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{{Infobox creature | {{Infobox creature | ||
| name = Balthazar | | name = Balthazar | ||
| identity = Male | |||
| image = | | image = | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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| subclass = [[Necromancy School]] | | subclass = [[Necromancy School]] | ||
| level = 8 | | level = 8 | ||
| size = Medium | | size = [[Medium]] | ||
| type = Undead | | type = [[Undead]] | ||
| e hp = 63 | | e hp = 63 | ||
| hp = 91 | | hp = 91 | ||
| 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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| t passives = Alert, Grave Magic, Grim Harvest, Immune to Control Undead, Legendary Action: Spectral Aspect, Magic Resistance, Opportunity Attack, Turn Resistance | | t passives = Alert, Grave Magic, Grim Harvest, Immune to Control Undead, Legendary Action: Spectral Aspect, Magic Resistance, Opportunity Attack, Turn Resistance | ||
| h passives = Alert, Grave Magic, Grim Harvest, Immune to Control Undead, Legendary Action: Spectral Aspect, Magic Resistance, Opportunity Attack, Turn Resistance | | h passives = Alert, Grave Magic, Grim Harvest, Immune to Control Undead, Legendary Action: Spectral Aspect, Magic Resistance, Opportunity Attack, Turn Resistance | ||
| uuid = 53651a9f-7ea8-444f-ba2d-224390b72f7d | |||
| uid = S_SHA_Necromancer | |||
| stats = SHA_Necromancer | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''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. | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Balthazar is a necromancer in service to General {{CharLink|Ketheric Thorm}}, sent to the Gauntlet of Shar to retrieve the {{CharLink|Aylin|Nightsong}} | Balthazar is a necromancer in service to General {{CharLink|Ketheric Thorm}}, sent to the Gauntlet of Shar to retrieve the {{CharLink|Aylin|Nightsong}}, who is the source of Ketheric Thorm's immortality. | ||
== Involvement == | == Involvement == | ||
Balthazar can first be encountered in the Gauntlet of Shar, behind a locked door guarded by his undead servants. | 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, | Approaching the door and / or his servants, wherever they are found, generally triggers a conversation. Combat begins at the conclusion of this conversation, when [[Dark Justiciar]] Avengers attack his undead servants and the party. Once this fights ends, the party may have the opportunity to speak to Balthazar further and learn more about {{Quest|Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic|the relic he is searching for}}. There is also the option to attack and kill Balthazar at any time after this encounter, and it is also possible to fully avoid contact with Balthazar and his servants until entering the [[Shadowfell]]. | ||
If not killed earlier, Balthazar is met a second time, upon crossing the threshold into the Shadowfell. If not met previously, he introduces himself and offers the opportunity to help him finish his mission. | |||
Whenever first met, the party is generally allowed at several points to choose if they want to kill Balthazar or help him finish his mission. | |||
If | If choosing to help Balthazar obtain the Nightsong the party can later meet with Ketheric Thorm, who ultimately takes them as prisoners. They wake up in Balthazar's lab at the [[Mind Flayer Colony]], where he prepares to find a way to remove the {{SmRarityItem|Mysterious Artefact}} from the party's possession. Eventually, a fight between the party and Balthazar breaks out. | ||
== Combat == | == Combat == | ||
Balthazar | Unless bought from him during dialogue (by using the Trade button). Balthazar consumes a {{SmRarityItem|Potion of Speed}} at the start of his turn to gain the {{Cond|Hastened}} condition. | ||
=== Attacks and abilities === | === Attacks and abilities === | ||
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In the Gauntlet of Shar: | In the Gauntlet of Shar: | ||
* {{CharLink|Flesh}} | * {{CharLink|Flesh}} | ||
* | * {{CharLink|Ghoul Medic}} - 3x | ||
In the Shadowfell: | In the Shadowfell: | ||
* | * {{CharLink|Apostate Defender}} - 8x | ||
* | * {{CharLink|Apostate Destroyer}} - 3x | ||
* | * {{CharLink|Apostate Librarian}} - 3x | ||
* | * {{CharLink|Apostate Sentinel}} - 6x | ||
=== Tactics === | |||
* Lockpicking or casting {{SAI|Knock}} on his door outside his room during the ambush in the Gauntlet of Shar forces him into combat against the Sharrans, where he can be killed more easily. | |||
=== Notable Loot === | === Notable Loot === | ||
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{{div col}} | {{div col}} | ||
*{{MdRarityItem|Diary of Ketheric Thorm, Vol 2}} | *{{MdRarityItem|Diary of Ketheric Thorm, Vol 2}} | ||
*{{MdRarityItem|Moonrise Towers Prisoner Log}} | |||
*{{MdRarityItem|Ornate Letter}} | *{{MdRarityItem|Ornate Letter}} | ||
*{{MdRarityItem|Stained Book (Thorm Mausoleum)}} | *{{MdRarityItem|Stained Book (Thorm Mausoleum)}} | ||
*{{MdRarityItem|Tissue and Organ Register}} | *{{MdRarityItem|Tissue and Organ Register}} | ||
*{{MdRarityItem|Unsent Letter}} | *{{MdRarityItem|Unsent Letter (Ketheric Thorm)}} | ||
{{div col end}} | {{div col end}} | ||
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* {{MdRarityItem|Clasped Book (Moonrise Towers)}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Clasped Book (Moonrise Towers)}} | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Goblins: The Maglubiyet Gambit}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Goblins: The Maglubiyet Gambit}} | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Instructions from B}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Orders from B}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Orders from B}} | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Research Notes (Balthazar)}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Research Notes (Balthazar)}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:45, 23 January 2025
Balthazar is an Undead necromancer, who can first be encountered in the Gauntlet of Shar during Act Two.
“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, who is the source of Ketheric Thorm'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, generally triggers a conversation. Combat begins at the conclusion of this conversation, when Dark Justiciar Avengers attack his undead servants and the party. Once this fights ends, the party may have the opportunity to speak to Balthazar further and learn more about 
. There is also the option to attack and kill Balthazar at any time after this encounter, and it is also possible to fully avoid contact with Balthazar and his servants until entering the Shadowfell.
If not killed earlier, Balthazar is met a second time, upon crossing the threshold into the Shadowfell. If not met previously, he introduces himself and offers the opportunity to help him finish his mission.
Whenever first met, the party is generally allowed at several points to choose if they want to kill Balthazar or help him finish his mission.
If choosing to help Balthazar obtain the Nightsong the party can later meet with Ketheric Thorm, who ultimately takes them as prisoners. They wake up in Balthazar's lab at the Mind Flayer Colony, where he prepares to find a way to remove the 
Mysterious Artefact from the party's possession. Eventually, a fight between the party and Balthazar breaks out.
Combat[edit | edit source]
Unless bought from him during dialogue (by using the Trade button). Balthazar consumes a 
Potion of Speed at the start of his turn to gain the 
condition.
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.
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Range: 18 m / 60 ft 
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Honour mode[edit | edit source]
Allies[edit | edit source]
In the Gauntlet of Shar:
- Flesh
- Ghoul Medic - 3x
In the Shadowfell:
- Apostate Defender - 8x
- Apostate Destroyer - 3x
- Apostate Librarian - 3x
- Apostate Sentinel - 6x
Tactics[edit | edit source]
- Lockpicking or casting
on his door outside his room during the ambush in the Gauntlet of Shar forces him into combat against the Sharrans, where he can be killed more easily.
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]
Model
Digital Artbook concept art.
Digital Artbook concept art.
Render by Nikolai Chugunov
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.