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{{Infobox creature | {{Infobox creature | ||
| name = Helsik | | name = Helsik | ||
| class = [[The Fiend]] [[ | | class = [[Warlock]] | ||
| subclass = [[The Fiend]] | |||
| occupation = Owner of the [[Devil's Fee]] | |||
| image = <gallery> | | image = <gallery> | ||
Helsik in game.png|In-game | Helsik in game.png|In-game | ||
Portrait Helsik.png|Portrait | Portrait Helsik.png|Portrait | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| race = [[Gold | | race = [[Gold Dwarf]] | ||
| role = [[Trader]] | | role = [[Trader]] | ||
| hometown = | | hometown = [[Baldur's Gate]] | ||
| title = Mammon's Picklock<br>Latchkeeper of the Nine Hells | | title = Mammon's Picklock<br>Latchkeeper of the Nine Hells | ||
| level = 12 | | level = 12 | ||
| size = Medium | | size = Medium | ||
| type = Humanoid | | type = [[Humanoid]] | ||
| ac = 12 | | ac = 12 | ||
| e hp = 67 | | e hp = 67 | ||
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Helsik is a warlock in service to the archdevil Mammon; possibly the richest being in existence and a miser who is loyal only to coin. At her store, the Devil's Fee, she also trades in curios and information, having a large and rare collection of Hellish items that she has accumulated in her occupation as a diabolist. | Helsik is a warlock in service to the archdevil Mammon; possibly the richest being in existence and a miser who is loyal only to coin. At her store, the Devil's Fee, she also trades in curios and information, having a large and rare collection of Hellish items that she has accumulated in her occupation as a diabolist. | ||
However, Helsik was not satisfied with the coin that trading curios brought in, and decided to diversify her skills into providing "access". {{ | However, Helsik was not satisfied with the coin that trading curios brought in, and decided to diversify her skills into providing "access". {{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Helsik's Diary}}}} | ||
==Involvement== | ==Involvement== | ||
Helsik will initially only offer [[Alchemy]] ingredients, [[Grenades]], and [[Dyes]] but the party can unlock trading access to her "''Curated Selection''" by passing multiple {{Ability Check|Perception|5}} to notice the various diabolic curios in her collection and at least one {{Ability Check|Arcana|15}} to identify the items as genuine. The character will say ''"Must be a diabolist running this shop with so many devilish artifacts"'' to indicate that the curated selection dialogue is available. These Arcana checks have a DC of 0 for [[Karlach]] due to her time spent in the hells. | Helsik will initially only offer [[Alchemy]] ingredients, [[Grenades]], and [[Dyes]] but the party can unlock trading access to her "''Curated Selection''" by passing multiple {{Ability Check|Perception|5}} to notice the various diabolic curios in her collection and at least one {{Ability Check|Arcana|15}} to identify the items as genuine. The character will say ''"Must be a diabolist running this shop with so many devilish artifacts"'' to indicate that the curated selection dialogue is available. These Arcana checks have a DC of 0 for [[Karlach]] due to her time spent in the hells. | ||
At first, Helsik will only have dialogue options to trade with the party, but if the party has sufficiently progressed | At first, Helsik will only have dialogue options to trade with the party, but if the party has sufficiently progressed [[Deal with the Devil]], [[Help Kith'rak Voss]], and/or [[The Githyanki Warrior]], and also passed at least one Arcana check then they can unlock special dialogue discussing the [[House of Hope]]. | ||
Ways to unlock the House of Hope dialogue: | Ways to unlock the House of Hope dialogue: | ||
* | * {{Dialogue option|Are you perchance a diabolist?|roll=Persuasion|dc=18}} (if only 1 Arcana check was passed) | ||
* Curios don't interest me. I'm interested in the Hells themselves - a place called the House of Hope in particular (if 2 or more Arcana checks were passed, or if the party read {{SmRarityItem|Scrapbook of Letters}} or {{SmRarityItem|Note from Director Gortash}}) | * {{Dialogue option|Curios don't interest me. I'm interested in the Hells themselves - a place called the House of Hope in particular.}} (if 2 or more Arcana checks were passed, or if the party read {{SmRarityItem|Scrapbook of Letters}} or {{SmRarityItem|Note from Director Gortash}}) | ||
The party can also ask her whether she helped | The party can also ask her whether she helped [[Enver Gortash]] to steal the {{SmRarityItem|Crown of Karsus}}. In return for a contribution of 100 or 1000 gold, Helsik can confirm that she opened a portal to [[Mephistopheles]]' vaults in the Hells for him to pull off the heist. | ||
===Dark Urge=== | ===Dark Urge=== | ||
Helsik will recognize the Dark Urge, handing them the {{SmRarityItem|Gibus of the Worshipful Servant}} which | Helsik will recognize the Dark Urge, handing them the {{SmRarityItem|Gibus of the Worshipful Servant}} which [[Sceleritas Fel]] left at the Devil's Fee. This completely skips the usual requirements to unlock the House of Hope dialogue. She says she can tell the Urge more about their past for the price of gold, and 100 or 1000 gold convinces her to reveal that she helped the Urge and Gortash steal the {{SmRarityItem|Crown of Karsus}}. | ||
===Breaking into the House of Hope=== | ===Breaking into the House of Hope=== | ||
Helsik can help the party break into the Hells, however she will only offer her services in return for 20,000 gold. The party can either pay her the 20,000 gold or | Helsik can help the party break into the Hells, however she will only offer her services in return for 20,000 gold. The party can either pay her the 20,000 gold or convince her to halve the price: | ||
* | * {{Dialogue option|I serve a creature not unlike Lord Mammon - surely you can lower the price.|tags=Fiend, Warlock|roll=Persuasion|dc=25}} | ||
* {{Dialogue option|Look, we both know your patron doesn't need that much. Lower the price.|tags=Warlock|roll=Persuasion|dc=25}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|You'll halve that price or I'll halve you.|roll=Intimidation|dc=25}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|Cut the price or I cut you into little pieces. ''CHOOSE.''|tags=Barbarian|roll=Intimidation|dc=25|advantage=y}} | |||
* | |||
* | Optionally, the party can try and convince her you'll retrieve something for her (Starts [[Acquire the Gauntlets for Helsik]]): | ||
* I | * {{Dialogue option|Waive the fee and I'll add one of Raphael's artefacts to your collection.|roll=Persuasion|dc=20}} | ||
* | * {{Dialogue option|I'm a skilled thief - give me free passage and I'll bring you back a 'souvenir'.|tags=Rogue|roll=Persuasion|dc=20|advantage=y}} | ||
Upon convincing her to aid them, Helsik will give the party a {{SmRarityItem|Grimoire Bound in Imp Skin}}, {{SmRarityItem|Opening a Hell Gate}}, and a {{SmRarityItem|Ritual Pouch}} containing the items needed to open the portal. She then directs the party upstairs to a pentagram where they can perform the ritual to open a portal to the [[House of Hope]]. | Upon convincing her to aid them, Helsik will give the party a {{SmRarityItem|Grimoire Bound in Imp Skin}}, {{SmRarityItem|Opening a Hell Gate}}, and a {{SmRarityItem|Ritual Pouch}} containing the items needed to open the portal. She then directs the party upstairs to a pentagram where they can perform the ritual to open a portal to the [[House of Hope]]. | ||
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===On the desk in front of her=== | ===On the desk in front of her=== | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Gibus of the Worshipful Servant}} (not for sale to regular characters but is given to | * {{MdRarityItem|Gibus of the Worshipful Servant}} (not for sale to regular characters but is given to [[The Dark Urge]] for free) | ||
== Combat == | == Combat == | ||
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{{Feature box|Promise of Wealth}} | {{Feature box|Promise of Wealth}} | ||
{{Feature box|Summon Gilded Hellsboar}} | {{Feature box|Summon Gilded Hellsboar}} | ||
==== Tactician | ==== Tactician only ==== | ||
{{Feature box|Keeper's Fee}} | {{Feature box|Keeper's Fee}} | ||
==Related | == Speak with Dead == | ||
{{Dialogue start}} | |||
'''Player:''' Who are you? | |||
* '''Helsik:''' Portalcrafter... trespasser... warlock... | |||
'''Player:''' How did you die? | |||
* '''Helsik:''' Many... wanted... dead... | |||
'''Player:''' What did Gortash pay you to do? | |||
* '''Helsik:''' Doorway... to the House... | |||
'''Player:''' What is the book you carry? | |||
* '''Helsik:''' Grimoire... ritual... travel far... | |||
'''Player:''' How do I do the grimoire's ritual? | |||
* '''Helsik:''' Drawn... circle... | |||
'''Player:''' Do you know what Raphael is guarding in his House? | |||
* '''Narrator:''' *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.* | |||
{{Dialogue end}} | |||
== Related quests == | |||
* {{Quest|Acquire the Gauntlets for Helsik}} | * {{Quest|Acquire the Gauntlets for Helsik}} | ||
* {{Quest|Deal with the Devil}} | * {{Quest|Deal with the Devil}} | ||
== Related literature == | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Devil's Fee Observer's Report}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Grimoire Bound in Imp Skin}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Helsik's Diary}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Note from Director Gortash}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Opening a Hell Gate}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Report on Activities of Enver Gortash}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Report for Raphael}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Scrapbook of Letters}} | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery heights=" | <gallery heights="250"> | ||
Helsik Model.png|Helsik's model. | Helsik Model.png|Helsik's model. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Characters in Act Three]] | [[Category:Characters in Act Three]] | ||
[[Category:Traders]] | [[Category:Traders]] | ||
[[Category:Available to Speak with Dead]] | |||
Latest revision as of 00:34, 25 September 2024
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“ | I welcome thee to the Devil's Fee, where every hellish curio's a rarity! So merry be - and shop with glee. |
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| — Helsik greeting the party |
Overview[edit | edit source]
Helsik is a warlock in service to the archdevil Mammon; possibly the richest being in existence and a miser who is loyal only to coin. At her store, the Devil's Fee, she also trades in curios and information, having a large and rare collection of Hellish items that she has accumulated in her occupation as a diabolist.
However, Helsik was not satisfied with the coin that trading curios brought in, and decided to diversify her skills into providing "access". [1]
Involvement[edit | edit source]
Helsik will initially only offer Alchemy ingredients, Grenades, and Dyes but the party can unlock trading access to her "Curated Selection" by passing multiple 
DC 5 Perception check to notice the various diabolic curios in her collection and at least one DC 15 Arcana check to identify the items as genuine. The character will say "Must be a diabolist running this shop with so many devilish artifacts" to indicate that the curated selection dialogue is available. These Arcana checks have a DC of 0 for Karlach due to her time spent in the hells.
At first, Helsik will only have dialogue options to trade with the party, but if the party has sufficiently progressed Deal with the Devil, Help Kith'rak Voss, and/or The Githyanki Warrior, and also passed at least one Arcana check then they can unlock special dialogue discussing the House of Hope.
Ways to unlock the House of Hope dialogue:
- [PERSUASION] Are you perchance a diabolist? (DC 18) (if only 1 Arcana check was passed)
- Curios don't interest me. I'm interested in the Hells themselves - a place called the House of Hope in particular. (if 2 or more Arcana checks were passed, or if the party read
Scrapbook of Letters or 
Note from Director Gortash)
The party can also ask her whether she helped Enver Gortash to steal the Crown of Karsus. In return for a contribution of 100 or 1000 gold, Helsik can confirm that she opened a portal to Mephistopheles' vaults in the Hells for him to pull off the heist.
Dark Urge[edit | edit source]
Helsik will recognize the Dark Urge, handing them the 
Gibus of the Worshipful Servant which Sceleritas Fel left at the Devil's Fee. This completely skips the usual requirements to unlock the House of Hope dialogue. She says she can tell the Urge more about their past for the price of gold, and 100 or 1000 gold convinces her to reveal that she helped the Urge and Gortash steal the Crown of Karsus.
Breaking into the House of Hope[edit | edit source]
Helsik can help the party break into the Hells, however she will only offer her services in return for 20,000 gold. The party can either pay her the 20,000 gold or convince her to halve the price:
- [FIEND] [WARLOCK] [PERSUASION] I serve a creature not unlike Lord Mammon - surely you can lower the price. (DC 25)
- [WARLOCK] [PERSUASION] Look, we both know your patron doesn't need that much. Lower the price. (DC 25)
- [INTIMIDATION] You'll halve that price or I'll halve you. (DC 25)
- [BARBARIAN] [INTIMIDATION] Cut the price or I cut you into little pieces. CHOOSE. (DC 25
)
Optionally, the party can try and convince her you'll retrieve something for her (Starts Acquire the Gauntlets for Helsik):
- [PERSUASION] Waive the fee and I'll add one of Raphael's artefacts to your collection. (DC 20)
- [ROGUE] [PERSUASION] I'm a skilled thief - give me free passage and I'll bring you back a 'souvenir'. (DC 20 )
Upon convincing her to aid them, Helsik will give the party a 
Grimoire Bound in Imp Skin, 
Opening a Hell Gate, and a 
Ritual Pouch containing the items needed to open the portal. She then directs the party upstairs to a pentagram where they can perform the ritual to open a portal to the House of Hope.
NOTE: If the party previously stole from Helsik before she handles the ritual items, she will angrily kick the party out of the store and seal the door; attempting to return to the store will result in her turning hostile.
After returning from the House of Hope[edit | edit source]
Once the party returns from the House of Hope, Helsik will demand that they turn over the 
Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength or else pay the original proposed fee of 20,000 gold. The party can pass a DC 10 Intimidation check to keep the Gauntlets without Helsik turning hostile.
Helsik will only ask for the gauntlets after the player finishes all the related quests in the House of Hope.
Store[edit | edit source]
Corresponds to LOW_DevilsFee_Diabolist_Trade_Magic.
Regular items[edit | edit source]
Curated Selection[edit | edit source]
Caitiff Staff
Cloak of the Weave
Gemini Gloves
Hellbeard Halberd
Shapeshifter Hat
Spellseeking Gloves
On the desk in front of her[edit | edit source]
Gibus of the Worshipful Servant (not for sale to regular characters but is given to The Dark Urge for free)
Combat[edit | edit source]
If Helsik is attacked, six Gilded Imps and two Gilded Minotaurs will appear in order to support her.
Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]
Range: 18 m / 60 ft 
Tactician only[edit | edit source]
Speak with Dead[edit | edit source]
Player: Who are you?
- Helsik: Portalcrafter... trespasser... warlock...
Player: How did you die?
- Helsik: Many... wanted... dead...
Player: What did Gortash pay you to do?
- Helsik: Doorway... to the House...
Player: What is the book you carry?
- Helsik: Grimoire... ritual... travel far...
Player: How do I do the grimoire's ritual?
- Helsik: Drawn... circle...
Player: Do you know what Raphael is guarding in his House?
- Narrator: *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*
Related quests[edit | edit source]
Related literature[edit | edit source]
Devil's Fee Observer's Report
Grimoire Bound in Imp Skin
Helsik's Diary
Note from Director Gortash
Opening a Hell Gate- Report on Activities of Enver Gortash
Report for Raphael- Scrapbook of Letters
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Helsik's model.
References[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
Mammon on the Forgotten Realms Wiki