Nessa

Nessa is a Displacer Beast who can be found in the Gauntlet of Shar.

“

I am his love.

„

— Nessa, talking about Yurgir

Involvement

Nessa tries to lead the party into an ambush with Yurgir. If choosing or pretending to help Yurgir, Nessa can later be spoken with by using  Speak with Animals.

Investigating the spider carcass ( DC 14 Investigation check, then DC 16 Arcana check) in the room adjacent to Yurgir's reveals that Nessa has been charmed into being Yurgir's lover with succubus spittle.

With Speak with Animals

If investigating the spider carcass, the party can detect a similar spell in Nessa's breath and can attempt to convince her to turn against Yurgir by passing one of the following checks:

• [DECEPTION] The orthon sold you to me. I'm your master now. (DC 16)  -1  -1  -1  +1  -1
• [PERSUASION] You only love your master because he's been dosing this meat. He's manipulating you. (DC 16)  +1  +1  +1  +1  +1  +1

Curing Nessa of the spider carcass meat or using anything that removes  Charmed or  Poisoned conditions also works.

Otherwise, the party can only have a discussion about master / slave relationships and her "love" of Yurgir.

Without Speak with Animals

If interacting without using Speak with Animals, the party can only deduce that there is something amiss with the displacer beast:

• [NATURE] Something doesn't seem quite right - take a closer look. (DC 16)
• [DRUID] [RANGER] [NATURE] Something doesn't seem quite right - take a closer look. (DC 16 )
• [ANIMAL HANDLING] Make eye contact with the beast. (DC 16)

The party can then make another check for more clues, or pet the beast:

• Give it a scratch behind the ears.  +1  +1  +1  +1  +1  -1  +1
• Reach out to stroke one of its tentacles.
• [PERCEPTION] Look around to see who it might be in love with. (DC 16)
• [INVESTIGATION] Check the ground for signs of other paw prints. (DC 16)

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Displace ()

2d8 (2~16) Psychic

Teleport yourself and a target to a nearby location, shredding the target's mind, and leaving behind an Illusory Copy of yourself.

 Range: 3 m / 10 ft

 Illusory Copy ()

Create an illusory displacer beast to attack nearby enemies.

 Range: 18 m /  ft

 Tentacle Whip ()

2d6 + 4 (6~16) Bludgeoning

+

2d6 (2~12) Piercing

Lash out with a sleek, spinous tentacle.

 Range: 3 m /  ft

Related quests

•  Kill Raphael's Old Enemy
  •  Break Yurgir's Contract

Notes

• Nessa is simply named "Displacer Beast" when inspecting her, however Yurgir uses the name "Nessa" when speaking about her in dialogue.

Gallery

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  Nessa's ingame model.

External links

• Nessa (displacer beast) on the Forgotten Realms Wiki