The Warden

The Warden is a tiefling ranger and the Warden of Moonrise Towers Prison. She can be found at Moonrise Towers during Act Two.

	“	Ha... hahaha. The Absolute shines upon me. She tests me - then She gifts me you. I will now rip you apart - in her name.	„
		— The Warden, if the player tells her they freed the prisoners.

Encounters

The Warden can be spoken to at her post in Moonrise Towers Prison. She will alternate between remaining inside her room, patrolling to the ominous fleshy hole in the ground, or speaking to Wulbren.

The party can attempt to convince her that they need to speak to the prisoners with a wide variety of class- and skill-specific Ability Checks. No matter the choice, she will suggest some light bribery will let her turn a blind eye, only to ultimately rebuff you whether you paid her or not. Rogues have the option of complimenting her extortion skills.

The Warden will not be pleased to see the Dark Urge again, annoyed at the deference that members of the Cult were supposed to show them when they first stayed at Moonrise Towers. The Warden will threaten that she knows the things that the Urge had committed in the past, and that they remain a threat to Ketheric Thorm.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Ensnaring Strike (Melee) ()

Normal weapon damage

Your attack summons thorny vines, dealing Weapon Damage and possibly  Ensnaring your target. Ensnared creatures cannot move and take 1d6Piercing damage at the start of each turn. An ally can use their Help Action to try and tear away the vines.

STR Save

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Ensnaring Strike (Ranged) ()

Normal weapon damage

Your attack summons thorny vines, dealing Weapon Damage and possibly  Ensnaring your target. Ensnared creatures cannot move and take 1d6Piercing damage at the start of each turn. An ally can use their Help Action to try and tear away the vines.

STR Save

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Hail of Thorns ()

Normal weapon damage

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1d10 (1~10) Piercing

Shoot a volley of thorns. The thorns deal weapon damage to the target and then explode. The explosion deals an additional 1d10Piercing damage to the target and surrounding creatures. On miss, the thorns still explode. On save, targets still take half damage from the explosion.

DEX Save

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

AoE: 2 m / 7 ft (Radius)

 Hellish Rebuke ()

2d10 (2~20) Fire

React to your next attacker with flames that deal 2d10Fire damage.

On a successful save, the target still takes half damage.

 Lightning Arrow ()

4d8 (4~32) Lightning

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2d8 (2~16) Lightning

After the arrow hits, smaller bolts snake out from the target towards nearby creatures.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

AoE: 3 m / 10 ft (Radius)

Notable loot

• Spellcrux Amulet

Related literature

• Moonrise Towers Prisoner Log