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Anders is a human former paladin of Tyr Tyr during Act One. He is hunting for Karlach Karlach with his companions along the Risen Road.
We are paladins of Tyr, Lord of Justice. He sent us after an infernal being, straight out of the Nine Hells, hiding in the form of a one-horned tiefling.
Anders, a very honest paladin with nothing to hide

Involvement[edit | edit source]

Act One[edit | edit source]

Anders, Cyrel Cyrel, Trynn Trynn, and an Refugee (The Risen Road) unnamed deceased fourth companion are in the Risen Road Toll House.[1] If spoken to, Anders tells the party that the Toll House is safe under Tyr's protection. He explains that they are hunting a dangerous one-horned devil responsible for slaughtering refugees, who takes the form of a Tiefling Tiefling. He requests aid from the party in hunting the devil, initiating the quest Hunt the Devil Hunt the Devil.

The party can discover the "Tyrran's" ruse through a number of methods, including passing a DC 15 Religion check when interacting with Anders, challenging him to recite a creed as a Cleric Cleric of Tyr, or speaking to the corpse of the unnamed companion in the next room via Speak with Dead Speak with Dead. It is revealed that he is a fallen paladin of Tyr pacted with the Archdevil Zariel Zariel.[2]

If the party bring Karlach's Head to Anders, he rewards them with his Sword of Justice. Otherwise, a fight breaks out, and the sword can be looted from his body. Killing Anders grants the Warrior of the Hells Warrior of the Hells inspiration to party members with the Soldier Soldier background, which includes Lae'zel Lae'zel, if present.

Companion approval[edit | edit source]

If the party meet Anders before speaking with Karlach:

  • Let me help, I can help you hunt down this monster. Lae'zel approves +1 Shadowheart disapproves -1

Combat[edit | edit source]

Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]

Divine Smite Divine Smite (Action + Level 1 Spell Slot)
Damage: 3~24
Normal weapon damage
+ 2d8RadiantRadiant
+ 1d8RadiantRadiant

Your weapon deals an additional 2d8RadiantRadiantDRS damage, increased by 1d8RadiantRadiant damage when attacking Fiends or Undead.

 Range: Normal weapon range
Main Hand Attack Main Hand Attack (Action)   –  Sword of Justice
Damage: 7~17
2d6 + 5SlashingSlashing

Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft
Thunderous Smite Thunderous Smite (Action + Bonus Action + Level 1 Spell Slot)
Damage: 2~12
Normal weapon damage
+ 2d6ThunderThunder

Your melee weapon rings with thunder as you strike, pushing your target 3 m / 10 ft away and possibly knocking them Prone Prone.

STR Save
 Range: Normal weapon range
Tyr's Protection Tyr's Protection (Bonus Action)

Protect a creature from attacks: increases its Armour Class Armour Class by 2.

Spell ends when the Sword of Justice is unequipped.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Recharge: Short rest

Allies[edit | edit source]

Encounter details[edit | edit source]

Anders can be a dangerous opponent for early game parties. Using Divine Smite Divine Smite and Extra Attack Extra Attack, he can deal enough damage to easily kill a party member in one turn.

He is also less susceptible to common crowd control spells like Command Command and Hold Person Hold Person due to his proficiency in Wisdom Saving throws and Aura of Protection Aura of Protection.

Tactics[edit | edit source]

It may be helpful to view fighting Anders as a damage race. Attempts to slow him down will likely fail due to his high saving throws, so it is recommended to deal as much damage as quickly as possible. Once dead, neither Cyrel nor Trynn are difficult in combat due to their low damage.

The party can also begin the battle by ambushing Cyrel when she periodically walks outside onto the balcony. A successful Shove Shove can push her off the cliff and kill her instantly, reducing the difficulty of the fight.

Loot[edit | edit source]

Related quests[edit | edit source]

Idle banter[edit | edit source]

Anders will occasionally chat with Trynn Trynn:

  • Anders
    Cut it out. There's worse than gnolls out there.
    • Trynn
      Nothing we need to worry about.
      • Anders
        How about a dragon? Would that worry you?
        • Trynn
          I'd give it a bloody good fight, that's for sure.
          • Anders
            Ha! Only thing you'd give a dragon is bad gas.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Notes and references[edit | edit source]

  1. In the Early Access version of the game, they had another companion named Rurik Rurik. He was removed in the Release version.
  2. In the Early Access version of the game, Anders revealed through dialogue that in exchange for power, Zariel demanded either Anders' soul or the head of an Avernus escapee, Karlach. As this dialogue is not present in the finished game, and the fourth companion says he's been sworn to Zariel so long he can't remember why, this should be considered cut content.

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