Ironfinger

Ironfinger
Level 8
Information
Title	Skull Lasher
Race	Halfling
Faction	Cult of the Absolute
Stats
Size	Small
Type	Humanoid
Armour Class	11
Hit points	(Balanced) 67 (Tactician)
Weight	35 kg (70 lb)
Initiative	+1
Ability scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 10 (0) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) 12 (+1)
Proficiency bonus	+3
Saving throws	Str +1 Dex +1 Con 0 Int +6 Wis +4 Cha +1
Features
Brave	Reroll a die when it lands on a 1 for an Attack Roll, Ability Check, or Saving Throw.
Extra Attack	Make an additional free attack after making an unarmed or weapon attack.
Halfling Luck	Advantage on Saving Throws against Frightened.
Opportunity Attack	Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Tenacity (passive feature)	Apply Bludgeoning damage, even on a miss.

Ironfinger is a member of the Followers of the Absolute that may be found in the sanctum north of the Barracks in the Mind Flayer Colony, being rallied by Kressa Bonedaughter along with her fellow cultists Hairy Henry and Maghtew Budj. If the party waits too long before approaching, Kressa's speech will give her and the cultists 10 temporary hitpoints through a buff called Myrkul's Gift.

Involvement

Ironfinger will attack along with the other followers in the Barracks if the party initiates combat through dialogue with Kressa or if attacked. If left alone, she will move to her room in the north-west part of the Barracks and begin practicing on a training dummy. She will say "The end is coming—do you feel it?" and "We are fortunate to live in the end-times. Pray with me" when spoken to.

Her notes indicate she lives in fear of her leader Kressa, who has become obsessed with tadpole experimentation, and suspects she might one day infect her with one as she sleeps. The two used to practice necromancy on ants back when they were younger.

Spells and abilities

• Misty Step
• Ray of Sickness

Loot

• Flail of Myrkul

Related items

• Letter from Ironfinger
• Closed Mind