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{{Infobox character|name=Kar'niss|level=6|image=Kar'niss.webp|role=[[Moonlantern]] bearer|voice=Joshua B. Sklar|titles=Light of the Absolute|race=[[Drow]]|module1={{Infobox statistics
{{PageSeo
| child = yes
| description = Kar'niss is a drider in service of the Absolute, whom he serves after being cast out by Lolth, the Queen of Spiders.
| image = Kar'niss.webp
}}
{{Infobox creature
| name = Kar'niss
| identity = Male
| title = Light of the Absolute
| image =  
<gallery>
Kar'niss.webp|In-game
Portrait Kar'niss.png|Portrait
</gallery>
| race = [[Drider]]
| faction = [[Cult of the Absolute]]
| role=[[Moonlantern]] bearer
| va = Joshua B. Sklar
| size = [[Medium]]
| type = [[Monstrosity]]
| level = 6
| ac = 19
| e hp = 128
| hp = 184
| t hp = 239
| extra init = 5
| movement m = 9
| xp = 150
| weight kg = 150
| str = 16
| str = 16
| dex = 16
| dex = 16
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| wis = 16
| wis = 16
| cha = 12
| cha = 12
| dex_save_proficiency = yes
| dex save prof = yes
| size = Medium
| conditions = Spindleweb Fanaticism
| type = Monstrosity
| passives = Alert, Dark Devotion, Darkvision, Dual Wielder, Improved Critical Hit, Multiattack: Wounded Target, Opportunity Attack, Sting The Helpless @ Cruel Sting, Sunlight Sensitivity, Web Walker
| armour_class = 19
| t passives = Cull the Weak, Alert, Dark Devotion, Darkvision, Dual Wielder, Improved Critical Hit, Multiattack: Wounded Target, Opportunity Attack, Sting The Helpless @ Cruel Sting, Sunlight Sensitivity, Web Walker
| hit_points = 184
}}
| hit_points_tactician = 239
| weight_kg = 300
| weight_lb = 150
| condition1_mode = Balanced
| condition1_name = Spindleweb Fanaticism
| condition1_description = Entity and nearby allies deal an additional {{DamageText|1d6|Psychic}}, as long as it isn't incapacitated. Movement speed increased by 3m/10ft.
| feature1_name = Sting The Helpless
| feature1_mode = Balanced
| feature1_item = Cruel Sting
| feature1_description = Deal an additional {{DamageText|1d4|Poison}} against {{cond|Restrained}} targets
| feature2_name = Dual Wielder
| feature2_mode = Balanced
| feature2_description = Can wield two non-heavy weapons even if they aren't light.
| feature3_name = Alert
| feature3_mode = Balanced
| feature3_description = +5 bonus to initiative and can't be {{cond|Surprised}}
| feature4_name = Dark Devotion
| feature4_mode = Balanced
| feature4_description = Advantage on Saving Throws against being {{cond|Charmed}} or {{cond|Frightened}}
| feature5_name = Darkvision
| feature5_mode = Balanced
| feature5_description = Can see in the dark up to 12m/30ft.
| feature6_name = Improved Critical Hit
| feature6_mode = Balanced
| feature6_description = The number needed to roll a Critical Hit when attacking is reduced by 1
| feature7_name = Multiattack: Wounded Target
| feature7_mode = Balanced
| feature7_description = Can Multiattack if its target has fewer than all of its hit points
| feature8_name = Opportunity Attack
| feature8_mode = Balanced
| feature8_description = Automatically attack an enemy moving out of reach
| feature9_name = Sunlight Sensitivity
| feature9_mode = Balanced
| feature9_description = While in Sunlight, gain Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Perception Checks that rely on sight
| feature10_name = Web Walker
| feature10_mode = Balanced
| feature10_description = Isn't slowed down by web surfaces, and can't be {{cond|Enwebbed}} by them
| feature11_name = Cull the Weak (Drider)
| feature11_mode = Tactician
| feature11_description = Deal an additional {{DamageText|2d6|Slashing}} to targets below 50% of their maximum hit points
| hiddenlevel = 6
}}}}
'''Kar'niss''' is a {{FRWiki|Drider}} in service of the [[Absolute]], whom he serves after being cast out by [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Lolth Lolth, the Queen of Spiders.] He's a key character involved in the questline [[Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse]], since he carries a [[Moonlantern]] that traps the pixie [[Dolly Dolly Dolly]]. He believes that anyone who perishes to the {{cond|Shadow Curse}} makes it stronger.


Can be spoken to in death with the {{SAI|Speak with Dead}} spell.
'''Kar'niss''' is a [[drider]] in service of the [[Absolute]], whom he serves after being cast out by [[Lolth|Lolth, the Queen of Spiders]].
{{DiQ|They must keep up. The shadows are hungry.|Kar'niss}}


== Encounters ==
==Overview==
Kar'niss may be first encountered in two different ways. While entering the Shadow-Cursed Lands from [[Rosymorn Monastery Trail]], a group of [[Absolute]] followers will be waiting for [[Minthara]] to arrive and summon the guide. The player can use the [[Spider's Lyre]] to summon Kar'niss, then follow the convoy to [[Moonrise Towers]].
Kar'niss is a key character involved in the questline [[Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse]], since he carries a {{SmRarityItem|Moonlantern}} that traps the pixie {{CharLink|Dolly Dolly Dolly}}. He believes that anyone who perishes to the {{cond|Shadow Curse}} makes it stronger.


Otherwise, if the party reaches [[Last Light Inn]] before meeting the convoy, they may travel with a group of harpers to an ambush site. Kar'niss and his caravan will pass by the site, and can be defeated or convinced to leave the lantern and travel in to the Shadow-Curse.
==Involvement==
Kar'niss may be first encountered in two different ways. While entering the Shadow-Cursed Lands from [[Rosymorn Monastery Trail]], a group of [[Absolute]] followers will be waiting for  {{CharLink|Minthara}} to arrive and summon the guide. The party can use the {{SmRarityItem|Spider's Lyre}} to summon Kar'niss, then follow the convoy to [[Moonrise Towers]].


Otherwise, if the party reaches the Shadow-Cursed Lands through [[Grymforge]], they may encounter Kar'niss' caravan mid-transit - either alongside a group of Harpers to ambush them and claim the lantern as part of a quest given by  {{CharLink|Jaheira}} at [[Last Light Inn]], or alone if they explore the Shadow-Cursed Lands and come across the checkpoint without interacting with the Harpers first. The Harper ambush will also be encountered if the party followed the caravan from the start. In each of these scenarios, the party may choose to follow the convoy to Moonrise, kill Kar'niss and his followers to take his lantern, or convince him through dialogue to relinquish it and walk away to his death. Disarming Kar'niss will cause him to drop the Moonlantern.


If Kar'niss and his caravan are convinced to leave without the Moonlantern during the ambush in [[Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse]], they can later be encountered as {{cond|Shadow-Cursed Undead}} in [[Reithwin Town]], south of the statue of Ketheric Thorm outside the [[Sharran Sanctuary]] and north of the bridge to [[Moonrise Towers]].  
If Kar'niss and his convoy are convinced to leave without the Moonlantern during the ambush in [[Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse]], they can later be encountered as {{cond|Shadow-Cursed Undead}} in [[Reithwin Town]], south of the statue of {{CharLink|Ketheric Thorm}} outside the [[Sharran Sanctuary]] and north of the bridge to [[Moonrise Towers]]. They are automatically hostile to the party in this form and cannot be interacted with other than by attacking, but Kar'niss will still appear as {{cond|Temporarily Hostile}} if attacked. He will be joined by several [[Shadow]]s, undead [[Harpers]], undead prisoners, etc. thus making the fight unnecessarily difficult.  


They are automatically hostile to the party in this form and cannot be interacted with other than by attacking, but Kar'niss will still appear as {{cond|Temporarily Hostile}} if attacked.
If Kar'niss survives the road to Moonrise, he will run up the tower to seek the Absolute's blessing on the rooftop, where he can be encountered one final time as he fights alongside Ketheric when the party storms the tower at the end of Act 2.


== Attacks and abilities==
==Combat==
{{Feature box|link=Venom Claws|name=Venom Claws|image name=Generic Physical.webp
===Attacks and abilities===
|Lash out with venomous claws.
{{Feature box|Multiattack (Drider)}}
{{Feature box|Sanctuary}}
{{Feature box|Venom Claws}}


{{Attack Roll}}: +6
===Tactician and Honour Mode===
{{Feature box|Spindleweb Sanctuary}}


{{DamageInfo|3d6+3|Piercing}} +<br>
===Honour Mode===
{{DamageInfo|2d8|Poison}}
{{Feature box|Fanatic Retaliation}}
}}


{{Feature box|link=Multiattack (Drider)|name= Multiattack|image name=Multiattack Earth Elemental.webp
===Allies===
|* Deals muliple rounds of damage using his equipped weapon.
* {{CharLink|Bedi}}
* Target must be below maximum [[Hit Points]].
* {{CharLink|Vez|Brawler Vez}}
* {{CharLink|Kansif}}
* {{CharLink|Lora (goblin)|Sharp-Eye Lora}}
* {{CharLink|Gronag|Warrior Gronag}}


{{Attack Roll}}: +6
===Notable loot===
*{{RarityItem|Cruel Sting|30}}
*{{RarityItem|Moonlantern|30}}


{{DamageInfo|1d10+3|Slashing}} +<br>
== Related quests ==
{{DamageInfo|1d10+3|Slashing}} +<br>
* {{Quest|Follow the Convoy}}
{{DamageInfo|1d10+3|Slashing}}
* {{Quest|Infiltrate Moonrise Towers}}
}}
* {{Quest|Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse}}


=== Spells Known ===
==Speak with Dead==
 
Kar'niss can be spoken to with {{SAI|Speak with Dead}}.
* {{SAI|Sanctuary}}
* {{SAI|Spindleweb Sanctuary}} (Replaces Sanctuary on Tactician)
 
===Unique traits===
{{TooltipBox|Spindleweb Fanaticism
| Affected entity and its allies deal an additional {{DamageInfo|1d6|Psychic}} damage, as long as it isn't [[Incapacitated (Condition)|Incapacitated]]. The entity's [[Movement Speed]] is also increased by
{{Range|m=3|ft=10}}.
}}


== Related quests==
{{Dialogue start}}
* [[Follow the Convoy]]
'''Party member:''' Who are you?
* [[Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse]]
*'''Kar'niss:''' Erased... forgotten... we are... ''drider''...
'''Party member:''' What happened to you?
*'''Kar'niss:''' Lolth... cast out... Absolute... ''saved''...
'''Party member:''' Who killed you?
*'''Kar'niss:''' Traitor... heretic...
'''Party member:''' Where are you from?
*'''Kar'niss:''' Moonrise...
'''Party member:''' What were you doing?
*'''Kar'niss:''' Shepherding... the faithful... carrying... our Lady's light...
'''Party member:''' You walk the shadows safely. How?
*'''Kar'niss:''' Lantern... our Lady's ''light''...
'''Party member:''' How did you trap that pixie in the lantern?
*'''Kar'niss:''' Always... many voices... her... the LOUDEST...
'''Party member:''' How did the shadow curse come to be?
*'''Narrator:''' *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*
{{Dialogue end}}


== Notable loot ==
==Gallery==
* {{RarityItem|Cruel Sting|30}}
<gallery heights=250>
* {{RarityItem|Moonlantern|30}}
File:Kar'niss Model.png|model
Tan-burci-drider-concept.jpg|Concept art by Tan Bur-Ci
Maxime-ponslet-a00.jpg|Render by Maxime Ponslet
Maxime-ponslet-a01.jpg|Alternate render by Maxime Ponslet
</gallery>


== External links ==
==External links==
* {{FRWiki|Kar'niss|long}}
{{FRWiki|Kar'niss|long}}


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Latest revision as of 00:42, 23 November 2024

Kar'niss is a drider in service of the Absolute, whom he serves after being cast out by Lolth, the Queen of Spiders.

Portrait Kar'niss.png
“
They must keep up. The shadows are hungry.
„
— Kar'niss

Overview[edit | edit source]

Kar'niss is a key character involved in the questline Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse, since he carries a Moonlantern that traps the pixie Dolly Dolly Dolly Dolly Dolly Dolly. He believes that anyone who perishes to the Shadow Curse Shadow Curse makes it stronger.

Involvement[edit | edit source]

Kar'niss may be first encountered in two different ways. While entering the Shadow-Cursed Lands from Rosymorn Monastery Trail, a group of Absolute followers will be waiting for Minthara Minthara to arrive and summon the guide. The party can use the Spider's Lyre to summon Kar'niss, then follow the convoy to Moonrise Towers.

Otherwise, if the party reaches the Shadow-Cursed Lands through Grymforge, they may encounter Kar'niss' caravan mid-transit - either alongside a group of Harpers to ambush them and claim the lantern as part of a quest given by Jaheira Jaheira at Last Light Inn, or alone if they explore the Shadow-Cursed Lands and come across the checkpoint without interacting with the Harpers first. The Harper ambush will also be encountered if the party followed the caravan from the start. In each of these scenarios, the party may choose to follow the convoy to Moonrise, kill Kar'niss and his followers to take his lantern, or convince him through dialogue to relinquish it and walk away to his death. Disarming Kar'niss will cause him to drop the Moonlantern.

If Kar'niss and his convoy are convinced to leave without the Moonlantern during the ambush in Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse, they can later be encountered as Shadow-Cursed Undead Shadow-Cursed Undead in Reithwin Town, south of the statue of Ketheric Thorm Ketheric Thorm outside the Sharran Sanctuary and north of the bridge to Moonrise Towers. They are automatically hostile to the party in this form and cannot be interacted with other than by attacking, but Kar'niss will still appear as Temporarily Hostile Temporarily Hostile if attacked. He will be joined by several Shadows, undead Harpers, undead prisoners, etc. thus making the fight unnecessarily difficult.

If Kar'niss survives the road to Moonrise, he will run up the tower to seek the Absolute's blessing on the rooftop, where he can be encountered one final time as he fights alongside Ketheric when the party storms the tower at the end of Act 2.

Combat[edit | edit source]

Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]

Multiattack Earth Elemental.webp
Multiattack Multiattack ()
Normal weapon damage + Normal weapon damage + Normal weapon damage Target must be below its maximum hit points.
 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft
Recharge: per turn
Sanctuary.webp
Sanctuary Sanctuary ()

You or an ally cannot be targeted until you attack or harm a creature. You can still take damage from area spells.

Until the affected entity attacks or harms another creature, it cannot be targeted by enemy attacks. However, it can still take damage from spells that influence a larger area.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Generic Physical.webp
Venom Claws Venom Claws ()
D6 Piercing.png 3d6 (3~18) + Strength modifier Damage TypesPiercing
+
D8 Poison.png 2d8 (2~16) Damage TypesPoison

Lash out with venomous claws..

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

Tactician and Honour Mode[edit | edit source]

Spindleweb Sanctuary.webp
Spindleweb Sanctuary Spindleweb Sanctuary ()
Protect yourself from attackers in the Absolute's gaze. If you attack or harm another creature, the sanctuary shatters, dealing 3d8Damage TypesPsychic to nearby creatures. Until the affected entity attacks or harms another creature, it cannot be targeted by enemy attacks. However, it can still take damage from spells that influence a larger area.
 Range: Self

Honour Mode[edit | edit source]

Legendary Action Fanatic Retaliation.webp
Fanatic Retaliation Fanatic Retaliation
D10 Psychic.png 6d10 (6~60) Damage TypesPsychic

Avenge a fallen Spindleweb Fanatic Spindleweb Fanatic with a psionic barrage that can Silence Silence its killer.

INT Save
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Allies[edit | edit source]

Notable loot[edit | edit source]

Related quests[edit | edit source]

Speak with Dead[edit | edit source]

Kar'niss can be spoken to with Speak with Dead Speak with Dead.

Party member: Who are you?

  • Kar'niss: Erased... forgotten... we are... drider...

Party member: What happened to you?

  • Kar'niss: Lolth... cast out... Absolute... saved...

Party member: Who killed you?

  • Kar'niss: Traitor... heretic...

Party member: Where are you from?

  • Kar'niss: Moonrise...

Party member: What were you doing?

  • Kar'niss: Shepherding... the faithful... carrying... our Lady's light...

Party member: You walk the shadows safely. How?

  • Kar'niss: Lantern... our Lady's light...

Party member: How did you trap that pixie in the lantern?

  • Kar'niss: Always... many voices... her... the LOUDEST...

Party member: How did the shadow curse come to be?

  • Narrator: *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • model

    model

  • Concept art by Tan Bur-Ci

    Concept art by Tan Bur-Ci

  • Render by Maxime Ponslet

    Render by Maxime Ponslet

  • Alternate render by Maxime Ponslet

    Alternate render by Maxime Ponslet

External links[edit | edit source]

Kar'niss on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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