Eranon

"When Zerthimon made the Pronouncement of Two Skies the followers of Gith were split in twain, forever destined to war with each other. Yet to this day we remain united against our one common foe: the hated Illithid..."

This WeiDU mod adds the joinable NPC Eranon to Baldur's Gate Tutu. Eranon is a githzerai monk from the plane of Limbo, who finds himself stranded on Faerun after an Illithid-hunting expedition gone wrong.

Eranon can be found recovering from his injuries in a cave in the Cloudpeak Mountains. He is of Lawful Neutral alignment and has the following statistics:

• STR: 14
• DEX: 17
• CON: 16
• INT: 11
• WIS: 15
• CHR: 9

Eranon has a portrait drawn by the brilliant Sporeboy! of www.sporeboy.com

When encountered he is a Level 4 Monk. His proficiencies are in Scimitar, Sling and Single Weapon Style. He has a unique, undroppable amulet called Shades of Truth:

"From the simple band of this amulet dangles what, at first glance, appears to be a dark green stone. Closer inspection reveals colours swirling about in the stone; if you listen carefully you can hear rushing winds.

Eranon tells you that in fact the stone contains a tiny fragment of the chaotic plane of Limbo, where his people live. As well as sentimental value, the power of Limbo allows Eranon to focus his mind and see the truth in things, or obscure the sight of others. Since he doesn't seem the sentimental type, you suspect that could be the reason for him keeping it.

STATISTICS:
Wearer may cast Detect Invisibility and Blur once each per day
Weight: 2
Usable by:
Eranon

Eranon has an extensive personal quest which starts to unfold after he has been in the party for some time.

His biography is as follows:

"When you ask about his past, ERANON pauses for a moment to collect his thoughts. You feel he is searching for words and terms which will be familiar for you. For you to understand his life and culture, first you must know something of his people's past.

Back when the forerunners of the Githyanki and Githzerai were human, they were enslaved by the illithid and gradually evolved into their present forms. A slave rebellion led by the warrior Gith freed them from their illithid masters, but Gith's hard-won peace did not last long as her race eventually split itself ideologically into the evil Githyanki, led by Gith and her successors, and the more neutral Githzerai, led by Zerthimon. Mind flayers, though, remained foes common to both.

Eranon had left his monastery on the plane of Limbo, where the Githzerai make their home, on a mind flayer hunting trip (called a Rrakkma in the Gith tongue). A coven of illithids were planning domination of the Sword Coast, which Eranon's people decided must be stopped.

After tracking the band to their lair in the Cloudpeak Mountains, the warriors were in for a nasty surprise. The illithid and their dominated allies were prepared for the assault, and although all but one of the foul creatures were slain so were the rest of Eranon's party, and with it the portal stone needed to return to Limbo was lost..."