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{{ up to date | 2023- | {{ up to date | 2023-12-21 }} <!-- Date format is YEAR-MONTH-DAY, like 2023-08-07. --> | ||
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| description = Withers is a mysterious undead entity. He offers resurrection services to the party and can allow characters to respec their character builds. | | description = Withers is a mysterious undead entity. He offers resurrection services to the party and can allow characters to respec their character builds. | ||
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|race=[[Skeleton]] | |race=[[Skeleton]] | ||
|type=Undead | |type=Undead | ||
|HP=1 | |HP=1 | ||
|AC=10 | |AC=10 | ||
|speed=9m / 30ft | |speed=9m / 30ft | ||
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|weight=50kg / 100lbs | |weight=50kg / 100lbs | ||
|proficiency=2 | |proficiency=2 | ||
|initiative= | |initiative=+0 | ||
|faction = [[Jergal|Church of Jergal]] | |faction = [[Jergal|Church of Jergal]] | ||
|location = [[Dank Crypt]] | |location = [[Dank Crypt]]<br>[[Campsite]] | ||
|alt-name = | |alt-name = Models | ||
|alt-image=[[File:Withers Model.png|250px]] | |alt-image=[[File:Withers Model.png|250px]] | ||
|wis save=Proficient|passive={{PAS|Immune To Control Undead}}{{PAS|Opportunity Attack}}}}'''Withers''' is a mysterious undead entity that joins the player on their adventures. He calls himself "a scribe, a seneschal - a keeper of records" | |wis save=Proficient | ||
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'''Withers''' is a mysterious [[Undead|undead]] entity that joins the player on their adventures as a [[Camp Follower|camp follower]]. He calls himself ''"a scribe, a seneschal - a keeper of records"'', and offers resurrection services to the party, allows characters to change or reset their class and provides the services of [[Hireling|hirelings]]. | |||
{{Q|What is the worth of a single mortal's life?|Withers}} | |||
==Overview== | |||
===Background=== | |||
Withers is a camp companion who offers his various services to the party. Secretive, but wise and ever helpful, he can be found in the [[Dank Crypt]] in Act 1 and remains with the party throughout the game. | |||
===Gameplay=== | |||
*Withers is an [[Undead]] creature whose level scales with that of the party | |||
*He can be encountered in acts 1 and remains with the party throughout the game | |||
*He cannot be damaged nor killed | |||
*He is the only means of changing class in the game | |||
===Quests=== | |||
* [[Explore the Ruins]] | |||
==Services== | |||
* Withers will resurrect dead [[Companions|companions]] for a 200 [[Gold|gold]] fee per resurrection | |||
* He offers the service of [[Hireling|hirelings]], recruitable characters that can be added to aid your party who, unlike regular companions, do not have related quests or interactions | |||
* He is able to resurrect hirelings for 100 gold per resurrection | |||
* Withers can also change the class of a character for 100 gold | |||
**This sets the character back at level 1 and allows them to change their class, subclasses, spells, ability scores, etc. | |||
**Characters cannot change their race, appearance, origin, or background | |||
**[[Paladin|Paladins]] who have broken their oaths cannot access this class change, they must retake their vows first through the [[Oathbreaker Knight]] | |||
*Though not directly through him, his [[Magic Mirror]] can be used to change the appearance of non-origin characters | |||
== Act One == | ==Interactions== | ||
===Act One=== | |||
Withers is first encountered in the [[Dank Crypt]] - an ancient temple of Jergal. He is resting inside a sarcophagus within the hidden room. Open the '''Richly Adorned Sarcophagus''' to free him. He will ask a question and then leave. | Withers is first encountered in the [[Dank Crypt]] - an ancient temple of Jergal. He is resting inside a sarcophagus within the hidden room. Open the '''Richly Adorned Sarcophagus''' to free him. He will ask a question and then leave. | ||
Later, Withers will appear at the [[Campsite]] and join as a [[Camp Follower]]. If the player reaches the courtyard of the goblin camp, or progresses far enough without completing [[Explore the Ruins]] and meeting him in the Crypt, this will still happen. If the player then visits the Crypt, they'll still be able to complete the aforementioned quest, but the sarcophagus will be empty. | Later, Withers will appear at the [[Campsite]] and join as a [[Camp Follower]]. If the player reaches the courtyard of the goblin camp, or progresses far enough without completing [[Explore the Ruins]] and meeting him in the Crypt, this will still happen. If the player then visits the Crypt, they'll still be able to complete the aforementioned quest, but the sarcophagus will be empty. | ||
== Act Two == | ===Act Two=== | ||
When talking to Withers in [[Moonrise Towers]], the Party can note that he seems to know a lot about the [[Dead Three]]. | When talking to Withers in [[Moonrise Towers]], the Party can note that he seems to know a lot about the [[Dead Three]]. | ||
==Act Three== | ===Act Three=== | ||
A journal found in the [[Grand Mausoleum]] in Baldur's Gate records a meeting between a priest and who they identify as Jergal, the God of Death that preceded the [[Dead Three]]. The journal relates that the priest ''"came face to face with him: Masked in gold, his skin fine and worn as parchment. Jergal, the death-keeper, the End of Everything. I asked what he needed of me. He asked a simple question: 'What is the worth of a single mortal's life?'"''. This is the same question asked of the player by Withers when roused from his sarcophagus in Act One. | A journal found in the [[Grand Mausoleum]] in Baldur's Gate records a meeting between a priest and who they identify as Jergal, the God of Death that preceded the [[Dead Three]]. The journal relates that the priest ''"came face to face with him: Masked in gold, his skin fine and worn as parchment. Jergal, the death-keeper, the End of Everything. I asked what he needed of me. He asked a simple question: 'What is the worth of a single mortal's life?'"''. This is the same question asked of the player by Withers when roused from his sarcophagus in Act One. | ||
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In the after credits scene, Withers is seen talking to a mural of the Dead Three disappointed in their actions and telling them that he overestimated them. | In the after credits scene, Withers is seen talking to a mural of the Dead Three disappointed in their actions and telling them that he overestimated them. | ||
== | ==Combat== | ||
===Loot=== | |||
Withers cannot be killed and looted. | |||
==History== | |||
== | ==Personality== | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Withers cannot be damaged | * Voiced by Stephen Boxer | ||
* Withers puts the gold he receives for his services into a pickpocketable inventory, so players may steal back any money paid. Withers will not react to failed pickpocketing, allowing unlimited attempts. | |||
* Withers cannot be damaged and is functionally invincible | |||
* In Early Access he was initially called The Hooded Skeleton even though he had no visible hood. He was later renamed to Talkative Skeleton and then, finally, Withers. | * In Early Access he was initially called The Hooded Skeleton even though he had no visible hood. He was later renamed to Talkative Skeleton and then, finally, Withers. | ||
* If you speak with a hireling, it is revealed Withers is in fact remotely controlling them. In a sense, that makes Withers indirectly a companion as well. | * If you speak with a hireling, it is revealed Withers is in fact remotely controlling them. In a sense, that makes Withers indirectly a companion as well. | ||
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{{Q|Jergal, a god of the dead, awaits the player in camp. He is bound by the judgment of another god - Helm - to assist the players as penance for past crimes. He provides resurrection services to the players.}} | {{Q|Jergal, a god of the dead, awaits the player in camp. He is bound by the judgment of another god - Helm - to assist the players as penance for past crimes. He provides resurrection services to the players.}} | ||
* Internal game files refer to him as "JergalAvatar" (or more specifically, <code>S_GLO_JergalAvatar_0133f2ad-e121-4590-b5f0-a79413919805</code>). | * Internal game files refer to him as "JergalAvatar" (or more specifically, <code>S_GLO_JergalAvatar_0133f2ad-e121-4590-b5f0-a79413919805</code>). | ||
== Achievements == | |||
{{Achievement|Outsourcing}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* {{FRWiki|Withers|long}} | * {{FRWiki|Withers|long}} | ||
{{NavCompanions}} | {{NavCompanions}} | ||