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===At a glance=== |
===At a glance=== |
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'''Origin:''' [[Ascalon]]<br> |
'''Origin:''' [[Ascalon]]<br> |
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+ | '''Profession:''' [[Necromancer]]<br> |
'''Armament:''' [[Staff]] |
'''Armament:''' [[Staff]] |
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'''Pros''' |
'''Pros''' |
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+ | *Casts [[Blood Ritual]] on low-energy party members. |
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+ | *[[Vampiric Gaze]]. |
'''Cons''' |
'''Cons''' |
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+ | *Dies quickly and often. Because he uses health [[sacrifice]] and because he tends to be close to the warriors, he will often be hit by enemies before any one else. |
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+ | *Won't cast Blood Ritual on anyone with more than about a quarter of their energy. |
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+ | *One of the more 'timid' necromancers around. You will watch enemy necromancers deal out damage with [[Putrid Explosion]], summon minions with [[Animate Bone Fiend]], and exploit corpses to create [[Well of Blood]] and [[Well of the Profane]], but Claude will offer no such services. |
===Known skills=== |
===Known skills=== |
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+ | *{{skill icon|Blood Ritual}} |
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+ | *{{skill icon|Deathly Swarm}} |
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+ | *{{skill icon|Resurrection Signet}} |
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+ | *{{skill icon|Shadow Strike}} |
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+ | *{{skill icon|Vampiric Gaze}} |
From [[Dragon's Lair]] on: |
From [[Dragon's Lair]] on: |
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+ | *{{skill icon|Grenth's Balance}} ([[Elite]]) |
===Tips=== |
===Tips=== |
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+ | *Claude is more useful to have around than [[Dunham]] or [[Reyna]] in most situations, because of the energy regeneration he gives with Blood Ritual. |
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+ | *In battle situations, Claude can stress healing for your monks. His continuous casting of Blood Ritual (even when he is in danger himself) makes him in constant threat of dying (Blood Ritual requires a 17% max health sacrifice). |
===Dialogue=== |
===Dialogue=== |
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+ | *''"I was once a dedicate of [[Dwayna]]. Since the [[Searing]], after watching all that I knew and loved perish before my eyes, I have felt the call of [[Grenth]] in my soul. What do you think awaits us in the great beyond?"'' |
===Quotes=== |
===Quotes=== |
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Idle quotes in the [[Shiverpeak Mountains]]: |
Idle quotes in the [[Shiverpeak Mountains]]: |
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+ | *''"Do the [[Dwarves]] bury their dead?"'' |
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+ | *''"I once knew a [[ranger]] who climbed up into these mountains to do his hunting."'' |
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+ | *''"If someone freezes to death, does their flesh still smell bad?"'' |
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+ | *''"Sometimes the steam from my breath makes interesting shapes. That last one looked like a crow."'' |
Idle quotes in the [[Kryta]]: |
Idle quotes in the [[Kryta]]: |
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+ | *''"Not so long ago the [[Kryta|Krytans]] were our enemies. Funny how fire raining from the sky can change all that."'' |
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+ | *''"Somehow the undead rising from the swamps is not as comforting as I thought it would be."'' |
Battle quotes: |
Battle quotes: |
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+ | *''"Death has such a lovely smell."'' |
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+ | *''"Take a look around. You will miss this world when you're gone."'' |
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+ | *''"Tell Grenth that Sergio sends his best."'' (Sergio? Who is Sergio? Could be [[Firstwatch Sergio]] of the [[Lionguard]] in [[Lion's Arch]], but why him?) |
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+ | *''"There are no angels where you are going."'' |
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+ | *''"You will enjoy death. I assure you."'' |
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Claude, Cultist Henchman
At a glance
Origin: Ascalon
Profession: Necromancer
Armament: Staff
Claude is available for hire starting from Yak's Bend until replaced by Eve from the Thunderhead Keep mission onwards.
Pros
- Casts Blood Ritual on low-energy party members.
- Vampiric Gaze.
Cons
- Dies quickly and often. Because he uses health sacrifice and because he tends to be close to the warriors, he will often be hit by enemies before any one else.
- Won't cast Blood Ritual on anyone with more than about a quarter of their energy.
- One of the more 'timid' necromancers around. You will watch enemy necromancers deal out damage with Putrid Explosion, summon minions with Animate Bone Fiend, and exploit corpses to create Well of Blood and Well of the Profane, but Claude will offer no such services.
Known skills
From Dragon's Lair on:
Tips
- Claude is more useful to have around than Dunham or Reyna in most situations, because of the energy regeneration he gives with Blood Ritual.
- In battle situations, Claude can stress healing for your monks. His continuous casting of Blood Ritual (even when he is in danger himself) makes him in constant threat of dying (Blood Ritual requires a 17% max health sacrifice).
Dialogue
- "I was once a dedicate of Dwayna. Since the Searing, after watching all that I knew and loved perish before my eyes, I have felt the call of Grenth in my soul. What do you think awaits us in the great beyond?"
Quotes
Idle quotes in the Shiverpeak Mountains:
- "Do the Dwarves bury their dead?"
- "I once knew a ranger who climbed up into these mountains to do his hunting."
- "If someone freezes to death, does their flesh still smell bad?"
- "Sometimes the steam from my breath makes interesting shapes. That last one looked like a crow."
Idle quotes in the Kryta:
- "Not so long ago the Krytans were our enemies. Funny how fire raining from the sky can change all that."
- "Somehow the undead rising from the swamps is not as comforting as I thought it would be."
Battle quotes:
- "Death has such a lovely smell."
- "Take a look around. You will miss this world when you're gone."
- "Tell Grenth that Sergio sends his best." (Sergio? Who is Sergio? Could be Firstwatch Sergio of the Lionguard in Lion's Arch, but why him?)
- "There are no angels where you are going."
- "You will enjoy death. I assure you."