Findal

Findal is a lightfoot halfling found in the Underground Passage in Act One.

“

Oh, thank you, thank you. I thought I was going to die down here.

„

— Findal, after being rescued

Involvement

Act One

Findal is unconscious in the Underground Passage surrounded by Gresh, Gurza, Torrack, and Worm. The party can ignore him or enter the fray to defeat the goblins. If Findal's health is restored during combat, he joins the fight as an ally even if Sazza is in the party. He explains that he had been gathering herbs nearby when the Goblins captured him to interrogate him about a weapon, of which he knows nothing about. If Findal survives the encounter with the Goblins, he warns the party that the Underground Passage is trapped before departing for the Grove. This grants Timely Rescue for folk heroes.

However, if Sazza is in the party, Findal realises that he stumbled upon a rescue attempt. The party can:

• Convince Findal that Halsin asked them to free Sazza DC 15 Deception check
• Persuade Findal that Sazza will help them destroy the Goblin Camp DC 15 Persuasion check
• Intimidate Findal DC 15 Intimidation check
• Give Sazza to Findal

On failure, Findal becomes hostile and attacks. If Sazza is given to Findal, both of them enter combat with each other.

If Findal is rescued before confronting Kagha in  Investigate Kagha, he joins the party in defeating the Shadow Druids.

If the Goblin Camp is dismantled before the party explore the Underground Passage, Findal's corpse can be found along the path, and the Key of the Ancients can be looted from him.

Companion approval

After the party rescue Findal, he expresses his gratitude, to which the party can ask questions or threaten him.

• Don't thank me yet. I'm here to finish what they started.  +1 -1 -1

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Cure Wounds ()

1d8 (1~8) + Spellcasting modifier hit points

Heal a creature you can touch.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Entangle ()

Vines sprout from the ground, turning it into  Difficult Terrain and possibly  Entangling creatures within.

Entangled creatures cannot move. An ally can use its help action to try and tear away the vines.

STR Save

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

AoE: 3 m / 10 ft (Radius)

 Poison Spray ()

1d12 (1~12) Poison

Project a puff of noxious gas, dealing 1d12Poison to a target.

CON Save

 Range: 3 m / 10 ft

 Thunderwave ()

2d8 (2~16) Thunder

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

CON Save

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

AoE: 5 m / 17 ft (Cube)

Notable loot

• Key of the Ancients

Speak with Dead

Party member: Who are you?

• Findal: Findal... druid... herbalist...

Party member: Who made this tunnel?

• Findal: We druids... concealed entrance... to our grove...

Party member: What were you doing down here?

• Findal: Hiding... goblins followed... from the forest...

Party member: What did the goblins want?

• Findal: Searching for... a weapon...
  • Party member: What do you know about the weapon the goblins are seeking?
    • Findal: No weapon here... our ritual protects us...
      • Party member: What is the ritual that protects you?
        • Findal: Rite of Thorns... seals the grove.

Notes

• If Findal survives the goblin encounter and all the goblins are killed, speaking to him will grant 10 XP.