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|name = Elminster Aumar

|image=[[File:Elminster.png|350px]]

|STR=12

|STR=13

|DEX=10

|DEX=18

|CON=10

|CON=24

|INT=22

|INT=27

|WIS=18

|CHA=10

|CHA=17

|int save = proficient

|wis save = proficient

|level=1

|level=20

|race=[[:Category:Constructs|Construct]]

|type=Construct

|HP=96

|HP=185; 240{{Tactician}}

|AC=~~10 (13 with Mage Armour)~~

|AC=17

|speed=30

|size=Medium

|weight=150 lbs

|proficiency=

|initiative=5

|initiative=9

|location = [[Rosymorn Monastery Trail]]

|passives = {{PAS|Alert}}{{PAS|Empowered Evocation}}{{PAS|Focused Conjuration}}{{PAS|Magic Resistance}}{{PAS|Opportunity Attack}}{{PAS|Spell Sniper}}

|conditions = {{CON|Mage Armour}}

|location = [[Rosymorn Monastery Trail]], [[The Underdark]]

|allies = [[Mystra]]

|alt-name = Model

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'''Elminster Aumar''', commonly simply '''Elminster''', is a wizard NPC who appears in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. He is the current Chosen of the Goddess [[Mystra]], and plays a key recurring role in the story of [[Gale]].

'''Elminster Aumar''', commonly simply '''Elminster''', is a wizard NPC who appears in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. He is the current Chosen of the Goddess [[Mystra]], and plays a key recurring role in the story of [[Gale]]. The player first encounters him under the name '''Weary Traveler.'''

==Background ==

Elminster is a recurring character in the Forgotten Realms setting of Dungeons and Dragons, including previous entries in the Baldur's Gate series. The steeple-hatted wizard is of legendary renown across realmspace, having appeared in over twenty novels, four adventures, and each prior installment in the ''Baldur's Gate'' series. He is an old acquaintance of [[Volo]] and occasionally fact-checks his books, including {{RarityItem|Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate}}. Gale describes him as being approximately "thirteen centuries old."

== Appearance==

Elminster wears a flowing orange-red robe with a matching hat, whose drooped steeple hangs backwards. Luscious silver locks of hair pour outward from the wide brim of his hat and blend into an equally long beard, between which sits a round, wizened face. A brilliant blue sash, decorated with jewels and signets, is draped between his left shoulder and right hip. Completing his finery is a necklace gold and silver plates and a single blood-red jewel, with a belt to match. In stark contrast to this opulent getup, he wields a single plain, unenchanted quarterstaff.

Though bearing his humanoid appearance, the Elminster that appears in the game is a [[construct]] which when defeated melts into a pile of water, strongly suggesting him to be a [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Simulacrum simulacrum] of the real wizard.

==Interactions==

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After Gale reads [[The Annals of Karsus]] in the [[Sorcerous Vault]] during [[The Wizard of Waterdeep]], Elminster appears for a second time, either outside [[Sorcerous Sundries]] or in your camp. He brings a message from [[Mystra]], asking Gale to meet her at her holy shrine in the [[Stormshore Tabernacle]]

== ~~Related Content~~ ==

==Attacks and abilities==

* [[~~The Wizard of Waterdeep~~]]

Fighting Elminster is ill-advised. To say nothing of his overleveled stats relative to the party when he is encountered in Act One, he also leaves no loot and his hostility will lock [[Gale]] out of progressing in his personal quest.

{{Feature box|name=Misty Step|* Casts as a level 2 spell.

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{{Feature box|name=Sunbeam|* Casts as a level 6 spell

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{{Feature box|name=Slow|* Casts as a level 3 spell.

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{{Feature box|name=Otiluke's Freezing Sphere|link=Otiluke's Freezing Sphere (Launch)|* Casts as a level 6 spell.

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== ~~Notes~~ ==

==Related quests==

* ~~Elminster is a recurring character in the Forgotten Realms setting of Dungeons and Dragons as well as Baldur's Gate series.~~

*[[The Wizard of Waterdeep]]

** He is the protagonist of Forgotten Realms novels and an iconic character in this setting.

** He previously appeared in ''Baldur's Gate'', ''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'' and its expansion ''Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal''.

** He knows [[Volo]] is a liar and occasionally fact-checks his books, notably {{FRWiki|Volo's Guide to Monsters}}.

* Elminster's race is [[human]], though when examined, his character sheet displays him as being a Level 1 [[:Category:Constructs|construct]]. It's possible that the Elminster we meet in the game is a copy or a [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Simulacrum simulacrum] of the real wizard.

* ''"Behold! Elminster's ball-bag."'' is a possible voice line for attacking with [[Vicious Mockery]].

* During Act 2 dialogue, [[~~Gale]] describes Elminster as being ''"thirteen centuries old."''<ref>This dialogue option becomes available after Elminster visits camp to discuss what the player read in a certain book.</ref>~~

* Elminster can be attacked under certain circumstances, and uses at least the spells of ~~[[Sunbeam~~]] ~~and [[Slow]]. If he reaches 0 hit points, he will teleport out of camp rather than leave a corpse behind. He also says, "*Creak!*"~~

* Killing Elminster grants 1000 experience. However, doing so causes Gale to leave the party at the conclusion of Act 2, as talking to Elminster is a required step for progressing his personal questline.

==Gallery==

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== External Links ==

==External Links==

* {{FRWiki|Elminster|long}}

*{{FRWiki|Elminster|long}}

== Notes ==

==Notes==

[[Category:Characters in Act 2]]

[[Category:Returning Characters]]

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