The Claw of Kazgaroth is a very powerful item that can be equipped in the ring slot, but the power of the item is gained at high price for the character equipped with this item. It appears in Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, but also in Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear if it is imported with a character, as well as in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and in Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition if the player imports a character and the player has this item, but not the Helm of Balduran in the inventory.
Description[]
| “ | Little is known about this item, other than the claw itself was taken from the corpse of the great beast Kazgaroth. It has multiple enchantments that all become activated when the claw is worn as a ring. The image of the wearer becomes blurred and more difficult to hit with weapon or target with spells. It has one drawback, however, as it seems to fuel its power with the blood of its wearer. Because of this, the wearer of the claw will often be more sickly and therefore more suspectible to poisons. | ” |
Gameplay[]
This item, unlike The Horn of Kazgaroth, is cursed and may not be removed without the Remove Curse spell. The item draws its power from the life force of the wearer and as a result, Constitution is lowered by two points and a -4 penalty saving throws vs. paralysis/poison/death is incurred, making the wearer less resistant to poison and disease.
Because halflings, gnomes and dwarves have a saving throw bonus depending on the Constitution character ability, the saving throw bonus could be lower and the penalty to death saving throws even higher than expected under certain circumstances. At least in the current EE version, this is not a concern; "shorty saves" seem to be calculated off base Constitution and not the value after being altered by any items, meaning the Claw's Constitution debuff will not affect them at all.
In return for all these drawbacks, the wearer receives a blurred image, just like with the Cloak of Displacement, which makes all attacks directed to him/her less accurate. The claw also gives bonuses to the other four saving throws, except vs Paralysis/Poison/Death, by +3, an armor class bonus of +1 and a missile armor class bonus of +4. This item is sold by Thalantyr the Conjurer at the High Hedge Estate and despite the cursed nature, it is still an expensive ring.
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Mod content[]
This section is about unofficial content that is only available via fan-made mods.
The White Queen mod reintroduces this item into Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and the EE version as part of this quest modification adventure.
External links[]
- Claw of Kazgaroth on the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms.