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''For the player race, see [[Merfolk]]. For a list of merfolk monsters, see [[List of merfolk]]''
''For the player race, see [[merfolk]]. For a list of merfolk monsters, see [[List of merfolk]]''
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{{monster info|merfolk}}
 
 
{{monster
 
|name=merfolk
 
|glyph={{LightBlue|m}}
 
|tile=[[File:merfolk.png]]
 
|flags={{Warm blood flag}}<br>{{Speaks flag}}
 
|resistances={{Poison resistance}}, {{Cold resistance}}
 
|vulnerabilities=None
 
|max_chunks=3
 
|meat={{Contaminated corpse}}
 
|xp=188
 
|holiness={{Natural}}
 
|magic_resistance=36
 
|hp_range=18 - 54
 
|avg_hp=36
 
|armour_class=4
 
|evasion=12
 
|habitat=amphibious water
 
|speed=10 (swim: 60%)
 
|size={{Medium}}
 
|item_use={{Weapons armour}}
 
|attack1=14 ({{Hit type}}: {{Plain flavour}})
 
|attack2=
 
|attack3=
 
|attack4=
 
|hit_dice=9
 
|base_hp=2
 
|extra_hp=4
 
|fixed_hp=0
 
|intelligence={{Normal intelligence}}
 
|genus=merfolk
 
|species=merfolk
 
}}
 
{{Flavour|Half fish, half man, the merfolk are citizens of both water and land, and they'll fiercely protect their chosen territory.}}
 
  
 
==Useful Info==
 
==Useful Info==
'''Merfolk''' are the nimble, aquatic humanoids who defend [[the Shoals]] from interlopers. They are only lightly armoured but may carry decent weapons, usually [[polearms]] or [[javelin]]s. Be careful not to face them in the water, as they gain combat bonuses when in their own element.
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'''Merfolk''' are the nimble, aquatic humanoids who defend [[the Shoals]] from interlopers. They can carry [[boomerang]]s, [[throwing net]]s, and often come with [[trident]]s.
  
===Variant Merfolk===
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==Tips & Tricks==
You may encounter a '''merfolk berserker''' while exploring one particular [[vault]]. These extra-beefy merfolk can call upon [[Trog]] for various benefits, and carry a powerful polearm.
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*Regular merfolk are among the easiest opponents in the Shoals. However, a squad of merfolk can still hurt a lot, and any monster with a throwing net is inherently dangerous.
 
 
Spells: [[Berserker Rage]], [[Trog's Hand]], [[Brothers in Arms]]
 
  
{{Flavour|A particularly angry merfolk warrior, toting a sharp and bloody polearm.}}
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==History==
 
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*Prior to [[0.29]], merfolk were more likely to spawn with nets.
==Tips & Tricks==
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*Prior to [[0.27]], monsters had hidden weapon penalties (they attacked slower).
These are the among the easiest opponents you'll encounter while exploring the Shoals. Don't let them wail on you with [[brand]]ed weapons, but you can usually save them for last while dealing with deadlier opponents.
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*Prior to [[0.13]], you could find '''merfolk berserkers''' in a particular [[vault]]. These extra-beefy merfolk could call upon [[Trog]] for various powers ([[Berserker Rage]], [[Trog's Hand]], [[Brothers in Arms]]), and carried a powerful polearm as well as several [[potions of berserk rage]].
  
 
[[Category:Merfolk]]
 
[[Category:Merfolk]]

Latest revision as of 20:59, 28 September 2023

Version 0.30: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

For the player race, see Merfolk. For a list of merfolk monsters, see List of merfolk

merfolk mMerfolk.png
HP 36-74
HD 10
XP 301
Speed 10 (swim: 60%)
AC 4
EV 12
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 hybrid with the torso of a human and the tail of a fish, a merfolk dwells both in water and on land, and fiercely defends its domain.

“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 are the nimble, aquatic humanoids who defend the Shoals from interlopers. They can carry boomerangs, throwing nets, and often come with tridents.

Tips & Tricks

  • Regular merfolk are among the easiest opponents in the Shoals. However, a squad of merfolk can still hurt a lot, and any monster with a throwing net is inherently dangerous.

History