Nessa

Nessa is a Displacer Beast who can be found in the Gauntlet of Shar.

“

I am his love.

„

— Nessa, talking about Yurgir

Involvement

Nessa will try to lead the party into an ambush with Yurgir. If the party chooses (or pretends) to help Yurgir, Nessa can later be spoken to using  Speak with Animals.

Investigating the spider carcass ( DC 14 Investigation check, then Arcana DC 16) in the room adjacent to Yurgir's reveals that Nessa has been charmed into being Yurgir's lover with succubus spittle.

With Speak with Animals

If the party investigated the spider carcass, they can detect a similar spell in Nessa's breath and can attempt to convince Nessa to turn against Yurgir by passing one of the following checks:

• [DECEPTION] The orthon sold you to me. I'm your master now. (DC 16)  -1  -1  -1  +1  -1
• [PERSUASION] You only love your master because he's been dosing this meat. He's manipulating you. (DC 16)  +1  +1  +1  +1  +1  +1

Curing Nessa of the spider carcass meat, using anything that removes  Charmed or  Poisoned conditions will also do the trick.

Otherwise, the party can only have a discussion about master/slave relationships and her "love" of Yurgir.

Without Speak with Animals

If spoken to without speak with animals, the party can only deduce that there is something off about the displacer beast:

• [NATURE] Something doesn't seem quite right - take a closer look. (DC 16)
• [DRUID] [RANGER] [NATURE] Something doesn't seem quite right - take a closer look. (DC 16 )
• [ANIMAL HANDLING] Make eye contact with the beast. (DC 16)

And then make another check for more clues, or pet the beast:

• Give it a scratch behind the ears.  +1  +1  +1  +1  +1  -1  +1
• Reach out to stroke one of its tentacles.
• [PERCEPTION] Look around to see who it might be in love with. (DC 16)
• [INVESTIGATION] Check the ground for signs of other paw prints. (DC 16)

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Tentacle Whip ()

2d6 + 4 (6~16) Bludgeoning

+

2d6 (2~12) Piercing

Lash out with a sleek, spinous tentacle.

 Range: 3 m /  ft

 Displace ()

2d8 (2~16) Psychic

Teleport yourself and a target to a nearby location, shredding the target's mind, and leaving behind an Illusory Copy of yourself.

 Range: 3 m / 10 ft

 Illusory Copy ()

Create an illusory displacer beast to attack nearby enemies.

 Range: 18 m /  ft

Related quests

•  Kill Raphael's Old Enemy
  •  Break Yurgir's Contract

Notes

• Nessa is simply named "Displacer Beast" when inspecting her, however Yurgir will use the name "Nessa" when speaking about her in dialogue.

Gallery

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  Nessa's ingame model.

External links

• Nessa (displacer beast) on the Forgotten Realms Wiki