Nina Dortmell

Nina Dortmell is a human child in the Graveyard of the Lower City.

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You're close, Myrkul - I can feel your shadow! Give my brother back, please.

„

— Nina Dortmell

Involvement

Nina stands by her brother's grave trying to resurrect him. When approached, she tells the party that her big brother Garret was murdered. She attempts to cast a spell to resurrect Garret but it fizzles out. The party can then either help her or persuade her to let him rest in peace:

• Here - this scroll might do the trick. (if the party member has a scroll of  Animate Dead)
• [ARCANA] You need to focus your power - make it a sharpened point, like the tip of an arrow. (DC 18)
• [ARCANA] The spell you're looking for is 'Raise Undead'. This is how you do it... (DC 10)
• [SCHOOL OF NECROMANCY] [STRENGTH] You wish to raise the dead? Allow me to teach you, curious child... (DC 10)
• [WIZARD] [STRENGTH] Raising a fallen creature? Paltry magic. Allow me to explain...
• [ARCHFEY] [ARCANA] Instruct the child in faerie rites of raising the dead. (DC 10)
• [GREAT OLD ONE] [ARCANA] Teach the child deep, forbidden magic to regurgitate a soul from the void. (DC 10)
• [FIEND] [ARCANA] Tell the child all you know of how fiends snatch souls from the afterlife. (DC 10)
• [THE HEXBLADE] [ARCANA] Show the child how to carve a soul out of the afterlife. (DC 10)
• [SORCERER] [ARCANA] Magic is about instinct. Trust you gut, trust your magic and the rest will flow. (DC 10)
• [PERSUASION] Your brother deserves to rest in peace - let him. (DC 15)
• [MONK] [PERSUASION] Your brother's soul is at rest - it is not fair to disturb it. Make peace with your dead, child. (DC 15)

Successfully helping her to raise her brother summons two Greater Zombies, three Zombies, two Skeletons and a unique Death Shepherd named Garret Dortmell. Aside from each undead providing individual XP rewards, completing the battle awards 1890 experience.

Alternatively, it is also possible to persuade her to let her brother rest in peace, after which the party can tell Mortarch Gracie Scyre about the young girl's acts of necromancy. This triggers a cutscene where the Mortarch offers to help honour Nina's brother and bring her peace.

Either option awards 2970 experience in tactician difficulty.^{[Needs Verification]}

Both dissuading and encouraging her to raise her brother from the dead awards the following inspiration:

•  What Remains of the Dead ( Acolyte background)
•  Good Intentions ( Urchin background)