Abdirak

Abdirak is a human servant of the Maiden of Pain, Loviatar. He can be found at the Bloodied Shrine inside the Goblin Camp during Act One.

“

Let the sting of pain wash away your pain!

„

— Abdirak

Involvement

Goblin Camp

Abdirak resides inside the Shattered Sanctum next to the torture room. He offers the player peace and serenity through pain. If accepted, Abdirak will strike the player several times. If he is pleased with their performance, he will bless them with the permanent bonus  Loviatar's Love. In order to gain this bonus, the player will need to be hit three times and pass each performance roll three times, each intimidation roll three times, or fail each constitution roll three times.

If attempting to fail the Constitution rolls, you can easily inflict Poisoned on yourself by eating some of the rotten food found in the room next door.

Fail to hold back the pain

Must be failed all three times.

• [CONSTITUTION] Try to hold back your cries. (DC 10)
  • [CONSTITUTION] Take a deep breath and close your eyes. (DC 10)
    • [CONSTITUTION] Grit your teeth and keep still. (DC 10 )

Cry out for mercy

• [PERFORMANCE] Yelp loudly and dramatically beg for mercy. (DC 5)
  • [PERFORMANCE] Writhe in exaggerated agony and cry out. (DC 10)
    • [PERFORMANCE] Ah, mercy! I can't take it... it's too much! (DC 10 )

Telling him to hit harder

• [INTIMIDATION] Come on. A child can hit harder than that. (DC 10)
  • [INTIMIDATION] You look tired. Should I take over? (DC 10 )
    • [INTIMIDATION] Hit me as hard as you can - or I'll return the favour. (DC 5)

• [BARBARIAN] [INTIMIDATION] More. (DC 10 )
  • [BARBARIAN] [INTIMIDATION] MORE. (DC 10 )
    • [BARBARIAN] [INTIMIDATION] MORE! (DC 5 )

Use monk training

Always results in failure, as the party member does not react to the pain like Abdirak desires.

• [MONK] Slow your breathing to attain silence, inside and out.
  • [MONK] Slow your heart and sink deeper into the stillness.
    • [MONK] Let the world recede. You neither hear the priest nor feel the blow.

Using bard skills

Requires no checks, automatically succeeds.

• [BARD] Make a show of screaming at the top of your lungs.
  • [BARD] Howl at the PAIN, the AGONY of it all.
    • [BARD] Sing out in pain and pleasure. You've never felt so ALIVE.

If the player reads On Receiving Her Grace, found on the nearby table, they will unlock the dialogue option "I saw your book. Let me try some of those techniques". This will allow them to choose which tool – mace, knife, or axe – Abdirak uses, and thus changes the damage type inflicted to Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing respectively. This can be used to the player's advantage by planning ahead to reduce damage taken. For example, selecting the axe option and casting Blade Ward or equipping the Amulet of the Unworthy to gain Slashing resistance. If all three ritual weapons are taken away, he will cast Bone Chill instead.

If the interacting party member has removed their armour before letting Abdirak hit them, it will grant them  Ardent Apostle - a temporary condition that gives a +4 bonus to Performance and Intimidation checks.

Defeat the goblins

Abdirak will leave the sanctum if the goblin leaders are killed. He can be found during the fight standing in front of a burrow contemplating that he is too big to fit to escape. He will be carrying the Ritual Dagger and Ritual Axe on him from the Bloodied Shrine.

Companion approval

• Agree to undergo penance "All right, why not?"  +5  +1

Combat

Abdirak can cast heal to himself even though he is  Silenced or  Bone Chilled.

Notable loot

• Loviatar's Scourge
• Scroll of Hold Person

Gallery

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  Abdirak's model.

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  Model, holding a mace.

Related literature

• On Receiving Her Grace, on the nearby table

External links

• Abdirak on the Forgotten Realms Wiki