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{{Infobox creature | {{Infobox creature | ||
| name = Golbraith | | name = Golbraith | ||
| full name = Golbraith Stredivas | | full name = Golbraith Stredivas | ||
| class = [[Wizard]] | | class = [[Wizard]] | ||
| image = Golbraith.png | | subclass = [[Evocation School]] | ||
| image = <gallery> | |||
Golbraith.png|In-game | |||
Portrait Golbraith Stredivas.png|Portrait | |||
</gallery> | |||
| race = [[Human]] | | race = [[Human]] | ||
| family = Unnamed son | | family = Unnamed son | ||
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| wis save prof = y | | wis save prof = y | ||
| passives = Opportunity Attack, Sculpt Spells, Tough, War Caster: Concentration, War Caster: Opportunity Spell | | passives = Opportunity Attack, Sculpt Spells, Tough, War Caster: Concentration, War Caster: Opportunity Spell | ||
| athletics = 2 | |||
| acrobatics = 1 | |||
| perception = 3 | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Golbraith Stredivas''' is a [[human]] who can be found on the first floor of [[Golbraith's Cellar|his house]] in the [[Lower City]]. He is loosely based on a fan of ''Baldur's Gate 3'', who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.{{ | '''Golbraith Stredivas''' is a [[human]] who can be found on the first floor of [[Golbraith's Cellar|his house]] in the [[Lower City]]. He is loosely based on a fan of ''Baldur's Gate 3'', who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. | ||
| | {{ref|Forum post: Solfaila (2020-10-26). [[https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=717519 Thanks Larian - Keep it up]]. Larian Studios Forum. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20231126112916/https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=717519&Searchpage=1&Main=93481&Words=Solfalia Archived]] from the original on 2023-11-26.}} | ||
{{ref|Forum post: Solfaila (2023-09-03). [[https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=890963 Golbraith Stredivas - Thank you Larian]]. Larian Studios Forum. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20231126112736/https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=890963 Archived]] from the original on 2023-11-26.}} | |||
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== Overview == | == 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, | 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, {{SmRarityItem|Abdel's Trusted Shield}}.{{ref|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 {{SmRarityItem|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 {{SmRarityItem|Confidant of a Duke}}, which recounts his first encounter with Abdel on the [[Elfsong Tavern|Elfsong's]] terrace. | 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. | ||
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==Combat== | ==Combat== | ||
=== Attacks and abilities === | === Attacks and abilities === | ||
{{Feature box|Blindness}} | |||
{{Feature box|Cone of Cold}} | |||
{{Feature box|Conjure Elemental: Fire Elemental}} | |||
{{Feature box|Disintegrate}} | {{Feature box|Disintegrate}} | ||
{{Feature box|Fireball}} | {{Feature box|Fireball}} | ||
{{Feature box|Ray of Frost}} | {{Feature box|Ray of Frost}} | ||
{{Feature box|Shield | {{Feature box|Shield (spell)}} | ||
===Loot=== | ===Loot=== | ||
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* {{MdRarityItem|Golbraith's Hatch Key}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Golbraith's Hatch Key}} | ||
== | == Authored literature == | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Bundle of Letters}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Confidant of a Duke}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|On Psionic Manipulations and Countermeasures}} | |||
== Related literature == | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Concerning the Future of Baldur's Gate}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Letter of Thanks}} | |||
==Notes and references== | |||
{{notelist}} | {{notelist}} | ||
{{reflist | {{reflist}} | ||
== External links == | |||
* {{FRWiki|Golbraith Stredivas|long}} | |||
{{Lower City}} | {{Lower City}} | ||
Latest revision as of 07:14, 11 November 2024
Golbraith Stredivas is a human who can be found on the first floor of his house in the Lower City. He is loosely based on a fan of Baldur's Gate 3, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
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Overview[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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.[3] 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[edit | edit source]
Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]
Range: 18 m / 60 ft 
AoE: 9 m / 30 ft (Cone) 
Loot[edit | edit source]
Authored literature[edit | edit source]
Related literature[edit | edit source]
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Forum post: Solfaila (2020-10-26). [Thanks Larian - Keep it up]. Larian Studios Forum. [Archived] from the original on 2023-11-26.
- ↑ Forum post: Solfaila (2023-09-03). [Golbraith Stredivas - Thank you Larian]. Larian Studios Forum. [Archived] from the original on 2023-11-26.
- ↑ 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.