Just want to make a little topic to honor one of the best NPC's in Baldur's Gate 2, Keldorn!
With gauntlets of dexterity he got amazing stats :
17
18
17
12
16
18
He starts with a great Two handed sword + 2. That can deal 5 damage against targets with alot of damage reduction like kangaxx and adamantite golems once they hit him. His kit (Inquisitor) gives him immune to hold and charm spells, so he's a great and safe option to send him against undead and shadows (That doesn't level drain). Give him lilacor from the slums and he's also immune to confuse, and with those 3 the most frustrating spells and abilities in the game that make you lose out on control.
He's also got great saves thanks to being a paladin, and with an intelligence of 12 he'll survive well against mind flayers.
The swords he use should go like this :
Holy avenger (His own personal sword)
Lilacor
Carsomyr
Lilacor is very easy to get early in the game, and if you're prepared to reload or you're good at killing dragons then you can get carsomyr early aswell. Carsomyr is by far the best two handed sword in the game, and one of the best weapons all in all. If you don't play a paladin yourself Keldorn is the only one who can use it, and if you play a paladin then you still got the purifier in WK which is also a good sword for keldorn.
Not to forget his personal armor! He gets a full plate + 1 with free action right from the start. No character in the game gets as good personal items right of the bat as keldorn does. You can get him from the temple the first thing you do in the game, without having to fight anything other than goblins or kobolds.
Now for the grand finale, his special ability. His dispel magic is so immensly powerful that it almost breaks the game. Anything from vanilla to SCS he eats up pretty quick with his dispel magic. He's the only NPC in the game (Other than arcane casters) that can strip mages so reliably of their buffs. And then he can compete with a fighter in melee about the most damage. One of my favorite moments is fighting the clerics down in the beholder lair under the sewers. They have millions of buffs that make them very dangerouse in SCS, but with one dispel from keldorn it's all gone and you remove 50% of their bite, just leaving them with their bark.
And with the early acces to Carsomyr and putting a girdle on him (If you can spare) he'll even put Korgan in the dust as a melee fighter. Once korgan gets a pair of good axes it turns around again, but he still can't handle mages as good as keldorn can with his dispel magic + carsomyr. And 50% magic resistance is fantastic! Korgan is a great fighter, and end game he's the better damage dealer, and his rage makes him immune to the most frustrating things. But as a balanced all around character for a party, i feel that Keldorn does more for your party. But it's totally fine as one if evil and the other is good, a great balance when it comes to the fighter pool in BG2.
Keldorn will very rarely be the right level to turn undead, but if you're playing with a small party he can still do it decently effective.
He's got a great personality, many dialogues around the whole game and his quest with his wife is one of those that make you smile. Hes not a dragonslayer VII with arms like steel and long blonde hair, he is an old man with gray hair trying to make the world into a better place while being there for his family.
And it's totally worth bringing him with you do De'arnise keep just for his dialogue with Nalias aunt ;)
Cheers for you Keldorn!
[Edited] : My Keldorn uses :
Helm : Helm of defense
Amulet : Amulet + 5 of magic resistance -> Amulet of seldarine (ToB)
Chest : Family armor
Ring : Ring of Gaxx
Ring : Ring of fire control
Boots : Boots of grounding
Belt : Any strenght enhancing belt.
Gloves : Gauntlets of Dexterity
Cloak : Cloak of Sewers
Weapon 1 : Carsomyr
Weapon 2 : Mace of disruption + 2
Shield : Balduran
This puts his resistance as the following
Fire : 70
Lightning : 70
Magic : 65
His saves are + 4 from items.
And his armor class is -7 with a two hander.
He is immune to : Poison, disease, hold, slow, charm. And he can improve haste himself.
And he regenerates 1HP / 3 seconds.
The reason i give ring of Gaxx to him is because it works well with his family armor as it's magical and he can't use a ring of protection +2.
Keldorn can work fine with lesser gear aswell. The only thing he requires to be powerful is gauntlets of dexterity.
With gauntlets of dexterity he got amazing stats :
17
18
17
12
16
18
He starts with a great Two handed sword + 2. That can deal 5 damage against targets with alot of damage reduction like kangaxx and adamantite golems once they hit him. His kit (Inquisitor) gives him immune to hold and charm spells, so he's a great and safe option to send him against undead and shadows (That doesn't level drain). Give him lilacor from the slums and he's also immune to confuse, and with those 3 the most frustrating spells and abilities in the game that make you lose out on control.
He's also got great saves thanks to being a paladin, and with an intelligence of 12 he'll survive well against mind flayers.
The swords he use should go like this :
Holy avenger (His own personal sword)
Lilacor
Carsomyr
Lilacor is very easy to get early in the game, and if you're prepared to reload or you're good at killing dragons then you can get carsomyr early aswell. Carsomyr is by far the best two handed sword in the game, and one of the best weapons all in all. If you don't play a paladin yourself Keldorn is the only one who can use it, and if you play a paladin then you still got the purifier in WK which is also a good sword for keldorn.
Not to forget his personal armor! He gets a full plate + 1 with free action right from the start. No character in the game gets as good personal items right of the bat as keldorn does. You can get him from the temple the first thing you do in the game, without having to fight anything other than goblins or kobolds.
Now for the grand finale, his special ability. His dispel magic is so immensly powerful that it almost breaks the game. Anything from vanilla to SCS he eats up pretty quick with his dispel magic. He's the only NPC in the game (Other than arcane casters) that can strip mages so reliably of their buffs. And then he can compete with a fighter in melee about the most damage. One of my favorite moments is fighting the clerics down in the beholder lair under the sewers. They have millions of buffs that make them very dangerouse in SCS, but with one dispel from keldorn it's all gone and you remove 50% of their bite, just leaving them with their bark.
And with the early acces to Carsomyr and putting a girdle on him (If you can spare) he'll even put Korgan in the dust as a melee fighter. Once korgan gets a pair of good axes it turns around again, but he still can't handle mages as good as keldorn can with his dispel magic + carsomyr. And 50% magic resistance is fantastic! Korgan is a great fighter, and end game he's the better damage dealer, and his rage makes him immune to the most frustrating things. But as a balanced all around character for a party, i feel that Keldorn does more for your party. But it's totally fine as one if evil and the other is good, a great balance when it comes to the fighter pool in BG2.
Keldorn will very rarely be the right level to turn undead, but if you're playing with a small party he can still do it decently effective.
He's got a great personality, many dialogues around the whole game and his quest with his wife is one of those that make you smile. Hes not a dragonslayer VII with arms like steel and long blonde hair, he is an old man with gray hair trying to make the world into a better place while being there for his family.
And it's totally worth bringing him with you do De'arnise keep just for his dialogue with Nalias aunt ;)
Cheers for you Keldorn!
[Edited] : My Keldorn uses :
Helm : Helm of defense
Amulet : Amulet + 5 of magic resistance -> Amulet of seldarine (ToB)
Chest : Family armor
Ring : Ring of Gaxx
Ring : Ring of fire control
Boots : Boots of grounding
Belt : Any strenght enhancing belt.
Gloves : Gauntlets of Dexterity
Cloak : Cloak of Sewers
Weapon 1 : Carsomyr
Weapon 2 : Mace of disruption + 2
Shield : Balduran
This puts his resistance as the following
Fire : 70
Lightning : 70
Magic : 65
His saves are + 4 from items.
And his armor class is -7 with a two hander.
He is immune to : Poison, disease, hold, slow, charm. And he can improve haste himself.
And he regenerates 1HP / 3 seconds.
The reason i give ring of Gaxx to him is because it works well with his family armor as it's magical and he can't use a ring of protection +2.
Keldorn can work fine with lesser gear aswell. The only thing he requires to be powerful is gauntlets of dexterity.