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| title = Malus Thorm | |||
| description = Malus Thorm is an undead surgeon in Baldur's Gate 3, able to be fought at the House of Healing. | |||
| image = Malus Thorm.png | |||
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{{Infobox creature | {{Infobox creature | ||
| name = Malus Thorm | | name = Malus Thorm | ||
| identity = Male | |||
| image = | | image = | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Malus Thorm.png|Portrait | Malus Thorm.png|Portrait | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| va = | | va = Sean Baker | ||
| title = Shar's Scalpel | | title = Shar's Scalpel | ||
| family = [[Ketheric Thorm]] (nephew){{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Tissue and Organ Register}} by Malus Thorm}}<br> [[Thisobald Thorm]]<br> [[Gerringothe Thorm]]<br> [[Isobel Thorm]] (grandniece) | | family = [[Ketheric Thorm]] (nephew){{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Tissue and Organ Register}} by Malus Thorm}}<br> [[Thisobald Thorm]]<br> [[Gerringothe Thorm]]<br> [[Isobel Thorm]] (grandniece) | ||
| hometown = [[Reithwin Town]] | | hometown = [[Reithwin Town]] | ||
| race = Undead, former | | race = [[Undead]], former [[Elf]] | ||
| size = Medium | | size = [[Medium]] | ||
| type = [[Undead]] | | type = [[Undead]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Malus''' is the undead master surgeon of the [[House of Healing]], and twisted follower of Shar. Having somehow kept his personality despite being in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]], he believes graceful pain and calculating mutilation are the key to truly embracing the ideals of his dark faith. At his depraved hospital, he tirelessly works to train his [[Undead]] Nurses to hone such skill, yet their hollowed state leaves them lacking in ability beyond being dutiful assistants. | '''Malus''' is the undead master surgeon of the [[House of Healing]], and twisted follower of Shar. Having somehow kept his personality despite being in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]], he believes graceful pain and calculating mutilation are the key to truly embracing the ideals of his dark faith. At his depraved hospital, he tirelessly works to train his [[Undead]] Nurses to hone such skill, yet their hollowed state leaves them lacking in ability beyond being dutiful assistants. | ||
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=== Background === | === Background === | ||
In life, Malus directed a shift in the House's purpose from tending to the sick and injured among the populace of Reithwin to exclusively serving the [[Dark Justiciar|Dark Justiciars]] of | In life, Malus directed a shift in the House's purpose from tending to the sick and injured among the populace of Reithwin to exclusively serving the [[Dark Justiciar|Dark Justiciars]] of {{CharLink|Ketheric Thorm|Ketheric Thorm's}} army, as he believed keeping the latter healthy would help them serve Shar while the rest were better off left to her oblivion.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Patients' Registry}}}}{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|URGENT: Request for Supplies}} by Sister {{CharLink|Anna Lidwin}}}} | ||
=== Quests === | === Quests === | ||
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== Involvement == | == Involvement == | ||
Arriving at the [[House of Healing]] and gaining entry to the surgery theatre, Malus | Arriving at the [[House of Healing]] and gaining entry to the surgery theatre, Malus is busy educating his undead nurses on a poor 'patient'. While cordial at first seeing the talking party members as a new students, preaching his view of Absence being the way to understanding Shar. After mutilating the 'patient' he urges to do the same to the party. Beyond attacking, there are a mix of [[Skill Check|Skill Checks]] that can be done instead: | ||
* | * {{Dialogue option|''Examine the sisters and their implements.''|roll=Investigation|dc=14}} | ||
* | ** {{Dialogue option|Their blades are uneven. Efficient surgery will require further training.}} | ||
* | * {{Dialogue option|''Cast your gaze over the blades of the sisters.''|tags=Rogue|roll=Investigation|dc=14|advantage=y}} | ||
* | ** {{Dialogue option|Your blades are in an atrocious condition - no way you'd make a clean cut with those.}} | ||
* {{Dialogue option|''Recall what you know of Shar's teachings.''|roll=Religion|dc=14}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|''Recall what you know of Shar's blasphemous teachings.''|tags=Cleric|roll=Religion|dc=14|advantage=y}} (non-Shar Cleric) | |||
* {{Dialogue option|The sisters aren't ready. They'll make me sick instead of curing me.|roll=Persuasion|dc=16}} | |||
If any of these checks are successful, '''Malus''' | If any of these checks are successful, '''Malus''' asks how to train the nurses properly, leading to two differing Persuasion checks: | ||
* {{Dialogue option|Sparring is vital to progress. Have them practice on each other.|tags=Fighter|roll=Persuasion|dc=21|advantage=y}} | |||
* | * {{Dialogue option|Practice - that's how I got good with a blade. They should spar each other.|tags=Rogue|roll=Persuasion|dc=21|advantage=y}} | ||
* {{Dialogue option|In my years of study, I have found no better teacher than example. Perhaps ''you'' could volunteer?|tags=Wizard|roll=Persuasion|dc=21|advantage=y}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|When the fist trembles, sometimes another is needed to steady it. A good master would volunteer themselves.|tags=Monk|roll=Persuasion|dc=21|advantage=y}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|I take joy in performing with a master of my craft - I'm sure the sisters are the same. Why don't ''you'' volunteer?|tags=Bard|roll=Persuasion|dc=21|advantage=y}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|They need a better subject to practise on first. Not a student, but a master.|roll=Persuasion|dc=21}} | |||
If | If the party read the ''{{SmRarityItem|Surgery and Physiology: A Sharran's Primer}}'' book in the room behind '''Malus''', two additional options are available, both of which result in the nurses killing '''Malus''': | ||
* {{Dialogue option|I have read your treatise. Initiate the final lesson, or die by my hand.|roll=Intimidation|dc=18}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|'Only with sacrifice is mastery gained.' For the sisters to learn, you must submit.|roll=Persuasion|dc=18}} | |||
If the nurses were convinced to fight each other, the mad surgeon presses to tend to the party next. He can be attacked, proving much easier to defeat without the support of his nurses. Alternatively, he can be convinced to kill himself: | |||
=== | * {{Dialogue option|I am not worthy! Please, show me how a master works - I would be honoured.|tags=Bard|roll=Persuasion|dc=21|advantage=y}} | ||
{{ | * {{Dialogue option|You do me an honour, but I am not worthy. Show me the way of Shar - I beg of you.|tags=Cleric|roll=Deception|dc=21|advantage=y}} | ||
{{ | * {{Dialogue option|I am but a fumbling squire before a master swordsman. Please, demonstrate so that I might learn..|tags=Fighter|roll=Deception|dc=21|advantage=y}} | ||
* {{Dialogue option|My magic has blinded me - I see now that Shar is the only path. Show me how - I beg of you.|tags=Wizard, Sorcerer|roll=Deception|dc=21|advantage=y}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|I sought purpose in the natural world - I see now that Shar is the only path. Show me how - I beg of you.|tags=Druid|roll=Deception|dc=21|advantage=y}} | |||
* {{Dialogue option|I would rather acquaint myself - if you show me how.|roll=Persuasion|dc=21}} | |||
Awed by the party's diligence, '''Malus''' happily makes an example of himself, stabbing and killing himself through the eye. | |||
== Combat == | |||
{{Main|Malus Thorm/Combat}} | |||
== Notable loot == | === Notable loot === | ||
*{{RarityItem|Battered Lute}} | *{{RarityItem|Battered Lute}} | ||
*{{RarityItem|Surgeon's Subjugation Amulet}} | *{{RarityItem|Surgeon's Subjugation Amulet}} | ||
== Related literature == | == Related literature == | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|URGENT: Request for Supplies}}, [[Anna Lidwin|Sister Lidwin]] advises a Baldur's Gate surgeon of Malus's descent into madness under Shar | * {{MdRarityItem|URGENT: Request for Supplies}}, [[Anna Lidwin|Sister Lidwin]] advises a Baldur's Gate surgeon of Malus's descent into madness under Shar | ||
=== Written by Malus Thorm === | === Written by Malus Thorm === | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Blood Bank Log}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Blood Bank Log}} | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Notice (Malus Thorm)}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Reithwin Necrology}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Reithwin Necrology}} | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Surgeon's Memorandum}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Surgeon's Memorandum}} | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Surgeon's Research Notes}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Surgeon's Research Notes}} | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|Surgery and Physiology: A Sharran's Primer}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Tissue and Organ Register}} | * {{MdRarityItem|Tissue and Organ Register}} | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* If carrying the {{SmRarityItem|Sentient Amulet}} after dealing with Malus, regardless of directly fighting him or killing him with checks, the Monk's manifestation | * If carrying the {{SmRarityItem|Sentient Amulet}} after dealing with Malus, regardless of directly fighting him or killing him with checks, the Monk's manifestation comments on it: ''Hehehehe - a horrific display. There is no red deeper than a Sharran's blood.'' | ||
* Malus, compared to the other Thorms, does not have {{SAI|Immune to Control Undead}}, meaning an Oathbreaker Paladin can control him with {{SAI|Control Undead}}.{{verify}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:40, 8 December 2024
Overview | Combat |
“The objective of the scalpel, sisters, is to soothe, for a scalpel, indeed, is an extension of Shar.„
Overview[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
In life, Malus directed a shift in the House's purpose from tending to the sick and injured among the populace of Reithwin to exclusively serving the Dark Justiciars of Ketheric Thorm's army, as he believed keeping the latter healthy would help them serve Shar while the rest were better off left to her oblivion.[2][3]
Quests[edit | edit source]
He plays the role of obstacle in the quest Battered Lute.
, holding the quest item theInvolvement[edit | edit source]
Arriving at the House of Healing and gaining entry to the surgery theatre, Malus is busy educating his undead nurses on a poor 'patient'. While cordial at first seeing the talking party members as a new students, preaching his view of Absence being the way to understanding Shar. After mutilating the 'patient' he urges to do the same to the party. Beyond attacking, there are a mix of Skill Checks that can be done instead:
- [INVESTIGATION] Examine the sisters and their implements. (DC 14)
- Their blades are uneven. Efficient surgery will require further training.
- [ROGUE] [INVESTIGATION] Cast your gaze over the blades of the sisters. (DC 14 )
- Your blades are in an atrocious condition - no way you'd make a clean cut with those.
- [RELIGION] Recall what you know of Shar's teachings. (DC 14)
- [CLERIC] [RELIGION] Recall what you know of Shar's blasphemous teachings. (DC 14 ) (non-Shar Cleric)
- [PERSUASION] The sisters aren't ready. They'll make me sick instead of curing me. (DC 16)
If any of these checks are successful, Malus asks how to train the nurses properly, leading to two differing Persuasion checks:
- [FIGHTER] [PERSUASION] Sparring is vital to progress. Have them practice on each other. (DC 21 )
- [ROGUE] [PERSUASION] Practice - that's how I got good with a blade. They should spar each other. (DC 21 )
- [WIZARD] [PERSUASION] In my years of study, I have found no better teacher than example. Perhaps you could volunteer? (DC 21 )
- [MONK] [PERSUASION] When the fist trembles, sometimes another is needed to steady it. A good master would volunteer themselves. (DC 21 )
- [BARD] [PERSUASION] I take joy in performing with a master of my craft - I'm sure the sisters are the same. Why don't you volunteer? (DC 21 )
- [PERSUASION] They need a better subject to practise on first. Not a student, but a master. (DC 21)
If the party read the Surgery and Physiology: A Sharran's Primer book in the room behind Malus, two additional options are available, both of which result in the nurses killing Malus:
- [INTIMIDATION] I have read your treatise. Initiate the final lesson, or die by my hand. (DC 18)
- [PERSUASION] 'Only with sacrifice is mastery gained.' For the sisters to learn, you must submit. (DC 18)
If the nurses were convinced to fight each other, the mad surgeon presses to tend to the party next. He can be attacked, proving much easier to defeat without the support of his nurses. Alternatively, he can be convinced to kill himself:
- [BARD] [PERSUASION] I am not worthy! Please, show me how a master works - I would be honoured. (DC 21 )
- [CLERIC] [DECEPTION] You do me an honour, but I am not worthy. Show me the way of Shar - I beg of you. (DC 21 )
- [FIGHTER] [DECEPTION] I am but a fumbling squire before a master swordsman. Please, demonstrate so that I might learn.. (DC 21 )
- [WIZARD] [SORCERER] [DECEPTION] My magic has blinded me - I see now that Shar is the only path. Show me how - I beg of you. (DC 21 )
- [DRUID] [DECEPTION] I sought purpose in the natural world - I see now that Shar is the only path. Show me how - I beg of you. (DC 21 )
- [PERSUASION] I would rather acquaint myself - if you show me how. (DC 21)
Awed by the party's diligence, Malus happily makes an example of himself, stabbing and killing himself through the eye.
Combat[edit | edit source]
Notable loot[edit | edit source]
Related literature[edit | edit source]
- URGENT: Request for Supplies, Sister Lidwin advises a Baldur's Gate surgeon of Malus's descent into madness under Shar
Written by Malus Thorm[edit | edit source]
- Blood Bank Log
- Notice (Malus Thorm)
- Reithwin Necrology
- Surgeon's Memorandum
- Surgeon's Research Notes
- Surgery and Physiology: A Sharran's Primer
- Tissue and Organ Register
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- If carrying the Sentient Amulet after dealing with Malus, regardless of directly fighting him or killing him with checks, the Monk's manifestation comments on it: Hehehehe - a horrific display. There is no red deeper than a Sharran's blood.
- Malus, compared to the other Thorms, does not have Needs Verification] , meaning an Oathbreaker Paladin can control him with .[
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Tissue and Organ Register by Malus Thorm
- ↑ Patients' Registry
- ↑ URGENT: Request for Supplies by Sister Anna Lidwin
External links[edit | edit source]
- Malus Thorm on the Forgotten Realms Wiki