Gut

True Soul Gut

High Priestess of the Absolute

In-game
Portrait

Identity

Female

Faction

Cult of the Absolute

Stats

Balanced Difficulty Stats

Level

4

HP

36

AC

14

Initiative

+1

Proficiency

+2

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

35 kg (70 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	16 (+3)	18 (+4)	16 (+3)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+2	+1	+2	+5	+6	+3

Skills
Athletics	Acrobatics	Perception
2	1	4

Features

Absolute's Ward
If the wielder bears the Absolute's Brand, they gain a +1 bonus to Saving throws.
The Absolute's Mercy
If the wearer bears the Absolute's Brand, they have Advantage on Death Saving Throws.
Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.

Explorer Difficulty Stats

Level

4

HP

25

AC

14

Initiative

+1

Proficiency

+4

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

35 kg (70 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	16 (+3)	18 (+4)	16 (+3)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+2	+1	+2	+7	+8	+3

Skills
Athletics	Acrobatics	Perception
2	1	4

Features

Absolute's Ward
If the wielder bears the Absolute's Brand, they gain a +1 bonus to Saving throws.
The Absolute's Mercy
If the wearer bears the Absolute's Brand, they have Advantage on Death Saving Throws.
Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.

Tactician Difficulty Stats

Level

4

HP

52

AC

14

Initiative

+1

Proficiency

+2

Movement

9 m (30 ft)

Weight

35 kg (70 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	16 (+3)	18 (+4)	16 (+3)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+2	+1	+2	+5	+6	+3

Skills
Athletics	Acrobatics	Perception
2	1	4

Features

Absolute's Ward
If the wielder bears the Absolute's Brand, they gain a +1 bonus to Saving throws.
The Absolute's Mercy
If the wearer bears the Absolute's Brand, they have Advantage on Death Saving Throws.
Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Fury of the Small
When you damage a creature larger than you, you can choose to deal 1d6Physical extra. Limited to once per combat.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.

Priestess Gut, also known as True Soul Gut, is a goblin True Soul and follower of The Absolute stationed at the Goblin Camp in Act One.

“

Hells. We need to fish that thing out before it eats any important parts of your brain.

„

— Gut

Overview

Background

Priestess Gut is one of the spiritual leaders of the cult. She is one of three leaders at the Shattered Sanctum, alongside Minthara and Dror Ragzlin.

Involvement

Act One

Gut can be found in the main hall of the Shattered Sanctum. She offers all party members the Brand of the Absolute, which can grant permanent bonuses.

The party can follow her to the chapel and attack her or comply with her wishes. If the party comply, she will give them a potion to make them fall asleep, and wake up imprisoned. If the player character drinks the potion as an elf, drow or half-elf, their Fey Ancestry prevents the potion's effects, which causes Gut to attack immediately. Additionally, a paladin's resolve will enable a Constitution Ability check to resist the effects of the potion.

If the party are imprisoned and fail the respective checks to free themselves, they are rescued by a dwarven warlock named Korrilla at the service of Raphael, who will instantly kill Gut and Polma.

Speak with Dead

Gut can be spoken to with Speak with Dead.

Party member: Who are you?

True Soul Gut: True Soul... Gut

Party member: What happened to you?

True Soul Gut: Murdered... infidel...

Party member: Where do you keep your valuables?

True Soul Gut: Chapel... locked tight...

Party member: Who killed you?

True Soul Gut: Heretic... filth...

Party member: Where are you from?

True Soul Gut: My mother's... swollen... gut.

Party member: What is your purpose here?

True Soul Gut: Absolute's... priestess...
- Party member: Who is the Absolute?
  - True Soul Gut: God... everything... everyone...

Combat

Attacks and abilities

Allies

(If fought in the main room)

(If Gut uses Call for Help in her chapel)

(If the fight gets too close to them)

Encounter details

Priestess Gut can be fought in one of two locations: in the main hall where the party first meet her or in her private chapel after the party have chosen certain dialogue options. In her chapel, Gut will be completely alone; however, on her first turn in combat (if she is still alive) she will use Call for Help to call for backup from the other goblins.

Tactics

Gut can be defeated easily in several ways. If the party have high damage and initiative, they can kill Gut before she uses Call for Help. She may attempt to use Shield to help herself survive, but the party can force her to use her reaction on an opportunity attack before they attack her themselves.

Alternatively, the party can cast Silence around Gut to prevent her from calling reinforcements. She can still flee from the spell's area, but if the party group up around her, she is forced to take multiple opportunity attacks if she attempts to leave the spell's area.

Notable loot

Related literature

Related quests

Gallery

Priestess Gut's model
Concept art by Konstantin Porubov for Larian Studios

Notes

Priestess Gut grants 40 XP when killed.

External links

Gut on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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