Yellow Mages

The yellow mages are mysterious people who worship and channel the old god of destruction, Gro-Goroth.

Location & Behavior
Should a Yellow Mage spot you outside of combat, it will immediately begin casting the spell Hurting. You have approximately two seconds to either move far out of range (it will not follow) or charge towards it and initiate combat. If the Yellow Mage finishes casting, the player will be inflicted with limb-loss.

Strategy
Aiming for the head is the simplest way to kill the yellow mage as it has a low HP pool and results in immediate defeat of the yellow mage. He has several strong attacks like Hurting dance (done using his feet) and a stun attack (done using his free hand).

You can, however, also acquire the Eclipse Talisman through talking with the yellow mage, which is required to recruit Nas'Hrah and Enki. After removing all his limbs, you're safe to use the skill 'Talk', as he will only pass his turns without attacking. Using the 'Can you teach me?' dialogue option will result in the yellow mage explaining that he cannot and that you may seek his master, Nas'Hrah. He then offers you the Eclipse Talisman.

Loot
Upon defeat, the player will find the mages robes empty with no corpse. He can drop the following sets of items:
 * 2 opium powders
 * Scroll of the black arts
 * A soul stone