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{{CharacterInfo|title=The Forgotten|name=Filro|STR=10|level=5|race=Lolth-Sworn Drow|size=Medium|weight=75kg / 165|initiative=+1|DEX=12|CON=14|INT=17|WIS=8|CHA=9|class=Wizard|AC=11|HP=32|type=Humanoid|speed=9m / 30ft}}
{{Infobox creature
| name = Filro the Forgotten
| image = <gallery>
Filro.png|Model
Portrait Filro.png|Portrait
</gallery>
| class = [[Wizard]]
| race = [[Lolth-sworn drow]]
| level = 5
| va = Robert G. Slade
| faction = [[Lolth|Lolthite]]
| hometown = [[Dread Hollow]], [[Underdark]]
| prof bonus = +3
| size = Medium
| type = [[Humanoid]]
| ac = 11
| hp = 32
| t hp = 41
| movement m = 9
| weight kg = 75
| str = 10
| dex = 12
| con = 14
| int = 17
| wis = 8
| cha = 9
| int save prof = yes
| wis save prof = yes
| passives = Darkvision, Fey Ancestry, Opportunity Attack, Sunlight Sensitivity
| athletics = 0
| acrobatics = 1
| perception = -1
}}
'''Filro the Forgotten''' is a hostile male [[Drow]] [[Wizard]] located in the [[Dread Hollow]] area of the [[Underdark]].
Can be spoken to with {{SAI|Speak with Dead}}.


'''Filro the Forgotten''' is a hostile male Drow Wizard located in the [[Underdark]] in the Dread Hollow sub-area. He fights alongside the [[Hook Horror|Hook Horrors]] that patrol around the Sussur Tree. He holds one of the three pierces to rebuilding the powerful [[Mourning Frost]].
== Overview ==
Filro fights alongside the [[Hook Horror]]s that patrol around the Sussur Tree. Filro holds the {{RarityItem|Icy Crystal}}, one of the three pieces required to rebuild the powerful {{RarityItem|Mourning Frost}}.


=== Tactics ===
=== History ===
Filro will use the the height advantage he has among the cliffs and roots to throw down debilitating spells onto intruders for the monstrosities to pick off. He favors to cast [[Tasha's Hideous Laughter]] to leave his enemies [[Prone (Condition)|Prone]], leaving them open for a Hook Horror's deadly [[Multiattack]]. Grouping up and position can also lead to a lethal outcome with his [[Thunderwave]] which can throw someone to their demise.
[[Xargrim]], Filro, and {{CharLink|Dhourn}} were trying to find the [[Adamantine Forge]] somewhere within the Underdark. Filro was tasked with learning about any defense mechanisms within the forge and learned of a guardian of the forge that could be injured while it was in magma, and that was vulnerable to a "hot hammer".


Filro has quite the low [[Wisdom]] and [[Charisma]], making him weak to spells with such [[Saving Throw|Saving Throws]]. A well aimed [[Shove]] can also lead to an instant kill from a high fall or even into a chasm, though you risk losing the [[Icy Crystal]] he carries.  
Abandoned by his companions after they turned on each other, Filro was found by a pack of [[Hook Horror]]s who took him in and cared for him.


Also, if [[Glut|Sovereign Glut]] is a follower, he can use his [[Animating Spores]] ability to revive a Hook Horror as a [[Spore Servant]], letting you use their powerful natural abilities against the other Horrors and the insane wizard.
== Speak with Dead ==
{{Dialogue start}}
'''Party member:''' Who are you?
* '''Filro:''' Filro... forgotten... forsaken...


=== Inventory ===
'''Party member:''' You lived among these creatures?
* '''Filro:''' My pack... found me... fed me... gnome flesh...


* [[Scribbled Notes]]
'''Party member:''' How did you come to be here?
* '''Filro:''' Chasing... mystery... riddle... ''lie...'' the Adamantine Forge...
** '''Party member:''' The Adamantine Forge - what is that?
*** '''Filro:''' Workshop... of great Silouv... Yali...
*** '''Filro:''' Artefacts... beyond ''price''...
** '''Party member:''' Where would I find this forge?
*** '''Filro:''' Location... was Dhourn's task... I learned... of the ''Guardian...''
**** '''Party member:''' What's the 'Guardian'?
***** '''Filro:''' Protector... of the Adamantine Forge...
***** '''Filro:''' Born... from hellish heat... in hellish heat... destroyed...
** '''Party member:''' Who is this Dhourn your records mention?
*** '''Filro:''' Friend... enemy... like Xargrim


* [[Quarterstaff]]
'''Party member:''' The glowing tree - what is it?
* [[Simple Robe]]
* '''Filro:''' It... stills the Weave... protects me from... the others...
* [[Icy Crystal]]
** '''Party member:''' What others?
*** '''Filro:''' Xargrim... Dhourn...
*** '''Filro:''' Three seek... Adamantine Forge... only one of us... may ''find...''
{{Dialogue end}}


=== Passive Features ===
If the party killed the nearby {{CharLink|Hook Horror|Hook Horrors}}, the party member must pass a check first before Filro will answer any questions:
[[Darkvision (Passive Feature)|Darkvision]]
* {{Dialogue option|You're confused. I would never harm something as beautiful as your beloved.|roll=Deception|dc=20}}
* {{Dialogue option|If you wish to see your beloved in the afterlife, I can smooth the way.|tags=Paladin of Kelemvor, Cleric of Kelemvor|roll=Persuasion|dc=10}}
* {{Dialogue option|'''ANSWER ME!'''|tags=Berserker|roll=Intimidation|dc=15|advantage=y}}
* {{Dialogue option|You are in my power. I do not ask, I ''command''.|tags=Warlock, Sorcerer|roll=Intimidation|dc=15}}


[[Fey Ancestry]]
== Combat ==
=== Attacks and abilities ===
{{feature box|Feather Fall}}
{{feature box|Fire Bolt}}
{{feature box|Hypnotic Pattern}}
{{feature box|Mirror Image}}
{{feature box|Misty Step}}
{{feature box|Shield (spell)}}
{{feature box|Sleep}}
{{feature box|Tasha's Hideous Laughter}}
{{feature box|Thunderwave}}


[[Attack of Opportunity|Opportunity Attack]]
===Encounter details===
Filro will use the the height advantage he has among the cliffs and roots to throw down debilitating spells onto intruders for the monstrosities to pick off. He favors casting {{SAI|Tasha's Hideous Laughter}} to make his enemies fall {{Cond|Prone}}, leaving them open for a Hook Horror's deadly {{SAI|Multiattack (Hook Horror)}}. Grouping up near him on the high ground can also lead to a lethal outcome if he uses his {{SAI|Thunderwave}} to knock party members off the cliff.


[[Sunlight Sensitivity]]
If the [[Bulette]] is still alive when the party begins the fight with Filro and the Hook Horrors, then it has a chance of burrowing out of the ground to join the combat. Its {{SAI|Territorial}} passive leads to it attacking the Hook Horrors before going after the party.


=== Spells Known ===
=== Tactics ===
Cantrip
Filro has low [[Wisdom]] and [[Charisma]], making him weak to spells with such [[Saving Throw|Saving Throws]]. A well aimed {{SAI|Shove}} can also instantly kill him via fall damage or by knocking him into a chasm, though in the latter case you risk losing the {{SmRarityItem|Icy Crystal}} he carries.
 
* [[Fire Bolt]]


First-Level Spells
The party can also consider not fighting the Bulette until it makes its appearance during this fight. The Bulette and Hook Horrors will deal good damage to each other, potentially weakening all of them enough for the party to kill them.


* [[Sleep]]
Also, if [[Glut|Sovereign Glut]] is a follower, he can use his [[Animating Spores]] ability to revive a Hook Horror as a "Spore Servant", letting you use their powerful natural abilities against the other Horrors and the insane wizard.
* [[Tasha's Hideous Laughter]]


* [[Thunderwave]]
=== Loot ===
* {{MdRarityItem|Icy Crystal}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Quarterstaff}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Scribbled Notes}}
* {{MdRarityItem|Simple Robe}}


Second-Level Spells
== Related literature ==
* {{MdRarityItem|Tattered Scroll}}


* [[Mirror Image]]
== Related quests ==
* [[Misty Step]]
* {{Quest|The Adamantine Forge}}


Third-Level Spells
== Notes ==
{{notebegin}}
* If killing Filro before encountering Dhourn, the party can tell Dhourn that they killed Filro instead of discussing the Adamantine Forge. If successfully deceiving Dhourn that Filro had nothing of note, combat with Dhourn can be avoided entirely.
* Filro can be heard singing a song to himself before he is approached and triggers combat. The lyrics are: "The Bitch Queen shan't take me, my joy, ahoy / Bellows and swallows, my joy, ahoy /Melinda, my true love, my true love, my true... / Where have you got to, my darling, my joy"{{noteend}}


* [[Hypnotic Pattern]]
== External links ==
* {{FRWiki|Filro|long}}


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Revision as of 07:03, 11 November 2024

Filro the Forgotten is a hostile male Drow Wizard located in the Dread Hollow area of the Underdark. Can be spoken to with Speak with Dead Speak with Dead.

Overview

Filro fights alongside the Hook Horrors that patrol around the Sussur Tree. Filro holds the Icy Crystal, one of the three pieces required to rebuild the powerful Mourning Frost.

History

Xargrim, Filro, and Dhourn Dhourn were trying to find the Adamantine Forge somewhere within the Underdark. Filro was tasked with learning about any defense mechanisms within the forge and learned of a guardian of the forge that could be injured while it was in magma, and that was vulnerable to a "hot hammer".

Abandoned by his companions after they turned on each other, Filro was found by a pack of Hook Horrors who took him in and cared for him.

Speak with Dead

Party member: Who are you?

  • Filro: Filro... forgotten... forsaken...

Party member: You lived among these creatures?

  • Filro: My pack... found me... fed me... gnome flesh...

Party member: How did you come to be here?

  • Filro: Chasing... mystery... riddle... lie... the Adamantine Forge...
    • Party member: The Adamantine Forge - what is that?
      • Filro: Workshop... of great Silouv... Yali...
      • Filro: Artefacts... beyond price...
    • Party member: Where would I find this forge?
      • Filro: Location... was Dhourn's task... I learned... of the Guardian...
        • Party member: What's the 'Guardian'?
          • Filro: Protector... of the Adamantine Forge...
          • Filro: Born... from hellish heat... in hellish heat... destroyed...
    • Party member: Who is this Dhourn your records mention?
      • Filro: Friend... enemy... like Xargrim

Party member: The glowing tree - what is it?

  • Filro: It... stills the Weave... protects me from... the others...
    • Party member: What others?
      • Filro: Xargrim... Dhourn...
      • Filro: Three seek... Adamantine Forge... only one of us... may find...

If the party killed the nearby Hook Horror Hook Horrors, the party member must pass a check first before Filro will answer any questions:

  • [DECEPTION] You're confused. I would never harm something as beautiful as your beloved. (DC 20)
  • [PALADIN OF KELEMVOR] [CLERIC OF KELEMVOR] [PERSUASION] If you wish to see your beloved in the afterlife, I can smooth the way. (DC 10)
  • [BERSERKER] [INTIMIDATION] ANSWER ME! (DC 15 Advantage Icon.png)
  • [WARLOCK] [SORCERER] [INTIMIDATION] You are in my power. I do not ask, I command. (DC 15)

Combat

Attacks and abilities

Feather Fall.webp
Feather Fall Feather Fall ()
You and nearby allies gain Immunity to Falling damage.
 Range: Self
AoE: 9 m / 30 ft (Radius)
Fire Bolt.webp
Fire Bolt Fire Bolt ()
D10 Fire.png 1d10 (1~10) Damage TypesFire

Hurl a mote of fire.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Hypnotic Pattern.webp
Hypnotic Pattern Hypnotic Pattern ()

Hypnotise Hypnotise creatures that can see the pattern. They cannot attack you. They cannot move nor act.

This spell can be cast while you are Silenced Silenced.

WIS Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
AoE: 9 m / 30 ft (Radius)
Mirror Image.webp
Mirror Image Mirror Image ()

Create 3 illusory duplicates of yourself to distract attackers. Each duplicate increases your Armour Class Armour Class by 3.

Whenever you successfully evade an attack, one of the duplicates disappears.

 Range: Self
Misty Step.webp
Misty Step Misty Step ()
Surrounded by silver mist, you teleport to an unoccupied space you can see.
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Shield spell.webp
Shield Shield ()
When you are about to be hit by an enemy, use your Reaction to increase your Armour Class Armour Class by 5. You also take no damage from Magic Missile Magic Missile. These effects last until the start of your next turn.
 Range: Self
Sleep.webp
Sleep Sleep ()
Put creatures into a magical slumber. Select targets up to a combined 24 Hit Points.
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Tasha's Hideous Laughter.webp
Tasha's Hideous Laughter Tasha's Hideous Laughter ()
Leave a creature Prone Prone with laughter, without the ability to get up.
WIS Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Thunderwave.webp
Thunderwave Thunderwave ()
D8 Thunder.png 2d8 (2~16) Damage TypesThunder

Release a wave of thunderous force that pushes away all creatures and objects in an area, while also dealing Damage TypesThunder damage.

CON Save
 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft
AoE: 5 m / 17 ft (Cube)

Encounter details

Filro will use the the height advantage he has among the cliffs and roots to throw down debilitating spells onto intruders for the monstrosities to pick off. He favors casting Tasha's Hideous Laughter Tasha's Hideous Laughter to make his enemies fall Prone Prone, leaving them open for a Hook Horror's deadly Multiattack (Hook Horror) Multiattack (Hook Horror). Grouping up near him on the high ground can also lead to a lethal outcome if he uses his Thunderwave Thunderwave to knock party members off the cliff.

If the Bulette is still alive when the party begins the fight with Filro and the Hook Horrors, then it has a chance of burrowing out of the ground to join the combat. Its Territorial Territorial passive leads to it attacking the Hook Horrors before going after the party.

Tactics

Filro has low Wisdom and Charisma, making him weak to spells with such Saving Throws. A well aimed Shove Shove can also instantly kill him via fall damage or by knocking him into a chasm, though in the latter case you risk losing the Icy Crystal he carries.

The party can also consider not fighting the Bulette until it makes its appearance during this fight. The Bulette and Hook Horrors will deal good damage to each other, potentially weakening all of them enough for the party to kill them.

Also, if Sovereign Glut is a follower, he can use his Animating Spores ability to revive a Hook Horror as a "Spore Servant", letting you use their powerful natural abilities against the other Horrors and the insane wizard.

Loot

Related literature

Related quests

Notes

  • If killing Filro before encountering Dhourn, the party can tell Dhourn that they killed Filro instead of discussing the Adamantine Forge. If successfully deceiving Dhourn that Filro had nothing of note, combat with Dhourn can be avoided entirely.
  • Filro can be heard singing a song to himself before he is approached and triggers combat. The lyrics are: "The Bitch Queen shan't take me, my joy, ahoy / Bellows and swallows, my joy, ahoy /Melinda, my true love, my true love, my true... / Where have you got to, my darling, my joy"

External links

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