Nymessa

Nymessa is found in the Wilderness in Act One.

“

The thing's dangerous. Leave it for the goblins to kill.

„

— Nymessa, about Lae'zel

Involvement

Act One

Nymessa and Damays captured Lae'zel and are discussing their next steps. Nymessa wants to leave her in the cage but Damays wants to bring Lae'zel back to their camp. When the party arrive in the area, Lae'zel telepathically demands for the player character to free her. This initiates  Free Lae'zel.

A party member can offer to aid Nymessa and Damays in killing Lae'zel, or persuade them to release her by passing an Ability Check. If the interacting party member is a drow, drow half-elf, duergar, or githyanki, the tieflings will attack out of fear. Their attack can be dissuaded by passing a DC 5 Intimidation check.

Before leaving the area, if the tieflings were not dispatched through intimidation, the party can ask if they know of a healer. They will direct the party to seek out Nettie, which updates  Find a Cure and initiates  Get Help from Healer Nettie.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Main Hand Attack ()   –  Dagger

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

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Ranged Attack ()   –  Shortbow

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

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Companion approval

• [PERSUASION] Shoot the trap down. We must kill it before it harms someone. (DC 5)  +1
• [BARBARIAN] [PERSUASION] Shoot the trap down. I'll tear it apart before anyone else gets hurt.  +1
• [DROW] [DUERGAR] [GITHYANKI] [INTIMIDATION] If you value your life, walk away.  +1
• Attack Lae'zel. (Fight Lae'zel to the death, unable to revive her after.)  +5
• Attack the tieflings.  +1  -1  -5

• [DECEPTION] This creature is dangerous. Get out of here - leave it to me!"
• [BARD] [DECEPTION] Oh gods! You've caught a scout the gith invasion force is right behind me - save yourselves!
• [PALADIN] [DECEPTION] Your quarry looks dangerous, but I've handled worse. Leave it to me, get to safety.
• [MONK] [PERSUASION] The githyanki's an intelligent creature, just like you. Release her, and let us converse civilly.

 +1  +1  +1  +1

• Attack the tieflings.

 +1  +5  -1  -1

After making the tieflings leave or killing them and talking to Lae'zel while she is still in the trap:

• Say please.  +1  +1  +1
• Where are your manners? Say 'please'.  +1  +1  +1
• Recruit Lae'zel.  +1  +1  -5

Idle banter

Nymessa and Damays argue about whether to bring Lae'zel to the Emerald Grove.

Nymessa: Just leave it.

• Damays: And when the goblins ally with it?
  • Nymessa: We'll be on the road to Baldur's Gate.
    • Damays: Don't be naive. When this thing strikes, there will be no soldiers to protect you. This isn't Elturel.

Nymessa: You think it's dangerous?

• Damays: Of course it's dangerous. One of them carved up Zorru's whole squad.
  • Nymessa: So let's leave it.
    • Damays: And let the goblins have it? No. We take it to the grove.

Related quests

•  Free Lae'zel

Gallery

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  Appearance in early access

Notes

• Despite being a tiefling, Nymessa does not have Darkvision. This may be a bug.
• If the player selected Lae'zel as their Origin, Nymessa and Damays will already be dead when the player character arrives at their location.

External links

• Nymessa on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
• Link to interactive map location