Yonas

Harper Yonas is a human ranger who is part of Harpers organisation in Act Two. Before his comrades or the party can intervene, he is snatched by a Shadow and turned into a  Shadow-Cursed Undead.

Involvement

Expedition

Yonas can only be encountered in the Shadow-Cursed Lands if the party enters the area through the Grymforge elevator. He was part of an expedition of Harpers led by Lassandra and consisting of Karrow, Meygan, and himself. After meeting the party and being ordered to move in, he was struck down and snatched into the surrounding darkness by a Shadow, where he called for help. He would then be killed by the Shadow Curse, and wander back into line of sight as a  Shadow-Cursed Undead. The blighted Harper sides with shadows and will then be inevitably killed a second time at the hands of the party.

Once Yonas has been dispatched, Lassandra will talk to the party and mark the Last Light Inn on their map.

Last Light Inn

Should the party come to Last Light Inn, both Karrow and Meygan can be found mourning Yonas on a rocky ledge south of the docks. Meygan would be kneeled in front of a shrine, grieving Yonas, while Karrow observes her mourning from a few steps behind her. Speaking with Meygan will reveal that she had developed feelings for Yonas, and had wanted to be with him before he met his demise; it's unclear if Yonas had any idea about this, and the party can tell her that Yonas probably felt the same away. Talking with Karrow will have him remark that Yonas was "green", and thus most likely inexperienced.

The party can turn in the Harper Blade to Meygan, who will offer a reward of Gold in return for this memento of him.

Combat

Attacks and Abilities

 Ranged Attack ()   –  Heavy Crossbow

Normal weapon damage Make a ranged attack with your equipped weapon.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Piercing Shot ()   –  Heavy Crossbow

Normal weapon damage

Deal regular damage and possibly inflict  Gaping Wounds which cause extra damage on attacks.

Undead and Constructs can't receive Gaping Wounds.

CON Save

 Range: Normal weapon range

Recharge: Short rest

Loot

• Leather Armour
• Heavy Crossbow
• Harper Blade
• Torch

Notes

• Yonas, much like Meygan, Lassandra, and Karrow, are the only level 5 Harpers in Act Two.
  • All the other Harpers in Last Light Inn are level 6, except for Jaheira, who is level 8.
• As of Patch 7, despite having Extra Attack, Yonas is not able to attack twice during his turns.
• As of Patch 6, there is an exploit which allows the player to save him. It involves the use of  Polymorph on Yonas during the encounter, which removes the  Shadow-Cursed Undead condition from him. After that, the player must toggle Non-Lethal Attacks and hit the polymorphed Yonas, which may result in him reverting back to his human form and free from the curse (there is also a chance he'll instead die from the hit). If successful, Yonas will be found at the entrance of Last Light Inn; however, as he's supposed to die, he cannot be interacted with, and has no additional scripts or dialogue.

External links

• Yonas on the Forgotten Realms Wiki