Hartlebury

Fist Wizard Hartlebury is a dwarven wizard and a member of the Flaming Fist. She can be found in Lower City in Act Three.

“

Don't try and sweet talk me - I've heard it all before. Get in line.

„

— Hartlebury

Involvement

Hartlebury is standing watch on the bridge at the Upper City Gate Checkpoint. She watches over the queue of residents trying to make their way into the Upper City.

Having received orders to not let anyone into the Upper City, Hartlebury and her fellows:  Fist Grassley,  Fist Magnolia,  Fist Nudelmann and  Fist Qirahe, accompanied by a  Steel Watcher, are trying to keep the queue orderly and prevent anyone from entering. If spoken to, Hartlebury, just as most other guards in the cordon, takes the player character for a citizen who tries to make their way through the gate ahead of the queue.

If the party return to the city after acquiring all Netherstones, three infected refugees near the queue transform into  Mind Flayers and attack the bypassers. Hartlebury is  Surprised, but fights alongside the party. Once the Mind Flayers are dead, she and all the Fists around run away to warn their superiors, before completely vanishing from the game once far enough.

Combat

Attacks and actions

 Blight ( + )

Damage: 8~64

8d8⁠Necrotic

Deals 8d8⁠⁠Necrotic damage to a target. Plants take maximum damage from this spell, and have  Disadvantage on the  Saving Throw against it.

 CON Save

 Range: 9 m (30 ft)

 Conjure Elemental: Fire Elemental ( + )

The fire elemental can use  Smouldering Touch,  Erupting Cinder, and can make your foes  Burn.

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Counterspell ( + )

Try to stop a spell being cast.

If it is higher level than the spell slot you used to Counterspell, you must make a check using your spellcasting ability^{[See: Bugs]} to prevent it. The check's difficulty is equal to 10 plus the level of the spell you are trying to counter.

This spell can be cast while you are  Silenced.

 Fire Bolt ()

Damage: 1~10

1d10⁠Fire

Hurl a mote of fire.

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Main Hand Attack ()   –  Quarterstaff

Damage: 1~5

1d6 - 1⁠Bludgeoning

Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)

 Melf's Acid Arrow ( + )

Damage: 6~24

4d4⁠Acid

+ 2d4⁠Acid

Shoot a green arrow that bursts in a spray of acid. Deals ⁠4d4 Acid damage immediately and ⁠2d4 Acid damage at the end of the target's next turn.

If the spell misses, the target still takes half the initial damage, but no damage at the end of its next turn.

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 See Invisibility ( + )

Become able to see  Invisible creatures, and possibly reveal them to others.

 DEX Save

 Range: Self

 Slow ( + )

Alter time around up to 6 enemies to Slow them. They won't get far, they can't do much, and they're easier to hit.

 WIS Save

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Topple ()   –  Quarterstaff

Damage: 1~4

1d4⁠Bludgeoning

Swipe at a creature to knock it  Prone.

 DEX Save

 Range: Normal weapon range

 Recharge: Short rest

Loot

• Quarterstaff
• Simple Robe