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{{Infobox creature | {{Infobox creature | ||
| name = Balthazar | | name = Balthazar | ||
| identity = Male | |||
| image = | | image = | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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| va = Roger Ringrose | | va = Roger Ringrose | ||
| title = Commander of the Reborn Dead | | title = Commander of the Reborn Dead | ||
| race = [[Undead]] | | race = [[Undead]] [[Human]] | ||
| class = [[ | | class = [[Wizard]] | ||
| subclass = [[Necromancy School]] | |||
| level = 8 | | level = 8 | ||
| size = Medium | | size = Medium | ||
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| t hp = 118 | | t hp = 118 | ||
| extra init = 5 | | extra init = 5 | ||
| xp = 350 | |||
| weight kg = 100 | | weight kg = 100 | ||
| str = 10 | | str = 10 | ||
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| con save prof = yes | | con save prof = yes | ||
| wis save prof = yes | | wis save prof = yes | ||
| athletics = 6 | |||
| acrobatics = 2 | |||
| perception = 2 | |||
| resistances = slashing resistance full, piercing resistance full, bludgeoning resistance full, poison immunity | | resistances = slashing resistance full, piercing resistance full, bludgeoning resistance full, poison immunity | ||
| conditions = Mage Armour, Undead Ward, Undead Ward Aura | | conditions = Mage Armour, Undead Ward, Undead Ward Aura | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Balthazar''' is an Undead necromancer, who can first be encountered in the [[Gauntlet of Shar]] during Act Two. | '''Balthazar''' is an Undead necromancer, who can first be encountered in the [[Gauntlet of Shar]] during Act Two. | ||
{{DiQ|We're still close. She's in a jar on the shelf over there.|Balthazar| | {{DiQ|We're still close. She's in a jar on the shelf over there.|Balthazar| elaborating on his relationship with his mother}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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{{feature box|Bone Chill}} | {{feature box|Bone Chill}} | ||
{{feature box|Cloudkill}} | {{feature box|Cloudkill}} | ||
{{feature box|Misty Step}} | |||
{{feature box|No Rest for the Wicked}} | {{feature box|No Rest for the Wicked}} | ||
{{feature box|Ray of Sickness}} | {{feature box|Ray of Sickness}} | ||
==== Honour mode ==== | ==== Honour mode ==== | ||
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In the Shadowfell: | In the Shadowfell: | ||
* 8x {{CharLink|Apostate Defender}} | |||
* 3x {{CharLink|Apostate Destroyer}} | * 3x {{CharLink|Apostate Destroyer}} | ||
* 3x {{CharLink|Apostate Librarian}} | * 3x {{CharLink|Apostate Librarian}} | ||
* 6x {{CharLink|Apostate Sentinel}} | * 6x {{CharLink|Apostate Sentinel}} | ||
=== Notable Loot === | === Notable Loot === | ||
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== Related quests == | == Related quests == | ||
* {{Quest|Defeat Ketheric Thorm}} | |||
* {{Quest|Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic}} | * {{Quest|Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic}} | ||
* {{Quest|Find the Nightsong}} | |||
* {{Quest|The Chosen of Shar}} | * {{Quest|The Chosen of Shar}} | ||
==Related literature== | ==Related literature== | ||
{{div col}} | {{div col}} | ||
*{{ | *{{MdRarityItem|Diary of Ketheric Thorm, Vol 2}} | ||
*{{ | *{{MdRarityItem|Ornate Letter}} | ||
*{{ | *{{MdRarityItem|Stained Book (Thorm Mausoleum)}} | ||
*{{ | *{{MdRarityItem|Tissue and Organ Register}} | ||
*{{MdRarityItem|Unsent Letter (Ketheric Thorm)}} | |||
{{div col end}} | {{div col end}} | ||
===Written by Balthazar=== | ===Written by Balthazar=== | ||
{{div col}} | {{div col}} | ||
* {{ | * {{MdRarityItem|A Little Gift}} | ||
* {{ | * {{MdRarityItem|Attention Acolytes}} | ||
* {{ | * {{MdRarityItem|Balthazar's Notes}} | ||
* {{ | * {{MdRarityItem|Balthazar Personal Notes: 2}} | ||
* {{ | * {{MdRarityItem|Balthazar Personal Notes: 3}} | ||
* {{ | * {{MdRarityItem|Clasped Book (Moonrise Towers)}} | ||
* {{ | * {{MdRarityItem|Goblins: The Maglubiyet Gambit}} | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Instructions from B}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Orders from B}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Research Notes (Balthazar)}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Soul Cage Research}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Stained Book (Thorm Mausoleum)}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Temple Map}} | |||
{{div col end}} | {{div col end}} | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery heights="250" mode="packed"> | |||
Balthazar Model.png|Model | |||
Balthazar Face Concept Art.jpg|Digital Artbook concept art. | |||
Balthazar Face Concept Art 2.png|Digital Artbook concept art. | |||
Nikolai-chugunov-balthazar-nikolai-chugunov-2a.jpg|Render by Nikolai Chugunov | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Authors]] | [[Category:Authors]] | ||
[[Category:Bosses]] | [[Category:Bosses]] | ||
[[Category:Followers of Myrkul]] |
Latest revision as of 19:44, 22 November 2024
“We're still close. She's in a jar on the shelf over there.„
Overview[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
Balthazar is a necromancer in service to General Ketheric Thorm, sent to the Gauntlet of Shar to retrieve the Nightsong; the source of Ketheric's immortality.
Involvement[edit | edit source]
Balthazar can first be encountered in the Gauntlet of Shar, behind a locked door guarded by his undead servants.
Approaching the door and/or his servants, wherever they are found, will generally trigger a conversation. A combat encounter will always trigger on conclusion of this conversation, where Dark Justiciar Avengers attack both the undead servants and the party. Once this combat resolves, the party may have the opportunity to speak to Balthazar further and learn more about the relic he is searching for. There is also the option to simply attack and kill Balthazar at any time after this encounter. It is also possible to fully avoid contact with Balthazar and his servants until entering the Shadowfell.
When the party did not kill him and crosses the threshold into the Shadowfell the party will meet Balthazar there for a second time. If the party have not yet met Balthazar at this point, he will simply introduce himself and give the party the opportunity to help him finish his mission.
Once the party finally meet Balthazar, they are generally allowed to choose at several points if they want to kill him or help him finish his mission.
If the party help Balthazar obtain the Nightsong and later meet with Ketheric, Ketheric will take the party as prisoners. They will wake up in Balthazar's lab at the Mind Flayer Colony, where Balthazaar prepares to find a way to remove the artefact from the party's possession. Eventually, a fight between the party and Balthazar will break out.
Combat[edit | edit source]
Balthazar will use a Potion of Speed at the start of his turn to gain Hasted unless you buy it off him during dialogue first (use the Trade button).
Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]
Cast as a unique Level 6 variant, only when confronted in the Nightsong's Prison, to reanimate an army of skeletons from the surrounding bones.Honour mode[edit | edit source]
Allies[edit | edit source]
In the Gauntlet of Shar:
- Flesh
- 3x Ghoul Medic
In the Shadowfell:
Notable Loot[edit | edit source]
Related quests[edit | edit source]
Related literature[edit | edit source]
Written by Balthazar[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Balthazar's name (and ribs) were taken from the monk Balthazar, a character from Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal.