Barcus Wroot

Barcus Wroot is an unfortunate deep gnome searching for his friend, . He can be found tied to a windmill in the Blighted Village and can later become a Camp Follower.
== Overview ==
Barcus Wroot is a deep gnome who lived in the Underdark with his good friend, Wulbren Bongle. Wulbren and Barcus eventually left, Wulbren to places unknown and Barcus to the city of Baldur's Gate. While in the city, Barcus found a bloodied amulet that he gave Wulbren before he left, compelling him to return to the Underdark in search of him.
== Involvement ==
=== Act One ===
Barcus can be found in the Blighted Village. He is tied to a windmill and harassed by a group of goblins led by . If the goblins are defeated or convinced to leave, Barcus demands to be untied. To rescue Barcus, the party must pull the Brake lever inside the windmill. Pulling the Release lever shoots Barcus through the sky due to inertia, which kills him.
If rescued, depending on the Race of the party member talking to him, Barcus surrenders himself as a slave or asks the party what he can give them as a reward. He explains that he is looking for a missing friend, and he takes his leave.
If leaving the Wilderness map before resolving the situation at the windmill, Barcus can be found dead in the Blighted Village, as if the Release lever was used.
If Barcus survives his predicament, he can be met again at Grymforge, where he is enslaved by duergar led by . If freed again, he tells the party that he is looking for his friend Wulbren, who was taken to Moonrise Towers. Barcus can be convinced to join the Camp as a Camp Follower on the way to Moonrise Towers.
If Barcus is in the camp for the celebration after the liberation of the Emerald Grove (i.e., if the three goblin leaders are killed after rescuing Barcus from both the windmill and Grymforge), he can be persuaded to reluctantly set off fireworks for the celebration.
=== Act Two ===
If Barcus is saved in Grymforge, he can be found in the Last Light Inn. He is a Trader who sells the following items:
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Upon completing , he gifts the party the .
=== Act Three ===
Barcus can be encountered with the rest of the Ironhand Gnomes in Angleiron's Cellar. He asks the party to not help Wulbren and to spare the Gondians.
Later, if and any other surviving Gondians are successfully freed from the Steel Watch Foundry, Barcus can be persuaded to lead the Ironhand Gnomes instead of Wulbren. If the check is passed, he is recruited for and grants all companions the action during the fight against the the Netherbrain.
== Speak with Dead ==
Barcus can be spoken to with .
Party member: Who are you?
* Barcus Wroot: Barcus... he... called... me... Barcus...
Party member: What happened to you?
* Barcus Wroot: Caught... by... goblins... killed... in... fray...
Party member: Tell me about any valuables you have.
* Barcus Wroot: My... pack... everything... I needed... to find him...
Party member: How did you come here?
* Barcus Wroot: Left... the... Underdark... way home... nearby...
Party member: What were you doing here?
* Barcus Wroot: Find... him...
** Party member: Who are you looking for?
*** Barcus Wroot: Wulbren... my... Wulbren...
**** Party member: Why do you need to find this Wulbren?
***** Barcus Wroot: Flame... in... the... dark... his amulet... found... bloodied...
== Notable loot ==
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== Notes ==
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Category:Characters in the Shadow-Cursed Lands
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Category:Characters in Rivington
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