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diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/dat/descript/monsters.txt b/crawl-ref/source/dat/descript/monsters.txt index 4258190ae1..72c9b7126c 100644 --- a/crawl-ref/source/dat/descript/monsters.txt +++ b/crawl-ref/source/dat/descript/monsters.txt @@ -1,4 +1,21 @@ %%%% +__N_suffix + +$"The insensible son of Pandu sank down till he reached the Naga kingdom. +Nagas, furnished with fangs containing virulent venom, bit him by +thousands. The vegetable poison, mingled in the blood of the son of the +Wind god, was neutralised by the snake-poison. The serpents had bitten +all over his frame, except his chest, the skin of which was so tough that +their fangs could not penetrate it. +"On regaining consciousness, the son of Kunti burst his bands and began +to press the snakes down under the ground. A remnant fled for life, and +going to their king Vasuki, represented, 'O king of snakes, a man drowned +under the water, bound in chords of shrubs; probably he had drunk poison. +For when he fell amongst us, he was insensible. But when we began to bite +him, he regained his senses, and bursting his fetters, commenced laying +at us. May it please Your Majesty to enquire who is.'" + -_The Mahabharata, Sambhava Parva, Section CXXVIII +%%%% & You feel a lump in the pit of your stomach. @@ -95,10 +112,22 @@ Gloorx Vloq A shadowy figure clothed in profound darkness. %%%% +greater naga + +A hybrid; human from the chest up, with a scaly, muscular torso trailing off like that of a snake. + +It looks strong an agressive. +%%%% Green Death A bloated form covered in oozing sores and exhaling clouds of lethal poison. %%%% +guardian naga + +A hybrid; human from the chest up, with a scaly, muscular torso trailing off like that of a snake. + +These nagas are often used as guardians by powerful creatures. +%%%% Harold An evil human bounty hunter. @@ -171,6 +200,10 @@ Orb Guardian A huge and glowing purple creature, created by the Orb to defend itself. %%%% +pandemonium lord + +Powerful demons inhabitting the endless halls of Pandemonium, each is different, with its own set of strengths and weaknesses. +%%%% Pit Fiend A huge winged fiend with incredibly tough skin. @@ -894,7 +927,7 @@ stuck in its teeth. %%%% large skeleton -A skeleton compelled to unlife by the exercise of necromancy. +A large skeleton compelled to unlife by the exercise of necromancy. %%%% large zombie @@ -978,21 +1011,18 @@ The embalmed and undead corpse of an ancient servant of darkness. naga A hybrid; human from the chest up, with a scaly, muscular torso trailing off like that of a snake. +%%%% +naga mage -"The insensible son of Pandu sank down till he reached the Naga kingdom. -Nagas, furnished with fangs containing virulent venom, bit him by -thousands. The vegetable poison, mingled in the blood of the son of the -Wind god, was neutralised by the snake-poison. The serpents had bitten -all over his frame, except his chest, the skin of which was so tough that -their fangs could not penetrate it. -"On regaining consciousness, the son of Kunti burst his bands and began -to press the snakes down under the ground. A remnant fled for life, and -going to their king Vasuki, represented, 'O king of snakes, a man drowned -under the water, bound in chords of shrubs; probably he had drunk poison. -For when he fell amongst us, he was insensible. But when we began to bite -him, he regained his senses, and bursting his fetters, commenced laying -at us. May it please Your Majesty to enquire who is.'" - -_The Mahabharata, Sambhava Parva, Section CXXVIII +A hybrid; human from the chest up, with a scaly, muscular torso trailing off like that of a snake. + +An eldritch nimbus trails its motions. +%%%% +naga warrior + +A hybrid; human from the chest up, with a scaly, muscular torso trailing off like that of a snake. + +It bears scars of many past battles. %%%% necromancer @@ -1246,6 +1276,14 @@ small snake The lesser dungeon snake. %%%% +small skeleton + +A skeleton compelled to unlife by the exercise of necromancy. +%%%% +small zombie + +A corpse raised to undeath by necromancy. +%%%% smoke demon A writhing cloud of smoke hanging in the air. @@ -1318,7 +1356,7 @@ swamp worm A large slimy worm, adept at swimming through the muck of this foul swamp. %%%% -tentacled monster +tentacled monstrosity A writhing mass of tentacles, all covered in putrid mucus. %%%% @@ -1462,7 +1500,3 @@ ynoxinul A demon with shiny metallic scales. %%%% -zombie - -A corpse raised to undeath by necromancy. -%%%% |