path: root/crawl-ref/source/dat/database/monspeak.txt

############################################################
# As of Stone Soup 0.3 the previously hardcoded monster
# speech has been outsourced. This makes changing existing
# messages, and adding new ones really easy.
#
# monspeak.txt contains the messages of monsters that "talk"
# to the player, or at least the biggest part there-of.
#
# For an explanation of how to read shout.txt and monspeak.txt
# and how to add new messages, see monster_speech.txt in the
# docs directory.
############################################################

############################################################
# Library of randomised word/phrase substitutions.
# The keys will have to be changed in the unlikely event that
# monsters are ever given names like "yells" or "begs".
############################################################
%%%%
__RESIST_OR_NOTHING

__YOU_RESIST

__NOTHING_HAPPENS
%%%%
ATTACK

ATTACK

DIE
%%%%
shouts

shouts

yells
%%%%
yells

yells

wails

cries

screams
%%%%
# for ghosts
wails

wails

shouts

says

screams
%%%%
begs

begs

pleads
%%%%
almost

almost

nearly
%%%%
moans

moans

wails
%%%%
mutters

mutters

mumbles
%%%%
blubbers

blubbers

cries
%%%%
Mommeee

Mommeee

Daddeee
%%%%
rattled

rattled

scared stiff
%%%%
pointless

pointless

senseless

useless
%%%%
ploy

ploy

trick
%%%%
smoke_or_steam

smoke

steam
%%%%
############################################################
# Library of speeches for types of monsters, like priests,
# wizards, guards and so on.
############################################################
%%%%
_high_priest_

@_high_priest_common_@

w:5
@_high_priest_medium_@

w:1
@_high_priest_rare_@
%%%%
_high_priest_common_

SPELL:@The_monster@ prays.

SPELL:@The_monster@ mumbles some strange prayers.

SPELL:@The_monster@ intones a terrible prayer.

@The_monster@ starts to sing a prayer.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "All sinners must die."

%%%%
_high_priest_medium_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks excited.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ performs a strange gesture.

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "You are a heretic and must be destroyed!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You will make a fine sacrifice."

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "You must be punished!"
%%%%
_high_priest_rare_

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Right in the middle of my sermon, too."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "The wages of sin are death, you know."

# Mother Theresa
@The_monster@ whispers @to_foe@, "Deep inside, it's sometimes so empty."
## END _high_priest_ ##
%%%%
_mercenary_guard_

@_mercenary_guard_common_@

w:5
@_mercenary_guard_medium_@

w:1
@_mercenary_guard_rare_@
%%%%
_mercenary_guard_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks very unfriendly.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks very cold.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins evilly.

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "One false step and I'll kill you."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'm going to kill you!  Now!"

@The_monster@ shouts, "You will never get the Orb!" @player_only@

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "No trespassing is allowed here."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Drop everything you've found here and return home."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Return every stolen item!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Intruder!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "You must be punished!"
%%%%
_mercenary_guard_medium_

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Now you've reached the end of your journey."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "It's nothing personal."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Coming here was your last mistake."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "The best offense is a good offense."

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Return immediately or I'll kill you!"
%%%%
_mercenary_guard_rare_

@The_monster@ says, "A dead adventurer is a good adventurer." @player_only@

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "It's the end of the party!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Surrender and die!"

## END _mercenary_guard_ ##
%%%%
_wizard_

@_wizard_common_spell_@
@_fake_spell_effect_@

w:8
@_wizard_medium_@

w:1
@_wizard_rare_@
%%%%
_wizard_common_spell_

SPELL:@The_monster@ wildly gestures.

SPELL:@The_monster@ mumbles some strange words.

SPELL:@The_monster@ casts a spell.
%%%%
_fake_spell_effect_

w:20
@__RESIST_OR_NOTHING@

w:15
__YOU_RESIST

ENCHANT:@The_monster@ becomes transparent for a moment.

ENCHANT:@The_monster@ glows brightly for a moment.

ENCHANT:@The_monster@'s fingertips start to glow.
%%%%
_wizard_medium_

SPELL:@The_monster@ casts a spell.
ENCHANT:@The_monster@ becomes larger for a moment.

VISUAL SPELL:@The_monster@'s eyes start to glow.

VISUAL SPELL:@The_monster@ tries to paralyze @foe@ with @possessive@ gaze.

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "You can't withstand my power!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "You are history!"
%%%%
_wizard_rare_

VISUAL SPELL:@The_monster@ throws some strange powder towards @foe@.

SPELL:@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Argatax netranoch dertex."

SPELL:@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Dogrw nutew berg."

SPELL:@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Entram moth deg ulag!"

## END _wizard_ ##
%%%%
_hostile_adventurer_

@_hostile_adventurer_common_@

w:5
@_hostile_adventurer_rare_@
%%%%
_hostile_adventurer_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ frowns.

@The_monster@ screams, "I was here first!" @player_only@

@The_monster@ screams, "The Orb is mine!" @player_only@

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Go away or die!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Die!"
%%%%
_hostile_adventurer_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks very upset.

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Return home!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Give me all your treasure!"

@The_monster@ screams, "You will never get the Orb!" @player_only@

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "First you have to pass me!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I hate you!"

@The_monster@ laughs @at_foe@, "I am free! Free to kill you!"
## END _hostile_adventurer_ ##
%%%%
_friendly_imp_

@_friendly_imp_common_@

w:6
@_friendly_imp_rare_@
%%%%
_friendly_imp_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ jumps up and down with excitement.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins impishly at you.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ picks up some beetles from the @surface@ and offers them to you.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ blows smoke rings.

@The_monster@ says, "OK, boss!"

@The_monster@ says, "The Orb is all yours."

@The_monster@ says, "Isn't this more fun with friends?"
%%%%
_friendly_imp_rare_

@The_monster@ says, "Uh-oh!  Wait.  OK."

@The_monster@ says, "You're so much nicer than my last boss."

@The_monster@ shouts, "Stay back!  It could be a @ploy@!"

@The_monster@ shouts, "Over here!  I found it!"

@The_monster@ says, "Just tell me who NOT to kill."

## END _friendly_imp_ ##
%%%%
_hostile_imp_

@_hostile_imp_common_@

w:7
@_hostile_imp_rare_@

%%%%
_hostile_imp_common_

@The_monster@ laughs crazily.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins evilly.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ lashes @possessive@ tail.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grinds @possessive@ teeth.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ breathes @smoke_or_steam@ at @foe@.

%%%%
_hostile_imp_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ spits at @foe@.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ picks up a beetle and eats it.

@The_monster@ sputters.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ disappears for a moment.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ summons a swarm of flies.

## END _hostile_imp_ ##
%%%%
_demon_taunt_

@The_monster@ @says@ @to_foe@, "@demon_taunt@"
%%%%
_imp_taunt_

@The_monster@ @says@ @to_foe@, "@imp_taunt@"
##########################################
# Messages by monster body shape
##########################################
%%%%
default stupid friendly humanoid

__NONE
%%%%
default stupid fleeing humanoid

__NONE
%%%%
default stupid silenced humanoid

__NONE
%%%%
default stupid confused humanoid

__NONE
%%%%
default silenced confused humanoid

w:40
VISUAL:@The_monster@ gestures wildly.

w:20
VISUAL:@The_monster@ says something but you don't hear anything.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks confused.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins evilly.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ smiles happily.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ cries.
## END silenced confused humanoid ##
%%%%
default fleeing silenced humanoid

@_fleeing_silenced_common_@

w:5
@_fleeing_silenced_rare_@
%%%%
_fleeing_silenced_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ glances furtively about.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ seems to say something.
%%%%
_fleeing_silenced_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ opens @possessive@ mouth, as if shouting.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ frantically looks around.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ ponders the situation.
## END fleeing silenced humanoid ##
%%%%
default friendly silenced humanoid

w:6
@_friendly_silenced_common_@

w:4
@_friendly_silenced_rare_@
%%%%
_friendly_silenced_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ gives you the thumbs up.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ says something you can't hear.
%%%%
_friendly_silenced_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks at you.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ waves at you.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ smiles happily.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ winks at you.
## END friendly silenced humanoid ##
%%%%
default silenced humanoid

w:6
@_silenced_humanoid_common_@

w:4
@_silenced_humanoid_rare_@
%%%%
_silenced_humanoid_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ says something but you don't hear anything.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ gestures.
%%%%
_silenced_humanoid_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ gestures obscenely.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks angry.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ seems to be listening.
## END silenced humanoid ##
%%%%
default friendly confused humanoid

@_friendly_confused_common_@

w:8
@_friendly_confused_medium_@

w:3
@_friendly_confused_rare_@
%%%%
_friendly_confused_common_

@The_monster@ screams, "Help!"

@The_monster@ shouts, "What's happening?!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ cries.

@The_monster@ laughs crazily.
%%%%
_friendly_confused_medium_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins madly.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks very confused.

@The_monster@ mumbles something.

@The_monster@ giggles crazily.

@The_monster@ screams, "@player_name@!  What's going on?!"

@The_monster@ prays for help.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ ponders the situation.
%%%%
_friendly_confused_rare_

@The_monster@ shouts, "I'm losing control!"

@The_monster@ shouts, "Yeah!"

@The_monster@ sings.

@The_monster@ screams, "@player_name@!  Help!"

@The_monster@ says, "@player_name@, I'm a little confused!"
## END friendly confused humanoid ##
%%%%
default confused humanoid

@_confused_humanoid_common_@

w:7
@_confused_humanoid_medium_@

w:4
@_confused_humanoid_rare_@
%%%%
_confused_humanoid_common_

w:20
VISUAL:@The_monster@ gestures wildly.

@The_monster@ shouts, "What's happening?!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ cries.

@The_monster@ laughs crazily.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins madly.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks very confused.

@The_monster@ mumbles something.
%%%%
_confused_humanoid_medium_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ ponders the situation.

@The_monster@ says, "I'm a little confused."

@The_monster@ asks, "Where am I?"

@The_monster@ says, "Why is everything spinning?"

@The_monster@ screams, "I'll kill you anyway!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ covers @possessive@ eyes.
%%%%
_confused_humanoid_rare_

@The_monster@ yells, "Get them off me!"

@The_monster@ shouts, "NO!"

@The_monster@ shouts, "YES!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ shakes.

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "Who are you?"

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "What the hell are we doing here?  Hmm, I see..."

@The_monster@ cries, "My head! MY HEAD!!!"

@The_monster@ screams, "NO!  I can't bear this much noise."

## END confused humanoid ##
%%%%
default friendly fleeing humanoid

@_friendly_fleeing_common_@

w:5
@_friendly_fleeing_rare_@
%%%%
_friendly_fleeing_common_

w:20
VISUAL:@The_monster@ tries to hide somewhere.

@The_monster@ screams, "Help!"

@The_monster@ shouts, "Cover me!"

@The_monster@ screams, "@player_name@!  Help me!"

@The_monster@ prays for help.
%%%%
_friendly_fleeing_rare_

@The_monster@ @shouts@, "WAIT FOR ME, @player_name@!  Could you help me?"

@The_monster@ cries, "Don't forget your friends!"

@The_monster@ shouts, "Please protect me!"

## END friendly fleeing humanoid ##
%%%%
default fleeing humanoid

@_fleeing_humanoid_common_@

w:5
@_fleeing_humanoid_rare_@
%%%%
_fleeing_humanoid_common_

w:20
VISUAL:@The_monster@ gives up.

w:20
@The_monster@ @yells@, "Help!"

# This one won't work for nagas.
VISUAL:@The_monster@ @almost@ stumbles in trying to escape.

@The_monster@ prays for help.

@The_monster@ @mutters@, "Of all the rotten luck!"

@The_monster@ @moans@, "Oh dear!  Oh dear!"

@The_monster@ @begs@ @to_foe@, "Please don't kill me!"

@The_monster@ begs for mercy.

@The_monster@ cries @to_foe@, "Mercy!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ tries to recover @possessive@ lost courage.
%%%%
_fleeing_humanoid_rare_

@The_monster@ @begs@ @to_foe@, "Why can't we all just get along?"

@The_monster@ @mutters@, "Damn and blast!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "No!  I'll never do that again!"

@The_monster@ @blubbers@, "@Mommeee@!"

@The_monster@ @begs@ @to_foe@, "Please!  I have a lot of children..."

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks really @rattled@.
## END fleeing humanoid ##
%%%%
friendly_family

@The_monster@ says, "I like you, cousin!"

@The_monster@ says, "Family always sticks together, @player_name@!"

@The_monster@ says, "@player_genus@kind's got to stick together!"

@The_monster@ shouts, "@player_genus_plural@ are the best!"

@The_monster@ says happily, "You and me, we're family."
%%%%
default friendly related humanoid

w:2
@friendly_family@

@default friendly humanoid@
%%%%
default friendly humanoid

w:4
__NONE

@_friendly_humanoid_common_@

w:4
@_friendly_humanoid_medium_@

w:1
@_friendly_humanoid_rare_@
%%%%
_friendly_humanoid_common_

@The_monster@ yells, "Run!  I'll cover you!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Die, monster!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks at you.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ smiles at you.

@The_monster@ says, "@player_name@, I like you."

VISUAL:@The_monster@ waves at you.

@The_monster@ says, "Be careful!"

@The_monster@ says, "I'll never leave you."

@The_monster@ says, "I would die for you."
%%%%
_friendly_humanoid_medium_

@The_monster@ says, "It's nice to have friends."

@The_monster@ says, "@player_name@, you are my only friend."

@The_monster@ shouts, "No mercy!  Kill them all!"

@The_monster@ says, "Don't worry.  I'm here with you."

VISUAL:@The_monster@ smiles happily.

@The_monster@ shouts, "Beware of monsters!"

%%%%
_friendly_humanoid_rare_

@The_monster@ says, "Never gonna give you up."

@The_monster@ says, "Never gonna let you down."

@The_monster@ says, "Never gonna run around and desert you."

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks friendly.
## END friendly humanoid ##
%%%%
pauses_or_stops

pauses

stops
%%%%
hound

@The_monster@ @pauses_or_stops@ to sniff the @surface@.
%%%%
friendly hound

@The_monster@ wags @possessive@ tail.

@hound@
%%%%
default insect

VISUAL:@The_monster@ waves @possessive@ antennae.
%%%%
default confused insect

VISUAL:@The_monster@ wildly waves @possessive@ antennae.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ seems to be having trouble coordinating all six of @possessive@ legs.
%%%%
default confused winged insect

VISUAL:@The_monster@ wildly waves @possessive@ antennae.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ wobbles in @possessive@ flight.
%%%%
default confused arachnid

VISUAL:@The_monster@ seems to be having trouble coordinating all eight of @possessive@ legs.
%%%%
centipede

VISUAL:@The_monster@ waves @possessive@ antennae.
%%%%
default confused centipede

VISUAL:@The_monster@ seems to be having trouble coordinating @possessive@ many legs.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ wildly waves @possessive@ antennae.
#########################################
# Speech strings by monster symbol
#########################################
%%%%
default confused 'b'

VISUAL:@The_monster@ flutters around in erratic circles.
%%%%
default 'cap-G'

VISUAL:@The_monster@ pulsates ominously.
%%%%
default 'cap-J'

VISUAL:@The_monster@ jiggles.
%%%%
default confused 'k'

SOUND:@The_monster@ buzzes around in tight circles.
%%%%
default silenced confused 'k'

VISUAL:@The_monster@ flies around in tight circles.
%%%%
'l'

@The_monster@ hisses menacingly.
%%%%
'j'

VISUAL:@The_monster@ briefly extends @possessive@ eye-stalks.
%%%%
'r'

VISUAL:@The_monster@ twitches @possessive@ whiskers.
%%%%
default confused 'r'

VISUAL:@The_monster@ runs around in a circle.
%%%%
# Excluding the moth of wrath, which being a moth doesn't buzz.
default confused 'y'

SOUND:@The_monster@ buzzes around in tight circles.
%%%%
# Statues and golems never speak unless assigned a message to their
# specific species.
default '8'

__NONE
######################
# Demon taunts
######################
%%%%
'&'

@_demon_taunt_@
%%%%
'1'

@_demon_taunt_@
%%%%
'2'

@_demon_taunt_@
%%%%
'3'

@_demon_taunt_@
%%%%
'4'

@_demon_taunt_@
#####################################
# Demons are silent when not taunting
#####################################
%%%%
default '&'

__NONE
%%%%
default '1'

__NONE
%%%%
default '2'

__NONE
%%%%
default '3'

__NONE
%%%%
default '4'

__NONE
%%%%
default '5'

__NONE
###############
# Friendly imps
###############
%%%%
# Friendly imps are very common so they speak very very rarely
friendly '5'

w:9
__NONE

w:1
@_friendly_imp_@
####################################################################
# Player ghost phrases.  Ghosts with different classes can be given
# different messages.
####################################################################
%%%%
# Only use messages that are explicitly for the player ghost, since
# other messages might seem weird coming out of it.
default player ghost

__NONE
%%%%
silenced player ghost

w:15
VISUAL SPELL:@The_monster@ stares at you.
VISUAL WARN:You feel cold.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ points at @foe@ threateningly.

w:5
VISUAL:@The_monster@ stares at @foe@ while slowly dragging a finger across @possessive@ throat.
## END silenced player ghost ##
%%%%
player ghost

@_player_ghost_common_@

w:5
@_player_ghost_medium_@

w:2
@_player_ghost_rare_@
%%%%
_player_ghost_common_

SPELL:@The_monster@ stares at @foe@.
WARN:You feel cold.

@The_monster@ lets out a mournful wail.

@The_monster@ keens inconsolably.

@The_monster@ wails.

@The_monster@ @wails@, "What have you got that I didn't have?"

@The_monster@ says very slowly, "There's no hope."

@The_monster@ @wails@, "You will never get the ORB!" @player_only@

@The_monster@ whispers, "The ORB doesn't exist." @player_only@

@The_monster@ @wails@, "They lied to you.  The Dungeon just goes down and down forever."

@The_monster@ @wails@, "You will join me soon!"

@The_monster@ @wails@, "You must not succeed where I failed!"

# Sid Vicious II
@The_monster@ whispers @to_foe@, "There is no future for you."
%%%%
_player_ghost_medium_

@The_monster@ laughs crazily.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins evilly.

@The_monster@ makes a sound of rattling chains.

@The_monster@ @wails@, "I was like you once."

@The_monster@ @wails@, "Very impressive.  But it won't help.  Nothing will."

@The_monster@ @wails@, "I have seen your future, and it is all used up."

@The_monster@ @wails@, "Do you think the gods will protect you?"

@The_monster@ screams, "I'll kill anyone who wants the ORB!" @player_only@

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Don't try to defend!  You have no chance!"

@The_monster@ screams, "Zot is a myth, the ORB is a fable, you'll soon be a tale!" @player_only@

@The_monster@ whispers, "Death is liberation."

@The_monster@ @wails@, "Death is your only future!"

@The_monster@ whispers, "Meet the emptiness of death!"

# Sid Vicious I
@The_monster@ @wails@, "There is no future for me!"

@The_monster@ whispers, "They're coming for you..."

@The_monster@ whispers, "Trust me.  Just give in."

%%%%
_player_ghost_rare_

# Hamlet
@The_monster@ @wails@, "To die, to sleep, no more."

@The_monster@ whispers, "Everlasting silence awaits you."

@The_monster@ whispers, "Death doesn't hurt.  What you feel is life."

@The_monster@ whispers, "You will understand me better in a moment."

# The Mysterious Stranger
@The_monster@ whispers, "It is all a dream - a grotesque and foolish dream."

@The_monster@ whispers, "Soon you will have time, lots of time..."
## END player ghost ##
#######################################
# Unique monsters
#######################################
%%%%
Aizul

@_Aizul_common_@

w:5

@_Aizul_rare_@
%%%%
_Aizul_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ yawns, and then pretends he didn't.

@The_monster@ says, "Feeling sleepy?"

@The_monster@ says, "I wasn't actually sleeping!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grinds his teeth.

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'll haunt your nightmares!"
%%%%
_Aizul_rare_

@The_monster@ says, "Sweet dreams!"

@The_monster@ hums a lullaby.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ stretches carefully.

@The_monster@ says, "Everybody has to sleep sometimes."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Fancy a snooze?"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ winks several times @at_foe@.
%%%%
############ AGNES ### She is trying to get money and treasure
Agnes

@_Agnes_common_@

w:5
@_Agnes_rare_@

%%%%
_Agnes_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins evilly.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I need a new robe.  I'll buy it with your money."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "How can you wear that ugly dress?"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Give me all your money!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "All treasure is mine!  Mine!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Die, beast!"
%%%%
_Agnes_rare_

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "You'll never get my money!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Give me everything and get away!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "If you give me all your money I'll let you live.  Maybe."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I want your rings!  And amulets!  And... EVERYTHING!"

@The_monster@ screams, "I hate dirty adventurers like you!" @player_only@

## END Agnes ##
%%%%
############ AZRAEL ### efreet
Azrael

@_Azrael_common_@

w:2
@_Azrael_rare_@
%%%%
adj_flammable

flammable

inflammable
%%%%
_Azrael_common_

@The_monster@ laughs insanely.

@The_monster@ howls in rage.

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Burn! Burn! All of it must BURN!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ blows smoke rings.

VISUAL: @The_monster@'s eyes look fiery.

VISUAL: @The_monster@ is momentarily hidden by a cloud of flames.
%%%%
_Azrael_rare_

@The_monster@ grins and asks @foe,@ "Are you @adj_flammable@?"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "We're having tasty @foe_genus@ kabobs tonight!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "No! No! YES! No!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ whirls about in circles.
## END Azrael ##
%%%%
############ BLORK ### In case Blork ends up polymorphed.
Blork

@Blork the orc@
%%%%
Blork the orc

@_Blork_common_@

w:5
@_Blork_rare_@
%%%%
_Blork_common_

# some chance of generic orc speech
w:20
@_generic_orc_speech_@

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins evilly.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ frowns.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks angry.

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I don't like you!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'm going to kill you!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'm much stronger than you!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'll eat your brain!  And then I'll vomit it back up!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "You are the ugliest creature I've ever seen!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Die!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'll cover the dungeon with your blood!"

%%%%
_Blork_rare_

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'll cut your head off!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'll break your legs!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'll break your arms!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'll crush all your ribs!  One by one!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'll make a cloak from your skin!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'll decorate my home with your organs!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'll drink your blood!  Soon!"
## END Blork the orc ##
%%%%
############ BORIS ### An ancient lich with the nasty habit of coming back
Boris

@_Boris_common_@

w:5
@_Boris_medium_@

w:2
@_Boris_rare_@
%%%%
_Boris_common_

VISUAL SPELL:@The_monster@ stares at you.
@_visual_fake_spell_effect_@

SPELL:@The_monster@ casts a spell.
@_warn_fake_spell_effect_@

VISUAL SPELL:@The_monster@ gestures.
@_warn_fake_spell_effect_@
%%%%
_visual_fake_spell_effect_

VISUAL WARN:You feel drained.

VISUAL WARN:You feel weakened.

VISUAL WARN:You feel troubled.
%%%%
_warn_fake_spell_effect_

WARN:Your equipment suddenly seems to weigh more.

__YOU_RESIST

WARN:Suddenly you are surrounded with a pale green light. @player_only@

WARN:You have a terrible headache.

ENCHANT:@The_monster@ speeds up.
%%%%
_Boris_medium_

@The_monster@ laughs.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You can't imagine my power."

@The_monster@ says, "Orb?  You want the Orb?  You'll never get it." @player_only@

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "My power is unlimited."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You can't kill me.  I'm immortal."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I know the secret of eternal life.  Do you?"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I know your future.  Your future is death."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Who wants to live forever?  Me."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "There's only one solution for you.  To die."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You can never win."
%%%%
_Boris_rare_

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I didn't invite you."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "The world, the flesh and the devil."

@The_monster@ says "Magic.  You know nothing about it."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'll be back."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Join the legion of my servants."
%%%%
Boris killed

@_Boris_return_common_@

w:5
@_Boris_return_rare_@
%%%%
_Boris_return_common_

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You haven't seen the last of me!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'll get you next time!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "This isn't over yet!"

@The_monster@ says, "I'll be back!"

@The_monster@ says, "This isn't the end, it's only just beginning!"
%%%%
_Boris_return_rare_

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Kill me?  I think not!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You cannot defeat me so easily!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "We will meet again!"
%%%%
Boris unsummoned

@The_monster@ says, "You can't fire me, I quit!"
## END Boris ##
%%%%
############ DISSOLUTION ### a sentient jelly who used to be human a long time ago
Dissolution

@dissolution_common@

w:5
@dissolution_speech@
%%%%
# Dissolution non-speech
dissolution_common

@The_monster@ gurgles.

@The_monster@ gurgles loudly.

@The_monster@ emits a sizzling noise.

@The_monster@ jiggles.

@The_monster@ wobbles.
%%%%
dissolution_speech

@The_monster@ says, "Join with me for eternity!"

@The_monster@ says, "Become one with my sorrow!"

@The_monster@ says, "Slime for the Slime God!"

@The_monster@ says, "Acid is thicker than water."

@The_monster@ says, "Acid to acid, slime to slime."

@dissolution_rare@
%%%%
dissolution_rare

@The_monster@ says, "We come from slime, we turn to slime."

w:1
@The_monster@ says, "From Slime we come, to Slime we go."

@The_monster@ says, "Resolve to dissolve!"

@The_monster@ presages, "An acid flood will etch off all the scum!"

w:2
@The_monster@ says, "There is a problem solver and its name is Dissolver!"
## END Dissolution ##
%%%%
############ DONALD ### An adventurer hating competition
Donald

@_hostile_adventurer_@
%%%%
############ DOWAN ### A vain elf caster, twin brother of Duvessa
Dowan

@_Dowan_common_@

w:2
@_Dowan_rare_@
%%%%
_Dowan_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ points a slender finger @at_foe@ and smirks.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "My weaknesses are her strengths!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Stay away from my face!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Magic and the sword, together, will defeat you." @player_only@

%%%%
_Dowan_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ throws and catches a handful of magical flame, then smirks.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ robes are whipped around by a magical breeze.

# Removed VISUAL - makes no sense when silenced
@The_monster@ goes cross-eyed from fumbling a word in a spell.

@The_monster@ whispers @to_foe@, "It won't be long now."

@The_monster@ hisses @to_foe@, "Insulting my beauty only makes me fight harder!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Where the sword fails, magic succeeds!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "There's a certain beauty in death, don't you think?"

@The_monster@ laughs at you. "Don't get delusional, you can't win!"

%%%%
############ DUANE ### A mercenary guarding the dungeon
Duane

@_mercenary_guard_@
%%%%
############ DUVESSA ### An over-confident elf fighter, twin sister of Dowan
Duvessa

@_Duvessa_common_@

w:2
@_Duvessa_rare_@
%%%%
_Duvessa_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ gestures towards @at_foe@ with her weapon.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "My weaknesses are his strengths!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Where magic fails, the sword succeeds!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "When magic and the sword combine, nothing stands against them."

%%%%
_Duvessa_rare_

@The_monster@ @shouts@ @to_foe@, "You can run, but you cannot escape us forever!" @player_only@

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I don't care about looks, I care about technique!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Did you see that move? Perfect!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Beauty is only skin deep, and my weapons penetrate much further than that."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Practice, practice, practice! One day you'll be as good as me." @player_only@
%%%%
############ EDMUND ### A mercenary guarding the dungeon
Edmund

@_mercenary_guard_@
%%%%
############ ERICA ### A wild tempered adventuress
Erica

@_Erica_common_@

w:5
@_Erica_rare_@
%%%%
_Erica_common_
VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks angry.

@The_monster@ laughs wildly.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'm so much better than you."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I love to fight, but killing is better."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Fast and perfect.  Such is my way of killing."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Die!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Do you want it fast or slow?!"
%%%%
_Erica_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ drinks a potion.

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Hurry, death awaits!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'll never tell where it is!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "You'll never get it!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Coming here was suicide!  For you!"
## END Erica ##
%%%%
############ EROLCHA ### An ugly ogre capable of casting
Erolcha

@_Erolcha_common_@

w:5
@_Erolcha_rare_@
%%%%
_Erolcha_common_

@The_monster@ roars.

@The_monster@ growls.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ tries to grin evilly.

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "DIE!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Lunch!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Erolcha kill you!"
%%%%
_Erolcha_rare_

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Eat!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Stand! Erolcha hit you!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Blood!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Erolcha crush your head!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Erolcha happy to kill you!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Erolcha angry!"
## END Erolcha ##
%%%%
############ EUSTACHIO ### apprentice summoner, has funny ideas about honour
Eustachio

@_Eustachio_common_@

w:5
@_Eustachio_rare_@
%%%%
_Eustachio_common_

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "At last I'll have my revenge!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Hey, you killed my favorite bat!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Summoning is fun!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "My allies will avenge me."

@The_monster@ screams, "This atrocity can only be purified with blood!"

@The_monster@ utters an oath, "I will die for my friends!"

@The_monster@ growls, "To hell with you, honour-less miscreant!"

@The_monster@ asks, "How can you live without manners, virtues and honour?"
%%%%
_Eustachio_rare_

@The_monster@ yells @at_foe@, "Perjured traitor, DIE!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ twirls @possessive@ moustache.

# doesn't really work if there are no summons nearby
#VISUAL:@The_monster@ strokes his familiar.

SPELL:@The_monster@ calls on the powers of Hell!

@The_monster@ brags, "I can call spirits from the vast deeps."
## END Eustachio ##
%%%%
############ FRANCES ### A mercenary guarding the dungeon
Frances

@_mercenary_guard_@
%%%%
# A wizard looking for body-parts as spell components
Francis

@_Francis_common_@

w:4
@_Francis_rare_@
%%%%
_Francis_common_

SPELL:@The_monster@ casts a spell.
ENCHANT:@The_monster@'s hands start to glow with a soft light.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ ponders the situation.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks for a scalpel.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ throws something at @foe@.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You've got nice eyes.  I could use them."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I only need a few of your organs!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "This won't hurt a bit."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I have something special for you."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Don't worry, I'll take only what I need."
%%%%
_Francis_rare_

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Relax, I know what I'm doing!"

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "Did you know that corpses are an important natural resource?"

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "How about a little dissection?"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Excuse me, but I need your head."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I want you in my laboratory!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "What about your heart?  Do you need it?"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Don't move!  I want to cut off your ear!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Say, could I borrow your tongue for a while?"

## END Francis ##
%%%%
############ FREDERICK ### A mercenary guarding the dungeon
Frederick

@_mercenary_guard_@

w:1
VISUAL:@The_monster@ polishes @possessive@ monocle.

%%%%
############ Gastronok ### A rather hungry wizard-slug
# Cantrip messages:
gastronok_self_buff

@_gastronok_self_buff_@
%%%%
gastronok_other_buff

@_gastronok_other_buff_@
%%%%
gastronok_debuff

@_gastronok_debuff_@
%%%%
_gastronok_self_buff_

@The_monster@ bubbles merrily.

@The_monster@ glows a brilliant shade of cerise.

@The_monster@ wobbles crazily.

@The_monster@'s eyestalks stretch out, then return to normal size.
%%%%
# When targeting other monsters.
_gastronok_other_buff_

@The_monster@ wobbles.

@The_monster@ slows momentarily.

@The_monster@ makes a slurping sound, then looks surprised.
%%%%
# Slugform affecting the player.
_gastronok_debuff_

w:20
You feel sluggish.

You feel an sudden, passing aversion to salt.

Your skin takes on a slight green cast.

# Doesn't work for Naga and transformed Merfolk.
# There's a hack in mstuff2.cc to prevent it from being used in those cases.
Your legs wobble like jelly.

w:5
You feel a sudden urge to swivel your nonexistent eyestalks around.
%%%%
# And finally, his speech.
Gastronok

@_Gastronok_common_@

w:4
@_Gastronok_rare_@
%%%%
_Gastronok_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ sloshes about.

@The_monster@ gurgles, "I'll eat you, I will!"

@The_monster@ gurgles, "A snack! A snack!"

@The_monster@ gurgles.

@The_monster@ makes a strange noise.

%%%%
_Gastronok_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@'s mouth opens, radula flailing wildly.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ is buffeted by a sudden breeze.

VISUAL:@The_monster@'s eyestalks wobble, almost dislodging @possessive@ wizard hat.

@The_monster@ gurgles, "You're how I like my food. Fast!"

@The_monster@ gurgles, "Slow down, so I can eat you."

@The_monster@ gurgles, "Are you a wizard? Wizards taste nice..."

@The_monster@ gurgles, "Huuuuuuuuuuungry!"

@The_monster@ gurgles, "It's true, you are what you eat."

@The_monster@ gurgles, "I bet you'll be tasty."
%%%%
############ GRUM ### A war dog-breeding gnoll
Grum

@_Grum_common_@

w:2
@_Grum_rare_@
%%%%
_Grum_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ bares @possessive@ teeth.

@The_monster@ grunts.

@The_monster@ says @at_foe@, "Me and my dogs will have a feast tonight..."

@The_monster@ says @at_foe@, "You look like good eating."
%%%%
_Grum_rare_

@The_monster@ shouts, "Attack!"

@The_monster@ says, "You're dog chow, @player_name@!"
## END Grum ##
%%%%
############ IJYB ### A twisted goblin
Ijyb

@_Ijyb_common_@

w:5
@_Ijyb_rare_@

%%%%
_Ijyb_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins evilly.

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Die!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Me kill you!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Me stronger than you!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "It's all mine!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Get away!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Level is mine! All mine!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "You nasty! Big nasty!"
%%%%
_Ijyb_rare_

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I cut your head off!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I dance on your bones!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Me very upset!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "No! No, no, no, no!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I no like you!"
## END Ijyb ##
%%%%
############ HAROLD ### A middle aged man, hired to kill you. He is in a hurry.
Harold

@_Harold_common_@

w:4
@_Harold_rare_@
%%%%
_Harold_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks nervous.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Stand still.  I'm trying to kill you."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Hurry up!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Die!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "DIE!  Now!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Only a few hits and it's over."

@The_monster@ sighs, "I don't have time for this!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Could you die a little faster?!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Come on!  I've got more names on my list!"
%%%%
_Harold_rare_

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You know, I'm in a hurry."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I hope you die faster."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'll finish you soon!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Don't delay it!"

@The_monster@ nervously moans @at_foe@, "This is taking ages..."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Mine is not to reason why.  Mine's to do, yours to die."
## END Harold ##
%%%%
############ ILSUIW ### a pretty merfolk witch
Ilsuiw

@_Ilsuiw_common_@

w:5
@_Ilsuiw_rare_@
%%%%
_Ilsuiw_common_

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "Won't you come swim with me?"

@The_monster@ whispers @to_foe@, "Come on in, the water's fine."

@The_monster@ sings a @strange_or_haunting@ @chanty@.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ runs @possessive@ fingers through @possessive@ long green hair.
%%%%
_Ilsuiw_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ gazes at @foe@ @hypnot_or_seductively@.

@The_monster@ sings, "To sleep, to sleep... mayhap to drown."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "It's lovely beneath the waves - you'll see!"

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "Do you dare to walk upon the beach?"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Catch me, touch me, love me, feed me!"

@The_monster@ innocently whispers @to_foe@, "Don't trust the tales, trust me!"
%%%%
hypnot_or_seductively

hypnotically

seductively
%%%%
strange_or_haunting

strange

haunting
%%%%
chanty

sea-chanty

melody
## END Ilsuiw ##
%%%%
############ JESSICA ### A sorceress disturbed by player
Jessica

@_Jessica_common_@

w:5
@_Jessica_rare_@
%%%%
_Jessica_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins evilly.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks very angry.

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "You're disturbing me!  I'll have to kill you!"

SPELL:@The_monster@ gestures wildly.

SPELL:@The_monster@ mumbles something strange.
%%%%
_Jessica_rare_

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Why did you come here?"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'm really upset."

@The_monster@ very coldly says @to_foe@, "I hate your company."

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "I don't like beings like you!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Stop bothering me, or I'll kill you!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "You are a ghastly nuisance!"
## END Jessica ##
%%%%
############ JOSEPH ### Hired to kill you
Joseph

@_Joseph_common_@

w:2
@_Joseph_rare_@
%%%%
_Joseph_common_

w:20
@_mercenary_guard_@

VISUAL:@The_monster@ smiles happily.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ tries to grin evilly.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'm happy to see you.  And I'll be happy to kill you."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I've waited for this moment for such a long time."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "It's nothing personal, but I have to kill you."

@The_monster@ says, "You will never get the Orb, sorry." @player_only@

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "I love to fight! I love killing!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'm here to kill trespassers. I like my job."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You must be punished!  Or... I want to punish you!"
%%%%
_Joseph_rare_

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "At last, some action!"

@The_monster@ sighs @at_foe@, "Being a guard is usually so boring..."

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Wow!"
## END Joseph ##
%%%%
############ JOSEPHINE ### An ugly old witch looking for someone to kill
Josephine

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins evilly.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins malevolently.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grinds @possessive@ teeth.

@The_monster@ laughs insanely.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'll make a rug of your skin."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "How about some decapitation?"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Die!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I have something special for you."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'll use your head as a decoration in my hut!"
## END Josephine ##
%%%%
############ JOZEF ### A bounty hunter
Jozef

@_Jozef_common_@

w:5
@_Jozef_rare_@
%%%%
_Jozef_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks satisfied.

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "You are @foe_name@, aren't you?"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You don't look worth it for that money."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Really sorry, but I've got to feed my family."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "It's nothing personal.  I'm paid for it!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "I'll get 500 gold for your head!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Your time has come!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Die!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "At last I found you!"
%%%%
_Jozef_rare_

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I suppose that you are @foe_name@.  Sorry if I'm wrong."

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "Did you write a testament?  You should."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "One dead @foe_name@, 500 gold pieces.  It's in my contract."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "My job is sometimes very exciting.  Sometimes..."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I think I deserve my money."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Die!  I've got more contracts today."
## END Jozef ##
%%%%
############ KHUFU ### mummy emperor with delusions of godhood
Khufu

@The_monster@ booms, "Everyone will worship Khufu but you!"

SPELL:@The_monster@ smites.

@The_monster@ declares, "When I'm finished with you, I will take on the gods!"

@The_monster@ queries, "My people built me a pyramid -- what did your people build for you?"

@The_monster@ says, "This hit and run is way beneath me."

@The_monster@ says, "I am transcendence, you are transpiration."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Your corpse would blemish any mausoleum."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You'll be the most ugly mummy ever seen."

@The_monster@ says, "I follow the Polar star."

@The_monster@ yells @to_foe@, "Into the Nile with you!"
## END Khufu ##
%%%%
############ KIRKE ### an enchantress, lover of Odysseus
Kirke

VISUAL:@The_monster@ splashes a potion @at_foe@.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ throws some @strange@ powder @at_foe@.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Odis was a nice man, you're awful."

@The_monster@ holds @possessive@ sides and says @to_foe@, "You'll eat dirt beneath my feet."

# "moly" is a magic herb, mentioned only in Kirke's myth (as an antidote to
# Kirke's potions) and in the English interjection.
@The_monster@ whispers @to_foe@, "Not even holy moly will save you."

@The_monster@ says, "Can we stop fighting?  I have some good wine for you..." @player_only@

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "You pig!  I'll make you look the way you deserve."

@_wizard_common_spell_@
@_fake_spell_effect_@
%%%%
strange

strange

weird

mysterious
### END Kirke ###
%%%%
############ LOUISE ### A mercenary guarding the dungeon
Louise

@_mercenary_guard_@
### END Louise
%%%%
############ MARGERY ### A powerful sorceress, guarding the ORB
Margery

@_Margery_common_@

w:5
@_Margery_rare_@
%%%%
spell_colour

red

blue

green
%%%%
_Margery_spell_results_

ENCHANT:@The_monster@ is surrounded with an aura of power.

ENCHANT:@The_monster@ becomes transparent for a moment.

ENCHANT:@The_monster@'s hands start to glow.
%%%%
bad_effect

weakened

cursed

doomed
%%%%
_Margery_common_

VISUAL SPELL:@The_monster@ gestures.

SPELL:@The_monster@ casts a spell.
@_Margery_spell_results_@

VISUAL SPELL:@The_monster@'s eyes start to glow with a @spell_colour@ light.

VISUAL SPELL:@The_monster@ gestures.
VISUAL WARN:You feel @bad_effect@.

w:5
VISUAL SPELL:@The_monster@ throws some purple powder towards you.
VISUAL WARN:You feel @bad_effect@.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Die!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "You must be punished!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "You can't withstand my power!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "All trespassers must die!"

%%%%
_Margery_rare_

SPELL:@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Ergichanteg reztahaw!"
WARN:You feel really bad.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks very self-confident.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You are dead."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "You'll have to get past me!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "You are doomed!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Nothing can help you."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Death is my middle name!"

@The_monster@ screams, "The ORB is only a tale, but I will kill you anyway!" @player_only@
## END Margery
%%%%
############ MAUD ### A warrior princess looking for the sword "Entarex".
Maud

@_Maud_common_@

w:5
@_Maud_rare_@
%%%%
_Maud_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ frowns.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks upset.

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "'Entarex' is mine!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "You can't face my power!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Give me that sword!  Immediately!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Your life or 'Entarex'!  You must choose!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I want it!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Die, you thief!"
%%%%
_Maud_rare_

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Submit or die!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Give me 'Entarex'!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "If you give me 'Entarex', I'll let you live!"

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "Will you think of me as you die?"

## END Maud ##
%%%%
############ MAURICE ### A thief.
Maurice

@_Maurice_common_@

w:6
@_Maurice_medium_@

w:2
@_Maurice_rare_@
%%%%
_Maurice_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ tries to hide in the shadows.

@The_monster@ shouts, "HAHA!"

@The_monster@ says, "Nice gear. Can I borrow some?"

@The_monster@ shouts, "Mine, all mine!"

%%%%
_Maurice_medium_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks sneaky.

@The_monster@ says, "Lost something?"

@The_monster@ says, "Very interesting."

@The_monster@ says, "Have you got some gold to spare?"
%%%%
_Maurice_rare_

@The_monster@ says, "Betcha didn't see that coming, eh?"

@The_monster@ says to @foe@, "Money or life? Never mind, I think I'll take both."

@The_monster@ says, "Killing adventurers and taking their stuff. It's what I do."
%%%%
# Triggered when Maurice tries to steal something, but doesn't find anything.
Maurice nonstealing

@The_monster@ grunts, "Curses!"

@The_monster@ mutters, "Now where did you hide it?"

@The_monster@ groans, "What are you, a monk?"
%%%%
############ MENKAURE ### A mummy whose rest you've disturbed
Menkaure

@_Menkaure_common_@

w:2
@_Menkaure_rare_@
%%%%
_Menkaure_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@'s bandages flutter.

@The_monster@ whispers in an indecipherable tongue.

@The_monster@ @wails@, "Why can't you leave me to my rest?"
%%%%
_Menkaure_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ forgets how to to speak, silenced by the ages.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ gestures ominously @at_foe@.

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "You disturbed my rest! Die!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "From dust you came, to dust you will return."

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "The sands of time shall wipe you from history!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "The curse of the Pharaohs be upon you!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ draws the symbol "Udjat" in the dust.
## END Menkaure ##
%%%%
############ MICHAEL ### Loner spell-caster
Michael

@_Michael_common_@

w:5
@_Michael_rare_@
%%%%
_Michael_common_

SPELL:@The_monster@ mumbles some strange words.

SPELL:@The_monster@ gestures wildly.

VISUAL SPELL:@The_monster@ points at @foe@.
VISUAL:__YOU_RESIST

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks very angry.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ frowns.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks angry.

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Get away!  Or better yet, die!"
%%%%
_Michael_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ drinks a potion.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ shakes with wrath.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You really are a nuisance."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I want to be alone!"

%%%%
############ MURRAY ### A disembodied skull.
Murray

@_Murray_common_@

w:5
@_Murray_rare_@
%%%%
_Murray_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ rolls in a circle.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ rolls around.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ spins like a top.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins evilly.

@The_monster@ laughs evilly.

@The_monster@'s teeth chatter loudly.

@The_monster@ cackles @at_foe@, "I will rule the world!"
%%%%
_Murray_rare_

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You're the second biggest fool I've ever met!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "If I had legs, you would be dead twenty times over!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Give me your head, so I can impale it on a pike!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Let the forces of evil and voodoo overcome you!"

@The_monster@ yells @at_foe@, "I'm a mighty demonic power!"

@The_monster@ yells @at_foe@, "My visage is famous all over the dungeon!"
## END Murray ##
%%%%
silenced Murray

VISUAL:@The_monster@ rolls in a circle.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ rolls around.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ spins like a top.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins evilly.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ seems to say something.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ says something you can't hear.  It was probably not a compliment. @player_only@
## END silenced Murray ##
%%%%
############ NERGALLE ### ugly orc sorceress
Nergalle

@_Nergalle_common_@

@_Nergalle_rare_@
%%%%
_Nergalle_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grimaces horribly.

@The_monster@ mutters something to herself.

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "There's a tasty morsel, hm?"
%%%%
_Nergalle_rare_

@The_monster@ yells @at_foe@, "What are YOU looking at?"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Kill, kill, my pretties!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "THAT's why. How awful. You!"

@The_monster@ blows @possessive@ nose.
## END Nergalle ##
%%%%
############ NESSOS ### evil centaur
Nessos

@_Nessos_common_@

w:3
@_Nessos_rare_@
%%%%
_Nessos_common_

@The_monster@ pounds the earth with @possessive@ hooves.

@The_monster@ intently looks at @foe@, slowly moving @possessive@ tail.

@The_monster@ stands on @possessive@ hind legs for a moment.

@The_monster@ prepares to charge into full speed.
%%%%
_Nessos_rare_

@The_monster@ says, "Study your classics!'

@The_monster@ says, "I'll learn you. I'll learn you yet!"

@The_monster@ says, "Even if you were a mare, I'd kill you!"

@The_monster@ shouts, "I'm half man! Half horse! And all stone-cold KILLER!"

w:1
@The_monster@ says, "Hold still for a moment, will you? I've got a trick shot I want to try here."

w:1
@The_monster@ says, "I schooled the Big Guy. You'll be no problem."

w:1
@The_monster@ tries to tell @foe@ a complicated story about hydras, @possessive@ blood, and marriage.
## END NESSOS
%%%%
############ NIKOLA ### A brilliant scientist obsessed with electricity.
Nikola

@The_monster@ yells, "Danger! Danger! High voltage!"

@The_monster@ says, "There's a spark of magic in your eyes."

@The_monster@ raves, "Can you feel it? Can you feel it? CAN YOU FEEL IT?"

@The_monster@ warns, "If you see one of my golems, approach with caution, they bite."
%%%%
############ NORBERT ### A skilled warrior looking for some fame.  More kills = more fame.
Norbert

@_Norbert_common_@

w:5
@_Norbert_rare_@
%%%%
_Norbert_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ smiles happily.

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "Did you write a will?  You should."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I love killing ugly monsters like you."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Another dead monster... It must be my lucky day!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Die, monster!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Blood and destruction!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Pray, because you'll die soon!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Your time has come!"
%%%%
_Norbert_rare_

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "A pity your head will make such an ugly trophy."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You know, it's an honour to die by my hand."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'm sorry but you don't have a chance."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'm a hero!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "YES!  Another notch!"

## END Norbert ##
%%%%
############ NORRIS ### An enlightened but crazy man
Norris

@_Norris_common_@

w:5
@_Norris_rare_@
%%%%
_Norris_common_

SPELL:@The_monster@ mumbles some mantras.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ is surrounded with an aura of peace.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ smiles at @foe@.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks relaxed.

@The_monster@ sings, "Peace now, freedom now! Peace now, freedom now!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Life is just suffering. I'll help you."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Death is just a liberation!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Feel free to die. It's a great thing."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Breathe deeply."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "It's all maya."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Drop out!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Peace! I bring you eternal peace!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Free your soul! Die!"
%%%%
_Norris_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks very balanced.

@The_monster@ sings, "Hare Rama, Hare Krishna!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "After death you'll find inner peace."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Don't resist. I'll do it for you."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "OHM MANI PADME HUM!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "The Orb is only a myth. Forget about it." @player_only@

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "This is called Combat Meditation."

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "What is the sound of one hand?"

@The_monster@ sighs @at_foe@, "Enlightenment is such responsibility."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Enter NIRVANA! Now!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Love! Eternal love!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Blow your mind!"
## END Norris ##
%%%%
############ POLYPHEMUS ### The King of the Cyclopes from Homer's Odyssey!
# (A cyclops watching over a herd of yaks.)
Polyphemus

@_Polyphemus_common_@

w:5
@_Polyphemus_rare_@
%%%%
_Polyphemus_common_

# Speech by freakingretard:
# In the original text, it seems his speech was quite eloquent.
# In the movie, I hear he speaks stupidly, as an unintelligent brute
# would. This speech is a compromise, as it reflects neither. :)

VISUAL:@The_monster@ glares at @foe@ with @possessive@ lone eye.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ wildly rolls @possessive@ eye at @foe@.

@The_monster@ @shouts@ loudly for @possessive@ pets to attack!

@The_monster@ @shouts@ @at_foe@, "You will make a great snack!"

@The_monster@ @shouts@, "Attack, my pets! Attack!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Trying to escape from me is @pointless@!"
%%%%
_Polyphemus_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ seems to be sizing @foe@ up for @possessive@ next meal.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ stomps at the @surface@ furiously.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks around for something heavy to throw at @foe@.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Do you like to play 'catch'?"

#I suppose this line may not fit if the player is of certain species...
@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "@foe_genus@ for dinner? Sounds delicious!"
## END Polyphemus ##
%%%%
############ PRINCE RIBBIT ### Prince turned into frog
Prince Ribbit

@_Prince_Ribbit_common_@

w:2
@_Prince_Ribbit_rare_@
%%%%
_Prince_Ribbit_common_

@The_monster@ croaks regally.

@The_monster@ lets out a mournful croak.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ hops awkwardly around.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ catches a @_frog_food_@ with @possessive@ tongue.
%%%%
_Prince_Ribbit_rare_

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "Just a little smooch?"

@The_monster@ sighs @at_foe@, "It's not easy being green!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You're just another fly to me."

VISUAL:@The_monster@ winks @at_foe@ and puckers @possessive@ lips.
%%%%
_frog_food_

fly

w:5
butterfly

moth

mosquito

w:2
spider

wasp

centipede

millipede

w:1
small bird

mouse

baby bat

blue-tailed skink
## END Prince Ribbit ##
%%%%
############ PSYCHE ### An insane sorceress
Psyche

@_Psyche_common_@

w:5
@_Psyche_rare_@
%%%%
_Psyche_common_

@The_monster@ giggles crazily.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ cries.

@The_monster@ sings.

@The_monster@ sings a strange song.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Please, could you die a little faster?"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'm a bad girl, but I can't do anything about it."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'm so lonely.  Only corpses are my friends."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Once you're dead we can play together!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'll kill you and take you home."

@The_monster@ cries, "I hate blood and violence."

@The_monster@ cries @to_foe@, "You've killed my pet!"
%%%%
_Psyche_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ smiles happily.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ stares at @foe@ for a moment.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ bursts into tears.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ sucks @possessive@ thumb.

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "YOU ARE VIOLATING AREA SECURITY!!!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Peace! Flowers! Freedom! Dead adventurers!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Well, maybe I'm a bit nutty, but who cares?!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "I'm not crazy, you are!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "I hope that you are sorry for that!"

# Copyright U2?
@The_monster@ whispers @to_foe@, "Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me."
## END Psyche ##
%%%%
############ PURGED ### A teased troll
Purgy

@_Purgy_common_@

w:5
@_Purgy_rare_@
%%%%
_Purgy_common_

@The_monster@ snarls @at_foe@, "Go! Away!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks around nervously.

@The_monster@ hisses menacingly.

@The_monster@ snarls @at_foe@, "My home! Leave!"
%%%%
_Purgy_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grits @possessive@ teeth.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ clenches @possessive@ claws.

@The_monster@ hisses @at_foe@, "I bite!"

@The_monster@ pleads @to_foe@, "Don't hit me!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks very sad for a moment.
%%%%
############ RUPERT ### A crazy adventurer
Rupert

@_Rupert_common_@

w:5
@_Rupert_rare_@
%%%%
_Rupert_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks excited.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks confused.

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Die, monster!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Give me the Holy Grail!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "You killed all those lovely monsters, you murderer!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Hurray!"
%%%%
_Rupert_rare_

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "You're a monster, aren't you?"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "My Mum always said: 'Kill them all'."

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "I'm a great and powerful hero!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Get ready!  I'll kill you!  Or something like that..."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Red!  No, blue!"
## END Rupert ##
%%%%
############ ROXANNE ### a sapphire statue of an earth mage
Roxanne

@_Roxanne_common_@

w:5
@_Roxanne_medium_@

w:1
@_Roxanne_rare_@
%%%%
_Roxanne_common_

@The_monster@ mutters, "When I said I wanted to live forever... this was not what I had in mind."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "At least I didn't end up somewhere with nobody to talk to."

@The_monster@ wails, "NOOOO!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Come nearer, honey, I don't have a heart of stone."

w:20
__NONE
%%%%
_Roxanne_medium_

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "Could you be a darling and pick up those spellbooks for me?"

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "Say, could you scratch my back for me?"

@The_monster@ sighs and says, "It wouldn't be so bad were it not for the bird droppings."
%%%%
millennia_or_aeons

millennia

aeons
%%%%
_Roxanne_rare_

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "I'd kick your ass right now if I could just get over there!"

@The_monster@ prays for a Stone to Flesh spell.

@The_monster@ wonders, "Maybe oil would work? Probably not."

@The_monster@ states @to_foe@, "You'll be worm food in some minutes, I'll endure @millennia_or_aeons@."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "A mighty warrior you might be, a mason you are not!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "They said I was crazy for my new spells... Turns out they were right."
%%%%
Roxanne blink_other

w:20
__NONE

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Come a little closer, will you?"

@The_monster@ says, "I keep my friends close, but my enemies closer."

w:5
@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Don't just stand there! You can move, can't you?"
## END Roxanne ##
%%%%
############ SAINT ROKA ### orc warlord
# Only used if the player is not a Hill Orc.
Saint Roka

w:7
@related Saint Roka@

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Down here, you're an orc or you're nobody."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "In the orcish mines, orcs kill the likes of you."
%%%%
related Saint Roka

w:2
@_generic_orc_speech_@

@The_monster@ calls out, "Orcs! Behind me!"

@The_monster@ calls out, "Only Beogh rules here!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I shall smite you and smash you."

@The_monster@ lets out a mighty cry!

@The_monster@ cries, "Beogh give me strength!"

@The_monster@ cries, "In the name of Beogh, DIE!"

@The_monster@ calls out, "Join me or die!"
%%%%
# need different speech if you also worship Beogh
related beogh Saint Roka

@related Saint Roka@

w:20
@_hostile_orc_beogh_believer_speech_common_@

w:5
@_hostile_orc_beogh_believer_speech_rare_@

w:1
@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "There can only be one messiah: ME!"

w:1
@The_monster@ shouts, "Orcs, take notice: this deceiver is a mere Hill Orc!"
## END Saint Roka ##
%%%%
############ SIGMUND ### Mad old wizard
Sigmund

@_Sigmund_common_@

w:4
@_Sigmund_rare_@
%%%%
_Sigmund_common_

w:20
@The_monster@ laughs crazily.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grinds @possessive@ teeth.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Don't worry, I'll kill you fast."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You will soon forget everything."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Look into my eyes."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'm your fate."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Die, monster!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Don't try to resist!"

SPELL:@The_monster@ casts a spell.
ENCHANT:@The_monster@'s eyes start glowing with a red light.

SPELL:@The_monster@ casts a spell.
ENCHANT:@The_monster@ is suddenly surrounded by pale @spell_colour@ light.
%%%%
_Sigmund_rare_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ tries to bite @foe@.

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "Do you like me?"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "You will never... NEVER!!!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I am the angel of Death!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Only death can liberate you!"

@The_monster@ whispers @to_foe@, "You'll know eternity soon."
## END Sigmund ##
%%%%
############ SONJA ### female kobold assassin
Sonja

@_Sonja_common_@

w:5
@_Sonja_rare_@
%%%%
_Sonja_common_

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'm academy-trained, you know."

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Too slow!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ twirls @possessive@ cape.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ bows elegantly.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ plants @possessive@ feet in a plie.
%%%%
_Sonja_rare_

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Hah! Missed me again!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "The Royal Ballet doesn't accept kobolds.  That's why I went into killing people."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "If only old Madame Brzewit could see me now!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Some dancing partner you are!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Someone hired me to kill you, but I'm not supposed to say who."
## END Sonja ##
%%%%
############ TERENCE ### A fighter who likes to kill
Terence

@_Terence_common_@

w:4
@_Terence_rare_@
%%%%
_Terence_common_

VISUAL:@The_monster@ looks scornfully at @foe@.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ bares @possessive@ teeth.

@The_monster@ asks @foe,@ "Do you want it fast or slow?"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Don't bother to defend, it's @pointless@."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'll show you a few @ploy@s."

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Now you die!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "@ATTACK@!!!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Get ready for death!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I want your blood!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'm going to kill you!"
%%%%
_Terence_rare_

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Rest in peace."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "How do you enjoy it?"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You're history."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Did you write a will?  You should..."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Time to say good-bye..."

## END Terence ###
%%%%
############ URUG ### An orc hired to kill you
Urug

# some chance of generic orc speech
w:20
@_generic_orc_speech_@

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins evilly.

@The_monster@ roars.

@The_monster@ howls with blood-lust.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Maybe you aren't @foe_name@.  It doesn't matter."

@The_monster@ sneers @at_foe@, "Innocent?  I'll kill you anyway."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Die!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'm going to kill you!  Now!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "Blood and destruction!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I'll get 30 silver pieces for your head!"

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "You are already dead."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "I love blood!"
## END Urug ##
%%%%
############ WAYNE ### An adventurer hating competition
Wayne

@_hostile_adventurer_@
%%%%
############ XTAHUA ### An ancient dragon
Xtahua

@_Xtahua_common_@

@_Xtahua_rare_@
%%%%
_Xtahua_common_

w:5
@The_monster@ roars horribly.

@The_monster@ roars horribly.
You are afraid.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ glares at @foe@.

@The_monster@ growls @at_foe@, "YOU BORE ME SO."

@The_monster@ roars @at_foe@, "DIE, PUNY ONE!"

@The_monster@ roars @at_foe@, "FACE MY WRATH!"

@The_monster@ roars @at_foe@, "COMING HERE WAS YOUR LAST MISTAKE!"

@The_monster@ roars, "I'VE KILLED HUNDREDS OF ADVENTURERS!" @player_only@
%%%%
_Xtahua_rare_

@The_monster@ rumbles @at_foe@, "YOU'RE BARELY A SNACK."

@The_monster@ roars @at_foe@, "I HATE BEING BOTHERED!"

@The_monster@ roars @at_foe@, "I HOPE YOU'RE TASTY!"

@The_monster@ roars, "BAH!  BLOODY ADVENTURERS." @player_only@
## END Xtahua ##

##########################################
# Specific non-unique monsters
##########################################
%%%%
# Chaos spawns shouldn't have coherent speech, since that would be too
# orderly for beings of pure chaos.
chaos spawn

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grows dozens of eye stalks in order to get a better look at @foe@.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ splits into many small globs of multi-coloured light, then recombines.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ briefly grows a face disturbingly similar to your own.

@The_monster@ ululates chillingly with @possessive@ many mouths.

@The_monster@ gibbers incoherently in a cacophony of voices.
%%%%
crystal golem

VISUAL:@The_monster@ glitters in the dim dungeon light.
%%%%
death cob

w:1
The death cob makes a corny joke.

w:1999
__NONE
%%%%
death yak

@yak@
%%%%
deep elf sorcerer

@_wizard_@
%%%%
default electric golem

SOUND:@The_monster@ crackles and sizzles.
%%%%
default ice statue

VISUAL:@The_monster@ glitters in the dim dungeon light.
%%%%
imp

w:1
@_imp_taunt_@

w:2
@_hostile_imp_@
%%%%
##################################
# The reaper has come for you!
##################################
reaper

@The_monster@ whispers, "Time's up, @foe_name@!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ beckons to @foe@.

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "I have come for you, @foe_name@!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Death awaits you!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Everyone has to die one time, and your time is now."

VISUAL:@The_monster@ draws a finger across @possessive@ throat.

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "You must die NOW!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Die, @foe_name@!"
%%%%
# Too many killer bees in the hive to have them give messages, unless
# they're confused or fleeing.
killer bee

__NONE
%%%%
Killer Klown

@_Killer_Klown_common_@

@_Killer_Klown_rare_@
%%%%
_Killer_Klown_common_

@The_monster@ giggles crazily.

@The_monster@ laughs merrily.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ beckons to @foe@.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ does a flip.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ does a somersault.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ smiles at @foe@.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins with merry abandon.

@The_monster@ howls with blood-lust!
%%%%
_Killer_Klown_rare_

@The_monster@ honks.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ pantomimes @foe_possessive@ execution.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ pokes out @possessive@ tongue.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Come and play with me!"
## END Killer Klown ##
%%%%
moth of wrath

VISUAL:@The_monster@ angrily waves @possessive@ antennae.
%%%%
# The moth of wrath doesn't buzz like the other 'y' monsters, what
# with it being a moth.
default confused moth of wrath

VISUAL:@The_monster@ flutters around in erratic circles.
%%%%
default orange crystal statue

VISUAL:@The_monster@ glitters in the dim dungeon light.
%%%%
shadow imp

w:1
@_imp_taunt_@

w:2
@_hostile_imp_@
%%%%
sheep

@The_monster@ "Baaaas" balefully.
%%%%
default silver statue

VISUAL:@The_monster@ glitters in the dim dungeon light.
%%%%
# A cruel demon
tormentor

w:1
@_demon_taunt_@

w:9
@_tormentor_@
%%%%
_tormentor_

@_tormentor_common_@

@_tormentor_rare_@
%%%%
_tormentor_common_

w:15
@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'll crush your bones, one by one."

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins evilly.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins madly.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grins malevolently.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I will show you what pain is."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "You will wish to die when I get to you."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I know your fate. It's pain."

@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "You will die horribly!"
%%%%
_tormentor_rare_

@The_monster@ laughs crazily.

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I am all your nightmares come true."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I will drown you in your own blood."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I will eat your liver."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I know a thousand and one ways to kill you."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'll show you my torture chamber!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Get ready! Throes of agony await you."

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Prepare for my thousand needles of pain!"

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "I'll tear you apart!"
## END _tormentor_ ##
%%%%
white imp

w:1
@_imp_taunt_@

w:2
@_hostile_imp_@
%%%%
wizard

@_wizard_@
%%%%
yak

@The_monster@ snorts and paws the @surface@.
%%%%
################################################
# Religious messaging
################################################
good_god

Zin

The Shining One

Elyvilon
%%%%
holy_being

w:2
SPELL:@The_monster@ intones a prayer.
SPELL:A sense of peace washes over you.

w:1
@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Thou must remain pure in the battle against evil."

w:1
@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "May @player_god@ always shine on thee, @foe_name@!"

w:1
@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "@player_god@ be with thee, mortal!"

# The good gods are assumed to work closely together, so a Daeva praising
# Elyvilon is actually flavour.
w:1
@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Praised be @good_god@ in the heavens above!"
%%%%
neutral good god 'cap-A'

__NONE

w:1
@holy_being@
%%%%
friendly good god 'cap-A'

w:19
__NONE

w:1
@holy_being@
%%%%
# Otherwise, they'll stay silent.
default 'cap-A'

__NONE
%%%%
good_god_neutral_holy_being_reaction

@The_monster@ is calmed by your holy aura.

@The_monster@ relaxes @possessive@ fighting stance.

@The_monster@ salutes you.
%%%%
good_god_neutral_holy_being_speech

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Continue thy quest, mortal!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Forge ahead, servant of @player_god@!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Carry on, mortal."
%%%%
good_god_nonneutral_holy_being_reaction

@The_monster@ ignores your imperfect holy aura.

@The_monster@ frowns, and retains @possessive@ fighting stance.

@The_monster@ refuses to salute you.
%%%%
good_god_nonneutral_holy_being_speech

@The_monster@ shouts @at_foe@, "Seek the light more diligently, mortal!"

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Thou art not yet worthy, servant of @player_god@."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I sense wickedness within thee, mortal!"
%%%%
#############################################################
# evil monsters may also have some choice things to say...
#############################################################
good god '&'

w:20
@_demon_taunt_@

w:1
@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "@foe_god@ won't protect you, @foe_name@!"

w:1
@The_monster@ screams @at_foe@, "@foe_god@ is but a nuisance to me, mortal!"
%%%%
##############################################
# Special orc speech
##############################################
orc_shouts

grunts

@shouts@

complains

cheers

jeers

curses
%%%%
loudly_or_repeatedly

loudly

w:5
noisily

w:5
repeatedly
%%%%
orc_modifier

.

w:3
, as Orcs often do.

w:1
, in orcish tradition.
%%%%
_generic_orc_speech_

w:50
@The_monster@ @orc_shouts@ @loudly_or_repeatedly@@orc_modifier@

w:20
@The_monster@ suddenly @orc_shouts@@orc_modifier@

w:5
@The_monster@ @orc_shouts@ to no one in particular.

w:2
@The_monster@ @loudly_or_repeatedly@ @shouts@ encouragement to no one in particular.

@The_monster@ sings a few bars from the Orcish anthem.
%%%%
# some synonyms for slandering non-believers
orc_heathen

heathen

infidel

unbeliever

heretic
%%%%
orc_pathetic

sorry

pathetic

miserable
%%%%
costumes_or_trick

costumes

disguise

tricks
%%%%
fool_or_deceive

fool

deceive
%%%%
######################################################
# General, non-descript orcs
######################################################
orc

# stay silent most of the time
w:19
__NONE

w:1
@_generic_orc_speech_@
%%%%
# charmed orcs
friendly orc

@default friendly humanoid@

w:5
@_generic_orc_speech_@
%%%%
# charmed orcs, for hill orcs (not counting Beogh)
friendly related orc

@default friendly related humanoid@

w:5
@_generic_orc_speech_@
%%%%
orc_says_to_foe

shouts @at_foe@

says @to_foe@

grunts @at_foe@

w:5
sneers @at_foe@
%%%%
orc_says

shouts

says

grunts

w:5
sneers
%%%%
says_or_shouts

says

shouts
%%%%
kill_or_maim

kill

smash

burn

maim
%%%%
#######################################################
# Heretic orcs, not believing in Beogh.
#######################################################
related unbeliever orc

# hostile orcs shouldn't be too talkative
w:60
__NONE

w:1
@_generic_orc_speech_@

w:5
@_hostile_orc_beogh_unbeliever_speech_@
%%%%
#######################################################
# Heretic orcs, doubting the saviour story.
#######################################################
related beogh orc

# hostile orcs shouldn't be too talkative
w:60
__NONE

w:1
@_generic_orc_speech_@

w:5
@_hostile_orc_beogh_believer_speech_@
%%%%
_hostile_orc_beogh_believer_speech_

@_hostile_orc_beogh_believer_speech_common_@

w:4
@_hostile_orc_beogh_believer_speech_rare_@
%%%%
_hostile_orc_beogh_unbeliever_speech_

@_hostile_orc_beogh_unbeliever_speech_common_@

w:4
@_hostile_orc_beogh_unbeliever_speech_rare_@
%%%%
_hostile_orc_beogh_unbeliever_speech_common_

@The_monster@ @orc_says_to_foe@, "I don't believe in Beogh!"

@The_monster@ @shouts@ @at_foe@, "You're not the messiah, I am!"
%%%%
_hostile_orc_beogh_believer_speech_common_

@The_monster@ mutters @at_foe@, "You're NOT the saviour of the Orcs."

@The_monster@ grumbles @at_foe@, "You're not even a proper Orc..."

@The_monster@ @orc_says_to_foe@, "How could Beogh possibly choose you?"

@The_monster@ mutters something uncomplimentary.

@The_monster@ @orc_says_to_foe@, "Beogh will surely punish you for your arrogance!"

@The_monster@ grunts @at_foe@, "You, the messiah?  You don't even look the part!"

@The_monster@ @orc_says_to_foe@, "The messiah will not be a Hill Orc!"

@The_monster@ @orc_says_to_foe@, "The messiah will be a true Orc!"

@The_monster@ @orc_says_to_foe@, "Turn back to the hills, deceiver!"

@The_monster@ @shouts@ @at_foe@, "Die, @orc_heathen@!"

@The_monster@ @shouts@, "Die, @foe_name@, for besmirching Beogh's name!"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ grimaces.
%%%%
_hostile_orc_beogh_unbeliever_speech_rare_

@The_monster@ @orc_says_to_foe@, "Orcs don't need Beogh!"

@The_monster@ @orc_says_to_foe@, "Beogh's messiah is just a fairy-tale."

@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "Even if there were a messiah, it wouldn't be you."
%%%%
_hostile_orc_beogh_believer_speech_rare_

@The_monster@ laughs @at_foe@, "You, our saviour!?"

@The_monster@ @shouts@ @at_foe@, "Orcs! @foe_name@ is lying!"

@The_monster@ @orc_says_to_foe@, "For a messiah, you look rather @orc_pathetic@."

@The_monster@ @orc_says_to_foe@, "Your @costumes_or_trick@ cannot @fool_or_deceive@ me."

@The_monster@ @orc_says_to_foe@, "I wonder, will Beogh raise you from the dead?"

VISUAL:@The_monster@ shakes @possessive@ head.

VISUAL:@The_monster@ stares at you quizzically. @player_only@
###################################################
# Orcish followers of Beogh's messiah
###################################################
%%%%
friendly related beogh orc

# As they'll be constantly around you, don't let them talk too much.
w:80
__NONE

# general friendly speech
w:1
@default friendly humanoid@

w:2
@_generic_orc_speech_@

w:12
@_friendly_beogh_speech_@
%%%%
_friendly_beogh_speech_

@_friendly_beogh_speech_common_@

w:5
@_friendly_beogh_speech_rare_@
%%%%
_friendly_beogh_speech_common_

w:5
@The_monster@ @loudly_or_repeatedly@ @shouts@ encouragement@orc_modifier@

@The_monster@ shouts, "Orcs kill for Beogh, Orcs die for Beogh!"

@The_monster@ says, "Your appearance changed my life!"

@The_monster@ @says_or_shouts@, "Dying for Beogh is much better than random rampage."

@The_monster@ @shouts@, "Blood in Beogh's name!"

@The_monster@ shouts, "All @orc_heathen@s must die!"

@The_monster@ @shouts@, "Let's @kill_or_maim@ those @orc_heathen@s!"

@The_monster@ @orc_says@, "With Beogh's help we'll overthrow the @orc_heathen@s!"

@The_monster@ @shouts@, "Smite the @orc_heathen@s!"

# messages submitted by Lemuel
@The_monster@ @says_or_shouts@, "I'm proud to serve, I'm ready to die."

@The_monster@ says, "May Beogh smile on you, @player_name@."

@The_monster@ shouts, "Fear not, @player_name@!  Beogh smiles on those who fall in battle!"

@The_monster@ lets loose a series of foul curses in Beogh's name.

@The_monster@ @says_or_shouts@, "I fight for @player_name@, for Beogh rules over all!"

@The_monster@ @says_or_shouts@, "Orcs will kill them all!"

@The_monster@ @shouts@, "Orcs rule!"

@The_monster@ says, "I just want to die in your service, @player_name@!"

@The_monster@ says, "Beogh doesn't mind all this killing, you know."
%%%%
_friendly_beogh_speech_rare_

@The_monster@ @says_or_shouts@, "Beogh is great, and so is @player_name@!"

@The_monster@ @says_or_shouts@, "I am so glad I met you."

@The_monster@ @orc_says@, "A dead @orc_heathen@ will not bedevil my soul."

@The_monster@ says, "I never had a vision before."

@The_monster@ @says_or_shouts@, "Our fallen brethren won't be forgotten."

# messages submitted by Lemuel
@The_monster@ says @to_foe@, "I'd rather not die in your service, @player_name@."

@The_monster@ chants, "I shall fear no evil, for @player_name@ is my saviour."

@The_monster@ says, "Orcs get a bad rep."

@The_monster@ @mutters@, "It's always Elves, Elves, Elves."

@The_monster@ says, "I'm an Orc, you're an Orc, it's OK."

@The_monster@ seems like @pronoun@ is about to say something to you, then stops.

@The_monster@ @mutters@, "When this is all over, I'm going to start a fungus farm."
%%%%
################################################
# Make this work for other predefined orcs!
#################################################
related beogh orc sorcerer

__NONE

w:5
@_wizard_@

w:3
@related beogh orc@
%%%%
orc sorcerer

@_wizard_@

w:1
@_generic_orc_speech_@

w:1
__NONE
%%%%
# special casing for Blork
related beogh Blork the orc

# behave like normal Blork
@Blork the orc@

# with some Beogh-hostile messages strewn in
w:4
@related beogh orc@
%%%%
# and the same for Urug
related beogh Urug

# behave like normal Urug
@Urug@

# with some Beogh-hostile messages strewn in
w:4
@related beogh orc@
%%%%
###############################
# orc conversion speech
###############################
# on sight
beogh_converted_orc_reaction_sight

@The_monster@ stares at you in amazement and kneels.

@The_monster@ relaxes @possessive@ fighting stance and smiles at you.

@The_monster@ falls on @possessive@ knees before you.
%%%%
beogh_converted_orc_speech_sight

@Pronoun@ shouts, "I'll follow thee gladly!"

@Pronoun@ shouts, "Surely Beogh must have sent you!"

@Pronoun@ asks, "Are you our saviour?"

@Pronoun@ says, "I'm so glad you are here now."
%%%%
# through battle
beogh_converted_orc_reaction_battle

@The_monster@ surrenders.

@The_monster@ falls to @possessive@ knees.

@The_monster@ raises @possessive@ hands in surrender.
%%%%
beogh_converted_orc_speech_battle

@Pronoun@ shouts, "I'll follow you, let me live!"

@Pronoun@ says, "You must be the Messiah, I see it now!"

@Pronoun@ yells, "Beogh is my god, I swear it!"
%%%%
########################################################
# Maybe use different speech if converted by a follower.
########################################################
beogh_converted_orc_reaction_battle_follower

@beogh_converted_orc_reaction_battle@
%%%%
beogh_converted_orc_reaction_speech_follower

@beogh_converted_orc_reaction_speech@
%%%%