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| description = General Ketheric Thorm is one of the Chosen of the Absolute.

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|name       = Ketheric Thorm

|image      = [[File:Kethericthorm.jpg|350px]]

|STR        = 18

|CON        = 17

|WIS        = 15

|CHA        = 20

|str save    =  

|dex save    =  

|race       = [[High Half-Elf]]

|type       = Undead

|HP          = 188

|location    = [[Moonrise Towers]]<br>[[Mind Flayer Colony]]

|faction    = [[Cult of the Absolute]]

|family     = {{Blur|[[Isobel]] (daughter)}}<br>[[Thisobald Thorm|Thisobald]] (son)

|allies      = {{Blur|[[Myrkul]]}}, [[Enver Gortash]], [[Orin the Red]], [[Balthazar]], [[Z'rell]]

|enemies    = [[Dame Aylin]], [[Jaheira]], [[Halsin]], [[Shar]]

General '''Ketheric Thorm''', is one of the chosen of the [[Absolute]]. He is a powerful necromancer, who was defeated a century ago by the [[Harpers]] and druids of the [[Emerald Grove]] but has risen from the grave to lead the Absolute's forces and is now said to be invincible.

{{Q|I'll tell you a story, True Soul. About a man who sold himself piece by piece.|Ketheric Thorm}}

{{SpoilerWarning}}

{{SpoilerBox|Ketheric Thorm was once a worshipper of [[Deities#Selûne|Selûne]], who lived with his wife and daughter. His wife unfortunately passed away leaving Ketheric to raise their daughter alone but he persevered and raised her in the Selunite ways. Tragedy would strike again at Ketheric, as his daughter [[Isobel]] died. Unable to cope with her loss he renounced the worship of the Moonmaiden and began worshipping her dark sister; [[Shar]]. In Shar's service he built an army of Dark Justiciars beneath his home village and curse the land with the [[Shadow Curse]]. His army was ultimately defeated and Ketheric himself was slain by the alliance of the [[Harpers]] and Druids which [[Jaheira]] and Master [[Halsin]] were part of. His body was buried in the Thorm family mausoleum.}}

== Chapter Two ==

{{SpoilerBox|The Party's first encounter with Ketheric Thorm starts with the General judging the members of the Absolute's forces from the [[Goblin Camp]], including [[Sazza]] and [[Minthara]] if either of them are still alive. Should Minthara be alive, he will send her to the dungeons to be punished, and is left with the Goblins, who attack him. Even when impaled, or nearly decapitated with a Halberd, he shrugs off the wounds as if they were minor annoyances, killing one of the Goblins as punishment. He will leave the fate of the rest of the Goblins to the player.

While speaking to NPCs such as [[Jaheira]], [[Z'rell]], and [[Balthazar]], it will be revealed, so some capacity depending on who you speak of, that a magical relic grants Ketheric Invulnerability. Assisting [[Balthazar]] will reveal that sometime between his life as a Sharran, and his time serving [[Myrkul]], Ketheric Thorm had discoverd the [[Dame Aylin|Nightsong]], and used it to render him unkillable.

The party may encounter him again at the top of [[Moonrise Towers]]. Depending on the player's choices, namely if [[Isobel]] is to die, he will recount his life story, and his sacrifices, ultimately blaming the party for her death, but not punishing them, as he wishes to keep up the façade of the Absolute's judgement.  

Ketheric Thorm's actual battle has three individual stages.

After either destroying, or liberating the [[Dame Aylin|Nightsong]], his invulnerability is lost, and he can finally be killed. During the first stage of the boss fight, he will eventually flee to the lower levels of the Tower, towards the [[Mind Flayer Colony]] to reconvene with [[Lord Enver Gortash]] and [[Orin the Red]], revealing himself, Gortash, and Orin as the Chosen of Myrkul, Bane, and Bhaal respectively.

Depending on [[Gale|certain choices involving Gale (SPOILERS)]], the game can end at this very moment, allowing the party to kill Ketheric Thorm, [[Enver Gortash]], [[Orin the Red]] and the [[Absolute]] in one fell swoop.

The latter two will leave Ketheric to retrieve the [[Mysterious Artefact]] in order to lead the [[Absolute]]'s army to [[Baldur's Gate]]. During this second segment of the boss fight, which the player can bypass entirely with a successful Charisma skill check. In either case, if the [[Dame Aylin|Nightsong]] has not been destroyed, he will retrieve it once more, and either he, in the second stage or the [[Apostle of Myrkul]] in the third, will regain their invulnerability - but this can be rectified by using a [[Help]] Action on [[Dame Aylin|Nightsong]].

Once he is defeated, he will finally die for good, allowing the party to retrieve his Netherstone, and proceed to [[Baldur's Gate]].}}

[[File:Absolute trinity.webm|gif|thumb|The Chosen of Myrkul]]

== Spells and Abilities ==

*[[Deadly Orders]]

*{{IconLink|Divine_Smite_Icon.png|Divine Smite|size=30px}}

*{{IconLink|Aura_of_Protection_Icon.png|Aura of Protection|size=30px}}

*{{IconLink|Aura_of_Hate_Icon.png|Aura of Hate|size=30px}}

*{{IconLink|Spell_Abjuration_GlobeOfInvulnerability.png|Invulnerable (Condition)|Invulnerable|size=30px}}

== Loot ==

*{{IconLink|Ketheric's_Warhammer_Icon.png|Ketheric's Warhammer|size=24px}}

*{{IconLink|Reaper's_Embrace_Icon.png|Reaper's Embrace|size=24px}}

*{{IconLink|Ketheric's_Shield_Icon.png|Ketheric's Shield|size=24px}}

*[[Crumpled Note]]

*{{IconLink|Supply_Pack_Icon.png|Supply Pack|size=24px}}

*{{IconLink|Ketheric's Netherstone Icon.png|Ketheric's Netherstone|size=24px}}

*[[Infiltrate Moonrise Towers]]

*[[Decide Minthara's Fate]]

*[[Lift the Shadow Curse]]

*[[Capture Isobel the Selûnite Cleric]]

*[[Resolve the Abduction]]

*[[Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic]]

*[[Defeat Ketheric Thorm]]

== Trivia ==

== External Links ==

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