Gut

True Soul Gut

High Priestess of the Absolute

In-game
Portrait

Faction

Cult of the Absolute

Stats

Size

Small

Type

Humanoid

Race

Goblin

Balanced Difficulty Stats

Level

4

HP

36

AC

14

Initiative

+1

Proficiency

+2

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

35 kg (70 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	16 (+3)	18 (+4)	16 (+3)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+2	+1	+2	+5	+6	+3

Features

The Absolute's Mercy
If the wearer bears the Absolute's Brand, they have Advantage on Death Saving Throws.
Absolute's Ward
If the wielder bears the Absolute's Brand, they gain a +1 bonus to Saving throws.
Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.

Explorer Difficulty Stats

Level

4

HP

25

AC

14

Initiative

+1

Proficiency

+4

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

35 kg (70 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	16 (+3)	18 (+4)	16 (+3)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+2	+1	+2	+7	+8	+3

Features

The Absolute's Mercy
If the wearer bears the Absolute's Brand, they have Advantage on Death Saving Throws.
Absolute's Ward
If the wielder bears the Absolute's Brand, they gain a +1 bonus to Saving throws.
Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.

Tactician Difficulty Stats

Level

4

HP

52

AC

14

Initiative

+1

Proficiency

+2

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

35 kg (70 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	16 (+3)	18 (+4)	16 (+3)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+2	+1	+2	+5	+6	+3

Features

The Absolute's Mercy
If the wearer bears the Absolute's Brand, they have Advantage on Death Saving Throws.
Absolute's Ward
If the wielder bears the Absolute's Brand, they gain a +1 bonus to Saving throws.
Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Fury of the Small
When you damage a creature larger than you, you can choose to deal 1d6Physical extra. Limited to once per combat.

Priestess Gut, also known as True Soul Gut, is a Goblin True Soul and follower of The Absolute who is found at the Goblin Camp.

Overview

Priestess Gut is one of the spiritual leaders of the cult. Together with Minthara and Dror Ragzlin she is one of three leaders of the goblins at the Shattered Sanctum.

Involvement

Gut can be found right after the entrance to the Shattered Sanctum. She can give the player the permanent bonus the Brand of the Absolute.

The party can make her go to her chapel to attack her or comply with her wishes. If the party complies, she will give them a potion to make them fall asleep, and wake up imprisoned. If the player character is an Elf, Drow or Half-Elf and they drink the potion, their Fey Ancestry will prevent the potion from working and Gut will attack immediately. Additionally, a Paladin's resolve will enable a Constitution Ability check to resist the effects of the potion.

Should the party be imprisoned and fail the respective checks to free themselves, they will be rescued by a dwarven Warlock named Korrilla at the service of Raphael, who will instantly kill Gut and Polma.

Speak with Dead

Gut can be spoken to with Speak with Dead.

Party member: Who are you?

True Soul Gut: True Soul... Gut

Party member: What happened to you?

True Soul Gut: Murdered... infidel...

Party member: Where do you keep your valuables?

True Soul Gut: Chapel... locked tight...

Party member: Who killed you?

True Soul Gut: Heretic... filth...

Party member: Where are you from?

True Soul Gut: My mother's... swollen... gut.

Party member: What is your purpose here?

True Soul Gut: Absolute's... priestess...
- Party member: Who is the Absolute?
  - True Soul Gut: God... everything... everyone...

Combat

Attacks and abilities

Shield

Allies

(If fought in the main room)

(If Gut uses Call for Help in her chapel)

(If the fight gets too close to them)

Encounter details

Priestess Gut can be fought in one of two locations: in the main hall where the party first meets her or in her private chapel after the party has chosen certain dialogue options. In her chapel, Gut will be completely alone, however on her first turn in combat (if she is still alive) she will use Call for Help to call for backup from the other goblins.

Tactics

Gut can be defeated very easily in several ways. If the party has enough damage and good initiative then they can all team up on Gut to kill her before she can use Call for Help. She may attempt to use Shield to help herself survive, but the party can bait her to spend her reaction on an opportunity attack before they attack her themselves.

Alternatively, the party can cast Silence around Gut so that she can't call for backup. She will still be able to run out of the spell's area, but if the party groups up around her then she'll be forced to take a lot of opportunity attacks and will probably die before escaping.

Loot

Related Quests

Ask the Goblin Priestess for Help

Related Literature

Gallery

Concept art by Konstantin Porubov for Larian Studios.
Priestess Gut's model.

Notes

Grants 40 experience when killed.

External Links

Gut on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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