avoid getting caught up in his {{SAI|Vampiric Shout}}, and a [[Cleric]] who is not part of the conversation can also pre-cast {{SAI|Sanctuary}} and/or {{SAI|Warding Bond}} on Isobel to protect her during Marcus's first turn.{{ref|{{CharLink|Shadowheart}} will get dragged into the conversation with Isobel for the [[Shar|Sharran]] vs. [[Selûne|Selûnite]] insults, so she cannot pre-cast spells this way unless she is separated from the party before the conversation.}} His high initiative means that he will likely act first but party members can use {{SAI|Alert}}, {{SAI|Dread Ambusher}}, {{SmRarityItem|Soulbreaker Greatsword}}, {{SmRarityItem|Sentinel Shield}}, or {{SmRarityItem|Elixir of Vigilance}} to increase their initiative rolls as well.


* '''Marcus:''' Squad... captured... enlightened...
An easy approach to defeating him is to use {{SAI|Banishment}} to put him out of the fight, sparing Isobel his wrath and allowing the group to clear out the [[Winged Horror|Winged Horrors]]. By the time the spell ends, he will be no match against the full party and the Inn's defenders.


'''Player:''' What is the Absolute's end game?
Alternatively, adding barrels and other objects to block the entrances will help by confusing the enemies and limiting how many have to be fought at the same time. Some enemies will attack the blockades to gain access, using explosive barrels with torches or other effects can trick enemies into damaging themselves. The party can also use {{SAI|Arcane Lock}} to simply lock all the doors before beginning the conversation with Isobel.


* '''Marcus:''' Enlightenment... love... power...
It is also wise to have healing spells (e.g. {{SAI|Healing Word}}) and healing potions (e.g. {{SmRarityItem|Potion of Greater Healing}}) available to help Isobel if she gets hurt. {{SAI|Lesser Restoration}} is also useful in case anyone gets {{Cond|paralysed}} by a winged horror.


'''Player:''' Do you know the source of Ketheric's invulnerability?
=== Notable loot ===
*{{MdRarityItem|Greatclub +1}}
*{{MdRarityItem|Half Plate Armour|alias=Half Plate Armour (Flaming Fist variant)|override_icon=Flaming_fist_half_plate_icon.jpg}}
*{{MdRarityItem|Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen}}
*{{MdRarityItem|Shifting Corpus Ring}}


* '''Narrator:''' *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*


Player: Did you leave anything valuable behind?
== Speak with Dead ==
(If Isobel doesn't survive the abduction)


* '''Marcus:''' Outside the inn... buried near graveyard... she found out...
{{Dialogue start}}
'''Party member:''' Who were you before you became a True Soul?
* '''Marcus:''' Marcus Falgor... raised in... Baldur's Gate...


== Combat ==
'''Party member''': What do you know of Ketheric Thorm?
===Attacks and abilities===
* '''Marcus:''' Chosen of... the Absolute. Wants... the cleric... more than anything.


{{Feature box|Main Hand Attack|item=Greatclub +1}}
'''Party member''': Why were you after the cleric?
* '''Marcus''': Orders... of the General... Absolute's... Chosen...


{{Feature box|Vampiric Shout}}
'''Party member''': Who is the Chosen?
* '''Marcus''': Ketheric... Thorm...


{{Feature box|Fly (Class Action)}}
'''Party member''': How did you come to follow the Absolute?
* '''Marcus:''' Squad... captured... enlightened...


===Tactics===
'''Party member:''' What is the Absolute's end game?
'''Marcus''' is an incredibly aggressive great weapon fighter, who in the case of the encounter at the [[Last Light Inn]] will focus on [[Isobel]] in trying to knock her out. The fight there can end very quickly if he and the [[Winged Horror|Winged Horrors]] act first on [[Initiative]]. Being a dedicated [[Fighter]], his extra attack along with a bonus attack he can gain through a [[Critical Hit]] thanks to his Great Weapon Master passive.
* '''Marcus:''' Enlightenment... love... power...


The key to besting '''Marcus''' is preparation. During the conversation with him, shifting your party around to avoid getting caught up in his Vampiric Shout is a good way to avoid losing [[Concentration]] on a spell. An easy approach is to use [[Banishment]] to put him out of the fight, sparing Isobel his wrath and allowing the group to clear out the [[Winged Horror|Winged Horrors]]. By the time the spell ends, he will be no match against the full party and the Inn's defenders.
'''Party member:''' Do you know the source of Ketheric's invulnerability?
* '''Narrator:''' *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*


Alternatively adding barrels and other objects to block the entrances will help by confusing the enemies and limiting how many have to be fought at the same time. Some enemies will attack the blockades to gain access, using explosive barrels with torches or other effects can trick enemies into damaging themselves.
Party member: Did you leave anything valuable behind?
 
* '''Marcus:''' Outside the inn... buried near graveyard... she found out...
===Notable loot===
{{Dialogue end}}
 
*{{RarityItem|Greatclub +1}}
*{{RarityItem|Half Plate Armour|alias=Half Plate Armour (Flaming Fist variant)|override_icon=Flaming_fist_half_plate_icon.jpg}}
*{{RarityItem|Shifting Corpus Ring}}
*{{RarityItem|Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen}}


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery heights="200px" mode="packed">
<gallery heights="250px" mode="packed">
Marcus Wings.png|Marcus with wings.
Marcus Model.png|Marcus' model
Marcus Model.png|Marcus' model.
Marcus Model Wings.png|Marcus' winged model
Marcus Model Wings.png|Marcus' winged model.
Marcus Wings.png|Marcus with wings
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
{{notebegin}}
{{notebegin}}
* If Marcus is killed while attempting to kidnap [[Isobel]], his body can later be found in the grass to the north of the Last Light Inn, seemingly dumped there unceremoniously during the cleanup after the attack.
{{reflist}}
* Can be spoken to with [[Speak with Dead]].
{{noteend}}
{{noteend}}


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[[Category:Followers of the Absolute]]
[[Category:Followers of the Absolute]]
[[Category:Available to Speak with Dead]]
[[Category:Available to Speak with Dead]]
[[Category:Bosses]]

Latest revision as of 07:58, 11 November 2024

Not to be confused with Marcus (dead fisher)

Fist Marcus is a former member of the Flaming Fist, now turned into an elite agent of the Cult of the Absolute.

Portrait Marcus Falgor.png
“
General Ketheric wants her alive - at any cost!
„
— Marcus Falgor

Involvement[edit | edit source]

Last Light Inn[edit | edit source]

When the party reaches Last Light Inn, Jaheira Jaheira is instantly wary of them and summons vines to stop them. She believes the party are True Souls. If Mol didn't survive Act One, Marcus comes to vouch for the party, telepathically revealing that he is an Absolutist spy.

Revealing that Marcus is tadpoled to Jaheira will trigger a fight against him. He will have a surprise round where he will summon 13 Crawling Claws and then disappear, returning to Moonrise Towers. However, he can be defeated here if members of the party have the passive Alert Alert or drank an Elixir of Vigilance. Killing him here will prevent the abduction attempt when you first talk to Isobel Isobel.

If Marcus wasn't killed earlier, when the party first goes to speak with Isobel on how to traverse through the Shadow-Cursed Lands, Marcus will show up on the balcony much to her shock. He will quickly reveal his loyalty to the Absolute and Ketheric Thorm Ketheric Thorm, urging Isobel to come with him to see the warlord.

The party must make a critical choice here:

  • Fighting against Marcus and his Winged Horrors who will focus on taking down Isobel.
  • Turning against Isobel, making Marcus and the Winged Horrors allies. The rest of the inn won't be hostile at first though. Doing so will cause a huge divide with Jaheira and the Harpers.

If Isobel is defeated, the barrier protecting the Last Light Inn will fade, letting the shadow curse in. Everyone except Jaheira and the party will either die or become Shadow-Cursed Undead. This will make multiple questlines end prematurely, and cause the party to lose traders (Dammon Dammon, Mattis Mattis and Talli Talli), who will no longer appear in Act Two and Act Three.

Marcus can be spoken to with Speak with Dead Speak with Dead. When asked if he left anything valuable behind, he will answer with "Outside the inn... buried near graveyard... she found out...". Moving to the graveyard adjacent to Last Light Inn, there is a Flaming Fist's corpse X: -3 Y: 215 directly east of the open graves where the Shield of Scorching Reprisal can be looted from. This implies that the dead Gnome Flaming Fist discovered Marcus' treachery, but was killed by him before she could warn the rest of the Fists and Harpers. A successful Perception check is needed to detect the rubble, and a subsequent Strength check is required to smash the rubble to find the body.

If Marcus is killed while attempting to kidnap Isobel, his body can later be found in the grass to the north of the Last Light Inn, seemingly dumped there unceremoniously during the cleanup after the attack.

Moonrise Towers[edit | edit source]

If the player failed to protect Isobel and Marcus survived the fight in the Last Light Inn, Marcus can be found inside Moonrise Towers, on the top floor near the door to Balthazar Balthazar's room. If Isobel was knocked out and thus abducted alive, Marcus will also be alive. If, however, Isobel didn't survive the abduction, Marcus will be found dead, presumably killed by an angry Ketheric Thorm Ketheric Thorm.

Combat[edit | edit source]

Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]

Fly.webp
Fly Fly ()
Fly to a target position
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
[1]
Main Hand Attack.webp
Main Hand Attack Main Hand Attack ()   –  Greatclub +1
Normal weapon damage Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.
 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft
Generic Necrotic.webp
Vampiric Shout Vampiric Shout ()
D8 Necrotic.png 2d8 (2~16) Damage TypesNecrotic
+
Damage hit points

Vent a malevolent shout, wound nearby foes and healing yourself provided they're neither Constructs or Undead.

AoE: 8 m / 27 ft (Radius)
Recharge: Per turn

Allies[edit | edit source]

Encounter details[edit | edit source]

Marcus is an incredibly aggressive great weapon fighter, who in the case of the encounter at the Last Light Inn will focus on trying to knock out Isobel. The fight there can end very quickly if he and the Winged Horrors act first on Initiative. He can attack up to 3 times a turn thanks to his Extra Attack Extra Attack along with the bonus attack he can gain through his Great Weapon Master Great Weapon Master passive.

Three of the Winged Horrors will engage Jaheira and the Harpers in combat on the first floor, while the other three will land on the upper floor and race to Isobel's room to help Marcus. Their Claws (Ghoul) Claws (Ghoul) can possibly paralyze Isobel or the party, making all attacks against them critically hit.

Isobel can be defeated and carried off by either Marcus or the Winged Horrors, so she must be kept alive until all enemies are defeated.

Jaheira may occasionally kill other Harpers or Tiefling Refugees by casting Ice Storm Ice Storm, ruining the party's chances of getting the Leave No One Behind achievement.

Tactics[edit | edit source]

The key to besting Marcus is preparation. During the conversation with him, the party can be positioned around the room to avoid getting caught up in his Vampiric Shout Vampiric Shout, and a Cleric who is not part of the conversation can also pre-cast Sanctuary Sanctuary and/or Warding Bond Warding Bond on Isobel to protect her during Marcus's first turn.[2] His high initiative means that he will likely act first but party members can use Alert Alert, Dread Ambusher Dread Ambusher, Soulbreaker Greatsword, Sentinel Shield, or Elixir of Vigilance to increase their initiative rolls as well.

An easy approach to defeating him is to use Banishment Banishment to put him out of the fight, sparing Isobel his wrath and allowing the group to clear out the Winged Horrors. By the time the spell ends, he will be no match against the full party and the Inn's defenders.

Alternatively, adding barrels and other objects to block the entrances will help by confusing the enemies and limiting how many have to be fought at the same time. Some enemies will attack the blockades to gain access, using explosive barrels with torches or other effects can trick enemies into damaging themselves. The party can also use Arcane Lock Arcane Lock to simply lock all the doors before beginning the conversation with Isobel.

It is also wise to have healing spells (e.g. Healing Word Healing Word) and healing potions (e.g. Potion of Greater Healing) available to help Isobel if she gets hurt. Lesser Restoration Lesser Restoration is also useful in case anyone gets Paralysed Paralysed by a winged horror.

Notable loot[edit | edit source]


Speak with Dead[edit | edit source]

(If Isobel doesn't survive the abduction)

Party member: Who were you before you became a True Soul?

  • Marcus: Marcus Falgor... raised in... Baldur's Gate...

Party member: What do you know of Ketheric Thorm?

  • Marcus: Chosen of... the Absolute. Wants... the cleric... more than anything.

Party member: Why were you after the cleric?

  • Marcus: Orders... of the General... Absolute's... Chosen...

Party member: Who is the Chosen?

  • Marcus: Ketheric... Thorm...

Party member: How did you come to follow the Absolute?

  • Marcus: Squad... captured... enlightened...

Party member: What is the Absolute's end game?

  • Marcus: Enlightenment... love... power...

Party member: Do you know the source of Ketheric's invulnerability?

  • Narrator: *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*

Party member: Did you leave anything valuable behind?

  • Marcus: Outside the inn... buried near graveyard... she found out...

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Marcus' model

    Marcus' model

  • Marcus' winged model

    Marcus' winged model

  • Marcus with wings

    Marcus with wings

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ A note found in Moonrise Towers implies that Marcus's wings were forcibly removed from Aylin Dame Aylin and attached to Marcus by Balthazar Balthazar.
  2. ↑ Shadowheart Shadowheart will get dragged into the conversation with Isobel for the Sharran vs. Selûnite insults, so she cannot pre-cast spells this way unless she is separated from the party before the conversation.
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