Pandirna

Pandirna is one of the tiefling refugees seeking shelter at the Emerald Grove in Act One. With her legs paralysed from a dodgy brew, she is given the duty to guard the refugees' storage hut.

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Never buying a potion off that old bat again.

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— Pandirna on her recent shopping experience

Overview

Pandirna was married to Almara, who passed away prior to Act One. In letters to her late wife, Pandirna expresses regret in not being able to prevent Almara's death. She now feels obligated to protect the people around her.

Involvement

Act One

Pandirna guards the storage hut in the Emerald Grove. She drank a potion from  Auntie Ethel, who claimed she would become "as strong as a bugbear". Although the potion worked it also caused  Paralysis in Pandirna's legs, relegating her to guard duty.

Pandirna can be reached by lockpicking the front door or entering through the rear roof. Behind  Sazza's cage, a path leads around the cavern toward the rear of the storage hut. If the party attacks Pandirna, pickpockets her, or loots the nearby crates, she becomes hostile and calls for the guards.

To receive the dialogue option to offer Pandirna a cure, the party member that interacts with her must be a bard, cleric, druid, or paladin. The paralysis can be cured with  Lesser Restoration or the  Amulet of Silvanus. After being cured, Pandirna allows the party to wander the room, but not to touch anything.

The Dark Urge has the unique option of breaking Pandirna's legs, which kills her without alerting the guards. This is an oathbreaking action for all Paladin oaths.

If causing hostilities in the area, Pandirna is  Knocked Down and  Paralysed, and the party cannot interact with her. This can be done after promising to cure her, getting approvals, then telling her to wait.^[verify]

If  Minthara and her raiding party are primed to assault the Emerald Grove, Pandirna will be fit once more and be atop the grove's ramparts alongside  Guex, busy filling up empty barrels with oil. If the raid is been beaten back or the goblins' leaders are dead, Pandirna can then be found with the other tieflings near the entrance of the Grove, making preparations for the road ahead.

Companion approval

• [THE DARK URGE] Break her legs and kill her.  +1
• [NON-BARBARIAN] Tell her you'll snap her neck if she keeps talking.  +1  -1  -1  +1  -1
• [BARD] [CLERIC] [DRUID] [PALADIN] Offer to heal her paralysis.  +1  +1  +1
• [BARD] [CLERIC] [DRUID] [PALADIN] Offer to heal her paralysis, but only if she pays you.  +1
  • ...and then pocket the money and leave.  +1  -1

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Main Hand Attack ()   –   Shortsword

Damage: 4~9

1d6 + 3⁠Piercing

Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

Notable loot

•  Pandirna's Diary
•  Storage Key

Related quests

• ⁠Raid the Grove
• ⁠Save the Refugees

Idle banter

During the Emerald Grove assault, Pandirna will be rallied by  Asharak:

• Asharak

  Looking well, folks - keep it up.

  • Guex

    Yes sir!

    • Asharak

      I'm not 'sir'. I was a doorjack in Elturel.

      • Pandirna

        'Yes sir'.

        • Guex

          Shut it, you - and help me with these barrels.

• Asharak

  Remember - get down to the cave as soon as you hear the horn.

  • Guex

    What happens if they attack before we get the signal?

    • Asharak

      I reckon you'll hear something.

• Asharak

  Almost done?

  • Pandirna

    Nearly. We've ransacked the packs for anything that'll burn.

    • Asharak

      Good. Reckon we can brave a few nights without lamp-light if it means burning these buggers.

Pandirna can also be seen chatting to  Guex while filling barrels of oil:

• Pandirna

  Gods, this oil bloody stinks.

  • Guex

    Not so bad as burning goblin will, I'd wager.

    • Pandirna

      It seems... cruel, when you say it like that.

      • Guex

        Cruel? Imagine what they'd do to us, given half the chance.

• Pandirna

  Can we just get this done, please? I want to get below before -

  • Guex

    Before what? Afraid you might actually have to fight?

    • Pandirna

      Look. Asharak already picked who he wanted on the walls, right? And it wasn't us.

      • Guex

        You might be afraid of your own shadow, but some of us -

        • Pandirna

          Puff out your chest all you like - I'm going where it's safe.

• Guex

  Would you be careful? We're going to spill if you don't stop shaking.

  • Pandirna

    I'm not shaking.

    • Guex

      Please, you're trembling like -

      • Pandirna

        I'm not. Shaking.

        • Guex

          All right...

Gallery

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  The party will find her sitting on the floor, unable to move her legs.

External links

• ⁠Pandirna on the Forgotten Realms Wiki