Murray

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Murray z
HP	106-215
HD	14
XP	2406
Speed	10
AC	30
EV	10
Will	Immune
Attack1	20 (bite: plain)
Attack2	20 (bite: plain)
Resistances	rF++ rC++ rElec rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Undead
Size	Tiny
Type	curse skull, curse skull
Flags	Evil See invisible Unbreathing Speaks Unique Male

A demonic skull rolling along the ground. “Look behind you! A three-headed monkey!” -Guybrush Threepwood, _The Secret of Monkey Island_

Useful Info

Murray the Demonic Talking Skull is an unique curse skull, capable of both movement and physical attacks and requiring significantly more damage than normal to destroy. He can only be found in the Vestibule of Hell (25% chance per game), and is placed using the vault syntax for that map rather than using the unique placement system.

Murray is also found in Dungeon Sprint: The Violet Keep of Menkaure. He appears immediately before the player grabs the Orb of Zot, blocking the player's path out as unfriendly demons spawn nearby.

Location

• The Vestibule of Hell

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Summon Undead	Magical flag, Noisy flag
Slot2	Black Mark	Magical flag, Noisy flag
Slot3	Symbol of Torment	Magical flag, Noisy flag

Tips & Tricks

He's much tougher than a regular curse skull, but Dispel Undead and Lee's Rapid Deconstruction are still very effective. His movement and melee attacks may work to your advantage. In melee, he may bite you instead of summoning or tormenting; regular curse skulls never have that option. Still, be sure to have an escape plan, as he is about as difficult to kill as a greater mummy but cannot be silenced, and you'll be dealing with the other threats of the Vestibule at the same time.

Trivia

Murray is a reference to a talking skull of the same name from the Monkey Island game series.