Barcus Wroot: Difference between revisions

| race = [[Deep gnome]]

| occupation = Alchemist, Tinkerer, Adventurer

| size = Small

| type = Medium

| passives = Superior Darkvision, Stone Camouflage, Gnome Cunning

'''Barcus Wroot''' is a somewhat unfortunate [[Deep Gnome]] who is searching for his friend, {{CharLink|Wulbren Bongle}}. He can be first found stuck 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}}

==Overview==

Barcus Wroot is a deep gnome who lived in the Underdark with his good friend Wulbren Bongle. Wulbren, and eventually Barcus, both 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 had given to Wulbren before he left, compelling him to travel back home to the Underdark in search of him.  

The party will encounter Barcus tied to a windmill being harassed by a group of [[Goblin]]s led by {{CharLink|Fezzerk}}. If the Goblins are defeated or convinced to leave, Barcus will demand to be untied. To rescue Barcus, the party must pull the '''Brake''' lever inside the windmill. Pulling the '''Release''' lever causes Barcus to be shot through the sky due to inertia and die.  

If rescued, depending on the [[Race]] of the party member talking to him, Barcus will either surrender himself as a slave or ask the party what he can give them as a reward. He will explain he is looking for a friend who has gone missing and then take his leave.

If the party leaves the [[Wilderness]] map before resolving the situation at the windmill, Barcus can be found dead in the Blighted Village, as if the party used the '''Release''' lever.

If Barcus survives his predicament at the windmill, he will be found again at [[Grymforge]], where he has been enslaved by [[Duergar]] led by {{CharLink|Nere}}. If freed again, he will tell the party the person he is looking for is his friend Wulbren, who was taken to [[Moonrise Towers]]. Barcus can then be convinced to join the Camp on the way to Moonrise Towers, and become a Camp Follower.

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, with some reluctance, set off fireworks for the party.

If Barcus is saved in [[Grymforge]], whether or not he joined as a camp follower, he can be found in the [[Last Light Inn]]. He behaves as a [[trader]] and will sell the following items:

* {{RarityItem|Acrobat Shoes}}

* {{RarityItem|Gloves of the Automaton}}

* {{RarityItem|Ring of Geniality}}

He will also gift the party the [[Brilliant Retort]] if they complete the quest [[Rescue Wulbren]].

Barcus can be found with the rest of the Ironhand Gnomes in [[Angleiron's Cellar]]. He will ask 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 into leading the Ironhand Gnomes instead of Wulbren. If the Persuasion check is passed, he grants all companions the action {{SAI|Ironhand Grenadiers}} during combat against the [[the Netherbrain]]. (WARNING: If the party attempts to stealthily kill Wulbren or any other gnome within his range of vision, Barcus will always become hostile despite having exiled Wulbren in his first action as a leader, removing the Ironhand Gnomes and their action from {{Quest|Gather Your Allies}}. A way to bypass this and keep Barcus as an ally is to follow Wulbren in Turn-Based Mode for at least 5 turns and then use {{SAI|Fog Cloud}} or {{SAI|Darkness}} before attacking him.)

Barcus can be spoken to through the use of {{SAI|Speak with Dead}}.

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