Kressa Bonedaughter

Kressa Bonedaughter
Level 8
Voiced by	Bronwen Price
Information
Title	Mistress of Souls
Race	Human
Class	Wizard
Family	Maghtew Budj (husband)
Stats
Size	Medium
Type	Humanoid
Armour Class	15
Hit points	(Balanced) 84 (Tactician)
Weight	75 kg (150 lb)
Initiative	+2
Ability scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 10 (0) 14 (+2) 17 (+3) 19 (+4) 14 (+2) 13 (+1)
Proficiency bonus	+3
Saving throws	Str 0 Dex +2 Con +3 Int +7 Wis +5 Cha +1
Conditions
Mage Armour	Base AC is 13.
Features
Extra Attack	Make an additional free attack after an unarmed or weapon attack.
Grave Magic	Spells deal an additional 1d8 Necrotic damage.
Opportunity Attack	Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Sculpt Spells	Allies aren't damaged by your evocation spells.
Tenacity	If your attack misses, deal bludgeoning damage anyway.

Kressa Bonedaughter is a member of the Followers of the Absolute that may be found in the sanctum north of the Barracks in the Mind Flayer Colony, rallying her fellow cultists, Hairy Henry, Ironfinger and Maghtew Budj. She provides a buff called Myrkul's Gift.

Overview

Background

Kressa is a Myrkulite necromancer working under Balthazar, performing research and experiments on tadpolled victims in the Mind Flayer Colony.

Related quests

• Open Your Scars

History

Spoiler warning! This section reveals interactions with The Dark Urge.

Kressa the Myrkulite necromancer patched you together... you were a tadpoled wreck down in this fleshpit. Nearly dead, head half-caved in. She said you were the first ever tadpoling victim. You're either one-in-a-million unlucky, or someone hated those stinking guts of yours to do such filthy work. Bloody vengenace seems appropriate.

— Quest journal entry after speaking with Kressa

Involvement

When approached at the Barracks, Kressa will guess that, because the party is wandering around despite there being an active evacuation order from General Ketheric Thorm, they must be the attackers they were warned against. Unless a Deception dialogue option is chosen, combat will initiate. Otherwise, Kressa and her fellow cultists will disperse towards their rooms in the Barracks. When talked to again, she can give characters the Myrkul's Gift buff as well.

Spoiler warning! This section reveals interactions with The Dark Urge.

If playing as The Dark Urge, Kressa will instead recognize the player and reminisce about how The Dark Urge used to be a captive at the colony before they were shipped away. She had found The Dark Urge close to death at that very sanctum after they had been infected with a tadpole and opened them up endlessly for her research on the mindflayer parasites, implying that they were the very first tadpole victim. She displays an attachment to The Dark Urge because of their resilience that no other victims in the colony had, but will inevitably attack the party once dialogue is concluded.

A Performance dialogue option can be taken to pretend The Dark Urge is still docile, but continuing the charade will still end in combat with the added detriment of not getting any of the exposition above.

After battle, The Dark Urge will remember that they were in the colony on their own business before someone ambushed them and left them to their fate.

Combat

Spells and abilities

•  Incubate Death
•  Fireball
•  Bone Chill
•  Misty Step
•  Shield T^Tactician

Notable loot

• Myrkulite Scourge

Related literature

• Kressa's Notes
• Mistress of Souls' Research Log
• Clasped Book
• Journal of Magthew Budj

Notes

• Despite being named as a necromancer at several points, Kressa instead seems to be an Evocation Wizard.

External links

• Kressa Bonedaughter on the Forgotten Realms Wiki