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{{SpoilerWarning|act=2}}After arriving in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]], the party will find that the armies of the Absolute are converging on [[Moonrise Towers]]. Upon arriving at the tower, the player will find several more True Souls among the tower's ranks. Proceeding inside, the player will encounter their leader, General [[Ketheric Thorm]], one of the Absolute's Chosen, holding a trial for survivors from the Goblin Camp (including [[Minthara]], should she still be alive). | {{SpoilerWarning|act=2}}After arriving in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]], the party will find that the armies of the Absolute are converging on [[Moonrise Towers]]. Upon arriving at the tower, the player will find several more True Souls among the tower's ranks. Proceeding inside, the player will encounter their leader, General [[Ketheric Thorm]], one of the Absolute's Chosen, holding a trial for survivors from the Goblin Camp (including [[Minthara]], should she still be alive). | ||
[[File:Absolute trinity.webm|300px|gif|thumb|alt=The Chosen of the Absolute, Orin the Red, Ketheric Thorm and Gortash, raise their Netherstones.|The Chosen of the Absolute]] | |||
During the finale of [[Act Two]], once the player reaches the end of the [[Mind Flayer Colony]], the Absolute's true identity is revealed: it is not, in reality, a god of any sort, but an enslaved [[Elder Brain]], under the control of its supposed Chosen: Ketheric Thorm, [[Enver Gortash|Lord Enver Gortash]], and [[Orin|Orin the Red]], who actually serve the [[Dead Three]]. Through the use of the [[Crown of Karsus]], the Chosen are able to command the Elder Brain, which can in turn command True Souls by controlling their [[Mind Flayer Tadpole|tadpoles]] (save the party, due to the protection of the Mysterious Artefact). | During the finale of [[Act Two]], once the player reaches the end of the [[Mind Flayer Colony]], the Absolute's true identity is revealed: it is not, in reality, a god of any sort, but an enslaved [[Elder Brain]], under the control of its supposed Chosen: Ketheric Thorm, [[Enver Gortash|Lord Enver Gortash]], and [[Orin|Orin the Red]], who actually serve the [[Dead Three]]. Through the use of the [[Crown of Karsus]], the Chosen are able to command the Elder Brain, which can in turn command True Souls by controlling their [[Mind Flayer Tadpole|tadpoles]] (save the party, due to the protection of the Mysterious Artefact). | ||
Following this revelation, the Chosen command the brain to order the armies of the Absolute to march on [[Baldur's Gate]], leaving Ketheric behind to battle the party. Once defeated, the party obtains his [[Ketheric's Netherstone|Netherstone]], and the [[Dream Guardian]] will emerge from the Prism to discuss the situation with the player. They reveal that the Crown's magic is what gives the mind flayer parasites their special abilities, and that the Netherstones are what control the Crown (and, in turn, the brain).{{Stub|Section}} | Following this revelation, the Chosen command the brain to order the armies of the Absolute to march on [[Baldur's Gate]], leaving Ketheric behind to battle the party. Once defeated, the party obtains his [[Ketheric's Netherstone|Netherstone]], and the [[Dream Guardian]] will emerge from the Prism to discuss the situation with the player. They reveal that the Crown's magic is what gives the mind flayer parasites their special abilities, and that the Netherstones are what control the Crown (and, in turn, the brain).{{Stub|Section}} | ||
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If [[Enver Gortash|Gortash]] is spoken to following his coronation, he will reveal the Chosen's plans for the Absolute in full: Ketheric Thorm was to use the facade of the Absolute to create an army to march on Baldur's Gate. Meanwhile, Orin would use the [[Cult of Bhaal]] to commit prolific murders all over Baldur's Gate and frame them as acts of the Cult of the Absolute. Both of these acts were intended to frighten the populace, whereupon Gortash would offer his solution by defeating the Absolute's army with the [[Steel Watcher|Steel Watch]]. The fear of the Absolute would allow him to take total control, enforcing his tyranny under the guise of keeping the population safe from the Absolute, without anyone ever knowing that he was one of its leaders. | If [[Enver Gortash|Gortash]] is spoken to following his coronation, he will reveal the Chosen's plans for the Absolute in full: Ketheric Thorm was to use the facade of the Absolute to create an army to march on Baldur's Gate. Meanwhile, Orin would use the [[Cult of Bhaal]] to commit prolific murders all over Baldur's Gate and frame them as acts of the Cult of the Absolute. Both of these acts were intended to frighten the populace, whereupon Gortash would offer his solution by defeating the Absolute's army with the [[Steel Watcher|Steel Watch]]. The fear of the Absolute would allow him to take total control, enforcing his tyranny under the guise of keeping the population safe from the Absolute, without anyone ever knowing that he was one of its leaders. | ||
Regardless of whether an [[Consider Gortash's Bargain|alliance]] is made with Gortash or not, the party must [[Confront the Elder Brain|confront]] the [[The Netherbrain|Netherbrain]] during the finale of Act Three, using the reunited Netherstones to dominate it. However, this attempt fails, and the Netherbrain gains full independence once more. Still posing as the "Absolute" to its armies, it commands them to launch a full-on assault on the city, forcing many tadpoled citizens' transformations into [[mind flayers]] and summoning several [[Nautiloid (Creature)|Nautiloids]]. | [[File:Netherbrain.webm|300px|gif|thumb|alt=The player communes with the Absolute, a gigantic Elder Brain.|The Absolute]] | ||
Regardless of whether an [[Consider Gortash's Bargain|alliance]] is made with Gortash or not, the party must [[Confront the Elder Brain|confront]] the [[The Netherbrain|Netherbrain]] during the finale of Act Three, using the reunited Netherstones to dominate it. However, this attempt fails, and the Netherbrain gains full independence once more. Still posing as the "Absolute" to its armies, it commands them to launch a full-on assault on the city, forcing many tadpoled citizens' transformations into [[mind flayers]] and summoning several [[Nautiloid (Creature)|Nautiloids]]. | |||
With the help of an illithid, the party is able to dominate the brain using the Netherstones. In a last-ditch effort to save itself, the brain surrenders to the player, proposing that they take control and rule together. Should the player choose to do so, they can betray the party and [[control the Elder Brain]], killing their illithid ally (unless the player themselves is an illithid) and enslaving their companions. They take a seat atop the Netherbrain, proclaiming themself as the new Absolute.{{Q|"In MY name."|author=The player, now the Absolute}} | With the help of an illithid, the party is able to dominate the brain using the Netherstones. In a last-ditch effort to save itself, the brain surrenders to the player, proposing that they take control and rule together. Should the player choose to do so, they can betray the party and [[control the Elder Brain]], killing their illithid ally (unless the player themselves is an illithid) and enslaving their companions. They take a seat atop the Netherbrain, proclaiming themself as the new Absolute.{{Q|"In MY name."|author=The player, now the Absolute}} | ||