Template name: morden_vaarth_melee_forest_stats
Enslaved centuries ago by a long-vanished civilization, the Va'arth vow to never forget their past oppression. Preferring to keep their bonds as a reminder, they use chains of metal to decorate their soldiers, using them as a badge of honor.
The start of the game’s own Bestiary text.
- Game
- Base Dungeon Siege II and Broken World (Broken World can play the base campaign)
- Type
- Melee
- Family
- Va'arth
- Habitat
- Encanted Forest
- Act
- Act 2
- Rank
- Strong
Drops
Strong monster drop table. Chance per kill, before Magic Find:
| Drop | Chance | Item level vs. creature level |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 18% | |
| Health potion | 8.0% | -10 to 0 |
| Mana potion | 4.8% | -10 to 0 |
| Item | 15% | -4 to +2 |
| Rare item | 1.35% | -3 to +2 |
| Unique item | 0.45% | -40 to +3 |
| Set item | 0.45% | -50 to +3 |
Confidence: Medium Read from the drop table named in the creature’s template. Fixed rewards of story bosses, quest items and what a placed monster carries are not read here. Not tested in game.
Base Dungeon Siege II
Level and strength
| Mercenary | Veteran | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level | 24 | 51 | 73 |
| Life | 1,892 | 7,076 | 13,725 |
| Damage | 147 to 245 | 450 to 750 | 813 to 1,355 |
| Defense | 82 | 177 | 265 |
| Experience | 540 | 5,038 | 36,778 |
These are the base game’s numbers. Broken World changes them: see its version below.
Confidence: Medium Worked out from the formulas in the creature’s template, for the levels the template gives. Not compared with the game’s own Bestiary screen; spawn spots may change a monster’s level.
Weaknesses and resistances
| Mercenary | Veteran | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice | +25% | +50% | +75% |
| Non-elemental | -25% | -5% | -1% |
Confidence: Medium As written in the template. A negative number means it takes more damage of that kind. Values of 100% and more are shown as given; the effect of going past 100% has not been tested.
What it can drop: Base game
451 different items can drop (the best are shown) Confidence: computed from data, not measured
| Gear | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Ring | 0.012% | 0.66% (0.53 to 0.66) | 0.0045% |
| Elaborate Ring | 0.65% (0.53 to 0.65) | 0.65% (0.53 to 0.65) | 0.66% (0.53 to 0.66) |
| Jeweled Ring | 0.66% (0.53 to 0.66) | 0.0067% | 0.0067% |
| Adorned Ring | - | 0.0022% | 0.65% (0.53 to 0.65) |
| Etched Tome | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.3) | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.3) | 0.53% (0.47 to 0.59) |
| Cryptic Cestus | - | - | 0.36% (0.15 to 0.58) |
| Elven Staff | 0.36% (0.15 to 0.58) | - | 0.36% (0.15 to 0.58) |
| Arcane Cestus | 0.36% (0.15 to 0.58) | 0.28% (0.14 to 0.42) | - |
| Kite Shield | - | - | 0.34% (0.31 to 0.42) |
| Tower Shield | 0.23% (0.21 to 0.3) | 0.25% (0.22 to 0.32) | 0.34% (0.31 to 0.42) |
| Gold Amulet | 0.23% (0.19 to 0.23) | 0.34% (0.27 to 0.34) | 0.0028% |
| Talisman | 0.0056% | 0.34% (0.27 to 0.34) | 0.0028% |
| Full Plate | 0.17% (0.15 to 0.24) | - | 0.28% (0.23 to 0.45) |
| Druid Staff | - | 0.28% (0.14 to 0.42) | - |
| Ritual Staff | - | 0.28% (0.14 to 0.42) | - |
| Elementalist Boots | 0.15% (0.12 to 0.24) | 0.28% (0.22 to 0.46) | - |
| Ancestral Boots | 0.15% (0.12 to 0.25) | - | 0.28% (0.22 to 0.46) |
| Elementalist Gloves | 0.15% (0.12 to 0.24) | 0.28% (0.22 to 0.46) | - |
| Ancestral Gloves | 0.15% (0.12 to 0.25) | - | 0.28% (0.22 to 0.46) |
| Composite Bow | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.35) | 0.22% (0.2 to 0.28) | - |
| Ironwood Bow | - | 0.22% (0.2 to 0.28) | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.35) |
| Short Bow | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.35) | - | - |
| Stalker Bow | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.35) | 0.22% (0.2 to 0.28) | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.35) |
| Swift Bow | - | - | 0.27% (0.24 to 0.35) |
| Consumables | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colossal Health Potion | - | - | 8.0% |
| Health Potion | 8.0% | - | - |
| Super Health Potion | - | 8.0% | - |
| Colossal Mana Potion | - | - | 4.8% |
| Super Mana Potion | - | 4.8% | - |
| Large Mana Potion | 2.4% | - | - |
The chance is for one kill of this creature (level 24 / 51 / 73 in Mercenary / Veteran / Elite) with magic find at 0: the chance that its drop table rolls an item of this kind, times this item’s share of the items that can come out at that level. Items with the same name are added up. Creatures of the same kind that the Bestiary lists under other names share the same drop table at their own level. Computed from the game’s drop tables, not measured. A source rolls the entries of its drop table; an entry asks the game’s item table for one item of the right class inside a level window; every matching item is equally likely (the game picks a random row, there is no rarity weight). Chance is per kill or per opening, with magic find at 0.
Where it is found
| Place | Placed | Spawned | Random encounters |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Small Cave | 4 | 4 | |
| Southern Vai'lutra Forest (side area) | 4 | 4 | |
| A Cellar Beneath the Aman'lu Tavern | 3 | ||
| Southern Vai'lutra Forest | 1 | 4 | |
| A Flooded Chamber | 4 |
Confidence: Medium From the game’s map files. How many random encounters you meet is a roll the data does not fix.
Does it count for the Bestiary?
Can be completed
Enough of them exist, or a scene or conversation gives the credit.
- Base game book
- No. 179
- Kills needed
- 5 kills
12 placed, 5 needed.
Confidence: High the audit of the data files, confirmed by the in-game kill test
In-game kill test: unlocked after 5 kills (agrees with the data audit)
Natural spawn census: seen in 3 of 10 runs, most in one region: 14. A lower bound; a run only loads the areas near the party.
Kill counts are kept separately for Mercenary, Veteran and Elite. See how the Bestiary works.
Broken World
Level and strength
| Mercenary | Veteran | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level | 24 | 57 | 83 |
| Life | 1,892 | 8,673 | 17,468 |
| Damage | 147 to 245 | 538 to 897 | 1,013 to 1,688 |
| Defense | 82 | 200 | 309 |
| Experience | 540 | 8,579 | 93,200 |
These are Broken World’s numbers: Broken World raises the levels of Veteran and Elite monsters.
Confidence: Medium Worked out from the formulas in the creature’s template, for the levels the template gives. Not compared with the game’s own Bestiary screen; spawn spots may change a monster’s level.
Weaknesses and resistances
| Mercenary | Veteran | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice | +25% | +50% | +75% |
| Non-elemental | -25% | -5% | -1% |
Confidence: Medium As written in the template. A negative number means it takes more damage of that kind. Values of 100% and more are shown as given; the effect of going past 100% has not been tested.
What it can drop: Broken World
576 different items can drop (the best are shown) Confidence: computed from data, not measured
| Gear | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adorned Ring | - | - | 0.45% (0.37 to 0.45) |
| Jeweled Ring | 0.35% (0.29 to 0.35) | 0.35% (0.28 to 0.35) | - |
| Elaborate Ring | 0.35% (0.29 to 0.35) | - | - |
| Gold Ring | 0.0079% | 0.35% (0.28 to 0.35) | - |
| Mage's Book | - | 0.28% (0.25 to 0.32) | - |
| Gilded Ring | - | - | 0.24% (0.2 to 0.24) |
| Platinum Charm | - | - | 0.24% (0.19 to 0.24) |
| Arcane Cestus | 0.19% (0.079 to 0.31) | - | - |
| Elven Staff | 0.19% (0.079 to 0.31) | 0.14% (0.062 to 0.22) | 0.13% (0.055 to 0.21) |
| Elven Longbow | - | 0.13% (0.11 to 0.17) | 0.19% (0.17 to 0.25) |
| Swift Bow | - | - | 0.19% (0.17 to 0.25) |
| Arbalest | 0.14% (0.13 to 0.19) | - | 0.19% (0.17 to 0.25) |
| Chakram | - | - | 0.19% (0.17 to 0.25) |
| Throwing Shiv | - | - | 0.19% (0.17 to 0.25) |
| Ceremonial Shield | - | - | 0.18% (0.17 to 0.21) |
| Kite Shield | - | - | 0.18% (0.17 to 0.21) |
| Ballista | - | - | 0.17% (0.15 to 0.22) |
| Spirit Cestus | - | - | 0.15% (0.069 to 0.22) |
| Yearling Staff | - | - | 0.15% (0.069 to 0.22) |
| Composite Bow | 0.14% (0.13 to 0.19) | - | - |
| Short Bow | 0.14% (0.13 to 0.19) | - | - |
| Stalker Bow | 0.14% (0.13 to 0.19) | 0.11% (0.098 to 0.15) | - |
| Mercenary Crossbow | 0.14% (0.13 to 0.19) | - | - |
| Glaive | 0.14% (0.13 to 0.19) | 0.13% (0.11 to 0.17) | - |
| Consumables | Mercenary | Veteran | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colossal Health Potion | - | - | 4.0% |
| Health Potion | 4.0% | - | - |
| Super Health Potion | - | 4.0% | - |
| Colossal Mana Potion | - | - | 4.0% |
| Super Mana Potion | - | 4.0% | - |
| Large Mana Potion | 2.0% | - | - |
The chance is for one kill of this creature (level 24 / 57 / 83 in Mercenary / Veteran / Elite) with magic find at 0: the chance that its drop table rolls an item of this kind, times this item’s share of the items that can come out at that level. Items with the same name are added up. Creatures of the same kind that the Bestiary lists under other names share the same drop table at their own level. Computed from the game’s drop tables, not measured. A source rolls the entries of its drop table; an entry asks the game’s item table for one item of the right class inside a level window; every matching item is equally likely (the game picks a random row, there is no rarity weight). Chance is per kill or per opening, with magic find at 0.
Where it is found
| Place | Placed | Spawned | Random encounters |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Small Cave | 4 | 4 | |
| Southern Vai'lutra Forest (side area) | 4 | 4 | |
| A Cellar Beneath the Aman'lu Tavern | 3 | ||
| Southern Vai'lutra Forest | 1 | 4 | |
| A Flooded Chamber | 4 |
Confidence: Medium From the game’s map files. How many random encounters you meet is a roll the data does not fix.
Does it count for the Bestiary?
Can be completed
Enough of them exist, or a scene or conversation gives the credit.
- Base game book
- No. 179
- Kills needed
- 5 kills
12 placed, 5 needed.
Confidence: High the audit of the data files, confirmed by the in-game kill test
In-game kill test: unlocked after 5 kills (agrees with the data audit)
Natural spawn census: seen in 3 of 10 runs, most in one region: 14. A lower bound; a run only loads the areas near the party.
Kill counts are kept separately for Mercenary, Veteran and Elite. See how the Bestiary works.