Ettvard Needle

Ettvard Needle is the human editor in chief for the Baldur's Mouth Gazette, found in their main building; the Baldur's Mouth, Lower City.

“

Gods, the untold depravity... it is unprintable. I'll be out of syndication if I publish your gore-smut confessional.

„

— Ettvard Needle after the Dark Urge tells him of his exploits

Overview

He claims to be close with Lord Gortash and abuses his position of power in journalism to print propaganda for him.

Involvement

Talking to Ettvard will start the quest  Stop the Presses if the party had not already started it elsewhere. After conversing with him, Ettvard calls the guards to evict the party from the Baldur's Mouth, which makes the entire building a restricted area, making it harder to complete the quest. The quest also ONLY becomes time sensitive after the party has spoken to Ettvard.

If Gortash is dead, Ettvard loses interest in the party and exclusively publishes articles about Gortash's death, which makes the quest  Stop the Presses unavailable. Ettvard even calls the party "old news" and shoos them away, but this does not make the building a restricted area.

If Ettvard is killed, Malek Stones is promoted to editor in chief. If Malek Stones is also killed, then a new character called Syril Valdemar takes their place after a long rest.

According to the Sword Coast Couriers address book, Ettvard has requested a full-time courier for shipping purposes.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Main Hand Attack ()   –  Mace

Normal weapon damage Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

Notable loot

• File:Baldur's Mouth Storage Key Unfaded Icon.pngBaldur's Mouth Storage Key
• File:Baldur's Mouth Basement Key Unfaded Icon.pngBaldur's Mouth Basement Key

Related literature

• Address Book
• Embrace Modernity
• It's NOT Funny
• KEEP OUT
• Letter from Ettvard
• My Good Friend Ettvard
• Needle's Points: Tips for Top Stories
• News Hawker Float
• Note from Estra
• Note to Self (Baldur's Mouth)
• Notice of Termination
• Pivot to New Target
• Regarding Portrait Production
• Reminder to fire Malek
• Skeletons in Patriar Closets
• To the Puzzle Editor

External links

• Ettvard Needle on the Forgotten Realms Wiki