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{{Q|The objective of the scalpel, sisters, is to soothe, for a scalpel, indeed, is an extension of Shar. See how the patient reacts when I but stroke the right nerve. Hear its comfort. Hear the melody of mercy. Pray, sister, show us the extent of your beneficence.|Malus Thorm instructing the Undead Nurses in their "medical practice."}} | {{Q|The objective of the scalpel, sisters, is to soothe, for a scalpel, indeed, is an extension of Shar. See how the patient reacts when I but stroke the right nerve. Hear its comfort. Hear the melody of mercy. Pray, sister, show us the extent of your beneficence.|Malus Thorm instructing the Undead Nurses in their "medical practice."}} | ||
In life, he directed a shift in the House's purpose from tending to the sick and injured among the populace of Reithwin to exclusively serving the [[Dark Justiciar|Dark Justiciars]] of [[Ketheric Thorm]]'s army, as he believed keeping the latter healthy would help them serve Shar while the rest were better off left to her oblivion.<ref>''[[Patients' Registry]]''</ref><ref>[[URGENT: Request for Supplies|''URGENT: Request for Supplies'']]</ref> | In life, he directed a shift in the House's purpose from tending to the sick and injured among the populace of Reithwin to exclusively serving the [[Dark Justiciar|Dark Justiciars]] of [[Ketheric Thorm]]'s army, as he believed keeping the latter healthy would help them serve Shar while the rest were better off left to her oblivion.<ref>''[[Patients' Registry]]''</ref><ref>[[URGENT: Request for Supplies|''URGENT: Request for Supplies'']]</ref><nowiki> {{</nowiki> | ||
He plays a role in the quest [[Wake up Art Cullagh]], being an obstacle, holding the [[Battered Lute]] which is a clue for that quest. | He plays a role in the quest [[Wake up Art Cullagh]], being an obstacle, holding the [[Battered Lute]] which is a clue for that quest. | ||
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*A [[Persuasion]] of [[Difficulty Class|DC]] 16 will suggest the nurses aren't ready and just make you sick instead of 'curing' you. | *A [[Persuasion]] of [[Difficulty Class|DC]] 16 will suggest the nurses aren't ready and just make you sick instead of 'curing' you. | ||
If any of these checks are successful, Malus will ask how to train the nurses properly, leading to two differing [[Persuasion]] checks with a [[Difficulty Class|DC]] 21. | If any of these checks are successful, '''Malus''' will ask how to train the nurses properly, leading to two differing [[Persuasion]] checks with a [[Difficulty Class|DC]] 21. | ||
*Suggest that '''Malus''' offer himself up to be practiced on by the nurses, which he gleefully accepts. After a bloody scene in which they blindly hack away at his body, the nurses will become passive, and the master surgeon very much dead. | *Suggest that '''Malus''' offer himself up to be practiced on by the nurses, which he gleefully accepts. After a bloody scene in which they blindly hack away at his body, the nurses will become passive, and the master surgeon very much dead. | ||
*Convince '''Malus''' to have the Sisters test their skills against each other, leading to a bloody brawl between them. | *Convince '''Malus''' to have the Sisters test their skills against each other, leading to a bloody brawl between them. | ||
If the player has first read the [[Surgery and Physiology: A Sharran's Primer]] book in the room behind '''Malus''', two additional options are available, both of which are instead [[Difficulty Class|DC]] 18, and both of which result in '''Malus''' | If the player has first read the [[Surgery and Physiology: A Sharran's Primer]] book in the room behind '''Malus''', two additional options are available, both of which are instead [[Difficulty Class|DC]] 18, and both of which result in the nurses killing '''Malus''': | ||
* [INTIMIDATION] I have read your treatise. Initiate the final lesson, or die by my hand. (DC 18) | * [INTIMIDATION] I have read your treatise. Initiate the final lesson, or die by my hand. (DC 18) | ||
* [PERSUASION] ‘Only with sacrifice is mastery gained.’ For the sisters to learn, you must submit. (DC 18) | * [PERSUASION] ‘Only with sacrifice is mastery gained.’ For the sisters to learn, you must submit. (DC 18) | ||
If the nurses were convinced to fight each other, the mad surgeon will press to tend to you next. He can be attacked, | If the nurses were convinced to fight each other, the mad surgeon will press to tend to you next. He can be attacked, proving much easier to defeat without the support of his nurses. Alternatively, he can be convinced to do the work for you: | ||
* A final [[Persuasion]] ([[Difficulty Class|DC]] 21) check, requesting that Malus perform the procedure on you | |||
* [[Deception]] ([[Difficulty Class|DC]] 21) with advantage for [[Sorcerer]] or [[Cleric]], asking that Malus bless you with the blinding procedure | |||
Awed by your diligence, '''Malus''' will happily make an example of himself, stabbing and killing himself through the eye.}} | |||
== Attacks and abilities == | == Attacks and abilities == |