Balthazar is an Undead necromancer in service to Ketheric Thorm, who can first be encountered in the Gauntlet of Shar during Act Two.
| “ | We're still close. She's in a jar on the shelf over there. | „ | |
| — Balthazar explaining where his mother is |
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 1.1 Background
- 2 Involvement
- 3 Combat
- 3.1 Attacks and abilities
- 3.1.1 Honour mode
- 3.2 Notable Loot
- 3.1 Attacks and abilities
- 4 Related quests
- 5 Gallery
- 6 Related literature
- 6.1 Written by Balthazar
- 7 Notes
- 8 External links
Overview[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
Balthazar is a necromancer in service to General Ketheric Thorm, sent to the Gauntlet of Shar to retrieve the Nightsong; the source of Ketheric's immortality.
Involvement[edit | edit source]
Main article: Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic
Balthazar can first be encountered in the Gauntlet of Shar, behind a locked door guarded by his undead servants.
Approaching the door and/or his servants, wherever they are found, will generally trigger a conversation. A combat encounter will always trigger on conclusion of this conversation, where Dark Justiciar Avengers attack both the undead servants and the party. Once this combat resolves, the party may have the opportunity to speak to Balthazar further and learn more about the relic he is searching for. There is also the option to simply attack and kill Balthazar at any time after this encounter.It is also possible to fully avoid contact with Balthazar and his servants until entering the Shadowfell.
When the party did not kill him and crosses the threshold into the Shadowfell the party will meet Balthazar there for a second time. If the party have not yet met Balthazar at this point, he will simply introduce himself and give the party the opportunity to help him finish his mission.
Once the party finally meet Balthazar, they are generally allowed to choose at several points if they want to kill him or help him finish his mission.
If the party help Balthazar obtain the Nightsong and later meet with Ketheric, Ketheric will take the party as prisoners. They will wake up in Balthazar's lab at the Mind Flayer Colony, where Balthazaar prepares to find a way to remove the artefact from the party's possession. Eventually, a fight between the party and Balthazar will break out.
Combat[edit | edit source]
Balthazar will use a Potion of Speed at the start of his turn to gain Hasted unless you buy it off him during dialogue first (use the Trade button).
Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]
- Awaken the dead from their century-long slumber.
Animate Dead (
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Cast as a unique Level 6 variant, only when confronted in the Nightsong's Prison, to reanimate an army of skeletons from the surrounding bones.
1d8 (1~8) Necrotic damage - Prevent the target from healing until your next turn. An undead target receives Disadvantage on Attack rolls.
- Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Bone Chill ()
Range: 18 m / 60 ft - 5d8 (5~40) Poison damage
- Craft a large cloud that inflicts 5d8Poison damage per turn. You can reposition the cloud every turn.
- CON Save
- Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Cloudkill ()
- Death is but a temporary inconvenience - raise a fallen undead with half of its hit points.
- Range: 3 m / 10 ft
No Rest for the Wicked (
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- 2d8 (2~16) Poison damage
- Possibly Poisons the target.
- CON Save
- Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Ray of Sickness ()
- Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.
- Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Misty Step ()
Honour mode[edit | edit source]
- 4d6 (4~24) Necrotic damage
- + 4d6 (4~24) hit points
- Open a necrotic rift from a new corpse that heals Undead 4d6hit points and deals 4d6Necrotic to living creatures at the start of their turns.
- Range: 18 m / 60 ft
The Dead Wastes
Notable Loot[edit | edit source]
- Circle of Bones
Related quests[edit | edit source]
- Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic
- The Chosen of Shar
- Defeat Ketheric Thorm
- Find the Nightsong
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Digital Artbook concept art.
Digital Artbook concept art.
Model
Related literature[edit | edit source]
- Stained Book (Thorm Mausoleum)
- Diary of Ketheric Thorm, Vol 2
- Tissue and Organ Register
- Unsent Letter
- Ornate Letter
Written by Balthazar[edit | edit source]
- Attention Acolytes
- Balthazar Personal Notes: 2
- Balthazar Personal Notes: 3
- Balthazar's Notes
- Clasped Book (Moonrise Towers)
- Research Notes (Balthazar)
- Orders from B
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Balthazar's name (and ribs) were taken from the monk Balthazar, a character from Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal.
External links[edit | edit source]
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