Gerringothe Thorm

Overview

Combat

Gerringothe Thorm is a unique intelligent Undead, the toll-master of the Reithwin Tollhouse. Seemingly made of gold, she is driven by endless greed and is relentless in enforcing the toll to cross the river to Moonrise Towers.

Gerringothe's greed isn't limited to just her mannerisms, as she also wields powerful abilities that are influenced by the amount of gold a character is carrying. As well, her Visages grant her coin armour, which increases her total hit points.

“

I REQUIRE GOLD

„

— Gerringothe Thorm about everything

Involvement

When approached, Gerringothe will quickly demand gold from the party. Besides attacking her, the party can toss her some gold, though she will simply demand more. When asked for a clear price, she will demand all of the party's gold. However, if given anything short of 5.000 gold, Gerringothe will claim she was given too little and attack.

If Gerringothe Thorm is paid more than 5,000 gold, the party will receive the Signed Trade Visa which casts the unique and powerful one-use spell:  Flesh to Gold.

Dialogue

If choosing "I have no more gold" or "I have no more money to give", she will start combat. Otherwise, the party can do a variety of social Skill Checks to avoid it:

• One way to open the Skill Check options is first choosing the "Toss the creature a gold piece" dialog option, then choosing "I don't hand out so much gold for so little in return":
  • A DC 18 Persuasion check will question why she remains when she can take what gold she has and be free. Or with advantage for a Warlock DC 18 Persuasion check suggesting "Gold is such a limited desire. With the right help, you could become so much more". She will be steadfast on her role to collect the gold in the service of the toll and you are left with the options:
    • Another DC 21 Persuasion check, questioning how she has no one to oversee her duties.
    • A DC 21 Deception check, claiming that the local authority has decreed all the gold belongs to her now.
    • An DC 21 Intimidation check, bluntly telling her she no longer has a job.
    • (Monk) DC 18 Persuasion check The happiness gold grants is temporary at best. Do not let your need for gold trap you here.
    • (Warlock) DC 18 Persuasion check with advantage: Gold is such a limited desire. With the right help, you could become so much more.
• After giving her a coin, if chosing "I've already paid", there will be:
  • A DC 18 Deception check (with advantage for Bard), claiming to be the new toll master to replace her.
    • Another DC 21 Deception check, claiming she's been promoted and moving to a better tollhouse.
    • A DC 21 Persuasion check, praising her work and insisting to take over.
    • An DC 21 Intimidation check, threatening her and demanding she leave.
    • (Drow? Cleric of Lolth only) a DC 18 Persuasion check with advantage (Evil Cleric), recognizing lust and avarice, telling her she'll never be happy no matter how much gold you give.
  • (Paladin only) A DC 18 Intimidation check check with advantage, refusing to bow to her corrupt demands and declaring Gerringothe "an endless pit of avarice."
    • A DC 21 Persuasion check to convince her she needs gold not for the toll, but for herself.
    • A DC 21 Intimidation check to insist she stand down.
    • A DC 21 Deception check to claim that "requesting more than one toll per traveller is quite illegal, per the relevant statutes," and inquiring about her defence.

If the party does not have any gold at all (because it was stashed away), all available conversation options will eventually lead to a fight.

Whichever approach is taken, succeeding will lead to her having a moment of clarity before stating she will "pay it back". Then she seemingly kills herself. The party will be fully rewarded experience as if they defeated her and all her Visage minions and also get the full amount of gold magically bound to her.

Combat

Main article: Gerringothe Thorm/Combat

Notable loot

• Twist of Fortune
• 600 Gold dropped near her, if defeated through skill checks. Otherwise a stack of 100 will drop each time a layer of her armour is removed, up to six times.
• If the party paid her earlier, she'll also drop the amount given.

Related literature

• BAN LIST, Gerringothe is listed as banned from the Waning Moon distillery
• Gerringothe's Logbook
• Heavy Book, a teller is surprised when Gerringothe appreciates something besides "the cold clink of gold."
• Scribbled Note (Last Light Inn), a traveller during Ketheric's Shar-following days notices something is awry
• Tollhouse Ledger (Reithwin), a dwindling record of traders passing through the town
• Unsigned Trade Visa

Gallery

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  Gerringothe's armoured model

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  Gerringothe's exposed model

External links

• Gerringothe Thorm on the Forgotten Realms Wiki