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Gekh Coal

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Gekh Coal leads a group of duergar slavers in the Decrepit Village in the Underdark during Act One.
“
Too loud, sun-scum. Heard you stumbling. Can hear you blinking.
„
— Gekh Coal, noticing the party

Involvement[edit section | visual editor]

Act One[edit section | visual editor]

Gekh is hiding via invisibility inside the Decrepit Village along with Garmor Garmor, Holvik Holvik, and Lurgan Lurgan. If the party approach from the high ground, then one of his hidden companions reveals themselves and tells Gekh that "someone is sneaking up on them". If the party approaching from the beach, Gekh immediately addresses the party himself.

Gekh then threatens to kill the party, but combat can be avoided by passing one of the following:

  • [BRANDED] Show him your brand.
  • [ILLITHID] [WISDOM] Stand down. I am a True Soul. (DC 2)
  • [TRUE SOUL] Stand down. I am a True Soul.
  • [RELIGION] Stand down - I'm a follower of the Absolute, just like you. (DC 15)
  • [PERSUASION] I can be discreet. No need for bloodshed. (DC 15)
  • [INSIGHT] Read the duergar's thoughts. (DC 10)
  • [DARK URGE] [INTIMIDATION] I'm a rabid dirty dog, and I bite. (DC 10)
  • [BARBARIAN] [NON-DARK URGE] [INTIMIDATION] Back down, or bleed. (DC 15)
  • [DROW] [DECEPTION] I'm here at the Absolute's bidding. That's all you need to know. (DC 10)
  • [DUERGAR] I'm a duergar, idiot - we're practically kin.
  • [FIGHTER] Fights tend to make quite a racket, if that's what you want to avoid.
  • [NON-UNDERDARK] [NON-BARBARIAN] [NON-HALF ORC] [INTIMIDATION] Take your hand off that axe before you lose it. (DC 15)
  • [HALF-ORC] [INTIMIDATION] I'm hungry for a fight, but you're barely a morsel. Choose your next move carefully. (DC 10)

Gekh explains that his group is searching for the  Boots of Speed belonging to Sergeant Thrinn Sergeant Thrinn. The boots were stolen by Thulla Thulla, who was last seen near Ebonlake Grotto. The party can either offer to help him recover the boots or refuse. If they refuse then Gekh and the other Duergar become hostile and attack. If they agree to help and successfully take the boots from Thulla (whether through stealing them or as a reward for healing her), Gekh congratulates the party and allows them to use his raft to travel to the Adamantine Forge.

If the player character is a deep gnome or the party is accompanied by Glut Glut, then the duergar are immediately hostile.

Combat[edit section | visual editor]

Gekh Coal usually casts Animate Dead immediately on the nearby shattered duergar corpses, reviving them as Reanimated Corpses Reanimated Corpses.

Attacks and actions[edit section | visual editor]

Animate Dead Animate Dead (Action + Level 4 Spell Slot)
Animate a pile of bones or a corpse to serve you.
Range: 22 m (73 ft) Range: 22 m (73 ft)
Blindness Blindness (Action + Level 2 Spell Slot)
Limit a foe's sight range. It is easier to hit, and the creature will miss more often. Attack roll Attack rolls against it have Advantage Advantage and the foe attacks with Disadvantage Disadvantage.
CON Save CON Save
Range: 18 m (60 ft) Range: 18 m (60 ft)
Cleave Cleave (Action)   –  Exterminator's Axe
Damage: 1 + modifiers
1/2 Normal weapon damage

Swing your weapon in a large arc to attack up to 3 enemies at once. They each take half the damage your weapon usually deals.

Recharge: Short rest Recharge: Short rest
Counterspell Counterspell (Reaction + Level 3 Spell Slot)

Try to stop a spell being cast.

If it is higher level than the spell slot you used to Counterspell, you must make a check using your spellcasting ability[See: Bugs] to prevent it. The check's difficulty is equal to 10 plus the level of the spell you are trying to counter.

This spell can be cast while you are Silenced Silenced.

Enlarge Enlarge (Action)

Grow in size to become stronger

You gain Advantage Advantage on Ability Checks and Saving Throws using Strength, and weapon attacks deal an additional 1d4 damage.

Range: Self Range: Self
Recharge: Long rest Recharge: Long rest
Duergar Invisibility Duergar Invisibility (Action)
Become Invisible.
Range: Self Range: Self
Recharge: Per combat Recharge: Per combat
Lacerate Lacerate (Action)   –  Exterminator's Axe
Damage: 4~15
1d12 + 3Slashing⁠Slashing

Slash at your target's vital points to make it Bleed Bleed.

Undead and constructs can't bleed.

CON Save CON Save
Range: Normal weapon range Range: Normal weapon range
Recharge: Short rest Recharge: Short rest
Main Hand Attack Main Hand Attack (Action)   –  Exterminator's Axe
Damage: 4~15
1d12 + 3Slashing⁠Slashing

Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft) Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Prepare Prepare (Movement Speed)   –  Exterminator's Axe
Spend 6 m (20 ft) of your movement to deal an additional Strength modifier⁠Physical⁠PhysicalDRS damage (minimum 1) on each successful melee weapon attack for the rest of the turn.
Range: Self Range: Self
Recharge: Short rest Recharge: Short rest
Ray of Sickness Ray of Sickness (Action + Level 1 Spell Slot)
Damage: 2~16
2d8Poison⁠Poison

Possibly Poisons Poisons the target.

CON Save CON Save
Range: 18 m (60 ft) Range: 18 m (60 ft)

Allies[edit section | visual editor]

Loot[edit section | visual editor]

Related quests[edit section | visual editor]

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