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The truly difficult part in fighting the harpies is a combination of the terrain and their '''Luring Song''' ability. One harpy will always hang back to perform the song, forcing your party to constantly try resisting the alluring singing which will waste their turn and leave them open for attack by the other harpies. With much of the cove considered [[Difficult Terrain]], any attempts to approach them will also be greatly slowed. Their fly ability makes it easy for them to ignore distance and terrain, with them focusing on those who are being [[Lured (Condition)|Lured]] so they can multiattack them.

Buffing the Party with [[Bless (Condition)|Bless]] before talking with Mirkon to trigger the fight will give you a better chance to resist the song. Likewise, using Gnome, Elf or Half-Elf characters who have Advantage on the saves helps a lot. Utilising the High Ground to the left and right of where Mirkon starts can be important for some party setups.

If the player has a party member that can cast [[Silence]], the fight can be somewhat trivialized. [[Silence]] protects [[Mirkon]] and all party members within its area of effect from being affected by '''Luring Song'''. Players can keep their entire party within a silenced area and fight the harpies as they come to them. Players should be wary of preventing the [[Concentration]] of [[Silence]]'s caster from being broken. If the party member casting [[Silence]] is a [[Cleric]], they can cast [[Sanctuary]] on themselves to easily prevent their [[Concentration]] from being broken.

Be warned that casting [[Silence]] over [[Mirkon]] before talking to him will immediately trigger the fight. If the player chooses to do this, it is advised that they cast [[Silence]] over both [[Mirkon]] and their entire party.