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Essence Interrupter
Rng	Atk Time	Rec Time	Pen	Dmg
12m	0.7s	4s	8	18-31
Accurate: +5 Accuracy Unfit For Melee: -10 Deflection against Melee weapons Exceptional: +30% Damage, +8 Accuracy, +2 Penetration Experimental Souls: Critical Hits with this weapon transfer experimental soul energy into the target, morphing them into a sentient creature when the target dies Charged Copper: Deals Best of Pierce/Shock Initiative: 4 (in turn-based mode)

Essence Interrupter is a unique Weapon in Pillars of Eternity 2.

Critics of soul manipulation disparage animancy as a reckless perversion of the natural order. While these arguments are often steeped in political animus, every once in a while they hit the mark.

Such is the case with the Essence Interrupter, the product of an ambitious but unorthodox outcast of the Brackenbury Sanitarium. The inventor hypothesized a surefire method to Awaken kith souls by applying an instant jolt of spiritual stimulus to the cranium. Once he modified a hunting bow to unleash projectiles of charged adra and copper, he set up a market stall in Spirento where he promised compensation to anyone who participated in his study.
After calmly shooting arrows between the eyes of two test subjects, the animancer was taken into custody. Authorities never recovered his bow, which to this day reflects something of its inventor's unethical eccentricity.

Essence Interrupter Location/Where to find

Location: Port Maje (Added in patch 2.0)
- Acquisition: Essence Interrupter is sold by the merchant, Henric.

Essence Interrupter Quality

Players can only upgrade a Unique Weapon's Quality to a higher tier level. Upgrading the Quality only affects the Damage by 15%, Accuracy by 4 points, and Penetration by 1 point.

Fine

+15 Damage
+4 Accuracy
+1 Penetration
Cost: 1,000
Ingredients needed:
- Pyrite x1
- Ta Ondra Tara x1
- Peridot x1

Exceptional

+30 Damage
+8 Accuracy
+2 Penetration
Cost: 5,000
Ingredients needed:
- Peridot x1
- Ta Ondra Tara x1
- Pyrite x1

Superb

+45 Damage
+12 Accuracy
+3 Penetration
Cost: 15,000
Ingredients needed:
- Peridot x1
- Ta Ondra Tara x1
- Pyrite x1

Legendary

+60 Damage
+16 Accuracy
+4 Penetration
Cost: 30,000
Ingredients needed:
- Reagent x1
- Adra Ban x2
- Emerald x2

Essence Interrupter Unique Enchantment Upgrades

Enchantments play a vital role in a player's equipment, these Enchantments provide different special effects that can be used as an advantage in battle. Some Unique Weapons carry multiple Enchantments that players may equip and some Unique Weapons only has one Enchantment. These Enchantments can only be found in Unique Items and can be upgraded if needed.

Players can unlock all of the upgrades listed for a Unique Weapon's Enchantment, however, some upgrades replace the current enchantment, and some can be stacked as bonus effects. By doing this, players must have the required ingredients and sufficient Copper Pands (CP) to be able to craft their preferred upgrade.

Experimental Souls

Possible Upgrades below.

Electrical Conduit	Soul Diplomacy
+5% Damage as Shock (Increases with Metaphysics)	Replaces: Experimental Souls Now creatures are always allies
Cost: 6,000 Ingredients needed: Velune x2, Xaurip Tongue x2, Binding Copper x2	Cost: 6,000 Ingredients needed: Adra Ban x2, Awakened Adra x2, Binding Copper x2

Tethered Souls	Thermal Conduit
Replaces: Experimental Souls Now creatures live twice as long	+5% Damage as Burn (Increases with Metaphysics)
Cost: 6,000 Ingredients needed: Adra Ban x2, Awakened Root x2, Binding Copper x2	Cost: 6,000 Ingredients needed: Ruby x2, Primal Flame x2, Binding Copper x2