Tengu warrior

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For a list of all tengu, see list of tengu.

tengu warrior Q
HP	46-74
HD	10
XP	869
Speed	10 (move: 90%)
AC	2
EV	17
Will	40
Attack1	16 (hit: plain)
Attack2	8 (peck: plain)
Attack3	8 (claw: plain)
Resistances	rDrown
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Normal
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	tengu, tengu
Flags	Fighter Hybrid Levitate Speaks Warm-blooded

A particularly bloodthirsty tengu who has opted to hone their skill in fighting and weaponry instead of spellcasting.

Useful Info

Tengu warriors are aggressive tengu combatants that rely on their multiple melee attacks to take down adventurers. They move faster than average, generate with decent armour and occasionally shields, and are often accompanied by a band of ravens. They can be found in the later portions of the Dungeon, the Depths, and the Vaults.

Tips & Tricks

• Unless they just happen to generate very early on (pre-Lair), tengu warriors are not major threats. Their ravens are usually just cannon fodder, and they themselves are about on par with orc knights in terms of threat level. Characters with poor defenses should avoid engaging them in melee; their multiple attacks are individually weaker than those of an orc warrior, but can add up quickly if you aren't dodging or avoiding many of them. If possible should compensate for their decent evasion with unavoidable attacks.
• Tengu warriors often generate with ego bucklers or shields. Keep an eye out for them if you're using one-handed weapons or playing a formicid.

History

Tengu warriors were added in 0.13, but disabled due to the eventual scrapping of the Forest. They were reintroduced in 0.14, showing up with bands of tengu in the Depths, and started appearing with bands of ravens in 0.15.