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{{Infobox character | |||
| name = Orpheus | |||
| image = Orpheus_Freed.webp | |||
|name=Orpheus | | race = [[Githyanki]] | ||
| | | titles = The Prince of the Comet | ||
| | | family = | ||
| | | class = [[Way of the Four Elements]] [[Monk]] | ||
| | | level = 12 | ||
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| | | modules = | ||
{{Infobox statistics | |||
| child = yes | |||
| | | size = Medium | ||
| type = Humanoid | |||
| | | armour_class = 19 | ||
| | | hit_points = 130 | ||
| weight_kg = 75 | |||
| weight_lb = 165 | |||
| hiddenlevel = 12 | |||
|type=Humanoid | | str = 12 | ||
| | | dex = 18 | ||
| | | con = 16 | ||
| | | int = 14 | ||
| | | wis = 21 | ||
| | | cha = 20 | ||
| | | str_save_proficiency = yes | ||
| | | dex_save_proficiency = yes | ||
| | | resistant1 = Psychic | ||
| | | immune1 = Poison | ||
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| | | feature1_name = Advanced Unarmoured Movement | ||
| | | feature1_description = Difficult Terrain doesn't slow you down, increased jump while unarmoured. | ||
| | | feature2_name = Deflect Missiles | ||
| | | feature2_description = Reduce ranged damage with your reaction. | ||
| | | feature3_name = Evasion | ||
| | | feature3_description = Receive less damage from spells or effects that require a DEX Saving Throw. | ||
| | | feature4_name = Extra Attack | ||
| feature4_description = Make an additional free attack after making an unarmed or weapon attack. | |||
| feature5_name = Flurry of Blows | |||
| feature5_description = Punch twice in quick succession. | |||
| feature6_name = Ki-Empowered Strikes | |||
| feature6_description = Your unarmed attacks ignore resistances to non-magical damage. | |||
| feature7_name = Martial Arts: Bonus Unarmed Strike | |||
| feature7_description = After an unarmed or monk weapon attack, you can make another unarmed attack as a bonus action. | |||
| feature8_name = Martial Arts: Deft Strikes | |||
| feature8_description = Monk weapon attacks have a floor of 1d4 Bludgeoning. | |||
| feature9_name = Martial Arts: Dextrous Attacks | |||
| feature9_description = Monk weapon and unarmed attacks scale with your DEX, if it is higher than STR. | |||
| feature10_name = Opportunity Attack | |||
| feature10_description = Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach. | |||
| feature11_name = Psionic Empowerment | |||
| feature11_description = Your attacks deal 1d6 Psychic damage. | |||
| feature12_name = Purity of Body | |||
| feature12_description = You are Immune to Poison damage and can't be Poisoned or diseased. | |||
| | | feature13_name = Slow Fall | ||
| feature13_description = When falling, you can use your reaction to gain Resistance to Falling damage. | |||
| feature14_name = Stillness of Mind | |||
| | | feature14_description = Automatically removes Charmed or Frightened. | ||
| | | feature15_name = Unarmoured Defence (Monk) | ||
| | | feature15_description = Add your WIS modifier to your AC. | ||
| | | feature16_name = Unarmoured Movement | ||
| | | feature16_description = Your movement speed increases by 6m (20ft). | ||
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{{Q|"Quickly now - even here, we do not have infinite time.|Orpheus after being freed from his prison.}} | {{Q|"Quickly now - even here, we do not have infinite time.|Orpheus after being freed from his prison.}} | ||
'''Orpheus''', is a [[Githyanki]] that appears in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. He acts as the supposed true ruler of the Githyanki. However, he has been captured and is imprisoned in the [[Astral Plane]]. Being a Githyanki, he seeks to destroy the [[Mind Flayer]]s and remove [[Vlaakith]] from power. | '''Orpheus''', is a [[Githyanki]] that appears in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. He acts as the supposed true ruler of the Githyanki. However, he has been captured and is imprisoned in the [[Astral Plane]]. Being a Githyanki, he seeks to destroy the [[Mind Flayer]]s and remove [[Vlaakith]] from power. | ||
== Background == | == Overview == | ||
=== Background === | |||
According to to the inscribed discs, banned by followers of Vlaakith and labelled as heretical, Orpheus is the first, and only, son of Gith, the leader of the rebellion that freed the race that would then bear her name, from the Mind Flayer Empire. Sometime after the beginning of their freedom, the collective Gith race split into two cultures; the Githyanki and the Githzerai, the former, Orpheus was a part of. | According to to the inscribed discs, banned by followers of Vlaakith and labelled as heretical, Orpheus is the first, and only, son of Gith, the leader of the rebellion that freed the race that would then bear her name, from the Mind Flayer Empire. Sometime after the beginning of their freedom, the collective Gith race split into two cultures; the Githyanki and the Githzerai, the former, Orpheus was a part of. | ||
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At some time before the events of Baldur's Gate 3, [[The Emperor]] had discovered the Astral Prism, who proceeded to use it to rebel against the [[The Netherbrain|Elder Brain]]. | At some time before the events of Baldur's Gate 3, [[The Emperor]] had discovered the Astral Prism, who proceeded to use it to rebel against the [[The Netherbrain|Elder Brain]]. | ||
== Act Three == | === Quests === | ||
* [[Discover the history of Prince Orpheus]] | |||
* [[Free Orpheus]] | |||
== Involvement == | |||
=== Act Three === | |||
Orpheus is only ever mentioned in previous acts, either as the true ruler of the Githyanki people, or as a corruptive force. He is finally found, imprisoned within the Astral Prism when the party enters it to help The Emperor. The Party can either help The Emperor keep him imprisoned, or fight to free him, but only the former yields positive results, as the party, without The Emperor's assistance, falls to the [[Absolute]], and are likely killed by Orpheus and his honor guard. | Orpheus is only ever mentioned in previous acts, either as the true ruler of the Githyanki people, or as a corruptive force. He is finally found, imprisoned within the Astral Prism when the party enters it to help The Emperor. The Party can either help The Emperor keep him imprisoned, or fight to free him, but only the former yields positive results, as the party, without The Emperor's assistance, falls to the [[Absolute]], and are likely killed by Orpheus and his honor guard. | ||
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==== Illithid ==== | ==== Illithid ==== | ||
{{see also|Full-illithid}} | |||
{{Infobox statistics | |||
| name = Transformed differences | |||
| hit_points = 150 | |||
| weight_lb = | |||
| hiddenlevel = 12 | |||
| str = 13 | |||
| dex = 12 | |||
| con = 14 | |||
| int = 14 | |||
| wis = 21 | |||
| cha = 20 | |||
| str_save_proficiency = yes | |||
| dex_save_proficiency = yes | |||
}} | |||
If he undergoes ceremorphosis, Orpheus will have all the statistics (save his INT, WIS and CHA scores, which remain the same) and powers of a [[full-illithid]]. As well as gaining illithid passives, he will retain his original monk passives (but not abilities). The full-illithid ability [[Permanent Mind Sanctuary]], allows Orpheus to use actions and bonus actions interchangeably. | |||
Orpheus the following illithid powers: | |||
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* {{SAI|Levitate}} | * {{SAI|Levitate}} | ||
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== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery heights="200px" widths="200" mode=packed> | |||
Orpheus Concept Art.png|Concept art. | |||
Orpheus_Concept_Art_Varenev_A.webp|Concept art. | |||
Orpheus Chained.png|Orpheus chained in the Astral Prism. | |||
Chained.webp|Orpheus chained in the Astral Prism. | |||
Orpheus_Reason.webp|"''It seems we must be allies''". | |||
Orpheus.png|Orpheus talking. | |||
Oprheus_Tattoo.png|Orpheus' Tattoo in tir'su. | |||
Orpheus Tattoo.webp|Tattoo in-game, datamined by [https://twitter.com/chubblot/status/1677410267024564224 Chubblot]. | |||
Orpheus Model.png|Orpheus' model. | |||
Player Mind Flayer Model.png|Orpheus' illithid model. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== | == Related literature == | ||
* Orpheus' history is mentioned in three githyanki discs: | * Orpheus' history is mentioned in three githyanki discs: | ||
** {{RarityItem|Orpheus, Prince of the Comet, Part One: Betrayal}} | ** {{RarityItem|Orpheus, Prince of the Comet, Part One: Betrayal}} | ||
** {{RarityItem|Orpheus, Prince of the Comet, Part Two: Sacrifice}} | ** {{RarityItem|Orpheus, Prince of the Comet, Part Two: Sacrifice}} | ||
** {{RarityItem|Orpheus, Prince of the Comet, Part Three: Resurrection}} | ** {{RarityItem|Orpheus, Prince of the Comet, Part Three: Resurrection}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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* His tattoos have writing in [[Githyanki vocabulary|tir'su]] - the [[gith]] [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Gith_language writing system], see Gallery above. | * His tattoos have writing in [[Githyanki vocabulary|tir'su]] - the [[gith]] [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Gith_language writing system], see Gallery above. | ||
** Mostly nonsense and a mirrored word for Vlaakith - misspelled as "Alaakith". It was probably written as a defiance to her ways. | ** Mostly nonsense and a mirrored word for Vlaakith - misspelled as "Alaakith". It was probably written as a defiance to her ways. | ||
** [[Githyanki]] and [[Githzerai]] use the same writing system but githyanki write clockwise while githzerai - counter-clockwise, though unlike Orpheus, the githzerai do not mirror the symbols. | ** [[Githyanki]] and [[Githzerai]] use the same writing system but githyanki write clockwise while githzerai - counter-clockwise, though unlike Orpheus, the githzerai do not mirror the symbols. | ||
* Orpheus is also the name of a [[wikipedia:Orpheus|demigod]] in Greek mythology who traveled with Jason and the Argonauts in pursuit of the Golden Fleece, but was primarily famous for his journey to the Underworld. | * Orpheus is also the name of a [[wikipedia:Orpheus|demigod]] in Greek mythology who traveled with Jason and the Argonauts in pursuit of the Golden Fleece, but was primarily famous for his journey to the Underworld. | ||
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== External | == External links == | ||
{{FRWiki|Orpheus|long}} | {{FRWiki|Orpheus|long}} | ||