Holy Symbol of Talos

Holy Symbol of Talos
Item
Type	Ring
Weight	0 lb
Acquisition
Obtained from	Automatically after reaching level 25
Special
Equipped abilities	Strength: +1 Magic Resistance: +5% Can memorize one extra 6th- and 7th-level Cleric spell
Requirements
Only usable by	Throne of Bhaal Priests of Talos and Evil aligned clerics of any class combination Enhanced Edition Priests of Talos and Not lawful or good aligned clerics of any class-kit or -combination
Other	Reaching level 25 as a Priest of Talos or as a Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (2001) This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal campaign. evil aligned unkitted cleric of any class combination Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition – Throne of Bhaal (2013) This icon indicates content from the Throne of Bhaal campaign of the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. chaotic neutral, neutral evil or chaotic evil unkitted cleric to obtain the item
Other
Item value	5,000
Appears in	BGII:ToB; BGII:EE
Technical information
Item code	BELT14.itm

The Holy Symbol of Talos is granted by Talos to any priest of his church and other clerics he sees fitting who have accumulated enough experience in his services.

“	Only the most worthy and devoted servants of the Storm Lord are granted these powerful holy symbols.	”
— Holy Symbol of Talos

Gameplay

• This ring is automatically obtained by
  • Baldur's Gate II:
    Throne of Bhaal (2001)
    This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal campaign. any priest of Talos and evil aligned unkitted clerics of any class combination after leveling up to 25;
  • Baldur's Gate I & II: Enhanced Editions
    This icon indicates content from all Enhanced Editions of the Baldur's Gate games. May situationally encompass Siege of Dragonspear and The Black Pits I & II content as well. any priest of Talos and chaotic neutral, neutral evil or chaotic evil unkitted clerics of any class combination after leveling up to 25.
• It grants one additional cleric spell each of levels 6 and 7, increases the wearer's strength by 1 and adds 5% to their magic resistance.
• Baldur's Gate I & II: Enhanced Editions
  This icon indicates content from all Enhanced Editions of the Baldur's Gate games. May situationally encompass Siege of Dragonspear and The Black Pits I & II content as well. Due to changes in the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition to the alignments possible for the various priests, the holy symbol of Talos can also be worn by
  • true neutral priests of Helm,
  • true neutral priests of Lathander and
  • true neutral, chaotic neutral and chaotic evil priests of Tempus.
• It can also be worn by clerics of any class combination who are
  • Baldur's Gate II:
    Throne of Bhaal (2001)
    This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal campaign. evil aligned;
  • Baldur's Gate I & II: Enhanced Editions
    This icon indicates content from all Enhanced Editions of the Baldur's Gate games. May situationally encompass Siege of Dragonspear and The Black Pits I & II content as well. not lawful or good aligned.

Trivia

• The item filename (code) and its potential unidentified description suggest that this ring originally was intended to be a girdle.

See also

• Holy symbols of more deities