Talic
Talic is one of the three Barbarian statues that come to life and must be defeated in the Rite of Passage quest. He boasts and flaming sword and fiery red armor, and can use the Whirlwind skill to land multiple hits with one flaming pass.
Prior to v1.09, Talic and the other Ancients were much fiercer, since they gained random Monster Modifiers, and they could stack up numerous bonuses on hell, and often had 2 or 3 immunities each. Players frequently had to use a town portal to reset the level and try again until they "rerolled" properties on the Ancients that could be dealt with.
In the current v1.11 version they are no longer randomized, and have preset properties like the Act Bosses. This makes them predictable, less dangerous, and somewhat less fun.
- Talic has 0% blocking on all difficulty levels, despite carrying a shield.
- Talic can not be chilled or frozen on any difficulty level.
- Talic is always highly resistant to fire, and is immune to fire on Hell difficulty.
Stats listed are sorted by difficulty level: Normal / Nightmare / Hell.
| Statistics | Defenses |
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Talic deals a mixture of fire and physical damage. He hits with a melee strike, and uses Whirlwind as well. |
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Lore
Talic is from the Western Shores of the Barbarian Kingdom. At a young age, Talic had already mastered several of the barbarian skills. He was only 19 when he was called to serve the Ancients. Before his calling, he had only heard legends of Mt. Arreat. The Kae Huron mountain range, where lies Arreat, isn't even visible from warm waters he grew up around.
One morning there was a knock at his door. It was the town elder and an old woman. They entered as his wife and young child sat at the table. The woman was introduced as Kala the Seer for Sescheron the capital city of the Barbarian Tribes. She came to bestow upon Talic the ultimate task of protecting the sacred gates to Mt. Arreat. His reward for accepting such service would be eternity atop the mountain. While it was an honor beyond comprehension to be chosen for such a role, he would never be able to return home, nor see any of his family again.
Talic rose from his chair, standing a head taller than the Seer, and told her fiercely "I won't go." He had refused. He told the Seer to choose another. Kala looked at him and said the choice was not hers to make. The Ancients had spoken to her of a young warrior in the West named Talic. That was who they wanted, that was who they chose. Talic stared long at the Seer. Then finally, he nodded slowly in agreement, turned to his wife and child, kissed them goodbye, and journeyed to Mt. Arreat.
