Ketheric Thorm/combat

This page focuses on Ketheric Thorm's behavior during turn-based combat gameplay.

Ketheric Thorm
Stats
Level 11
STR 18 (+4) DEX 13 (+1) CON 17 (+3) INT 12 (+1) WIS 15 (+2) CHA 20 (+5)
Race	Undead
Type	Undead
HP	188
AC	22
Size	Medium
Weight	75 kg / 165 lbs
Proficiency Bonus	+4
Initiative	+1
Passive features
Arcane Enchantment  Darkvision  Defence  Divine Health  Extra Attack  Fey Ancestry  Immutable Form  Improved Divine Smite  Magical Plate  Opportunity Attack  Reaper's Rigidity  Shield Bash
Resistances
Character information
Location	Moonrise Towers Mind Flayer Colony

Overview

Combat

Spells and Abilities

 Deadly Orders

Command your troops to prioritise attacking a specific foe.

 Range: 24 m / 80 ft

 Divine Smite ()

Normal weapon damage

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2d8 (2~16) Radiant damage

Your weapon deals an additional 2d8RadiantDRS damage, increased by 1d8Radiant damage when attacking Fiends or Undead.

 Range: Normal weapon range

Conditions

 Aura of Protection

You and nearby allies gain a bonus to Saving throws equal to your Charisma modifier.

 Range: Self

AoE: 3 m / 10 ft (Radius)

 Aura of Hate

You and any nearby fiends (and undead) gain additional damage to melee weapon attacks equal to your Charisma Modifier. The aura disappears if you fall Unconscious.

 Range: Self

AoE: 3 m / 10 ft (Radius)

Encounters

Ketheric Thorm's actual battle has three individual stages.

Phase 3

After either destroying, or liberating the Nightsong, his invulnerability is lost, and he can finally be killed. During the first stage of the boss fight, he will eventually flee to the lower levels of the Tower, towards the Mind Flayer Colony to reconvene with Lord Enver Gortash and Orin the Red, revealing himself, Gortash, and Orin as the Chosen of Myrkul, Bane, and Bhaal respectively.

If Gale uses his Netherese Orb Blast, the game can end at this very moment, allowing the party to kill Ketheric Thorm, Enver Gortash, Orin the Red and the Absolute in one fell swoop.

The latter two will leave Ketheric to retrieve the Mysterious Artefact in order to lead the Absolute's army to Baldur's Gate. During this second segment of the boss fight, which the player can bypass entirely with a successful Charisma skill check. In either case, if the Nightsong has not been destroyed, he will retrieve it once more, and either he, in the second stage or the Apostle of Myrkul in the third, will regain their invulnerability - but this can be rectified by using a Help Action on Nightsong.

Once he is defeated, he will finally die for good, allowing the party to retrieve his Netherstone, and proceed to Baldur's Gate.