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| + | "When Hesperus, the Evening Star, has shown his lovely face<br> | ||
| + | Three times, from that day, and the defeated stars fled Phoebus,<br> | ||
| + | It will be the ancient sacred rites of the Lemuria,<br> | ||
| + | When we make offerings to the voiceless spirits.<br> | ||
| + | ...<br> | ||
| + | When midnight comes, lending silence to sleep,<br> | ||
| + | And all the dogs and hedgerow birds are quiet,<br> | ||
| + | He who remembers the ancient rites, and fears the gods,<br> | ||
| + | Rises (no fetters binding his two feet)<br> | ||
| + | And makes the sign with thumb and closed fingers,<br> | ||
| + | Lest an insubstantial shade meet him in the silence.<br> | ||
| + | After cleansing his hands in spring water,<br> | ||
| + | He turns and first taking some black beans,<br> | ||
| + | Throws them with averted face; saying, while throwing:<br> | ||
| + | 'With these beans I throw I redeem me and mine.'<br> | ||
| + | He says this nine times without looking back: the shade<br> | ||
| + | Is thought to gather the beans, and follow behind, unseen.<br> | ||
| + | Again he touches water, and sounds the Temezan bronze,<br> | ||
| + | And asks the spirit to leave his house.<br> | ||
| + | When nine times he's cried: 'Ancestral spirit, depart,'<br> | ||
| + | He looks back, and believes the sacred rite's fulfilled.<br> | ||
| + | -Publius Ovidius Naso, _Fasti_, Book V: May 9. ca. 8 A.D.<br> | ||
| + | trans. A.S. Kline, 2004.}} | ||
==Useful Info== | ==Useful Info== | ||
Revision as of 08:18, 6 March 2013
lemure 5 
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| HP | 6 - 16 |
| HD | 2 |
| XP | 13 |
| Speed | 12 |
| AC | 1 |
| EV | 12 |
| Will | 8 |
| Attack1 | 12 (hit: plain)
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| Resistances | rPois+, rN+, rTorm, rRot |
| Vulnerabilities | Holy |
| Habitat | land |
| Intelligence | Normal |
| Uses | Open doors |
| Holiness | Demonic |
| Size | Small |
| Type | lemure, lemure |
| Flags | Evil |
| A vaguely humanoid blob of putrid white flesh. It gargles horribly as pus flows from its orifices.
"When Hesperus, the Evening Star, has shown his lovely face |
Useful Info
Lemures are blobby tier-5 demons which race into melee and hammer you with blows, though they aren't very dangerous except for low-level characters. They occur naturally in the Abyss, but can also be summoned through the Summon Demon spell.
Tips & Tricks
- Although they normally pose little threat, be wary of facing them early when summoned by Eustachio or a summoning player ghost. They pack a sizable punch for low-level casters and can outrun most characters.
