Halfar

Faction

Flaming Fist

Stats

Size

Medium

Type

Humanoid

Race

Human

Class

Cleric^{[note 1]}

Balanced Difficulty Stats

Level

8

HP

62

AC

16

Initiative

+1

Proficiency

+3

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

75 kg (150 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
21 (+5)	13 (+1)	17 (+3)	10 (0)	12 (+1)	8 (-1)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+8	+1	+6	0	+1	-1

Conditions

Dead
This creature is dead.

Features

Extra Attack
You can make an additional free attack after making an unarmed or weapon attack.
Great Weapon Fighting
When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack with a Two-Handed melee weapon, that die is rerolled once.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Phalanx Formation
Has Advantage on Attack Rolls if within 3 m / 10 ft of an ally that carries a shield and isn't Incapacitated.
Riposte
When a hostile creature misses you with a melee attack, expend a superiority die to retaliate with a powerful strike that deals an additional 1d8 Physical damage.

Explorer Difficulty Stats

Level

8

HP

58

AC

16

Initiative

+1

Proficiency

+5

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

75 kg (150 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
21 (+5)	13 (+1)	17 (+3)	10 (0)	12 (+1)	8 (-1)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+10	+1	+8	0	+1	-1

Conditions

Dead
This creature is dead.

Features

Extra Attack
You can make an additional free attack after making an unarmed or weapon attack.
Great Weapon Fighting
When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack with a Two-Handed melee weapon, that die is rerolled once.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Phalanx Formation
Has Advantage on Attack Rolls if within 3 m / 10 ft of an ally that carries a shield and isn't Incapacitated.
Riposte
When a hostile creature misses you with a melee attack, expend a superiority die to retaliate with a powerful strike that deals an additional 1d8 Physical damage.

Tactician Difficulty Stats

Level

8

HP

65

AC

16

Initiative

+1

Proficiency

+3

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

75 kg (150 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
21 (+5)	13 (+1)	17 (+3)	10 (0)	12 (+1)	8 (-1)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+8	+1	+6	0	+1	-1

Conditions

Dead
This creature is dead.

Features

Extra Attack
You can make an additional free attack after making an unarmed or weapon attack.
Great Weapon Fighting
When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack with a Two-Handed melee weapon, that die is rerolled once.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Phalanx Formation
Has Advantage on Attack Rolls if within 3 m / 10 ft of an ally that carries a shield and isn't Incapacitated.
Riposte
When a hostile creature misses you with a melee attack, expend a superiority die to retaliate with a powerful strike that deals an additional 1d8 Physical damage.

Halfar is a Flaming Fist mercenary and cleric of Ilmater that can be found slain on the footsteps leading into High Hall. Killed by Absolutist forces, Halfar is one of two corpses in the area that can be spoken to, the other one being Lewis Morell.

Involvement

At some before the party's arrival, Halfar made his way from the Flaming Fist reserve to High Hall in an attempt to rescue potential survivors fleeing from the Absolutist forces. From there, he witnessed the Netherbrain rise into the sky, and found High Hall's courtyard to be swarming with Absolutist cultists coming from the mountainside.

Halfar was then killed by a Mind Flayer before he could get through the gate, dying in front of the courtyard (X: 253 Y: 72).

Speak with Dead

Player: Who are you?

Dead Flaming Fist: Halfar... cleric... Ilmater...

Player: What were you doing here?

Dead Flaming Fist: Trying to... help... survivors... flee...
- Dead Flaming Fist: Never... even... made it... past... gate...

Player: Where did you come from?

Dead Flaming Fist: Baldur's... Gate... Flaming Fist... reserve...

Player: Did you see where the Netherbrain went?

Dead Flaming Fist: Up... high up...
- Dead Flaming Fist: Huge shadow... rising... covering... all...
  - Dead Flaming Fist: Transformation... chaos... illithids... everywhere...

Player: How do I get to the brain from here?

Dead Flaming Fist: Must go... up...
- Dead Flaming Fist: But... courtyard... heavily guarded...
  - Dead Flaming Fist: Will not... make it... that way...

Player: Is there another way to reach the brain?

Dead Flaming Fist: Enemies... came... from... mountainside...
- Dead Flaming Fist: Not sure... where...

Player: What forces await in the courtyard?

Dead Flaming Fist: Illithids... and... others... many...
- Dead Flaming Fist: Too many...

Player: Who killed you?

Dead Flaming Fist: Illithid... one of... many...
- Dead Flaming Fist: Too many...

Player: How many illithids are there?

Dead Flaming Fist: Enough... to keep... survivors... from leaving...
- Dead Flaming Fist: ...and rescuers... from... entering...

Loot

Notes

↑ Halfar is only a cleric in name, as his in-game statistics make him a fighter with Battle Master maneuvers and superiority die.

Halfar is one of two corpses in High Hall that can be spoken to through Speak with Dead. The other being an Absolutist Zealot named Lewis Morell.
According to developer's notes, it's likely that Halfar's dialogue was meant to let curious players know that the High Hall is an area swarming with a high density of high-level enemies, and had the intent to encourage them to explore and find a less dangerous route.

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[1] Halfar is only a cleric in name, as his in-game statistics make him a fighter with Battle Master maneuvers and superiority die.

[note 1]