Mystic Carrion

Mystic Carrion
Level 12
Role	Trader
Voiced by	Enzo Squillino Jr.
Information
Race	Mummy lord
Hometown	Philgrave's Mansion, Baldur's Gate
Stats
Size	Medium
Type	Undead
Armour Class	17
Hit points	185
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Initiative	+0
Ability scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 15 (+2) 10 (0) 17 (+3) 15 (+2) 20 (+5) 16 (+3)
Proficiency bonus	+4
Saving throws	Str +2 Dex 0 Con +7 Int +6 Wis +9 Cha +7
Resistances
Immune	Necrotic, Poison
Conditions
Legendary Resistance	+10 to your next three saving throws.
Unbeating Heart	Carrion cannot be killed while his heart is intact.
Curdled Liver	Not vulnerable to Fire while his liver is intact.
Thoughtless Brain	+3 to spell save DC and cannot be Surprised while his brain is intact.
Breathless Lungs	Cannot be  Silenced while his lungs are intact.
Features
Darkvision	Can see in the dark up to 12m.
Heightened Necromancy	Creatures have disadvantage on saving throws against your necromancy spells.
Life Essence Harvest	Absorb the Life Essence of a creature after killing it with a spell.
Magic Resistance	Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Multiattack: Frightened	Can Multiattack a Frightened creature.
Opportunity Attack	Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Permanently Armed	Cannot be disarmed.
Turn Resistance	Advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

“	I assume you came to me seeking an exorcism?	„
	— Mystic Carrion

Mystic Carrion is an Undead Mummy Lord in Baldur's Gate. He resides on the lower floor of Philgrave's Mansion and acts as a Trader. Several Ghouls roam the mansion as Mystic Carrion uses them for his dark work.

Overview

Quests

• Find Mystic Carrion's Servant
• Unlock the Ancient Tome

Involvement

Mystic Carrion is encountered by entering Philgrave's Mansion - either by detecting and lockpicking the stone wall X: -8 Y: -158, destroying the stone wall, using the hole in the wall X: 29 Y: -166 to sneak in, or by lockpicking the balcony entrance.

Carrion asks the party what they are doing because they do not have an appointment. He explains that he is a spirit medium who works with wealthy clients in the Upper City. Carrion believes the party is too poor to seek his services, but asking "Is there anything I can do for you?" will get his attention. He does indeed have a job - seeking out his lost servant, Thrumbo.

This starts the quest Find Mystic Carrion's Servant. If the party chooses to ally with Thrumbo and destroy any of Mystic Carrion's organs, then he will become hostile and attack them as soon as they return to Philgrave's Mansion. Likewise if the party has destroyed any of Mystic Carrion's organs before ever meeting him, he will be immediately hostile.

If the party 'kills' Mystic Carrion before destroying Jar of Mystic Carrion's Heart and then takes a long rest, Carrion will resurrect himself, destroy Thrumbo and his friends, and hide his heart in the basement of Philgrave's Mansion.

If the player started the quest Search the Cellar and obtained or read The Necromancy of Thay, Mystic Carrion offers his services of spirit channeling for 1500 gold. If accepted, the spirits tell of another book called The Tharchiate Codex located in Sorcerous Sundries, which they claim is key to unlocking the power of The Necromancy of Thay.

Organs

Mystic Carrion has hidden his organs in jars located around the Lower City. He possess powerful buffs as long as these jars remain intact.

• Jar of Mystic Carrion's Heart: Hidden inside Thrumbo's body
• Jar of Mystic Carrion's Brain: Hidden inside the Ancient Lair
• Jar of Mystic Carrion's Liver: Hidden inside the Ancient Lair
• Jar of Mystic Carrion's Lungs: Hidden inside the Mortuary basement of the Lower City Graveyard

Attacks and Abilities

•  Cloudkill
•  Torrential Undeath (Honor mode only)

Store

Corresponds to LOW_MysticCarrion_Trade_Magic.

• Veil of the Morning
• Armour of the Sporekeeper
• Hood of the Weave

Loot

• Staff of Cherished Necromancy
• Key (opens the locked double doors upstairs; ultimately leads to a hatch which gives access to the mansion's basement)
• Rusty Key (for the  Gilded Chest)

Notes

• Behind Mystic Carrion is a locked gilded chest.

Gilded Chest with the DC 25 to lockpick contains the following items:

• Acquisitions Record
• Torch of Revocation

Bugs

• As of Patch 5 Hotfix 17, the secret wall door on the balcony can be opened using a Gilded Chest as key. This is likely a bug. It is currently unknown if it is a specific Gilded Chest or any. ^{[Needs Verification]}

Gallery

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  Mystic Carrion angry at the player.

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  Mystic Carrion with a Ghoul and a few Spirits.

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  Carrion's model.