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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Once the governor of [[Reithwin Town]], personal tragedy, loss and grief drove him down the path of darkness and violence, the eventual result of which was his defeat in battle a century ago by the combined forces of the [[Harpers]] and druids of the [[Emerald Grove]]. Now, risen from the grave to lead the Absolute's forces as their general, he seeks to destroy [[Baldur's Gate]] | Once the governor of [[Reithwin Town]], personal tragedy, loss and grief drove him down the path of darkness and violence, the eventual result of which was his defeat in battle a century ago by the combined forces of the [[Harpers]] and druids of the [[Emerald Grove]]. Now, risen from the grave to lead the Absolute's forces as their general, he seeks to destroy [[Baldur's Gate]], spread the cult of the Absolute, and have his daughter {{CharLink|Isobel Thorm|Isobel}} with him once again. | ||
=== Background === | === Background === | ||
Risen from the grave a hundred years after the events that lead to his downfall, Kethric Thorm serves as the main antagonist of Act 2 of the game, being introduced during Act 1 through dialogue and in-game notes first. As the party searches for ways to cure their tadpole situation, many clues point towards Moonrise Towers and Ketheric himself and the party is ultimately tasked with bringing | Risen from the grave a hundred years after the events that lead to his downfall, Kethric Thorm serves as the main antagonist of Act 2 of the game, being introduced during Act 1 through dialogue and in-game notes first. As the party searches for ways to cure their tadpole situation, many clues point towards Moonrise Towers and Ketheric himself and the party is ultimately tasked with bringing him down in order to rid the Shadowlands from its curse. | ||
By exploring Moonrise Towers, through subsequent battle with him, and later exploring the [[Mind Flayer Colony|Illithid colony]] under the stronghold, the party discovers there is an elaborate conspiracy behind the tadpoles in their heads. Ketheric's alliance with {{CharLink|Enver Gortash}} and {{CharLink|Orin|Orin the Red}} is also exposed, along with his plans to secure [[Gortash's Netherstone|all]] [[Orin's Netherstone|three]] [[Ketheric's Netherstone|Netherstones]] for himself {{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Elder Brain Domination}} found underneath the floorboards by the bed in Kethric Thorm's quarters.}} . Also in the process of the fight against him, it's revealed it was {{CharLink|Myrkul}} that brought Ketheric back from the dead. With Thorm dead, the party now have one of the Netherstones that power the trio, and the clues to their next destination: Baldur's Gate. | By exploring Moonrise Towers, through subsequent battle with him, and later exploring the [[Mind Flayer Colony|Illithid colony]] under the stronghold, the party discovers there is an elaborate conspiracy behind the tadpoles in their heads. Ketheric's alliance with {{CharLink|Enver Gortash}} and {{CharLink|Orin|Orin the Red}} is also exposed, along with his plans to secure [[Gortash's Netherstone|all]] [[Orin's Netherstone|three]] [[Ketheric's Netherstone|Netherstones]] for himself {{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Elder Brain Domination}} found underneath the floorboards by the bed in Kethric Thorm's quarters.}} . Also in the process of the fight against him, it's revealed it was {{CharLink|Myrkul}} that brought Ketheric back from the dead. With Thorm dead, the party now have one of the Netherstones that power the trio, and the clues to their next destination: Baldur's Gate. | ||
=== Gameplay === | === Gameplay === | ||
* Ketheric is a level 11 [[Undead]] boss that retains some features of his past life as a [[Half-Elf]], and one of the main antagonists in the game. | * Ketheric Thorm is a level 11 [[Undead]] boss that retains some features of his past life as a [[Half-Elf]], and one of the main antagonists in the game. | ||
* He can be found throughout Act 2, while being referenced through dialogue and notes in Act 1. | * He can be found throughout Act 2, while being referenced through dialogue and notes in Act 1. | ||
* Fighting him is required in order to obtain his Netherstone and proceed with the story. | * Fighting him is required in order to obtain his Netherstone and proceed with the story. | ||
* In combat, he | * In combat, he is most similar to an [[Oathbreaker]] [[Paladin|paladin]], able to cast a form of Smite with his attacks, as well as having access to Aura spells and able to raise Undead minions. | ||
* Despite his status as a boss, Ketheric can still be disarmed, knocked prone or affected by other types of weapon abilities. | * Despite his status as a boss, Ketheric can still be disarmed, knocked prone or affected by other types of weapon abilities. | ||
* True to his skill as a general, Ketheric commands his allies to focus their attacks on targets he deems especially troublesome via [[Deadly Orders]]. | * True to his skill as a general, Ketheric commands his allies to focus their attacks on targets he deems especially troublesome via [[Deadly Orders]]. | ||
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=== Personality === | === Personality === | ||
Though best described as a man utterly broken and transformed by grief, his daughter Isobel speaks of a loving, doting father while she was growing up, one who had the admiration of his subjects for being just and fair, full of love for his wife who he adored more than anyone else. Tragedy, however, would turn him into a bitter, wrathful man, willing to cleanse Reithwin from any Selûnites | Though best described as a man utterly broken and transformed by grief, his daughter {{CharLink|Isobel Thorm|Isobel}} speaks of a loving, doting father while she was growing up, one who had the admiration of his subjects for being just and fair, full of love for his wife who he adored more than anyone else. Tragedy, however, would turn him into a bitter, wrathful man, willing to cleanse Reithwin from any Selûnites to spite the {{CharLink|Selûne|Moonmaiden}} for abandoning him. | ||
Whatever the man he once was, the Ketheric the party encounters is a callous one, evident by his dismissal of {{CharLink|Minthara}} and the goblins, ordering their torture and execution for failing him. Though courteous when needed, he will quickly condemn the party to death should they defy his orders. Above all, however, he is ruthless and relentless {{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Suelto's Ethics of War}} on the floor near a makeshift shrine to Myrkul in Kethric Thorm's quarters.}} in his pursuits, willing to burn the entire world just to be reunited with his daughter.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Diary of Ketheric Thorm, Vol 3}}}} | Whatever the man he once was, the Ketheric the party encounters is a callous one, evident by his dismissal of {{CharLink|Minthara}} and the goblins, ordering their torture and execution for failing him. Though courteous when needed, he will quickly condemn the party to death should they defy his orders. Above all, however, he is ruthless and relentless {{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Suelto's Ethics of War}} on the floor near a makeshift shrine to Myrkul in Kethric Thorm's quarters.}} in his pursuits, willing to burn the entire world just to be reunited with his daughter.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Diary of Ketheric Thorm, Vol 3}}}} | ||
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=== Conversion to Shar === | === Conversion to Shar === | ||
Grief-stricken and unable to cope with his loss, Ketheric Thorm renounced the worship of the Moonmaiden and turned to {{CharLink|Shar}}, the Lady of Loss.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Diary of Ketheric Thorm, Vol 1}}}}{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Tablet Fragment (3)}}}} | Grief-stricken and unable to cope with his loss, Ketheric Thorm renounced the worship of the {{CharLink|Selûne|Moonmaiden}} and turned to {{CharLink|Shar}}, the Lady of Loss.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Diary of Ketheric Thorm, Vol 1}}}}{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Tablet Fragment (3)}}}} | ||
Moonrise Towers, once a bastion of Light, turned into a symbol of darkness and grief; Thorm systematically erased all Selûnite trace of the town, forcing all believers of the Moonmaiden to convert to Shar, flee, or die.{{ref|From a [[Shadow Vestige#Reithwin Town|Shadow Vestige]]: "An older man turns his head away in shame. His neighbors would not renounce Selûne - now they hang in the town square."}} Those who remained devout to Selûne did so in secret, arranging a {{Quest|Investigate the Selûnite Resistance|fledgling resistance}} even as Sharran spies began to infiltrate their gathering places.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Investigation Notes}}}} | Moonrise Towers, once a bastion of Light, turned into a symbol of darkness and grief; Thorm systematically erased all Selûnite trace of the town, forcing all believers of the Moonmaiden to convert to Shar, flee, or die.{{ref|From a [[Shadow Vestige#Reithwin Town|Shadow Vestige]]: "An older man turns his head away in shame. His neighbors would not renounce Selûne - now they hang in the town square."}} Those who remained devout to Selûne did so in secret, arranging a {{Quest|Investigate the Selûnite Resistance|fledgling resistance}} even as Sharran spies began to infiltrate their gathering places.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Investigation Notes}}}} | ||
In Ketheric's downward spiral into darkness, Shar compelled him to build an army of Dark Justiciars beneath his home town in order to cleanse the world of Light. Ketheric lured Isobel's lover, Aylin, whom he had once quarreled with under Selûne, and trapped her in a prison. He had the immortal demigod serve as a perpetual sacrifice for Dark Justiciar initiates – a design of his closest confidante, the necromancer {{CharLink|Balthazar}}.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Ornate Letter}}}}{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Teachings of Loss: Dark Justiciar}}}} | In Ketheric's downward spiral into darkness, Shar compelled him to build an army of Dark Justiciars beneath his home town in order to cleanse the world of Light. Ketheric lured Isobel's lover, Aylin, whom he had once quarreled with under [[Selûne]], and trapped her in a prison. He had the immortal demigod serve as a perpetual sacrifice for Dark Justiciar initiates – a design of his closest confidante, the necromancer {{CharLink|Balthazar}}.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Ornate Letter}}}}{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Teachings of Loss: Dark Justiciar}}}} | ||
As terror gripped the town he had previously served so faithfully, the [[Harpers]], a loose organization that roots out villainy, saw that Ketheric had committed "Murder, Slavery, and Desecration of Temples Most Holy." They began to seek an alliance to end his reign.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Scroll of Evidence}}}} | As terror gripped the town he had previously served so faithfully, the [[Harpers]], a loose organization that roots out villainy, saw that Ketheric had committed "Murder, Slavery, and Desecration of Temples Most Holy." They began to seek an alliance to end his reign.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Scroll of Evidence}}}} | ||