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. “Damn ye! Let Neptune strike ye dead, Winslow! HAAARK! Hark Triton, hark! Bellow, bid our father the Sea King rise from the depths full foul in his fury! Black waves teeming with salt-foam to smother this young mouth with pungent slime, to choke ye, engorging your organs ‘til ye turn blue and bloated with bilge and brine and can scream no more -- only when he, crowned in cockle shells with slitherin’ tentacled tail and steaming beard take up his fell be-finnéd arm, his coral-tine trident screeches banshee-like in the tempest and plunges right through yer gullet, bursting ye -- a bulging bladder no more, but a blasted bloody film now -- a nothing for the harpies and the souls of dead sailors to peck and claw and feed upon, only to be lapped up and swallowed by the infinite waters of the dread emperor himself -- forgotten to any man, to any time, forgotten to any god or devil, forgotten even to the sea, for any stuff or part of Winslow, even any scantling of your soul is Winslow no more, but is now itself the sea!” -Thomas Wake, _The Lighthouse_. 2019

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.