Gut

Priestess Gut, also known as True Soul Gut, is a goblin True Soul and follower of The Absolute stationed at the Goblin Camp in Act One.

“

Hells. We need to fish that thing out before it eats any important parts of your brain.

„

— Gut

Overview

Background

Priestess Gut is one of the spiritual leaders of the cult. She is one of three leaders at the Shattered Sanctum, alongside Minthara and Dror Ragzlin.

Involvement

Act One

Gut can be found in the main hall of the Shattered Sanctum. She offers all party members the Brand of the Absolute, which can grant permanent bonuses.

The party can follow her to the chapel and attack her or comply with her wishes. If complying, she gives them a potion to make them fall asleep, and they wake up imprisoned. If the player character drinks the potion as an elf, drow or half-elf, their  Fey Ancestry prevents the potion's effects, which causes Gut to attack immediately. Additionally, a paladin's resolve enables a Constitution Ability check to resist the effects of the potion.

If the party members are imprisoned and fail the respective checks to free themselves, they are rescued by a dwarven warlock named Korrilla at the service of Raphael, who kills Gut and Polma instantly.

Gut can be killed to complete the quest  Defeat the Goblins. The quest can also be completed while ignoring her. To do so, Halsin must be first freed in the Worg Pens but left there. Then, after agreeing with Minthara to seize the grove, the party must talk to Halsin in the Worg Pens and immediately travel to the Emerald Grove. All this must be done without a long rest. At the Emerald Grove the party must side with the Tiefling defenders. If the goblin forces are defeated and Minthara is killed or knocked out, then  Rescue the Druid Halsin and  Defeat the Goblins are completed without killing Dror Ragzlin and Gut.

Speak with Dead

Gut can be spoken to with  Speak with Dead.

Party member: Who are you?

• True Soul Gut: True Soul... Gut

Party member: What happened to you?

• True Soul Gut: Murdered... infidel...

Party member: Where do you keep your valuables?

• True Soul Gut: Chapel... locked tight...

Party member: Who killed you?

• True Soul Gut: Heretic... filth...

Party member: Where are you from?

• True Soul Gut: My mother's... swollen... gut.

Party member: What is your purpose here?

• True Soul Gut: Absolute's... priestess...
  • Party member: Who is the Absolute?
    • True Soul Gut: God... everything... everyone...

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Aid (+ )   –  Absolute's Talisman

Bolster your allies with toughness and resolve to heal and increase their Hit Points maximum.

 Range: Self

AoE: 9 m / 30 ft (Radius)

 Call for Help

Gut calls for help!

Recharge: Per battle

 Shield (+ )

When you are about to be hit by an enemy, use your Reaction to increase your  Armour Class by 5. You also take no damage from  Magic Missile. These effects last until the start of your next turn.

 Range: Self

 Shocking Grasp ()

Damage: 1~8

1d8Lightning

The target cannot use Reactions. This spell has Advantage on creatures with metal Armour.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Shield of Faith (+ )

Surround a creature with a shimmering field of magic that increases its  Armour Class by 2.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 The Absolute's Will ()

Use telekinesis to pull targets closer.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Recharge: Per turn

Allies

(If fought in the main room)

• Booyahg Shekt
• Devout Mrak
• Devout Muzul
• Gribbo
• Tracker Azak
• Warlock Greez

(If Gut uses  Call for Help in her chapel)

• Booyahg Shekt
• Devout Mrak
• Devout Muzul
• Tracker Azak
• Tracker Tozad
• Warlock Greez

(If the fight gets too close to them)

• Erna
• Lookout Grush
• Roah Moonglow
• Torturer Spike
• Yerle

Encounter details

Priestess Gut can be fought in one of two locations: in the main hall where the party first meets her or in her private chapel after the party has chosen certain dialogue options. In her chapel, Gut will be completely alone; however, if alive on her first turn in combat she uses  Call for Help for backup from the other goblins.

Tactics

Gut can be defeated easily in several ways. If the party has high damage and initiative, they can kill Gut before she uses  Call for Help. She may attempt to use  Shield to survive, but the party can force her to use her reaction on an opportunity attack before they attack her themselves.

Alternatively, the party can cast  Silence around Gut to prevent her from calling reinforcements. Although She may still flee from the spell's area, the party can group up around her, forcing multiple opportunity attacks if she attempts to leave.

Notable loot

• Absolute's Talisman
• Absolute's Warboard
• Crude Mace
• Gold
• Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen
• Onyx
• Potion of Healing
• Potion of Greater Healing
• Potion of Sleep
• Priestess' Key
• Rancid Note
• Scroll of Burning Hands

Related literature

• Goblins: The Maglubiyet Gambit
• Rancid Note

Related quests

•  Ask the Goblin Priestess for Help
•  Defeat the Goblins
•  Save the First Druid
•  Save the Refugees

Notes

• Priestess Gut uses a unique version of  Shield of Faith that does not cost a  Spell Slot or require  Concentration

Gallery

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  Priestess Gut's model

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  Concept art by Konstantin Porubov for Larian Studios

External links

• Gut on the Forgotten Realms Wiki