Merfolk impaler

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For a list of all merfolk, see list of merfolk.

merfolk impaler m
HP	51-104
HD	12
XP	915
Speed	10 (swim: 60%; atk: 60%)
AC	3
EV	18
Will	40
Attack1	22 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rDrown
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Amphibious
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	merfolk, merfolk
Flags	Speaks Warm-blooded

A powerfully muscled merfolk warrior, bearing a deadly weapon. “Again at length my thought reviving came, When I no longer found my self the same; Then first this sea-green beard I felt to grow, And these large honours on my spreading brow; My long-descending locks the billows sweep, And my broad shoulders cleave the yielding deep; My fishy tail, my arms of azure hue, And ev'ry part divinely chang'd, I view.” -Ovid, _Metamorphoses_, XIII, 546-7. 8 A.D. trans. Garth, Dryden, et al.

Useful Info

Merfolk impalers are powerful merfolk warriors who inhabit the Shoals. They carry branded tridents and sometimes shields. Although not too durable, their attacks are nearly twice as fast as those of most monsters, making them a significant threat in melee.

Tips & Tricks

• They're much more dangerous than regular merfolk, but still less of a threat than a merfolk javelineer. Mephitic Clouding them while they're in a crowd of their allies works very well.
• They occasionally wield demon tridents, a very nice reward for Polearms-users.

History

• Prior to 0.28, their melee attacks dealt 25 base damage.
• Prior to 0.27, monsters had hidden weapon penalties (they attacked slower), which made merfolk impalers less dangerous.