Profane servitor

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profane servitor A
HP	100-204
HD	18
XP	3907
Speed	15
AC	10
EV	20
Will	140
Attack1	25 (hit: vampiric)
Attack2	10 (hit: drain experience)
Resistances	rC+ rElec rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rHoly rTorm
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Undead
Size	Medium
Type	angel, profane servitor
Flags	Fighter Evil See invisible Flying Unbreathing Speaks

This blasphemous being used to be an angel of the Shining One. Now it stands as unliving proof that not even the holiest of beings are beyond Yredelemnul's grasp. “A spell was cast and the sky turned red The angel's heart froze to ice In the gloomy sky black clouds were gathering The silence was broken by cries A spell was cast and the sky turned red The angel's heart froze to ice In the gloomy sky — The silence where dead angels lie Touch the snow... Caress the lifeless sculptures Die!!!” -Dissection, “Where Dead Angels Lie”. 1996.

Useful Info

Profane servitors are angels of the Shining One who have been corrupted by Yredelemnul. They have a number of potent abilities including resistances to most damage types (including holy) and vampiric/draining attacks. Their most powerful ability is their umbra, a shadow aura which conceals their allies, making it harder for affected characters to land hits. Demons, undead, and Yredelemnul worshipers are immune to its negative effects. Profane servitors are mercifully rare, only occasionally encountered while wandering the Abyss, Pandemonium, certain Crypt:3 layouts, and a few Ziggurat floors.

Tips & Tricks

• Monsters that worship Dith or Yred (including allies of the player) are immune to the umbra accuracy reduction.
• You may occasionally acquire your own profane servitor ally as a tier one god gift from Yredelemnul. These allies are very powerful, and are of particular use to stealthy stabbing specialists. So long as you are within the servitor's umbra, your stealth is doubled, vastly increasing your likelihood to reach opponents unnoticed.
• If you worship the Shining One, the area where your halo/umbra overlap is cancelled out.
• Although profane servitors are resistant to holy attacks like Cleansing Flame, they are still vulnerable to weapons of holy wrath.

History

Profane servitors were added in 0.10.