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{{see also|Punish the Wicked}}
{{Infobox creature
{{Infobox creature
| name = Madeline
| name = Madeline
| image =  
| image = Portrait Madeline.png
| role = Bartender  
| identity = Female
| occupation = Bartender at the [[Waning Moon]]
| hometown = [[Reithwin Town]]
| hometown = [[Reithwin Town]]
| race = [[Gold dwarf]]
| race = [[Dwarf]]
| size = Medium
| subrace = [[Gold Dwarf]]
| size = [[Medium]]
| type = [[Humanoid]]
| type = [[Humanoid]]
| class = [[Ranger]]
| level = 5
| e hp =
| hp = 7
| t hp =
| ac = 10
| movement m = 7.5
| weight kg = 75
| str = 12
| dex = 15
| con = 12
| int = 10
| wis = 12
| cha = 10
| str save prof = yes
| dex save prof = yes
| conditions = Dead
| passives = Darkvision, Dwarven Resilience, Extra Attack, Opportunity Attack
| uid = S_SCL_ServantOfTheRaven_Madeline
| uuid = c3d3ab85-8f51-47f0-9b05-3d6010651bd1
| stats = SCL_ServantOfTheRaven_Madeline
}}
}}
'''[[Madeline]]''' is a deceased dwarf found in the [[Ruined Battlefield]] in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]].  
'''[[Madeline]]''' is a deceased dwarf, who can be found in the [[Ruined Battlefield]] in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] at {{coords|125|106}}.  


== Involvement ==
== Involvement ==
Madeline tended bar at the distillery ''[[The Waning Moon]]'' many years ago, during the time when the army of {{CharLink|Ketheric Thorm|Ketheric Thorm's}} [[Dark Justiciar]]s occupied the town.  
Madeline tended bar at the distillery ''[[The Waning Moon]]'' many years ago, during the time when the army of {{CharLink|Ketheric Thorm|Ketheric Thorm's}} [[Dark Justiciar]]s occupied the town.  


When first discovering her, {{CharLink|He Who Was}} performs {{SAI|Speak with Dead}} on her corpse to try to interrogate her, beginning the quest ''Punish the Wicked''.
When first discovering her, {{CharLink|He Who Was}} performs {{SAI|Speak with Dead}} on her corpse to try to interrogate her. This begins the quest {{Quest|Punish the Wicked}}.


{{hatnote|For a more detailed walkthrough see: [[Punish the Wicked]]}}
He Who Was is a {{FRWiki|Shadar-kai (elf)|shadar-kai}} who seeks the guilty, tormented and anguished. He fittingly found Madeline, whose spirit is stuck in grief and regret over her actions while she was alive. Claiming that he is seeking justice for Madeline's crimes, He Who Was asks the party to retrieve {{SmRarityItem|Madeline's Ledger}}, found, under a loose plank behind the bar at The Waning Moon.
He Who Was is a {{FRWiki|Shadar-kai (elf)|shadar-kai}} who seeks the guilty, tormented and anguished. He fittingly found Madeline, whose spirit is stuck in grief and regret over her actions while she was alive. Claiming that he is seeking justice for Madeline's crimes, He Who Was will ask the party to retrieve {{SmRarityItem|Madeline's Ledger}}, found "where lies Madeline's guilt", under a loose plank behind the bar at The Waning Moon.


After the ledger is brought back, He Who Was will channel Madeline's spirit once again, allowing the party to question her this time. Madeline will explain how she was to report to Dark Justiciar Netasha any observed dissent against Ketheric and his army. Fearing for her life, Madeline betrayed many of her friends and patrons to Netasha, who captured and killed them in horrific ways.
After the ledger is brought back, He Who Was channels Madeline's spirit once again, allowing the party to question her this time. Madeline explains how she was to report to Dark Justiciar Netasha any observed dissent against Ketheric and his army. Fearing for her life, Madeline betrayed many of her friends and patrons to Netasha, who captured and killed them in horrific ways.


Madeline will express grief and regret for her actions, believing herself beyond redemption or forgiveness. The player can forgive her, and let her spirit move on in peace, or choose to admonish or punish her.
Madeline expresses grief and regret for what she did, believing herself beyond redemption or forgiveness. The party can forgive her, and let her spirit move on in peace, or choose to admonish or punish her.


== Related literature ==
== Related literature ==
* {{MdRarityItem|Madeline's Ledger}} - found under some hidden planks in [[The Waning Moon]]
* {{MdRarityItem|Madeline's Ledger}} - found under some hidden planks in [[The Waning Moon]]
== Related quests ==
* {{Quest|Punish the Wicked}}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 16:20, 30 January 2025

Madeline is a deceased dwarf, who can be found in the Ruined Battlefield in the Shadow-Cursed Lands at X: 125 Y: 106.

Involvement[edit | edit source]

Madeline tended bar at the distillery The Waning Moon many years ago, during the time when the army of Ketheric Thorm Ketheric Thorm's Dark Justiciars occupied the town.

When first discovering her, He Who Was He Who Was performs Speak with Dead Speak with Dead on her corpse to try to interrogate her. This begins the quest Punish the Wicked Punish the Wicked.

He Who Was is a shadar-kai who seeks the guilty, tormented and anguished. He fittingly found Madeline, whose spirit is stuck in grief and regret over her actions while she was alive. Claiming that he is seeking justice for Madeline's crimes, He Who Was asks the party to retrieve Madeline's Ledger, found, under a loose plank behind the bar at The Waning Moon.

After the ledger is brought back, He Who Was channels Madeline's spirit once again, allowing the party to question her this time. Madeline explains how she was to report to Dark Justiciar Netasha any observed dissent against Ketheric and his army. Fearing for her life, Madeline betrayed many of her friends and patrons to Netasha, who captured and killed them in horrific ways.

Madeline expresses grief and regret for what she did, believing herself beyond redemption or forgiveness. The party can forgive her, and let her spirit move on in peace, or choose to admonish or punish her.

Related literature[edit | edit source]

Related quests[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • Many of the developer notes for He Who Was' dialogue lines mention not only the cruelty underlying his intentions, but that much of what he says to the party is trying to manipulate them into torturing Madeline.