Rayic Gethras

Rayic Gethras is a Cowled Wizard who is found in his home which is located in the Docks District of the city of Athkatla. Gorion's Ward will have to confront him in connection with the Find Proof of Mae'Var's Treachery side quest.
After stealing the Necklace of Talos from Mistress Ada in the Temple of Talos (or the statue of Lathander from the Temple of Lathander), Mae'Var will direct you to Edwin who in turn will ask you to kill Rayic Gethras for him. Make sure you prepare before fighting him as he can cast several high-level spells including Finger of Death.
==Gameplay==
Rayic will speak seconds after the party enters the floor where he awaits you. Dialogue choices/replies are offered, and it is certainly possible to simply say that you are sorry for blundering into his home and will depart - and then attack before he is hostile and has no protective buffs up. 
A surprise attack is the easiest, and least heroic way to defeat Rayic. If you want a challenge, let him know you are here to kill him, let the wizard launch his Spell Trigger, and then have a fairer fight. It's up to the party and role play as desired.
If you attempt to approach Rayic while hidden or invisible, or not, he'll initiate dialogue.
Dialogue and party responses dictate if this encounter will lead to hostilities. If the party has decided to perform the task for Edwin Odesseiron and kill Rayic, then this can be done and initiated via dialogue, or the party can lie and say they'll leave the mage's home, and then attack with surprise.
Rayic does equip an item that has already protected him with several stoneskins which are currently active, so Physical damage may not be able to initially injure/disrupt him.
Assuming the mage survives a surprise attack, he is able to potentially deploy the spells shown in the InfoBox. Most of these are done sequentially from the top of the IB all the way down towards the bottom of the spell listing.
The longer he remains viable, the more chances he'll have to cast harmful magic.
==Gallery==
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DCOWL1.jpg|thumb|Rayic Gethras, a Cowled Wizard living in his well-protected home in the Athkatla Docks - "Bah! I'll not suffer such insolence!"
Rayic Gethras.png|Original SoA image
==Mod content==
The Sword Coast Stratagems mod with the "Smarter Mages" component revises this mage. He'll likely have an assigned mage kit such as Enchanter or Necromancer for example. 
The AI will give a new batch of memorized spells along with prepared and ready to deploy Minor Sequencer and Spell Sequencer. Rayic will instantly launch a battery of "previously cast" protective buffs at the outset of hostilities, including Minor Globe of Invulnerability, Spell Deflection, Spell Immunity (or "Dispelling Screen with SR, Shield (spell), Protection From Normal Missiles, Spirit Armor and Stoneskin.
If the Necromance kit is assigned, the first spell attempted will be to cast Animate Dead (wizard) and bring forth a Skeleton Warrior. After that, if the wizard is able, he will select further spell casts as determined by the AI's evaluation of the party's vulnerabilities and threats.
With the Spell Revisions mod installed; all spells will be the SR versions.
Category:Cowled Wizards