Gut

Priestess Gut, also known as True Soul Gut, is a Goblin True Soul and follower of The Absolute who is found at the Goblin Camp.

Overview

Priestess Gut is one of the spiritual leaders of the cult. Together with Minthara and Dror Ragzlin she is one of three leaders of the goblins at the Shattered Sanctum.

Involvement

Gut can be found right after the entrance to the Shattered Sanctum. She can give the player the permanent bonus the Brand of the Absolute.

The party can make her go to her chapel to attack her or comply with her wishes. If the party complies, she will give them a potion to make them fall asleep, and wake up imprisoned. If the player character is an Elf, Drow or Half-Elf and they drink the potion, their  Fey Ancestry will prevent the potion from working and Gut will attack immediately. Additionally, a Paladin's resolve will enable a Constitution Ability check to resist the effects of the potion.

Should the party be imprisoned and fail the respective checks to free themselves, they will be rescued by a dwarven Warlock named Korrilla at the service of Raphael, who will instantly kill Gut and Polma.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 The Absolute's Will ()

Use telekinesis to pull targets closer.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Call for Help

Gut calls for help!

 Shocking Grasp ()

1d8 (1~8) Lightning

The target cannot use Reactions. This spell has Advantage on creatures with metal Armour.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Healing Word ()

1d4 (1~4) + Spellcasting modifier hit points

Heal a creature you can see.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Shield of Faith ()

Surround a creature with a shimmering field of magic that increases its  Armour Class by 2.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Shield ()

When you are about to be hit by an enemy, use your Reaction to increase your  Armour Class by 5. You also take no damage from  Magic Missile. These effects last until the start of your next turn.

 Range: Self

Allies

(If fought in the main room)

• Booyahg Shekt
• Devout Mrak
• Devout Muzul
• Gribbo
• Tracker Azak
• Warlock Greez

(If Gut uses  Call for Help in her chapel)

• Booyahg Shekt
• Devout Mrak
• Devout Muzul
• Tracker Azak
• Tracker Tozad
• Warlock Greez

(If the fight gets too close to them)

• Torturer Spike
• Lookout Grush
• Roah Moonglow
• Erna
• Yerle

Loot

• Absolute's Talisman
• Absolute's Warboard
• Crude Mace
• Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen
• Onyx
• Padlock Key
• Potion of Healing
• Potion of Greater Healing
• Potion of Sleep
• Priestess' Key
• Rancid Note
• Scroll of Burning Hands
• 34 Gold

Encounter details

Priestess Gut can be fought in one of two locations: in the main hall where the party first meets her or in her private chapel after the party has chosen certain dialogue options. In her chapel, Gut will be completely alone, however on her first turn in combat (if she is still alive) she will use  Call for Help to call for backup from the other goblins.

Tactics

Gut can be defeated very easily in several ways. If the party has enough damage and good initiative then they can all team up on Gut to kill her before she can use  Call for Help. She may attempt to use  Shield to help herself survive, but the party can bait her to spend her reaction on an opportunity attack before they attack her themselves.

Alternatively, the party can cast  Silence around Gut so that she can't call for backup. She will still be able to run out of the spell's area, but if the party groups up around her then she'll be forced to take a lot of opportunity attacks and will probably die before escaping.

Speak with Dead

Gut can be spoken to with Speak with Dead.

Party member: Who are you?

• True Soul Gut: True Soul... Gut

Party member: How did you die?

• True Soul Gut: Murdered... infidel...

Party member: Where do you keep your valuables?

• True Soul Gut: Chapel... locked tight...

Party member: Who killed you?

• True Soul Gut: Heretic... filth...

Party member: Where are you from?

• True Soul Gut: My mother's... swollen... gut.

Party member: What is your purpose here?

• True Soul Gut: Absolute's... priestess...
  • Party member: Who is the Absolute?
    • True Soul Gut: God... everything... everyone...

Gallery

• 

  Concept art by Konstantin Porubov for Larian Studios.

• 

  Priestess Gut's model.

Related quests

•  Ask the Goblin Priestess for Help

Related literature

• Goblins: The Maglubiyet Gambit

External links

• Gut on the Forgotten Realms Wiki