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|name=lemure
 
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|glyph={{Yellow|5}}
 
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|tile=[[File:lemure.png]]
 
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|flags={{Evil flag}}
 
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|resistances={{Poison resistance}}, {{Negative energy resistance}}, {{Torment resistance}}, {{Rot resistance}}
 
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|vulnerabilities={{Holy vulnerability}}
 
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|max_chunks=0
 
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|meat={{No corpse}}
 
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|xp=13
 
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|holiness={{Demonic}}
 
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|magic_resistance=8
 
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|hp_range=6 - 16
 
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|avg_hp=11
 
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|armour_class=1
 
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|evasion=12
 
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|habitat=land
 
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|speed=12
 
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|size={{Small}}
 
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|item_use={{Open doors}}
 
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|attack1=12 ({{Hit type}}: {{Plain flavour}})
 
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|hit_dice=2
 
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|base_hp=3
 
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|extra_hp=5
 
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|fixed_hp=0
 
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|intelligence={{Normal intelligence}}
 
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|genus=lemure
 
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|species=lemure
 
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{{Flavour|A vaguely humanoid blob of putrid white flesh. It gargles horribly as pus flows from its orifices.
 
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"When Hesperus, the Evening Star, has shown his lovely face<br>
 
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Three times, from that day, and the defeated stars fled Phoebus,<br>
 
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It will be the ancient sacred rites of the Lemuria,<br>
 
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When we make offerings to the voiceless spirits.<br>
 
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...<br>
 
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When midnight comes, lending silence to sleep,<br>
 
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And all the dogs and hedgerow birds are quiet,<br>
 
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He who remembers the ancient rites, and fears the gods,<br>
 
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Rises (no fetters binding his two feet)<br>
 
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And makes the sign with thumb and closed fingers,<br>
 
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Lest an insubstantial shade meet him in the silence.<br>
 
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After cleansing his hands in spring water,<br>
 
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He turns and first taking some black beans,<br>
 
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Throws them with averted face; saying, while throwing:<br>
 
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'With these beans I throw I redeem me and mine.'<br>
 
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He says this nine times without looking back: the shade<br>
 
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Is thought to gather the beans, and follow behind, unseen.<br>
 
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Again he touches water, and sounds the Temezan bronze,<br>
 
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And asks the spirit to leave his house.<br>
 
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When nine times he's cried: 'Ancestral spirit, depart,'<br>
 
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He looks back, and believes the sacred rite's fulfilled.
 
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-Publius Ovidius Naso, _Fasti_, Book V: May 9. ca. 8 A.D.<br>
 
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trans. A.S. Kline, 2004.}}
 
  
 
==Useful Info==
 
==Useful Info==
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'''Lemures''' are blobby tier-[[5]] [[demon]]s 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.
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'''Lemures''' are souls enslaved by hellish forces. [[Pikel]] always travels with a band of four lemures; defeating him will free his thralls, allowing them to peacefully depart the Dungeon.
  
 
==Tips & Tricks==
 
==Tips & Tricks==
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*Although they normally pose little threat, be wary of facing them early when summoned by [[Eustachio]] or a summoning [[player ghost]]. They pack a decent punch for low-level monsters and can outrun most characters.
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*See [[Pikel]]'s article for tips on dealing with him.
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*They hit a bit harder than most monsters early on; definitely try to draw the whole group into a corridor so you only have to fight one of them at a time.
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==History==
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*Lemures returned in version [[0.26]] as a replacement for Pikel's human [[slave]]s.
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*Lemures were originally more conventional [[tier-5 demon]]s, but this incarnation was removed in [[0.14]].
  
 
[[Category:Demon]]
 
[[Category:Demon]]

Latest revision as of 06:41, 31 July 2021

Version 0.27: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
lemure 5 Lemure.png
HP 18-37
HD 5
XP 10
Speed 10
AC 4
EV 12
Will 20
Attack1 10 (hit: plain)


Resistances rN+++
rTorm
Vulnerabilities Holy
Habitat Land
Intelligence Human
Uses Open doors
Holiness Demonic
Size Medium
Type lemure, lemure
Flags Speaks
An accursed soul magically bound to hellish servitude for the highest bidder. If its master is slain, it will be freed, departing this realm with gratitude.

Useful Info

Lemures are souls enslaved by hellish forces. Pikel always travels with a band of four lemures; defeating him will free his thralls, allowing them to peacefully depart the Dungeon.

Tips & Tricks

  • See Pikel's article for tips on dealing with him.
  • They hit a bit harder than most monsters early on; definitely try to draw the whole group into a corridor so you only have to fight one of them at a time.

History

  • Lemures returned in version 0.26 as a replacement for Pikel's human slaves.
  • Lemures were originally more conventional tier-5 demons, but this incarnation was removed in 0.14.
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