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Samwell Staxford
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Samwell Staxford, named in-game as Dead Zealot of the Absolute, was an Absolutist zealot on the Rosymorn Monastery Trail during Act One. After he accidentally stumbled upon hostile githyanki youth, he raised a group of undead
s and 
s to assist him but ultimately perished in the ensuing fight.
Involvement[edit | edit source]
Act One[edit | edit source]
Following the capture of 
from Waukeen's Rest by goblins loyal to the Absolute, Samwell Staxford was amongst those tasked to bring the duke to the Absolute by 
. He and his party presumably escorted the captive duke through the Rosymorn Monastery Trail to Moonrise Towers, before accidentally encountering a group of githyanki youth training outside Rosymorn Monastery.
Samwell Staxford's party left him and another zealot[1] behind to fight the githyanki,[2] causing him to summon the undead to help but ultimately perishing in the attempt. His body can be found surrounded by two s, a 
, and several .
Loot[edit | edit source]
Speak with Dead[edit | edit source]
Samwell Staxford can be spoken to with 
.
- Who are you?
- Dead Zealot of the Absolute
- Samwell... Staxford... Devoted... servant... of... the Absolute...
- Where did you come from?
- Dead Zealot of the Absolute
- Moonrise... Towers...
- What were you doing here?
- Dead Zealot of the Absolute
- Following... orders... of... General... Thorm...
- What were your orders?
- Dead Zealot of the Absolute
- Find... Duke... Ravengard... Bring... him... to... the... Absolute...
- Who is General Thorm?
- Dead Zealot of the Absolute
- Leader... of... True... Souls... Chosen... of... the... Absolute...
- Who killed you?
- Dead Zealot of the Absolute
- Githyanki... youths...
- Why did the githyanki attack you?
- Dead Zealot of the Absolute
- Stumbled... upon... them... interrupted... training... Didn't... realise... they... were... here...
- Where did these undead come from?
- Dead Zealot of the Absolute
- I... summoned... then... To... fight... against... githyanki... attack... To... buy... time... for... the others... To... escape... with... Ravengard...
- Why did the githyanki attack you?
- Dead Zealot of the Absolute
- Stumbled... upon... them... interrupted... training... Didn't... realise... they... were... here...
- What were you doing with Ravengard?
- Dead Zealot of the Absolute
- General... Thorm's... orders... To... bring... him... to... the... Absolute...
- Who is General Thorm?
- Dead Zealot of the Absolute
- Leader... of... True... Souls... Chosen... of... the... Absolute...
- What does the Absolute want with Duke Ravengard?
- Narrator
- *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*
- Where is the Duke Ravengard now?
- Narrator
- *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Samwell Staxford's portrait and physical appearance are completely identical to that of
. - It is unclear how Samwell Staxford raised undead to assist in the fight, as Zealots of the Absolute do not have access to
or any similar spells.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ There is a second Dead Zealot of the Absolute present at the scene.
- ↑ Devnotes:
Narrative: the party sent from Moonrise to kidnap Ravengard was returning with him when they encounter a few gith teens who were training. The party left behind the Zealot with his undead to deal with the githyanki youths - what you find is the remaining undead, and the dead bodies of the giths and the zealot