Enver Gortash: Difference between revisions

As the party enters [[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]], Gortash will speak through a Steel Watcher to invite them to his coronation in the fortress' audience hall. After arriving, Gortash will offer the player a pact; he will not attack so long as they do no harm to him or his Steel Watch. Further, he will promise that when they return with Orin's Netherstone, they will rule Faerûn together. So long as the Steel Watch and Iron Throne remain, Gortash is sincere. Should the player perform an [[Insight]] ability check, it is revealed that Gortash fully intends on sharing his rule with the player should they form an alliance. Whether this would be a temporary truce or not is unknown.

Gortash can explain the Chosen of the [[Dead Three|Dead Three's]] plot to the player, detailing everyone's role. Each individual had their own part to play in their plan, which would occur sequentially. The Chosen of [[Bhaal]], Orin the Red, would carry out a series of murders within Baldur's Gate, thinning out any forces not already under Gortash's control. The Chosen of [[Myrkul]], Ketheric Thorm, would raise an army consisting of cultists of the [[Absolute]], monstrous humanoids such as goblins, ogres, bugbears, and undead, marching from [[Moonrise Towers]]. Finally, the Chosen of Bane, Enver Gortash, would use his Steel Watch, and command it in a rigged battle against the Absolute, winning in a way that indebts the city of Baldur's Gate to him, without damaging it beyond repair in a way in which he can not rule in prosperity.

Once the player has been to Gortash's coronation and visited the [[Lower City]], Gortash will move upstairs to his office on top of Wyrm's Rock Fortress.

After returning with Orin's stone, Gortash will demand that the player gives both their Netherstones to him. If the player relents and hands over the stones, Gortash will see them as weak-willed and turn on them. Otherwise, after refusing twice, Gortash will reveal that he was testing them. The player's refusal will prove to him that they too are shrewd and headstrong, and a well placed ally. Gortash's intentions can also be found through successfully reading his mind.

If Gortash is allied with until the end, he will meet the party at the [[Morphic Pool]] when it is time to confront the [[Netherbrain]]. As the player fails to dominate the brain, Gortash, already scared by the situation, will push the player aside and try himself to wield all three Netherstones. Too powerful to be controlled, the Netherbrain will inevitably kill Gortash.

Alternatively, Gortash can be fought at any point after meeting him in order to obtain his Netherstone. If he is killed before reaching Orin, the player will gain [[Gortash's Hand]].