Shyressa

Shyressa is a Vampire (Elder) and a member of the Twisted Rune. When Gorion's Ward and party accidently enter the Twisted Rune Hideout, they will be greeted by the lich Shangalar. After a brief conversation, he will call forth Shyressa and other members of the organization to dispose of you - the intruders.

Although she is configured to be an Elder Vampire by Hit points and Experience level, she actually has the standard vampire regeneration rate, and level drain attack. Perhaps a developer oversight.

She can still use the Vampire Domination and Vampire Fear innate abilities.

See also[]

• Layene
• Revanek
• Shangalar
• Vaxall

Bugs[]

• Baldur's Gate II:
  Shadows of Amn (2000)
  This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn campaign. In the original Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Shyressa is of male sex. This is fixed in the Enhanced Edition.
• She has the basic vampire regeneration rate instead of the more advanced Elder Vampire version.

Mod content[]

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

Installation of Sword Coast Stratagems mod revises Shyressa. She is now a Vampire (Ancient), and a level 13/13 Fighter / Thief with 167 Hit Points and improved THAC0 and one extra Attacks per round raising her melee to 3. Her Dexterity and Intelligence are raised to 20 and 19 respectively. Her Armor Class is improved, at least +3 enchanted weapons are required to hit her, and she regenerates 1 HP per second.

Have a look at the Vampire page and the "Mod content" section for an overview of what abilities are available through an SCS installation with the "Improved Vampire" component.

Shyressa has three innate abilities, including Vampire Domination, Vampire Fear, the SCS only "Mesmerize" ability which might induce a Feeblemind effect.

She can shape change into a Bat or a Wolf form at will, and back into normal form as required.

She can summon "Children of the Night" creatures such as Bats, Rats and Wolves, and create a "Cloud of Bats" which behaves similarly to a Summon Insects spell.

She is "armed" with two different melee attack weapons. If the target is protected from Level drain, she can instead use a "Blood drain" attack that reduces Constitution instead.

External Links[]

• Shyressa on the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms.