Skywin

Harper Skywin is a determined wood elf ranger who is part of the Harpers in Act Two. She is first seen in Last Light Inn, patrolling the southern stairway to the docks.

“

May the road rise to meet you, and the shadows keep at bay.

„

— Skywin, saluting the party.

Involvement

Last Light Inn

If reaching the Shadow-Cursed Lands through Grymforge, Skywin can be first encountered at the Last Light Inn, on the southern side of the inn, patrolling the stairway to the southern docks, and behind Quartermaster Talli's tent.

After speaking with Jaheira inside the Inn, Skywin moves to the bridge in front of the Last Light Inn along with Branthos, Elindale, Lassandra, and Manus. They wait for the party so they can move in to intercept and  ambush a nearby absolutist convoy and acquire their source of protection against the Shadow Curse. Accepting the mission results in Skywin and her squad of Harpers casting  Light on their weapons and moving to the Ruined Battlefield, where they lay in wait for the Absolutist convoy. The party can go with the group immediately or catch up with them later, as the ambush site is marked on their map.

If speaking Isobel and and triggerimng the fight with Marcus, Skywin will have already moved to the bridge, out of reach of the battle. If Isobel is not saved, Skywin turns into a  Shadow-Cursed Undead.

Ambush

Main article: Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse

Main article: Follow the Convoy

Talking to Branthos at the ambush site commences the ambush and spawns in the encounter. Once Kar'niss and the convoy arrive, the party can attack immediately or hang back. If choosing to stay hidden and keep watching, Kar'niss kills Vez. From there, the party can either signal the Harpers or wait as they start the encounter themselves. After the fight, a Moonlantern can be found on the drider's corpse.

Alternatively, the party can convince Kar'niss to relinquish the Moonlantern and consign the convoy members to their fate as  Shadow-Cursed Undead. Either way, Elindale and his squad then depart amiably and return to Last Light Inn.

If choosing to reach the Shadow-Cursed Lands through the Rosymorn Monastery Trail, a goblin greets the party and sends them to a rendezvous point to wait for Kar'niss and the convoy to guide them to Moonrise Towers, where the party can  pass off as True Souls. This starts  Follow the Convoy.

Kar'niss ferries the party, as well as the rest of the convoy to Moonrise. During the trek, Skywin, along with Branthos, Elindale, and Manus ambush the convoy. The party can choose to either turn on the convoy and help the Harpers, or protect the convoy in order to continue their cover as True Souls.

If meeting the Harpers for the first time, and Branthos dies while siding with them, Skywin can tell the party to head to Last Light Inn, where they can obtain similar protection after speaking with Isobel. If choosing to remain with the convoy, Skywin turns hostile.

After the Ambush

If sided with and alive, Skywin can later be found back on the southern coastline of Last Light Inn, patrolling the same route as before the ambush, circling between the stairway to the southern side of the docks and the back of Quartermaster Talli's tent.

Assault Moonrise Towers

If Isobel is saved at the Last Light Inn, and the Nightsong is freed from her cage and heads for Moonrise Towers, Skywin follows Jaheira there. However, she is killed during the fight against Absolute forces before the party members arrive. Her corpse can be found in the Moonrise Towers Prison, surrounded by a Death Shepherd and a horde of Necromites.

Combat

Attacks and Abilities

 Cure Wounds ()

1d8 (1~8) + Spellcasting modifier hit points

Heal a creature you can touch.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Hamstring Shot ()   –  Shortbow

Normal weapon damage Shoot an enemy in the thigh and possibly reduce their Movement Speed by 50%.

CON Save

 Range: Normal weapon range

Recharge: Short rest

 Piercing Strike ()   –  Dagger

Normal weapon damage

Stab an enemy and possibly inflict  Gaping Wounds.

Undead and Constructs can't receive Gaping Wounds.

CON Save

 Range: Normal weapon range

Recharge: Short rest

 Ranged Attack ()   –  Shortbow

Normal weapon damage Make a ranged attack with your equipped weapon.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Allies

• Harper Branthos
• Harper Elindale
• Harper Lassandra
• Harper Manus

Loot

• Dagger
• Goodberry (Item) - 3x
• Leather Armour
• Shortbow
• Torch

Related quests

•  Infiltrate Moonrise Towers
•  Follow the Convoy
•  Resolve the Abduction
•  Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse

Notes

• If Branthos is killed during the convoy's ambush, Skywin can take the lead in talking to the player character instead and lead (or conclude) the quest.
• Skywin is the subject of several unintended features and oversights unique to her in the game. Specifically, she:
  • Has the wrong stat block for a ranger; despite being a DEX-based class and ranged NPC archetype, she has 16 STR, 11 DEX and 14 CON, making her a comically weak ranged combatant.
  • Lacks the features one would normally get from being an elf.
  • Has an exact duplicate of her as a  Shadow-Cursed Undead in the center X: 158 Y: -35 of Reithwin. The undead Skywin has the same appearance, outfit, and weapons as the original; yet this undead copy has the correct stat block for a ranged combatant: 12 STR, 16 DEX, and 12 CON.
  • Has no spell slots despite being a ranger, and cannot make use of her Cure Wounds spell.
• As of Patch 7, despite having Extra Attack, Skywin is not able to attack twice during her turns.