(see page 26 for his statblock), who has 30 hit points left. His opponent is
an uninjured death's head ofBhaal (see page 233 for his stat block) named
Vaaz. Four other Dead Three cultists lie dead in the water, their skulls caved
in by Mortlock.
Mortlock and Vaaz stop fighting when the characters arrive. Believing them
to be Mortlock's associates, Vaaz disengages from the fight on his next turn
and with- draws to area D33, where he makes his final stand. Vaaz takes his
torch with him. Rather than pursuing, Mort- lock tries to forge an alliance
with the characters. If they come to terms with Mortlock, he gives them the
follow- ing information in exchange for a promise of amnesty:
"I was betrayed. These assassins conspired with my brothers to kill me.
1fyou hadn't come along, I'd be dead. I owe you my life."
• "My family is paying the Dead Three cultists to mur- der people in the city.
Our goal is to prove that the Flaming Fist can't do its job. Once the city stops
pay- ing them, the Flaming Fist will have less of a reason to stay in Baldur's
Gate. With them gone, no one can stand in the way of my mother becoming
the city's