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Flind's extremely high initiative will almost always allow her to act first in combat. | Flind's extremely high initiative will almost always allow her to act first in combat. | ||
She will immediately seek out the first party member she sees to initiate a conversation where the opportunity will be given to use the [[Illithid Powers]] to convince her to turn against her pack. It's possible to command her to kill | She will immediately seek out the first party member she sees to initiate a conversation where the opportunity will be given to use the [[Illithid Powers]] to convince her to turn against her pack. It's possible to command her to kill {{CharLink|Rugan}} and {{CharLink|Olly}} and still force her to turn against her pack after. Turning her against her pack is highly recommended as fighting Flind and her pack at the same time can be very difficult. Once she is convinced to betray her pack, the party should focus on the [[Gnoll Hunter|Gnoll Hunters]] as they will often target the party instead of Flind. Their frenzied multi-attack arrow shots can be devastating, so it is best to kill them as quickly as possible with AoE attacks like {{SAI|Cloud of Daggers}} or {{SmRarityItem|Alchemist's Fire}} before they are allowed to frenzy. | ||
The best way to engage Flind is to sneak up behind her and sneak attack the Hunters in front of her to start the battle. It's important that Flind is able to initiate conversation on her first turn to make sure the party can interact with her as described above. | The best way to engage Flind is to sneak up behind her and sneak attack the Hunters in front of her to start the battle. It's important that Flind is able to initiate conversation on her first turn to make sure the party can interact with her as described above. | ||
When alone, direct combat with Flind is avoidable by passing the two Wisdom checks to get her to kill herself. If that option is unavailable, Flind is incredibly dangerous up close; in her frenzied state she can easily kill multiple party members in a single turn. A decent strategy to fight her is to restrict her movement with spells like | When alone, direct combat with Flind is avoidable by passing the two Wisdom checks to get her to kill herself. If that option is unavailable, Flind is incredibly dangerous up close; in her frenzied state she can easily kill multiple party members in a single turn. A decent strategy to fight her is to restrict her movement with spells like {{SAI|Grease}}, {{SAI|Web}} and {{SAI|Entangle}} then pelt her at range. | ||
=== Notable loot === | === Notable loot === |