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Rolan can be found in the [[Emerald Grove]] arguing with {{CharLink|Cal}} and {{CharLink|Lia}} on whether they should remain in the Grove to help the [[Tiefling Refugees]] or leave. Rolan believes that they have no allegiance nor responsibility toward the refugees and should leave for [[Baldur's Gate]] for their own safety. Lia argues that they should help the refugees because it is the right thing to do. She accuses him of being selfish and only caring about his apprenticeship to {{CharLink|Lorroakan}} at [[Baldur's Gate]].

The party can choose to not interfere/support Rolan which results in him and his siblings leaving or persuade him to stay by passing the following skill check:

 

*{{SkillCheck|Persuasion|10}}

 

If the [[Persuasion]] roll fails, Rolan and his siblings will leave, unless the option to offer money is chosen.

 

If successful, Rolan and his siblings will stay inside the [[Emerald Grove]].

 

 

* [[Monk|Monks]] can say that to leave is a heavy choice and will weigh on whatever path they walk next.

 

If Rolan decides to stay, he still expresses apprehension and unhappiness about staying. If asking why he is in a rush to leave, he reveals that he has recently become an apprentice to the Wizard Lorroakan and expresses his excitement over both his apprenticeship and potential future exploits while extolling his own magical talents and long-standing admiration of Lorroakan having the wizard he looks up to agree to teach him.

 

If {{CharLink|Gale}} is present during this conversation he will recognize the name of Lorroakan and will comment that the wizard is seen as dishonorable and does not have good reputation in [[Waterdeep]]. Gale requests Rolan to introduce him to Lorroakan and the player character can interject by either supporting or rejecting the idea.

 

Should Rolan survive to join the celebration after the party [[Defeat the Goblins|Defeats the Goblins]], he'll be entertaining Cal and Lia with a magic show.

 

If Rolan decides to go, and the grove is raided, he will die along with his siblings and many other tieflings, and their bodies can be found in front of the [[Blighted Village]].

If Rolan was persuaded into staying at the grove and has survived Act One, he can be found drowning his sorrows in alcohol in [[Last Light Inn]]. He angrily tells the party that his siblings Lia and Cal being taken to the [[Moonrise Towers]] as prisoners while he was busy defending the children of the tiefling refugees during an attack of The Cult of the [[Absolute]]. He will be angry with the party because of his perception that they are the reason his siblings were in danger and insist on going to find them himself; he must be saved during his attempt or he will fall to the shadow curse. One long rest after he leaves the safety of the inn is enough to condemn his fate. He can be found in the [[Ruined Battlefield]], on the eastern shore of the river, south of the bridge that leads to the {{Coords|-54|-111|Reithwin Tollhouse}}.

Saving Lia and Cal before finding Rolan at Last Light Inn will result in him already being gone by the time the Party arrives at the Inn. If searched for at the Ruined Battlefield, he will be about to be attacked by [[Shadow]]s. Speaking to Rolan at the Inn, then saving Lia and Cal before running into him at the Battlefield, might cause Rolan to die and to be afflicted by the [[Shadow curse]].

If Rolan was not persuaded into staying at the grove, he and his siblings will not appear in Act Two. His absence also causes many of the tiefling refugees to perish during the Absolutist attack, most notably Bex, Mirkon and the other tiefling children.

If he survived Act Two or left the grove during Act One, Rolan can be found manning the front desk at [[Sorcerous Sundries]] in place of {{CharLink|Lorroakan's Projection}}, although his behavior is stiff and the narration will note that something seems wrong.

During the conclusion of [[Find the Nightsong]], whether Rolan will side with or against his master upon hearing his plans for {{CharLink|Aylin|Dame Aylin}} depend on several factors:  

* If the party tell him and his siblings to leave:

:: {{Approval|Shadowheart|+1}}

* If the party persuades him to stay:

:: {{Approval|Gale|+1}} {{Approval|Karlach|+1}}

* If the party agrees with Gale wanting an introduction to [[Lorroakan]]

:: {{Approval|Gale|+1}} {{Approval|Wyll|+1}}