The Throne of Bhaal - Melissan
As you travel to your final destination through the swirling vortex, you reflect on Melissan's true nature. Before the time of Shadows Of Amn, the High Matriach of Bhaal's Temple and his greatest Deathstalker Priestess was Amelyssan the Blackhearted. After the fall of her master she began to hunt down and slaughter the scattered BhaalSpawn, so their accreted essence in the Abyss would slowly coalesce into his chance of rebirth. As Amelyssan killed to feed the Dark God, her personal power grew, and she began to think in terms of her own ascension to the Pantheon of Evil. If she could harness the essence of the remaining BhaalSpawn, she could take the Throne of Bhaal for herself and become the new Goddess of Murder. To this end she posed as Melissan, drawing out the BhaalSpawn with promises of aid, and forming those too powerful to kill into the council of the Five. Her time has now come, and all that stands between her and the Throne is your plucky band.
You are the last of the BhaalSpawn, so once you are defeated she can seize the Throne. To these ends she fights with a gigantic Spear +5, and it inflicts mighty extra damage if you fail a Save vs Spell throw upon being hit. This instantly kills any low-levelled summoned allies. So save those Spells for Melissan's consorts instead (don't forget, you can't rest in the Abyss and you'll have to face Melissan thrice more, so really check your spellcasting). When you have gained the upper hand in this contest she will flee to recharge herself in one of the pools of BhaalSpawn essence, so you'll have to race to the southwest to destroy the pool before she becomes too powerful again.
This pool is guarded by Yan-C-Bin, the Elemental Prince of Air, and his Greater Air Elemental henchbeasts. Dispatch them as quickly as you can and destroy the pool by clicking on it. The faster you are the more weakened an opponent Melissan will be for round 2.
Again you will fight, and again she will summon up allies to help her. Stick with your original plan (after all it worked the first time) and make sure that your strongest Fighter is always attacking Melissan herself. And once again, when you have gained the upper hand, she flees to recharge from the pool.
This time charge southeast, where you will have to fight through Cryonax, the Elemental Prince of Ice, who is surrounded by Frost Salamanders and Blizzard Trolls. When you have won, destroy the second pool, and Melissan will have to fight you once more.
This time round your spell books are probably running very low, so bring out as many Wands and other magical items as you can, and throw them at her. Again though she refuses to fight to the Death and flees back to the Pool of Essence.
Race to the final platform to the northeast, and you will face a Fallen Solar, two Mariliths, an Alu-Fiend and a Succubus. And once you have vanquished them destroy the final pool to lead to the ultimate showdown with Melissan.
Now it's time to throw everything and the kitchen sink at her, and she'll do the same to you. You have probably run out of healing spells by now, so whenever one of your party is about to die, pause and switch anything useful in their inventory to another Character. Eventually you will have gained the upper hand, and the contest is decreed over. A Solar will appear and you will be determined the winner, and you are given a choice of what you want to do with the essences that are within her.
If you surrender the essence within you: Your rejected essence and those of Melissan are destroyed, and you are free to leave as a mortal.
If you accept the essences released from Melissan: The Throne of Bhaal is yours to command, and you achieve Godhood.
That's All Folks!
Player Guide Index
- Chapter 8: The Siege of Saradush
- Chapter 9: Amkethran
- Chapter 10: The Throne of Bhaal
- New Items and Weapons
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