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Added story involvement; not complete
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===Act One=== | ===Act One=== | ||
Though the Netherbrain never makes a physical appearance throughout Act One, its voice is first heard by the party outside the [[Goblin Camp]], under the guise of the voice of the Absolute. It attempts to command the party to obey its Chosen by controlling their tadpoles, but its efforts are prevented by the [[Mysterious Artefact]], which disrupts its communication. The [[Dream Guardian]] later states that it has attempted to command the player's tadpole to transform them into a [[Mind flayers|mind flayer]] several times, but that they continue to block its efforts. | |||
===Act Two=== | ===Act Two=== | ||
The Netherbrain makes its first physical appearance toward the end of Act Two, where one of its tentacles emerges from beneath [[Moonrise Towers]]. The brain itself is encountered later on, at the end of the [[Mind Flayer Colony]], where it is revealed to be the true identity of the [[Absolute]]. It is also revealed that the brain is under the control of the Chosen of the [[Dead Three]]--[[Ketheric Thorm]], [[Enver Gortash]], and [[Orin|Orin the Red]]--through the use of the [[Crown of Karsus]] and its Netherstones. | |||
At the end of Act Two, the brain emerges from the colony and commands the Absolute's armies to march on [[Baldur's Gate]]. The brain itself is also moved to Baldur's Gate by the remaining Chosen, who hide it [[Undercity Ruins|beneath the city]] in the [[Morphic Pool]]. | |||
===Act Three=== | ===Act Three=== | ||
With the defeat of Thorm by the party and the resulting loss of his [[Ketheric's Netherstone|Netherstone]], the remaining Chosens' control over the brain is severely weakened. As a result, the brain makes frequent attempts to break free, resulting in regular psionic outbursts that are believed by the rest of the populace to be earthquakes. Knowing the threat that this poses to their plan, both Gortash and Orin attempt to [[Consider Gortash's Bargain|convince]] (or [[Rescue Orin's Victim|coerce]]) the party to kill the other Chosen and bring their respective Netherstones to them, in order to reestablish control over the brain. | |||
== Combat == | == Combat == | ||