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| class = [[Paladin]] | | class = [[Paladin]] | ||
| size = Medium | | size = Medium | ||
| race = [[Half- | | race = [[Undead]], former [[Half-Elf]] | ||
| type = Undead | | type = Undead | ||
| hometown = [[Moonrise Towers]]<br>[[Reithwin Town]] (former) | | hometown = [[Moonrise Towers]]<br>[[Reithwin Town]] (former) | ||
| family = Melodia (wife, deceased)<br>[[Malus Thorm]] (uncle){{note|A [[Tissue and Organ Register|note written by Malus Thorm]] found in the House of Healing refers to Ketheric as nephew, thus it can be safely inferred that Malus is indeed his uncle.}}<br>[[Gerringothe Thorm]]{{note|It's unclear what degree of kinship Ketheric and [[Gerringothe Thorm|Gerringothe]] share. It can be presumed she's his aunt following Malus' situation, however, notes and narration mention that Ketheric dug up many of his ancestors tombs, which could indicate she could be a far older relative if necromancy was practiced on the corpse too.}}<br>[[Thisobald Thorm]]{{note|Ketheric's kinship with [[Thisobald Thorm|Thisobald]] is not quite clear, either. Though Thisobald refers to Ketheric as "father", neither Ketheric nor {{Blur|Isobel}} ever acknowledge him in dialogue or otherwise. Given that Ketheric and [[Balthazar]] have desecrated the Thorm mausoleum and resurrected {{Blur|Isobel}}, it's possible that Thisobald is another resurrected relative and refers to Ketheric as father not in the paternal sense, but as "creator".}}<br>[[Isobel|Isobel Thorm]] (daughter) | | family = Melodia (wife, deceased)<br>[[Malus Thorm]] (uncle){{note|A [[Tissue and Organ Register|note written by Malus Thorm]] found in the House of Healing refers to Ketheric as nephew, thus it can be safely inferred that Malus is indeed his uncle.}}<br>[[Gerringothe Thorm]]{{note|It's unclear what degree of kinship Ketheric and [[Gerringothe Thorm|Gerringothe]] share. It can be presumed she's his aunt following Malus' situation, however, notes and narration mention that Ketheric dug up many of his ancestors tombs, which could indicate she could be a far older relative if necromancy was practiced on the corpse too.}}<br>[[Thisobald Thorm]]{{note|Ketheric's kinship with [[Thisobald Thorm|Thisobald]] is not quite clear, either. Though Thisobald refers to Ketheric as "father", neither Ketheric nor {{Blur|Isobel}} ever acknowledge him in dialogue or otherwise. Given that Ketheric and [[Balthazar]] have desecrated the Thorm mausoleum and resurrected {{Blur|Isobel}}, it's possible that Thisobald is another resurrected relative and refers to Ketheric as father not in the paternal sense, but as "creator".}}<br>[[Isobel|Isobel Thorm]] (daughter) | ||
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General '''Ketheric Thorm''' is one of the Chosen of the [[Absolute]], the enigmatic [[Cult of the Absolute|cult]] taking over the Sword Coast, and serves as one of the main antagonists in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. | General '''Ketheric Thorm''' is one of the Chosen of the [[Absolute]], the enigmatic [[Cult of the Absolute|cult]] taking over the Sword Coast, and serves as one of the main antagonists in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. | ||
{{ | {{DiQ|Our darling will live again. What kind of man would I be if I didn't raze the world entire for her sake?|Ketheric Thorm| in a diary entry}} | ||
{{TOC|limit=3}} | {{TOC|limit=3}} | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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=== Chosen of Myrkul === | === Chosen of Myrkul === | ||
{{ | {{DiQ|I'll tell you a story, True Soul. About a man who sold himself piece by piece.|Ketheric Thorm}} | ||
More than a hundred years later, Thorm would be brought back from the dead by [[Myrkul]] as General Ketheric Thorm. The God of Death tasked the general to form an alliance with the apostles of the other two of the [[Dead Three]] and bring death to the world, offering in payment the resurrection of Ketheric's daughter Isobel. | More than a hundred years later, Thorm would be brought back from the dead by [[Myrkul]] as General Ketheric Thorm. The God of Death tasked the general to form an alliance with the apostles of the other two of the [[Dead Three]] and bring death to the world, offering in payment the resurrection of Ketheric's daughter Isobel. | ||