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'''Zot''' is the powerful entity responsible for the construction of the [[Orb of Zot]] and the entire [[Dungeon]] which guards the Orb. He originates from the MS-DOS game ''The Wizard's Castle''. In that game, Zot was a [[Gnome]]ish [[Wizard]], which most players still presume Zot to be.
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'''Zot''' is the powerful entity responsible for the construction of the [[Orb of Zot]] and the entire [[Dungeon]] which guards the Orb. Zot originates from the MS-DOS game ''The Wizard's Castle'', where he was a [[Gnome|Gnomic]] [[wizard]]. Most players presume the Zot from ''Dungeon Crawl'' to be (or have been) that wizard, though whether Zot is even sentient in ''Dungeon Crawl'' is put into question.
  
Although often referenced in-game, it never makes a physical appearance. However, taking too long in the Dungeon will tick down the [[Zot clock]], where Zot eventually finds and instantly kills you.  Whether it is alive, dead, undead, or even a wizard is never answered; he serves merely as a colorful character in the ''[[Dungeon Crawl]]'' back story:
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Although often referenced in-game, Zot never makes a physical appearance. However, taking too long in the Dungeon will tick down the [[Zot clock]]; if the clock runs out, Zot finds and heavily [[drain]]s you, killing adventurers who have already been sufficiently weakened.  Whether it is alive, dead, a god, or even a wizard is never answered; Zot serves merely as a colorful character in the ''[[Dungeon Crawl]]'' back story:
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:05, 27 August 2022

Zot is the powerful entity responsible for the construction of the Orb of Zot and the entire Dungeon which guards the Orb. Zot originates from the MS-DOS game The Wizard's Castle, where he was a Gnomic wizard. Most players presume the Zot from Dungeon Crawl to be (or have been) that wizard, though whether Zot is even sentient in Dungeon Crawl is put into question.

Although often referenced in-game, Zot never makes a physical appearance. However, taking too long in the Dungeon will tick down the Zot clock; if the clock runs out, Zot finds and heavily drains you, killing adventurers who have already been sufficiently weakened. Whether it is alive, dead, a god, or even a wizard is never answered; Zot serves merely as a colorful character in the Dungeon Crawl back story:

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