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Golbraith Stredivas
	Stats
	Level 12
Race	Human
Type	Humanoid
HP	135
AC	11
Movement Speed	9m / 30ft
Size	Medium
Weight	75kg / 150lbs
Initiative	+1
	Passive features
	Opportunity Attack Sculpt Spells Tough War Caster: Concentration War Caster: Opportunity Spell
Character information
Class	Evocation
Location	Golbraith's Cellar
Family	Unnamed son

Revision as of 12:30, 26 November 2023

Golbraith is a human who can be found on the first floor of his house in the Lower City. Golbraith is loosely based on a fan of Baldur's Gate 3, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.^{[url 1]}^{[url 2]}

Background

Golbraith is a retired mind flayer hunter, and leading expert mind flayers and counter-illithid strategies. He is currently dedicating his time to tracking those that have infiltrated the city, having passed the mantle and illithid-hunting responsibilities down to his son.

Interactions

Golbraith is found on the first floor of his home, a building north of The Blushing Mermaid X: -148 Y: -60. If the player reassures him that they know how to deal with mind flayers, he will give them a shield originally gifted to him by Abdel Adrian, Abdel's Trusted Shield.^{[note 1]}

There is also a locked chest on the first floor with some (not-detailed) correspondence between him and his son, and a book on one of the shelves titled Confidant of a Duke, which recounts his first encounter with Abdel on the Elfsong's terrace.

Golbraith's mail box also has a letter from The Lodge, asking for a consult on illithids, and some fanmail from someone who used his techniques to best an illithid.

Notable loot

Abdel's Trusted Shield

Footnotes

↑ Apparently, Golbraith was a friend of Abdel Adrian, the canonical identity of Gorion's Ward, the main character of the previous installments of the Baldur's Gate series. Some details about this can be read about in the book Confidant of a Duke found on a bookshelf beside Golbraith. However, neither Golbraith nor this shield appear in any previous games.

↑ Forum post: Solfaila (2020-10-26). Thanks Larian - Keep it up. Larian Studios Forum. Retrieved 12:28, 2024-11-30. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26.
↑ Forum post: Solfaila (2023-09-03). Golbraith Stredivas - Thank you Larian. Larian Studios Forum. Retrieved 12:28, 2024-11-30. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26.

[3] Apparently, Golbraith was a friend of Abdel Adrian, the canonical identity of Gorion's Ward, the main character of the previous installments of the Baldur's Gate series. Some details about this can be read about in the book Confidant of a Duke found on a bookshelf beside Golbraith. However, neither Golbraith nor this shield appear in any previous games.

[1] Forum post: Solfaila (2020-10-26). Thanks Larian - Keep it up. Larian Studios Forum. Retrieved 12:28, 2024-11-30. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26.

[2] Forum post: Solfaila (2023-09-03). Golbraith Stredivas - Thank you Larian. Larian Studios Forum. Retrieved 12:28, 2024-11-30. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26.

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+}} '''Golbraith''' is a [[human]] who can be found on the first floor of [[Golbraith's Cellar|his house]] in the [[Lower City]]. Golbraith is loosely based on a fan of ''Baldur's Gate 3'', who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.{{cite web
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+|archivedate = 2023-11-26}}{{cite web
+|work = Forum post
+|author = Solfaila
+|date = 2023-09-03
+|url = https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=890963
+|title = Golbraith Stredivas - Thank you Larian
+|publisher = Larian Studios Forum
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 ==Background==
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 ==Interactions==
-Golbraith is found on the first floor of his home, a building north of [[The Blushing Mermaid]] {{coords|-148|-60}}. If the player reassures him that they know how to deal with mind flayers, he will give them a shield originally gifted to him by Abdel Adrian (see [[#Notes]]), [[Abdel's Trusted Shield]].
+Golbraith is found on the first floor of his home, a building north of [[The Blushing Mermaid]] {{coords|-148|-60}}. If the player reassures him that they know how to deal with mind flayers, he will give them a shield originally gifted to him by Abdel Adrian, [[Abdel's Trusted Shield]].{{note|Apparently, Golbraith was a friend of {{FRWiki|Abdel Adrian}}, the canonical identity of Gorion's Ward, the main character of the previous installments of the ''Baldur's Gate'' series. Some details about this can be read about in the book [[Confidant of a Duke]] found on a bookshelf beside Golbraith. However, neither Golbraith nor this shield appear in any previous games.}}
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 * {{MdRarityItem|Abdel's Trusted Shield}}
-==Notes==
+==Footnotes==
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+{{notelist}}
-*Apparently, Golbraith was a friend of {{FRWiki|Abdel Adrian}}, the canonical identity of Gorion's Ward, the main character of the previous installments of the ''Baldur's Gate'' series. Some details about this can be read about in the book [[Confidant of a Duke]] found on a bookshelf beside Golbraith. However, neither Golbraith nor this shield appear in any previous games.
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-{{noteend}}
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