Orb Guardian

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Orb Guardian X
HP	54-110
HD	15
XP	1760
Speed	14
AC	13
EV	13
Will	120
Attack1	45 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rDrown
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Giant
Type	Orb Guardian, Orb Guardian
Flags	Fighter See invisible No poly

A huge, glowing, four-limbed purple creature with heightened senses, created by the Orb itself. It guards the Orb with enormous punctiliousness and violence, and its death will alert any Boundless Tesseracts on the level to begin creating reinforcements. Unless the Orb has already been disturbed, it will refuse to abandon its duty by leaving the floor. “X gon' give it to ya (what) Fuck waitin' for you to get it on your own, X gon' deliver to ya Knock knock, open up the door, it's real With the non-stop pop-pop from stainless steel [...] First we gonna rock, then we gonna roll Then we let it pop, go, let it go X gon' give it to ya, he gon' give it to ya X gon' give it to ya, he gon' give it to ya -DMX, “X Gon' Give It To Ya”. 2002

Useful Info

Orb Guardians are enormous creatures which prowl the chambers of the Orb of Zot, assaulting intruders on sight. They lack any unique or special abilities, but they have excellent speed, hit hard, appear in swarms, are durable enough to handle a few turns of abuse from high-level characters, and often wander into combat with you as you're facing one of the more interesting inhabitants of the Realm of Zot. They are normally only found in the Orb chamber of Zot:5, but can randomly generate anywhere during the ascension.

Tips & Tricks

• If you're encountering Orb Guardians, you're almost there! Please be careful.
• Although by no means harmless, Orb Guardians are normally one of the least threatening enemies found on Zot:5. Try not to fight them near a moth of wrath, however, as a berserk Orb Guardian hits much harder and faster than normal.
• Orb Guardians are natural animals with no resistances, average defenses, and only moderate hit dice, so almost any means of disposing of enemies will work on them. Quiet means of doing so are generally much safer, however.