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Marcus Falgor
Fist Marcus is a former member of the Flaming Fist, now turned into an elite agent of the Cult of the Absolute.
“General Ketheric wants her alive - at any cost!„
Involvement[edit | edit source]
Last Light Inn[edit | edit source]
Upon reaching Last Light Inn, Jaheira is instantly wary of them and summons vines to stop the player character. She believes the party are True Souls. If Mol not survives Act One, Marcus comes to vouch for the party, telepathically revealing that he is an Absolutist spy.
Revealing that Marcus is tadpoled to Jaheira triggers a fight against him. He has a surprise round where he summons 13 Crawling Claws and then disappears, returning to Moonrise Towers. However, he can be defeated here if the party members have the passive 
or drank an 
Elixir of Vigilance. Killing him here prevents the abduction attempt when first talking to Isobel.
If Marcus is not killed earlier, he appears when first speaking with Isobel. He quickly reveals his loyalty to the Absolute and Ketheric Thorm, urging Isobel to come with him to see the warlord.
The party must make a critical choice here:
- Fighting against Marcus and his Winged Horrors, who focus on taking down Isobel.
- Turning against Isobel, making Marcus and the Winged Horrors allies. The rest of the is not hostile at first though. However, doing so causes a huge divide with Jaheira and the Harpers.
If Isobel is not saved, the barrier protecting the Last Light Inn fades, letting the shadow curse in. Everyone except Jaheira and the party either dies or become Shadow-Cursed Undead. This results in multiple questlines ending prematurely, and causes the party to lose the traders ( Dammon, Mattis and Talli), who do not appear in Act Two and Act Three anymore.
Marcus can be spoken to with 
. When asked if he left anything valuable behind, he answers with "Outside the inn... buried near graveyard... she found out...". Moving to the graveyard adjacent to Last Light Inn, there is a Flaming Fist's corpse directly east of the open graves at X: -3 Y: 215, where the 
Shield of Scorching Reprisal can be looted from. This implies that the dead Gnome Flaming Fist discovered Marcus' treachery, but was killed by him before she could warn the rest of the Fists and Harpers. A successful 
check is needed to detect the rubble, and a subsequent 
check is required to smash the rubble to find the body.
If Marcus is killed while attempting to kidnap Isobel, his body can later be found in the grass to the north of the Last Light Inn, seemingly dumped there unceremoniously during the cleanup after the attack.
Moonrise Towers[edit | edit source]
If Isobel is not saved and Marcus survived the fight in the Last Light Inn, he can be found inside Moonrise Towers, on the top floor near the door to Balthazar's room.
If Isobel was knocked out and thus abducted alive, Marcus is also be alive. If, however, Isobel does not survive the abduction, Marcus can be found dead, presumably killed by an angry Ketheric Thorm.
Combat[edit | edit source]
Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]
[1]
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Range: 18 m / 60 ft 
) – 
Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft 
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AoE: 8 m / 27 ft (Radius)
Recharge: Per turn Allies[edit | edit source]
- Crawling Claw - 13x (if fought in Last Light Inn's courtyard)
- Winged Horror - 6x (if fought in Isobel's room)
Loot[edit | edit source]
Greatclub +1
Half Plate Armour (Flaming Fist variant)
Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen
Shifting Corpus Ring
Encounter details[edit | edit source]
Marcus is an incredibly aggressive great weapon fighter, who in the case of the encounter at the Last Light Inn will focus on trying to knock out Isobel. The fight there can end very quickly if he and the Winged Horrors act first on Initiative. He can attack up to 3 times a turn thanks to his 
along with the bonus attack he can gain through his 
passive.
Three of the Winged Horrors engage Jaheira and the Harpers in combat on the first floor, while the other three land on the upper floor and race to Isobel's room to help Marcus. Their 
can possibly paralyze Isobel or the party, making all attacks against them critically hit.
Isobel can be defeated and carried off by either Marcus or the Winged Horrors, so she must be kept alive until all enemies are defeated.
Jaheira may occasionally kill other Harpers or Tiefling Refugees by casting 
, ruining the party's chances of getting the Leave No One Behind achievement.
Tactics[edit | edit source]
The key to defeating Marcus is preparation. During the conversation with him, the party can be positioned around the room to avoid getting caught up in his 
, and a Cleric who is not part of the conversation can also cast 
and / or 
on Isobel to protect her during Marcus's first turn.[2] His high initiative means that he likely acts first but the party members can use , 
, 
Soulbreaker Greatsword, 
Sentinel Shield, or Elixir of Vigilance to increase their initiative rolls as well.
An easy approach to defeating him is to use 
to put him out of the fight, saving Isobel from his wrath and allowing the group to clear out the Winged Horrors. By the time the spell ends, he is no match against the full party and the Inn's defenders.
Alternatively, adding barrels and other objects to block the entrances helps confusing the enemies and limiting how many have to be fought at the same time. While some enemies attack the blockades to gain access, using explosive barrels with torches or other effects can trick enemies into damaging themselves. The party can also use 
to lock all the doors before beginning the conversation with Isobel.
It is also wise to have healing spells (e.g. 
) and healing potions (e.g. 
Potion of Greater Healing) available to help Isobel if she gets hurt. 
is also useful in case anyone gets paralysed by a winged horror.
Speak with Dead[edit | edit source]
(If Isobel doesn't survive the abduction)
Party member: Who were you before you became a True Soul?
- Marcus: Marcus Falgor... raised in... Baldur's Gate...
Party member: What do you know of Ketheric Thorm?
- Marcus: Chosen of... the Absolute. Wants... the cleric... more than anything.
Party member: Why were you after the cleric?
- Marcus: Orders... of the General... Absolute's... Chosen...
Party member: Who is the Chosen?
- Marcus: Ketheric... Thorm...
Party member: How did you come to follow the Absolute?
- Marcus: Squad... captured... enlightened...
Party member: What is the Absolute's end game?
- Marcus: Enlightenment... love... power...
Party member: Do you know the source of Ketheric's invulnerability?
- Narrator: *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*
Party member: Did you leave anything valuable behind?
- Marcus: Outside the inn... buried near graveyard... she found out...
Party member: How did you get into the Last Light?
- Marcus: Trusted...me...
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Marcus' model
Marcus' winged model
Marcus with wings
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ A
note found in Moonrise Towers implies that Marcus's wings were forcibly removed from Dame Aylin and attached to Marcus by Balthazar.
- ↑ Shadowheart will get dragged into the conversation with Isobel for the Sharran vs. Selûnite insults, so she cannot cast spells this way unless she is separated from the party before the conversation.
