Kalah

Kalah
Record
Gender	Male
Race	Gnome
Class	Mage
Kit	Illusionist
Movement	Two-thirds of normal speed
Alignment	LG NG CG LN TN CN LE NE CE
Involvement
Allegiance	Neutral
Chapter	2
Area	Waukeen's Promenade
Place	Circus Tent (third floor)
Ability scores
Level	8
Hit points	46
XP value	2000
Str	8
Str	8
Dex	15
Dex	15
Con	11
Con	11
Int	17
Int	17
Wis	10
Wis	10
Cha	6
Cha	6
Total scores	67
Morale	10
Break	6
Recovery	60
Combat basics
Proficiency	+ Spiked Weapons + Missile Weapons
Natural AC	1
Base THAC0	18
Base APR	1
Saving throws
Dth	9
Wand	7
Poly	9
Spell	7
Damage resistances [%]
Miss.	50
Spells & abilities
Spells	Magic Missile (×4)
AI scripts
Name	KalahIllusion
Override	SHOUTDL2
Class	KALAH
Inventory
Gold	24 (alive) 724 (dead)
Items	Alive: Flail Sling Bullet (×20) Dead: Elves' Bane Ring of Human Influence Identify Infravision Magic Missile Stinking Cloud Stoneskin Garnet Gem Flail Sling Bullet (×20)
Reputation impact if
Killed	None
Technical information
Voice Actor	IMDb Charles Adler
Creature codes	KALAH (alive) KALAH2 (dead)

Kalah is a chaotic neutral Baldur's Gate II:
Shadows of Amn (2000)
This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn campaign. / chaotic evil Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition – Shadows of Amn (2013)
This icon indicates content from the Shadows of Amn campaign of the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. gnome illusionist who has put the Circus Tent under his control.

Background

Kalah was hired as the Athkatla circus' illusionist and he was performing onstage when his spell fizzled and the audience started laughing at his ineptitude. This fueled Kalah's anger and somehow he transformed the tent's interior into a palace full of malevolent illusions and evil Shadows. Kalah himself took the appearance of an Ogre Mage and killed most of the spectators and personnel in revenge for laughing at him, leaving only few alive:

• Aerie, who was turned into an ogre
• Hannah, who was turned into a giant spider
• Quayle, who was turned into a mustard jelly

When the party finally reaches the third floor of the tent, he will greet Gorion's Ward and mock Aerie (if she is in the party) by torturing her "Uncle" Quayle. He will then initiate combat, assisted by two shadows and an illusionary werewolf.

Upon defeating him, the illusions cast over the circus tent will fall apart. Kalah will show no remorse for what he has done, cursing Gorion's Ward's party for defeating him in his dying breath. Where he got his powers from will remain unknown (see Mod content for a possible answer for that mystery).

Related quests

• Investigate the circus tent

Mod content

This section is about unofficial content that is only available via fan-made mods.

Mods

Installation of the Unfinished Business (Baldur's Gate II) mod and the Kalah & What He Was Promised component adds a side quest to this Circus Tent business.

Sword Coast Stratagems revises Kalah, especially with the "Smarter Mages" componet. The Illusionist gets a mostly different repertoire of memorized spells to use, and also a Minor Sequencer with a double Charm Person spell. Kalah will open up hostilities with the Minor Sequencer at your PC, and instantly protect self with Protection From Normal Missiles, Mirror Image, Armor and Stoneskin.

If the Spell Revisions mod is installed, then Kalah's spells will be the SR versions.

Gallery

Portraits from Portraits Portraits Everywhere

Kalah when you first face him is a huge Ogre, and says "At them, my shadows! If they be fools, my other beasts shall strike them down! If not, the task shall fall to you, my shades. The circus now truly begins!"

Kalah, after defeat and his grand illusion is no more, he sputters "Nooooooo! *cough* *cough* *cough* This isn't what was supposed to happen! This isn't what was promised to me!"