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|title=Light of the Absolute | |title=Light of the Absolute | ||
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'''Kar'niss''' is a {{FRWiki|Drider}} in service of the [[Absolute]], whom he serves after being cast out by [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Lolth Lolth, the Queen of Spiders.] He's a key character involved in the questline [[Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse]], since he carries a [[Moonlantern]] that traps the pixie [[Dolly Dolly Dolly]]. He believes that anyone who perishes to the {{cond|Shadow Curse}} makes it stronger. | '''Kar'niss''' is a {{FRWiki|Drider}} in service of the [[Absolute]], whom he serves after being cast out by [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Lolth Lolth, the Queen of Spiders.] He's a key character involved in the questline [[Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse]], since he carries a [[Moonlantern]] that traps the pixie [[Dolly Dolly Dolly]]. He believes that anyone who perishes to the {{cond|Shadow Curse}} makes it stronger. | ||
Can be spoken to in death with the {{SAI|Speak with Dead}} spell. | Can be spoken to in death with the {{SAI|Speak with Dead}} spell. | ||
== Encounters == | ==Encounters== | ||
Kar'niss may be first encountered in two different ways. While entering the Shadow-Cursed Lands from [[Rosymorn Monastery Trail]], a group of [[Absolute]] followers will be waiting for [[Minthara]] to arrive and summon the guide. The player can use the [[Spider's Lyre]] to summon Kar'niss, then follow the convoy to [[Moonrise Towers]]. | Kar'niss may be first encountered in two different ways. While entering the Shadow-Cursed Lands from [[Rosymorn Monastery Trail]], a group of [[Absolute]] followers will be waiting for [[Minthara]] to arrive and summon the guide. The player can use the [[Spider's Lyre]] to summon Kar'niss, then follow the convoy to [[Moonrise Towers]]. | ||
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If Kar'niss survives the road to Moonrise, he will run up the tower to seek the Absolute's blessing on the rooftop, where he can be encountered one final time as he fights alongside Ketheric when the party storms the tower at the end of Act 2. | If Kar'niss survives the road to Moonrise, he will run up the tower to seek the Absolute's blessing on the rooftop, where he can be encountered one final time as he fights alongside Ketheric when the party storms the tower at the end of Act 2. | ||
== Attacks and abilities== | ==Attacks and abilities== | ||
{{Feature box|Venom Claws}} | {{Feature box|Venom Claws}} | ||
{{Feature box|Multiattack (Drider)}} | {{Feature box|Multiattack (Drider)}} | ||
=== Spells Known === | ===Spells Known=== | ||
{{Feature box|Sanctuary}} | {{Feature box|Sanctuary}} | ||
=== Tactician Only === | === Tactician Only=== | ||
{{Feature box|Spindleweb Sanctuary}} | {{Feature box|Spindleweb Sanctuary}} | ||
== Related quests== | ==Related quests== | ||
* [[Follow the Convoy]] | *[[Follow the Convoy]] | ||
* [[Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse]] | *[[Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse]] | ||
== Notable loot == | ==Notable loot== | ||
* {{RarityItem|Cruel Sting|30}} | *{{RarityItem|Cruel Sting|30}} | ||
* {{RarityItem|Moonlantern|30}} | *{{RarityItem|Moonlantern|30}} | ||
== Speak with Dead == | ==Speak with Dead== | ||
Kar'niss can be spoken to with [[Speak with Dead]]. | Kar'niss can be spoken to with [[Speak with Dead]]. | ||
'''Player:''' Who are you? | '''Player:''' Who are you? | ||
* '''Kar'niss:''' Erased... forgotten... we are... ''drider''... | *'''Kar'niss:''' Erased... forgotten... we are... ''drider''... | ||
'''Player:''' What happened to you? | '''Player:''' What happened to you? | ||
* '''Kar'niss:''' Lolth... cast out... Absolute... ''saved''... | *'''Kar'niss:''' Lolth... cast out... Absolute... ''saved''... | ||
'''Player:''' Who killed you? | '''Player:''' Who killed you? | ||
* '''Kar'niss:''' Traitor... heretic... | *'''Kar'niss:''' Traitor... heretic... | ||
'''Player:''' Where are you from? | '''Player:''' Where are you from? | ||
* '''Kar'niss:''' Moonrise... | *'''Kar'niss:''' Moonrise... | ||
'''Player:''' What were you doing? | '''Player:''' What were you doing? | ||
* '''Kar'niss:''' Shepherding... the faithful... carrying... our Lady's light... | *'''Kar'niss:''' Shepherding... the faithful... carrying... our Lady's light... | ||
'''Player:''' You walk the shadows safely. How? | '''Player:''' You walk the shadows safely. How? | ||
* '''Kar'niss:''' Lantern... our Lady's ''light''... | *'''Kar'niss:''' Lantern... our Lady's ''light''... | ||
'''Player:''' How did you trap that pixie in the lantern? | '''Player:''' How did you trap that pixie in the lantern? | ||
* '''Kar'niss:''' Always... many voices... her... the LOUDEST... | *'''Kar'niss:''' Always... many voices... her... the LOUDEST... | ||
'''Player:''' How did the shadow curse come to be? | '''Player:''' How did the shadow curse come to be? | ||
* '''Narrator:''' *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.* | *'''Narrator:''' *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.* | ||
== Gallery == | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Kar'niss Model.png|model | File:Kar'niss Model.png|model | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== External links == | ==External links== | ||
{{FRWiki|Kar'niss|long}} | {{FRWiki|Kar'niss|long}} | ||