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Shovel (familiar)
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Shovel is a unique quasit and summonable familiar that can be summoned via the 
spell.
| “ | IT'S FISTING TIME! |
„ |
| — Shovel's battle cry |
Overview
Unlike regular quasits, Shovel has unique dialogue and can be interacted with after summoning her.[1] Her name can be changed to Fork or Basket through dialogue.
Shovel is a carefree and upbeat fiend that finds joy in murder, arson and eating babies. She is impatient and very easily gets bored, but in spite of her irreverent demeanour, Shovel can be deeply loyal, even when denied the pleasures of violence. Shovel is afraid of Sorcerers with Storm Sorcery or Wild Magic, stating that she doesn't like their "thunder magic and pain". She loves dragons, though, and as a Draconic Bloodline sorcerer and/or Dragonborn, convincing her you are a dragon will make her very excited. Should you fail to convince her you are a dragon, she will react disappointed and call you a "fake dragon", but she will not be afraid.
Summoning Shovel
There are two ways of summoning Shovel:
- The
Scroll of Summon Quasit found in the Apothecary's Cellar.
- This scroll can also be scribed by wizards, adding to the wizard tab in their spellbook.
- This scroll can also be scribed by wizards, adding
- As a permanent spell by speaking to Shovel with a Warlock, Wizard or Sorcerer after summoning her with the scroll (or by a wizard who scribed it). This spell is not lost on respeccing.
Permanently acquiring Shovel
To permanently gain Shovel as a summonable familiar, see Scroll of Summon Quasit. By scribing the scroll on a Wizard and then talking to Shovel with another eligible character it's possible to learn the spell for two party members.
History
Shovel was owned by the necromancer Ilyn Toth, who was a cruel and neglectful master. He would often verbally and physically abuse her as well as forget to feed her. In spite of this, Shovel enjoyed working with her former master.[2]
Combat
Attacks and Abilities
Similar to other 
summons, Shovel excels at providing chip damage and harassment in battle. Defensively, her fragile body is at best a distraction against most enemies. Her Invisibility skill is particularly useful for scouting out enemy positions and initiating fights via surprise attacks
Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft 
Range: 6 m / 20 ft
Recharge: Unlike ordinarily summoned quasits, Shovel has her own unique lines when using her actions.
Just like all Familiars, Shovel can drink Elixirs, but increasing her Strength doesn't help her since her attacks always use Dexterity.
Notes & references
- ↑ Shovel is referred to as she in the description of the Steam achievement Rude, Crude, and Full of Attitude: Find and summon the quasit Shovel. Or is her name... Fork? Maybe Basket?
- ↑ Dialogue with Shovel, when spoken to in Apothecary's Cellar
External links
Ilyn Toth on the Forgotten Realms Wiki