Elminster Aumar

Elminster Aumar, also known as the Sage of Shadowdale, is one of the most famous and powerful wizards in all of Faerûn, a fair fighter and thief, and a founding member of the Harpers. He is also the chosen of Mystra, goddess of magic, which grants him extended longevity and magic prowess.
==Biography==
==Baldur's Gate==
===Locations===
*Chapter One – Gorion's Ward first meets him after setting foot on the Coast Way.
**This encounter cannot be avoided; the old man will leave the area again after the conversation.
*Chapter Three – When returning to Beregost during Chapter Three, he waits near the Thunderhammer Smithy.
**If the party somehow manages to avoid contact with him, Elminster will stay there until the end of the story, leading to odd talks and journal entries if spoken to during later chapters.
*Chapter Four – The third meeting occurs just in front of the steps to the Friendly Arm if the area is visited during Chapter Four.
**This will not happen in the original Baldur's Gate if Beregost was visited during Chapter Three.
** In the unlikely case, Beregost was indeed not visited during Chapter Three, in the original game Elminster will stay here until finally talked with, no matter the chapter.
** In the Enhanced Edition, he will vanish if the Arm is visited again during another chapter.
*Chapter Five – He welcomes the party to the Gate.
**It's almost impossible to avoid this encounter. However, Elminster will stay there until he finally had the opportunity to speak to the group.
*Chapter Six – Disguised as him, a greater doppelganger tries to set up an ambush in the lower level of the Candlekeep Catacombs.
===Gameplay===
:Elminster is one of the "difficult but not impossible" to kill NPCs in Baldur's Gate. Like Ulcaster and the Ghost Knights in the Firewine Ruins he has such low AC that the only way to hit him is a critical hit. Unlike those two, however, he will fight back. Once hostile he will target the nearest party member with either a Polymorph Other spell that turns the target into a chicken (Save vs. Spell negates), or the Cow spell from the Wild Surge effect list. Then he will disappear in a cloud of smoke.
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===Quotes===
"Ho there wanderer, stay thy course a while and indulge an old man"
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	Ho there, wanderer. Stay thy course a moment to indulge an old man. 	Initial meeting
	Oh, it is most distressing that this is the course thou've chosen. I remove my support and will have no further dealings with thee.	Battlecry1
	 	Damage
	 	Dying
	I can offer some guidance, but I will not interfere in your destiny. 	Select1
	Thy mission is urgent! Must thou waste time poking the elderly? 	Select2
	The years I have seen number hundreds, and yet I put up with thy prodding. 	Select3
	Whoa, lord, it is hard to be humble when you're perfect in every way. 	Action4
==Baldur's Gate II==
===Locations===
*Any time during Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn – if Gorion's Ward is romancing Jaheira, she will be forced to renounce her Harper's membership. Then, roughly two weeks after this event has occurred, a mage by the name Terminsel will appear somewhere outdoors, grant her a pardon, restore her membership and gift her with the Harper Pin. "Terminsel" is an anagram of Elminster.
*Terminsel also appears to give you a note after Jaheira leaves your party during Summoned to the Harper Hold.
*Chapter 4 – an illusion of Elminster, created by two imps for their riddle game, appears in the Sahuagin City.
*Chapter 9 – you'll see him on your way back to the surface near the entrance to either Abazigal or Sendai, depending on which one is the fourth to fall to the might of Gorion's Ward.
===Spell books===
Elminster has a lot of spells memorized when appearing during Baldur's Gate II. Really – a lot. And each of them three times, if not stated otherwise.
===Quotes===
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	I must fall back! 	Morale failure
	So it's come to this, has it?! 	Battlecry1
	Mystra, aid your devoted servant!	Battlecry2
	 	Damage
	 	Dying
===Dialogues===
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	Greetings, old friend. Ha! Fancy meeting you here.
	Oh ho! So you do know who I am now? I must admit, you've changed more than a little since the last time we met, before you were straddling the world with your power... so to speak.
	Watching your progress? Well, not as much as I likely should have. I wish I had known long ago that Gorion would be right. I would have done more than just warn you about your destiny, I think.
	No need to be bashful. There's only a handful of folks who'd be willing to take you on at this point. Not even I would dare... ho ho ho! And I've had considerable time to practice.
	There's no need for your temper, child. I wouldn't dare fight you. Tch. I would have done more than simply warn you of your destiny had I known Gorion would be right. Ah well.
	Have you any idea of the havoc the Bhaalspawn have caused up and down the Coast? The havoc you've caused personally? No, I don't suppose you have. Not that it's entirely your fault.
	We Harpers have been working tirelessly for weeks now to prevent the panic from reaching a boiling point. Not a simple task. As I understand it, though, your quest is nearly at an end, correct?
	I have to leave again soon, so I can't help you much. But I can help you a little, whether you like it or not. It's important that this all ends soon, but that doesn't mean I won't lift a finger over it.
	There may be another way in, but you'll have to find it on your own. Now... I must go. From this point on, attaining your destiny is completely your own affair. I wish you well.
==Bugs==
* Due to a global variable, ElminsterSpawn, being set to "1" in the original Baldur's Gate when Beregost is visited during Chapter Three, but being checked for having the value "0" when traveling to the Friendly Arm Inn during Chapter Four, only one of these two encounters will happen. The Enhanced Edition fixes this by setting the check to "1" in the Friendly Arm script.
==Gallery==
Elminster (Chapter One) BG1EE.png|As seen in Chapter One
Elminster.jpg|Artwork by Blas Gallego
ELMIN1 PORTRAIT.jpg|thumb|Elminster (Portrait from the PPE Mod)
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