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Portrait Barcus Wroot.png|Portrait | Portrait Barcus Wroot.png|Portrait | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| race = [[Deep | | identity = Male | ||
| race = [[Gnome]] | |||
| subrace = [[Deep Gnome]] | |||
| faction = [[Clan Ironhand]] | | faction = [[Clan Ironhand]] | ||
| hometown = [[Baldur's Gate]]<br>[[Underdark]] (former) | | hometown = [[Baldur's Gate]]<br>[[Underdark]] (former) | ||
| occupation = Alchemist, Tinkerer, Adventurer | | occupation = Alchemist, Tinkerer, Adventurer,<br>Leader of the [[Clan Ironhand]] | ||
| level = 1 | | level = 1 | ||
| size = [[Small]] | |||
| size = Small | | type = [[Humanoid]] | ||
| type = | |||
| va = Dario Coates | | va = Dario Coates | ||
| e hp = 14 | | e hp = 14 | ||
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| movement m = 6 | | movement m = 6 | ||
| weight kg = 35 | | weight kg = 35 | ||
| xp = 20 | |||
| str = 10 | | str = 10 | ||
| dex = 10 | | dex = 10 | ||
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| wis = 10 | | wis = 10 | ||
| cha = 10 | | cha = 10 | ||
| passives = Superior Darkvision, Stone Camouflage, | | passives = Gnome Cunning, Stone Camouflage, Superior Darkvision | ||
| t passives = Gnome Cunning, Opportunity Attack, Shortened Stride, Stone Camouflage, Superior Darkvision | |||
| uuid = 6e45a00b-bad2-40bb-9403-147b9e92d976 | |||
| uid = S_FOR_UnfortunateGnome | |||
| stats = UND_DeepGnome_Commoner | |||
| uuid2 = febf6225-9355-45a9-84ff-40ee4e927fb3 | |||
| uid2 = WYR_UnfortunateGnome | |||
| stats2 = UND_DeepGnome_Commoner | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Barcus Wroot''' is | '''Barcus Wroot''' is an unfortunate deep gnome searching for his friend, {{CharLink|Wulbren Bongle}}. He can be found tied to a windmill in the [[Blighted Village]] and can later become a [[Camp Follower]]. | ||
{{DiQ|Farewell. If we will meet again... well, then we will have met again.|Barcus Wroot| bidding farewell to the party}} | {{DiQ|Farewell. If we will meet again... well, then we will have met again.|Barcus Wroot|, bidding farewell to the party}} | ||
==Overview== | == Overview == | ||
Barcus Wroot is a deep gnome who lived in the Underdark with his good friend Wulbren Bongle. Wulbren | Barcus Wroot is a deep gnome who lived in the Underdark with his good friend, Wulbren Bongle. Wulbren and Barcus eventually left, Wulbren to places unknown and Barcus to the city of [[Baldur's Gate]]. While in the city, Barcus found a bloodied amulet that he gave Wulbren before he left, compelling him to return to the Underdark in search of him. | ||
== Involvement == | == Involvement == | ||
=== Act One === | === Act One === | ||
[[File:Barcus-flying.png|300px|thumb|left|The consequences of pulling the wrong lever. Barcus is the figure in the sky.]] | [[File:Barcus-flying.png|300px|thumb|left|The consequences of pulling the wrong lever. Barcus is the figure in the sky.]] | ||
Barcus can be found in the [[Blighted Village]]. He is tied to a windmill and harassed by a group of [[Goblin|goblins]] led by {{CharLink|Fezzerk}}. If the goblins are defeated or convinced to leave, Barcus demands to be untied. To rescue Barcus, the party must pull the '''Brake''' lever inside the windmill. Pulling the '''Release''' lever shoots Barcus through the sky due to inertia, which kills him.{{ref|The Feather Fall effect does not prevent his death when flung off the windmill.}} | |||
If rescued, depending on the [[Race]] of the party member talking to him, Barcus | If rescued, depending on the [[Race]] of the party member talking to him, Barcus surrenders himself as a slave or asks the party what he can give them as a reward. He explains that he is looking for a missing friend, and he takes his leave. | ||
If | If leaving the [[Wilderness]] map before resolving the situation at the windmill, Barcus can be found dead in the Blighted Village, as if the '''Release''' lever was used. | ||
If Barcus survives his predicament | If Barcus survives his predicament, he can be met again at [[Grymforge]], where he is enslaved by [[Duergar|duergar]] led by {{CharLink|Nere}}. If freed again, he tells the party that he is looking for his friend Wulbren, who was taken to [[Moonrise Towers]]. Barcus can be convinced to join the [[Camp]] as a [[Camp Follower]] on the way to Moonrise Towers. | ||
If Barcus is in the camp for the celebration after the liberation of the [[Emerald Grove]] (i.e., if the three | If Barcus is in the camp for the celebration after the liberation of the [[Emerald Grove]] (i.e., if the three goblin leaders are killed ''after'' rescuing Barcus from both the windmill ''and'' Grymforge), he can be persuaded to reluctantly set off fireworks for the celebration. | ||
=== Act Two === | === Act Two === | ||
If Barcus is saved in | If Barcus is saved in Grymforge, he can be found in the [[Last Light Inn]]. He is a [[Trader]] who sells the following items: | ||
* {{ | * {{MdRarityItem|Acrobat Shoes}} | ||
* {{ | * {{MdRarityItem|Gloves of the Automaton}} | ||
* {{ | * {{MdRarityItem|Ring of Geniality}} | ||
Upon completing {{Quest|Rescue Wulbren}}, he gifts the party the {{SmRarityItem|Brilliant Retort}}. | |||
=== Act Three === | === Act Three === | ||
Barcus can be | Barcus can be encountered with the rest of the Ironhand Gnomes in [[Angleiron's Cellar]]. He asks the party to ''not'' help Wulbren and to spare the Gondians. | ||
Later, if {{CharLink|Zanner Toobin}} and any other surviving Gondians are successfully freed from the [[Steel Watch Foundry]], Barcus can be persuaded | Later, if {{CharLink|Zanner Toobin}} and any other surviving Gondians are successfully freed from the [[Steel Watch Foundry]], Barcus can be persuaded to lead the Ironhand Gnomes instead of Wulbren. If the {{Skill|Persuasion}} check is passed, he is recruited for {{Quest|Gather Your Allies}} and grants all companions the action {{SAI|Ironhand Grenadiers}} during the fight against the [[the Netherbrain]].{{ref|If attempting to stealthily kill Wulbren or any other gnome within his range of vision, Barcus always becomes hostile despite having exiled Wulbren in his first action as a leader, which results in removing the Ironhand Gnomes and their action from {{Quest|Gather Your Allies}}.}} | ||
== Speak with Dead == | == Speak with Dead == | ||
Barcus can be spoken to | Barcus can be spoken to with {{SAI|Speak with Dead}}. | ||
{{Dialogue start}} | {{Dialogue start}} | ||
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* {{MdRarityItem|Bloody Amulet}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Bloody Amulet}} | ||
== Related | == Related literature== | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Barcus' Log}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Letter from Barcus}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Letter from Barcus}} | ||
== Related | * {{MdRarityItem|Spattered Diary}} | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Writings of a Wroot}} | |||
== Related quests == | |||
* {{Quest|Avenge the Ironhands}} | * {{Quest|Avenge the Ironhands}} | ||
* {{Quest|Deliver Nere's Head}} | |||
* {{Quest|Find the Explosives}} | |||
* {{Quest|Free True Soul Nere}} | |||
* {{Quest|Gather Your Allies}} | |||
* {{Quest|Rescue the Gnome}} | * {{Quest|Rescue the Gnome}} | ||
* {{Quest|Rescue Wulbren}} | * {{Quest|Rescue Wulbren}} | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
{{notebegin}} | {{notebegin}} | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{noteend}} | {{noteend}} | ||
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[[Category:Available to Speak with Dead]] | [[Category:Available to Speak with Dead]] | ||
[[Category:Members of Clan Ironhand]] | [[Category:Members of Clan Ironhand]] | ||
[[Category:Authors]] |