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|name = Elminster Aumar | |name = Elminster Aumar | ||
|image=[[File:Elminster.png|350px]] | |image=[[File:Elminster.png|350px]] | ||
|STR= | |STR=13 | ||
|DEX= | |DEX=18 | ||
|CON= | |CON=24 | ||
|INT= | |INT=27 | ||
|WIS=18 | |WIS=18 | ||
|CHA= | |CHA=17 | ||
|int save = proficient | |int save = proficient | ||
|wis save = proficient | |wis save = proficient | ||
|level= | |level=20 | ||
|race=[[:Category:Constructs|Construct]] | |race=[[:Category:Constructs|Construct]] | ||
|type=Construct | |type=Construct | ||
|HP= | |HP=185; 240{{Tactician}} | ||
|AC= | |AC=17 | ||
|speed=30 | |speed=30 | ||
|size=Medium | |size=Medium | ||
|weight=150 lbs | |weight=150 lbs | ||
|proficiency= | |proficiency= | ||
|initiative= | |initiative=9 | ||
|location = [[Rosymorn Monastery Trail]] | |passives = {{PAS|Alert}}{{PAS|Empowered Evocation}}{{PAS|Focused Conjuration}}{{PAS|Magic Resistance}}{{PAS|Opportunity Attack}}{{PAS|Spell Sniper}} | ||
|conditions = {{CON|Mage Armour}} | |||
|location = [[Rosymorn Monastery Trail]], [[The Underdark]] | |||
|allies = [[Mystra]] | |allies = [[Mystra]] | ||
|alt-name = Model | |alt-name = Model | ||
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|va = Crispin Redman | |va = Crispin Redman | ||
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'''Elminster Aumar''', commonly simply '''Elminster''', is a wizard NPC who appears in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. He is the current Chosen of the Goddess [[Mystra]], and plays a key recurring role in the story of [[Gale]]. | '''Elminster Aumar''', commonly simply '''Elminster''', is a wizard NPC who appears in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. He is the current Chosen of the Goddess [[Mystra]], and plays a key recurring role in the story of [[Gale]]. The player first encounters him under the name '''Weary Traveler.''' | ||
==Background == | |||
Elminster is a recurring character in the Forgotten Realms setting of Dungeons and Dragons, including previous entries in the Baldur's Gate series. The steeple-hatted wizard is of legendary renown across realmspace, having appeared in over twenty novels, four adventures, and each prior installment in the ''Baldur's Gate'' series. He is an old acquaintance of [[Volo]] and occasionally fact-checks his books, including {{RarityItem|Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate}}. Gale describes him as being approximately "thirteen centuries old." | |||
== Appearance== | |||
Elminster wears a flowing orange-red robe with a matching hat, whose drooped steeple hangs backwards. Luscious silver locks of hair pour outward from the wide brim of his hat and blend into an equally long beard, between which sits a round, wizened face. A brilliant blue sash, decorated with jewels and signets, is draped between his left shoulder and right hip. Completing his finery is a necklace gold and silver plates and a single blood-red jewel, with a belt to match. In stark contrast to this opulent getup, he wields a single plain, unenchanted quarterstaff. | |||
Though bearing his humanoid appearance, the Elminster that appears in the game is a [[construct]] which when defeated melts into a pile of water, strongly suggesting him to be a [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Simulacrum simulacrum] of the real wizard. | |||
==Interactions== | ==Interactions== | ||
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After Gale reads [[The Annals of Karsus]] in the [[Sorcerous Vault]] during [[The Wizard of Waterdeep]], Elminster appears for a second time, either outside [[Sorcerous Sundries]] or in your camp. He brings a message from [[Mystra]], asking Gale to meet her at her holy shrine in the [[Stormshore Tabernacle]] | After Gale reads [[The Annals of Karsus]] in the [[Sorcerous Vault]] during [[The Wizard of Waterdeep]], Elminster appears for a second time, either outside [[Sorcerous Sundries]] or in your camp. He brings a message from [[Mystra]], asking Gale to meet her at her holy shrine in the [[Stormshore Tabernacle]] | ||
== | ==Attacks and abilities== | ||
Fighting Elminster is ill-advised. To say nothing of his overleveled stats relative to the party when he is encountered in Act One, he also leaves no loot and his hostility will lock [[Gale]] out of progressing in his personal quest. | |||
{{Feature box|name=Misty Step|* Casts as a level 2 spell. | |||
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{{Feature box|name=Sunbeam|* Casts as a level 6 spell | |||
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{{Feature box|name=Slow|* Casts as a level 3 spell. | |||
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{{Feature box|name=Otiluke's Freezing Sphere|link=Otiluke's Freezing Sphere (Launch)|* Casts as a level 6 spell. | |||
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== | ==Related quests== | ||
* | *[[The Wizard of Waterdeep]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== External Links == | ==External Links== | ||
* {{FRWiki|Elminster|long}} | *{{FRWiki|Elminster|long}} | ||
== Notes == | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references /> | ||
{{NavCompanions}} | {{NavCompanions}} | ||
[[Category:Characters in Act 2]] | [[Category:Characters in Act 2]] | ||
[[Category:Returning Characters]] | [[Category:Returning Characters]] | ||
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| Location | Rosymorn Monastery Trail, The Underdark | ||||||
| Allies | Mystra | ||||||
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| Voice actor | Crispin Redman | ||||||
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Elminster Aumar, commonly simply Elminster, is a wizard NPC who appears in Baldur's Gate 3. He is the current Chosen of the Goddess Mystra, and plays a key recurring role in the story of Gale. The player first encounters him under the name Weary Traveler.
Background
Elminster is a recurring character in the Forgotten Realms setting of Dungeons and Dragons, including previous entries in the Baldur's Gate series. The steeple-hatted wizard is of legendary renown across realmspace, having appeared in over twenty novels, four adventures, and each prior installment in the Baldur's Gate series. He is an old acquaintance of Volo and occasionally fact-checks his books, including 
Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate. Gale describes him as being approximately "thirteen centuries old."
Appearance
Elminster wears a flowing orange-red robe with a matching hat, whose drooped steeple hangs backwards. Luscious silver locks of hair pour outward from the wide brim of his hat and blend into an equally long beard, between which sits a round, wizened face. A brilliant blue sash, decorated with jewels and signets, is draped between his left shoulder and right hip. Completing his finery is a necklace gold and silver plates and a single blood-red jewel, with a belt to match. In stark contrast to this opulent getup, he wields a single plain, unenchanted quarterstaff.
Though bearing his humanoid appearance, the Elminster that appears in the game is a construct which when defeated melts into a pile of water, strongly suggesting him to be a simulacrum of the real wizard.
Interactions
Gale must be alive and recruited as a companion (or be the player character himself) in order for any encounters with Elminster to trigger.
Act Two
Elminster can first be found near the entrance to the Shadow-Cursed Lands from Rosymorn Monastery Trail or near the ruined Sharran temple if the party used the elevator from Grymforge. If the player avoids the Elminster at the earlier 2 locations, he will appear on the stone bridge right in front of Moonrise Towers, close to the Waypoint. Gale's personal quest, The Wizard of Waterdeep, must have progressed to the point where his condition is no longer responding to treatment for Elminster to appear. If Gale does not receive all three items by the time he reaches the Shadow-Cursed Lands, then Elminster appears in camp after a long rest once he has received the last item.
At camp, Elminster delivers Mystra's message to Gale, charging him with detonating the orb of malevolent magic within his chest in order to destroy "the Heart of the Absolute" in a suicidal attack. To help ease the task, Elminster also imparts an enchantment on Gale which stabilizes the orb, negating the need to consume more magical items. He then departs as quickly as he arrived, leaving Karlach (should she be in your camp) wondering if he was "Gale's grandad".
Act Three
After Gale reads The Annals of Karsus in the Sorcerous Vault during The Wizard of Waterdeep, Elminster appears for a second time, either outside Sorcerous Sundries or in your camp. He brings a message from Mystra, asking Gale to meet her at her holy shrine in the Stormshore Tabernacle
Attacks and abilities
Fighting Elminster is ill-advised. To say nothing of his overleveled stats relative to the party when he is encountered in Act One, he also leaves no loot and his hostility will lock Gale out of progressing in his personal quest.
Range: 18 m / 60 ft 
AoE: 18 m / 60 ft (Line) 
Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft Related quests
Gallery
Character portrait by Edward Vanderghote
Concept Art by Levinna Angelita
External Links
Elminster on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
Notes