Findal

Findal is a lightfoot halfling who can be found in the Underground Passage in Act One.

“

Oh, thank you, thank you. I thought I was going to die down here.

„

— Findal, after being rescued

Involvement

Act One

Findal is unconscious in the Underground Passage surrounded by  Gresh,  Gurza,  Torrack, and  Worm. The party can ignore him or enter the fray to defeat the goblins. If Findal's health is restored during combat, he joins the fight as an ally. He explains that he had been gathering herbs nearby when the Goblins captured him to interrogate him about a weapon, of which he knows nothing about. If Findal survives the encounter with the Goblins, he warns the party that the Underground Passage is trapped before departing for the Grove. This grants ⁠A Timely Rescue for party members with the  Folk Hero background.

If Findal is rescued before confronting  Kagha in ⁠Investigate Kagha, he will join the party in defeating the Shadow Druids.

If the Goblin Camp is dismantled before the party explore the Underground Passage, Findal's corpse is found along the path, and the  Key of the Ancients can be looted from him. If Findal was not healed before fighting the goblins, and did not die as a collateral damage, this item can be pickpocketed from him while he is still unconscious.

Companion approval

After the party rescue Findal, he expresses his gratitude, to which the party can ask questions or threaten him.

• Don't thank me yet. I'm here to finish what they started.  +1 -1 -1

Combat

Attacks and actions

 Cure Wounds ( + )

Healing: 1~8 + modifiers

1d8 + Spellcasting modifier⁠Healing

Heal a creature you can touch.

 Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)

 Entangle ( + )

Vines sprout from the ground, turning it into  Difficult Terrain and possibly  Entangling creatures within.

Entangled creatures cannot move. An ally can use its help action to try and tear away the vines.

 STR Save

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 AoE: 3 m (10 ft) Radius

 Poison Spray ()

Damage: 1~12

1d12⁠Poison

Project a puff of noxious gas, dealing 1d12⁠⁠Poison to a target.

 CON Save

 Range: 3 m (10 ft)

 Thunderwave ( + )

Damage: 2~16

2d8⁠Thunder ( Constitution Saving Throw to halve)

Release a wave of thunderous force that pushes away all creatures and objects in an area, while also dealing ⁠Thunder damage.

 CON Save

 Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)

 AoE: 5 m (17 ft) Cube

 Pushes: 8 m (27 ft)

Loot

• Key of the Ancients

Speak with Dead

• Who are you?

  • Findal

    Findal... druid... herbalist...

• Who made this tunnel?

  • Findal

    We druids... concealed entrance... to our grove...

• What were you doing down here?

  • Findal

    Hiding... goblins followed... from the forest...

• What did the goblins want?

  • Findal

    Searching for... a weapon...

    • What do you know about the weapon the goblins are seeking?

      • Findal

        No weapon here... our ritual protects us...

        • What is the ritual that protects you?

          • Findal

            Rite of Thorns... seals the grove.