Brithvar

Elder Brithvar

In-game
Portrait

Identity

Male

Faction

Clan Flameshade

Stats

Balanced Difficulty Stats

Level

5

HP

54

AC

16

Initiative

+1

Proficiency

+3

Movement

8 m (27 ft)

Weight

50 kg (100 lb)

XP reward

75

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	10 (0)	12 (+1)	12 (+1)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+7	+1	+5	0	+1	+1

Skills
Athletics	Acrobatics	Perception
4	1	1

Resistances ^(info)

Features

Dig Deep
Inflicts Shattered on hit.
Duergar Resilience
You have Advantage on Saving throws against Illusions and against being Charmed or Paralysed.
Dwarven Resilience
Advantage on Saving Throws against being Poisoned and resistance to Poison damage.
Extra Attack
You can make an additional free attack after making an unarmed or weapon attack.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Sunlight Sensitivity
Has disadvantage on attack rolls and Perception checks while in sunlight.
Superior Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 24 m / 80 ft.

Explorer Difficulty Stats

Level

5

HP

37

AC

16

Initiative

+1

Proficiency

+5

Movement

8 m (27 ft)

Weight

50 kg (100 lb)

XP reward

75

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	10 (0)	12 (+1)	12 (+1)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+9	+1	+7	0	+1	+1

Skills
Athletics	Acrobatics	Perception
4	1	1

Resistances ^(info)

Features

Dig Deep
Inflicts Shattered on hit.
Duergar Resilience
You have Advantage on Saving throws against Illusions and against being Charmed or Paralysed.
Dwarven Resilience
Advantage on Saving Throws against being Poisoned and resistance to Poison damage.
Extra Attack
You can make an additional free attack after making an unarmed or weapon attack.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Sunlight Sensitivity
Has disadvantage on attack rolls and Perception checks while in sunlight.
Superior Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 24 m / 80 ft.

Tactician Difficulty Stats

Level

5

HP

65

AC

16

Initiative

+1

Proficiency

+3

Movement

8 m (27 ft)

Weight

50 kg (100 lb)

XP reward

75

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	10 (0)	12 (+1)	12 (+1)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+7	+1	+5	0	+1	+1

Skills
Athletics	Acrobatics	Perception
4	1	1

Resistances ^(info)

Features

Dig Deep
Inflicts Shattered on hit.
Duergar Resilience
You have Advantage on Saving throws against Illusions and against being Charmed or Paralysed.
Dwarven Resilience
Advantage on Saving Throws against being Poisoned and resistance to Poison damage.
Extra Attack
You can make an additional free attack after making an unarmed or weapon attack.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Sunlight Sensitivity
Has disadvantage on attack rolls and Perception checks while in sunlight.
Superior Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 24 m / 80 ft.

Brithvar is a Duergar located in Grymforge. Brithvar is the leader of a group of Duergar mercenaries hired by

True Soul Nere to find and / or excavate the Adamantine Forge.

Involvement[edit | edit source]

Act One[edit | edit source]

Like many of the Duergar at Grymforge, Brithvar holds no real loyalty towards the Absolute and resents Nere for withholding his money. While initially suspicious of the party, as his ability as a Duergar to detect Illithid presences makes him believe them to be a True Soul, he can be convinced otherwise and talked into leading a mutiny against Nere through advancing the quest Blind the Absolute, causing roughly half the Duergar including his lieutenant Stone Guard Kur to fight against Nere alongside the party once the Drow is freed. Afterwards, he and the surviving Duergar will leave Grymforge after a Long Rest before any Absolute reinforcements can show up. He can be persuaded or intimidated into leaving the gnome slaves behind before he leaves, allowing them to head back to Baldur's Gate.

Combat[edit | edit source]

Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]

Loot[edit | edit source]

Related Literature[edit | edit source]

Elder's Journal

Related Quests[edit | edit source]

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