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| description = Withers is a mysterious undead entity. He offers resurrection services to the party and can allow characters to respec their character builds. | | description = Withers is a mysterious undead entity. He offers resurrection services to the party and can allow characters to respec their character builds. | ||
| image = Withers-face.png | | image = Withers-face.png | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Infobox creature | |||
{{Infobox | |||
| name = Withers | | name = Withers | ||
| full name = Withers | |||
| image = Withers-face.png | | image = Withers-face.png | ||
| | | va = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101540 Stephen Boxer] | ||
| faction = [[Jergal|Church of Jergal]] | | faction = [[Jergal|Church of Jergal]] | ||
| role = [[Camp follower]] | | role = [[Camp follower]] | ||
| race = Skeleton | | race = [[Skeleton]] | ||
| size = Medium | | size = Medium | ||
| type = Undead | | type = [[Undead]] | ||
| | | ac = 10 | ||
| | | hp = 1 | ||
| movement m= 9 | |||
| | | weight kg = 50 | ||
| | |||
| hiddenlevel = 1 | | hiddenlevel = 1 | ||
| str = 10 | | str = 10 | ||
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| wis = 18 | | wis = 18 | ||
| cha = 10 | | cha = 10 | ||
| | | wis save prof = yes | ||
| | | passives = Immune To Control Undead, Opportunity Attack | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Withers''' is a mysterious [[undead]] entity that joins the | '''Withers''' is a mysterious [[undead]] entity that joins the party on their adventures as a [[camp follower]]. He calls himself ''"a scribe, a seneschal - a keeper of records"'', and offers resurrection services to the party, allows characters to change or reset their class and provides the services of [[hireling]]s. | ||
{{TOC|limit=3}} | {{TOC|limit=3}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
===Appearance=== | ===Appearance=== | ||
Withers has pale-brown, desiccated skin splotched with red spots. Strikingly, he lacks a nose but retains his other facial features. His outfit is tattered by the passage of time, and he wears bandages around his arms and chest. Despite his looks, his face, arms and parts of his collarbone are adorned with elaborate gilded strips of metal, giving him a regal look. | |||
===Personality=== | ===Personality=== | ||
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At times, he also shows a kindness rarely seen as is the case with [[Arabella]] should she join the party as a camp follower. Withers soothes her after she finds her parents are dead, and will gently guide her in her journey of understanding of the Weave. He also organised the gathering after the events of the game simply for the enjoyment of the companions, and rescued [[Milil]] from the Fugue Plane he was trapped in, even if it only was to provide music and entertainment. Furthermore, he seems to enjoy more mundane activities as evidenced by his multiple luncheons with [[Tara]] and [[Gale|Gale's]] mother. | At times, he also shows a kindness rarely seen as is the case with [[Arabella]] should she join the party as a camp follower. Withers soothes her after she finds her parents are dead, and will gently guide her in her journey of understanding of the Weave. He also organised the gathering after the events of the game simply for the enjoyment of the companions, and rescued [[Milil]] from the Fugue Plane he was trapped in, even if it only was to provide music and entertainment. Furthermore, he seems to enjoy more mundane activities as evidenced by his multiple luncheons with [[Tara]] and [[Gale|Gale's]] mother. | ||
In the epilogue, Withers can be seen speaking to the mural of the [[Dead Three]] not only with a familiar tone, but also with great disdain, dismissing them as fools and vermin. Whatever his relation to them, he has no apparent respect for them, | In the epilogue, Withers can be seen speaking to the mural of the [[Dead Three]] not only with a familiar tone, but also with great disdain, dismissing them as fools and vermin. Whatever his relation to them, he has no apparent respect for them, and chides them. | ||
==Services== | ==Services== | ||
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Withers is first encountered in the [[Dank Crypt]] - an ancient temple of Jergal. He can be found resting inside a sarcophagus within the hidden room. Once freed, he will ask the party a cryptic question and then leave. | Withers is first encountered in the [[Dank Crypt]] - an ancient temple of Jergal. He can be found resting inside a sarcophagus within the hidden room. Once freed, he will ask the party a cryptic question and then leave. | ||
Later, Withers will appear at the [[Campsite|campsite]] and join as a [[Camp Follower|camp follower]]. If the | Later, Withers will appear at the [[Campsite|campsite]] and join as a [[Camp Follower|camp follower]]. If the party reaches the courtyard of the goblin camp, or progresses far enough without completing [[Explore the Ruins]] and meeting him in the crypt, this will still happen. If the party then visits the crypt, they'll still be able to complete the aforementioned quest, but the sarcophagus will be empty. | ||
===Act Two=== | ===Act Two=== | ||
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===Act Three=== | ===Act Three=== | ||
If the | If the [[The Dark Urge]] is chosen as [[origin]] and refuses to become the Chosen of [[Bhaal]] after killing [[Orin]], Bhaal will seemingly kill the player character. However, in the final moment, Withers will appear and tell the player character that while Bhaal could destroy his own spawn, he could not destroy the new self that the player character had become by resisting the Dark Urge. He pronounces the player character redeemed and free of Bhaal's influence and brings them back to life. | ||
Withers can be found among the allies and companions gathered in [[High Hall]] for the final battle against the [[Netherbrain]]. He will offer his services as always, as well as offer some words of encouragement for the fight ahead. | Withers can be found among the allies and companions gathered in [[High Hall]] for the final battle against the [[Netherbrain]]. He will offer his services as always, as well as offer some words of encouragement for the fight ahead. | ||
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[[Tara]], Gale's tressym, that reveals that Withers has regularly joined her and Mrs. Dekarios for luncheons on numerous occasions in the past six months. | [[Tara]], Gale's tressym, that reveals that Withers has regularly joined her and Mrs. Dekarios for luncheons on numerous occasions in the past six months. | ||
If the player character attacks anyone, Withers banishes them to an unknown realm through a portal, and the game ends immediately. | |||
In the after credits scene, Withers is seen talking to a mural of the Dead Three disappointed in their actions and telling them that he overestimated them. | In the after credits scene, Withers is seen talking to a mural of the Dead Three disappointed in their actions and telling them that he overestimated them. | ||
==Identity== | ==Identity== | ||
Though the game never explicitly states it, it heavily implies Withers is actually [[Jergal]], the erstwhile ''"Lord of the End of Everything"'', a powerful god who willingly gave up part of his divine portfolio to three evil adventurers who would then become the [[Dead Three]]. Jergal would henceforth carry out his duty as a bookkeeper of the dead. | Though the game never explicitly states it, it heavily implies Withers is actually [[Jergal]], the erstwhile ''"Lord of the End of Everything"'', a powerful god who willingly gave up part of his divine portfolio to three evil adventurers who would then become the [[Dead Three]]. Jergal would henceforth carry out his duty as a bookkeeper of the dead. For more information see [[Jergal]]. | ||
== | ==Combat== | ||
Withers cannot be damaged and is functionally invincible{{Bug}}, and he will never engage in battle if provoked. | |||
If Withers is attacked, he will respond in banter with one of the following: | |||
* Ah, yes. Well struck. | |||
* Thy accuracy would be lauded, had it a purpose. | |||
* Hast thou considered this is a waste of mortal energy? | |||
* When one tries and fails so many times, it is often named madness. | |||
==Loot== | |||
Withers cannot be killed | Withers cannot be killed or looted. | ||
== Achievements == | == Achievements == | ||
{{Achievement|Outsourcing}} | {{Achievement|Outsourcing}} | ||
== Quotes == | |||
{{Q|What is the worth of a single mortal's life?|Withers}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery heights="200px" mode="packed"> | <gallery heights="200px" mode="packed"> | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Withers puts the gold he receives for his services into a pickpocketable inventory, so | * Withers puts the gold he receives for his services into a pickpocketable inventory, so it's possible to steal back any money paid. Withers will not react to failed pickpocketing, allowing unlimited attempts. | ||
* In Early Access he was initially called The Hooded Skeleton even though he had no visible hood. He was later renamed to Talkative Skeleton, and finally Withers. | * In Early Access he was initially called The Hooded Skeleton even though he had no visible hood. He was later renamed to Talkative Skeleton, and finally Withers. | ||
* If | * If speaking with a hireling, it is revealed Withers is in fact controlling them remotely. In a sense, this makes Withers indirectly a companion as well. | ||
* There is never a point where Withers actually | * There is never a point where Withers actually reveals that his name is Withers, this information is revealed purely via the subtitles. It is unclear how the party members themselves learn this. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==Bugs== | |||
* As of Hotfix 21, there is a bug where Withers can be killed in camp during Act 3 by a [[partial-illithid]] character, via repeatedly using an [[Intelligence]] [[Cantrip]] (or other [[Spells]]) to trigger [[Ability Drain]] to bring Withers' INT to 1, and then using [[Devour Intellect]]. Withers only drops a regular [[Quarterstaff]]. | |||
[[Category:Bugs]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == |