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|tile=[[File:Harpy.png]]
 
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|flags={{Eats food}}<br>{{Batty flag}}<br>{{Warm blood flag}}<br>{{Flying flag}}
 
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{{Flavour|Harpies have roamed these coasts for as long as seafarers can remember. They strike fear in the hearts of all sentient beings, but not for their claws. It is their way to steal food from the unwary, causing many a man to starve to death.}}
 
  
 
==Useful Info==
 
==Useful Info==
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'''Harpies''' are one of the game's more obnoxious monsters. They appear in packs, flying around in the same chaotic way [[bat]]s do, and their attacks can deal significant damage and occasionally destroy your food supplies. These food attacks affect any food in your inventory or on the ground you're standing on, and [[conservation]] does not help. When they swarm, they can deal heavy damage to all but the heaviest armoured characters, and they pose a risk of starvation to anyone. They are most often found in [[the Shoals]], but can sometimes appear in [[the Dungeon]] and [[the Vaults]].  
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'''Harpies''' are dangerous pack monsters that fly around in the same chaotic way [[bat]]s do, but deal significantly more damage. They can be found in [[the Shoals]], [[the Vaults]], and [[the Depths]].
  
 
==Tips & Tricks==
 
==Tips & Tricks==
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*To avoid an embarrassing death, eat yourself up to engorged and drop off any excess food you're carrying just outside of the Shoals. It's not so long a [[branch]] that you're putting yourself in harm's way, and you can always head back up for a snack if nothing edible leaves a corpse.
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*While heavily armoured characters should be able to soften the multiple attacks of harpies, lightly armoured characters can quickly take heavy damage from them, and escaping them on foot is impossible. Reading a [[scroll of fear]] is an excellent way to clear them away, giving you time to regroup or escape if necessary.
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*Alternatively, if you have any [[potions of porridge]], those are immune to harpy attack (but not to the [[cold]] attacks of [[merfolk aquamancer]]s).
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*Their [[willpower]] is fairly low; any [[Hexes]]-specialist can hit them with whatever they want, and even untrained [[wand]] use has a decent chance of affecting them.
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*Attacks that affect multiple targets at once are a good idea against harpies, but they resist [[poison]], so [[Mephitic Cloud]] and [[Poisonous Cloud]] are not options. [[Fireball]] works just fine, however, as do enchantment spells such as [[Confusion]] and [[Enslavement]]. [[Petrify]]ing harpies over [[deep water]] is instantly lethal, and a couple shots of [[Airstrike]] will take out any individual.
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*Attacks that affect multiple targets at once are a good idea against harpies, but they resist [[poison]], so [[Mephitic Cloud]] and [[Olgreb's Toxic Radiance]] are not options. [[Fireball]] works just fine, however, as do enchantments such as [[Confusion]] or a [[wand of charming]]. Also, even a modestly powerful [[Airstrike]] should take them out in one or two hits.
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*Be very careful around undead harpies: they lose the [[batty]] flag, changing them from hard-to-hit pests into something more akin to a nerfed [[Executioner]]. Luckily undead harpies are fairly rare, but be wary of killing harpies around casters with [[Animate Dead]]. Also note that harpy [[simulacra]] can have horrifying damage output, though thankfully they are much rarer than skeletons or zombies.
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*Be very careful around [[derived undead|undead]] harpies: they lose the [[batty]] flag, changing them from hard-to-hit pests into something more akin to a nerfed [[Executioner]]. Luckily, undead harpies are fairly rare, but be wary of killing harpies around casters with [[Animate Dead]] or [[Simulacrum]]. Speaking of, also note that harpy simulacra can have horrifying damage output, though thankfully they are much rarer than skeletons or zombies.
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*You can summon your own band of harpies through use of the [[Monstrous Menagerie]] spell.
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==History==
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*Prior to [[0.14]], harpies had an infuriating ability to destroy your [[food]] supplies; barring [[Jiyva]] worship, any attack of theirs would have a chance of destroying random food items in your [[inventory]]. Coupled with their habit of devouring any corpse they crossed paths with (and the fact that they could affect food and corpses at your feet), they were one of the more legitimate starvation threats in the game, as well as being fairly dangerous physical attackers.
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*Prior to [[0.12]], a popular tactic for dealing with harpies was to [[paralyse]] or [[petrify]] them over the deep water of the Shoals, which would kill them instantly.

Latest revision as of 06:32, 2 October 2021

Version 0.26: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
harpy H Harpy.png
HP 25-52
HD 7
XP 621
Speed 25
AC 2
EV 10
Will 20
Attack1 19 (claw: plain)
Attack2 14 (claw: plain)


Resistances rPois+
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Land
Intelligence Human
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Natural
Size Medium
Type harpy, harpy
Flags Flying
Batty
Warm-blooded
A bird-like creature with a human face that roams the coasts endlessly, feared for its sharp claws and harrying strikes.

“Bird-bodied, girl-faced things they are; abominable their droppings, their hands are talons, their faces haggard with hunger insatiable.”
-Virgil, Aeneid 3

“And Phineus had scarcely taken the first morsel up when, with as little warning as a whirlwind or a lightning flash, they dropped from the clouds proclaiming their desire for food with raucous cries. The young lords saw them coming and raised the alarm. Yet they had hardly done so before the Harpyiai had devoured the whole meal and were on the wing once more, far out at sea. All they left was an intolerable stench.”
-Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 2. 179 — 434

Useful Info

Harpies are dangerous pack monsters that fly around in the same chaotic way bats do, but deal significantly more damage. They can be found in the Shoals, the Vaults, and the Depths.

Tips & Tricks

  • While heavily armoured characters should be able to soften the multiple attacks of harpies, lightly armoured characters can quickly take heavy damage from them, and escaping them on foot is impossible. Reading a scroll of fear is an excellent way to clear them away, giving you time to regroup or escape if necessary.
  • Their willpower is fairly low; any Hexes-specialist can hit them with whatever they want, and even untrained wand use has a decent chance of affecting them.
  • Attacks that affect multiple targets at once are a good idea against harpies, but they resist poison, so Mephitic Cloud and Olgreb's Toxic Radiance are not options. Fireball works just fine, however, as do enchantments such as Confusion or a wand of charming. Also, even a modestly powerful Airstrike should take them out in one or two hits.
  • Be very careful around undead harpies: they lose the batty flag, changing them from hard-to-hit pests into something more akin to a nerfed Executioner. Luckily, undead harpies are fairly rare, but be wary of killing harpies around casters with Animate Dead or Simulacrum. Speaking of, also note that harpy simulacra can have horrifying damage output, though thankfully they are much rarer than skeletons or zombies.
  • You can summon your own band of harpies through use of the Monstrous Menagerie spell.

History

  • Prior to 0.14, harpies had an infuriating ability to destroy your food supplies; barring Jiyva worship, any attack of theirs would have a chance of destroying random food items in your inventory. Coupled with their habit of devouring any corpse they crossed paths with (and the fact that they could affect food and corpses at your feet), they were one of the more legitimate starvation threats in the game, as well as being fairly dangerous physical attackers.
  • Prior to 0.12, a popular tactic for dealing with harpies was to paralyse or petrify them over the deep water of the Shoals, which would kill them instantly.
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