Ushabti

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ushabti 9
HP	30-61
HD	7
XP	206
Speed	8
AC	9
EV	6
Will	∞
Attack1	30 (headbutt: plain)
Resistances	rF+ rC+ rElec rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Non-living
Size	Little
Type	golem, ushabti
Flags	Fighter See invisible Unbreathing Evil

A funerary stone figurine kept in tombs to serve the deceased as they pass through the afterlife. It is inscribed with spells to protect the interred for eternity. “Spell for causing a shabti to do work for a man in the realm of the dead: O shabti, allotted to me, if I be summoned or if I be detailed to do any work which has to be done in the realm of the dead, if indeed any obstacles are implanted for you therewith as a man at his duties, you shall detail yourself for me on every occasion of making arable the fields, of flooding the banks or of conveying sand from east to west; ‘Here I am’, you shall say. -Spell 6, _Book of the Dead_, from _Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead: Journey through the afterlife_, edited by John H. Taylor. 2010

Useful Info

Despite their appearance, ushabti are not mummies. They are instead non-living constructs which assault you with negative energy or miasma cloud blasts, or simply attempt to pummel you in melee. They can be found in the Tomb.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Death Rattle (2d4)	Magical flag
Slot2	Warning Cry	Vocal flag, Breath flag
Slot3	Dispel Undead Range (3d14)	Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

• Their Death Rattle spell functions similarly to a catoblepas' petrifying breath attack, creating a line of unwholesome clouds. If you're already standing in a cloud of your own creation, the spell won't be able to affect you. Characters with rN+++ or immunity to miasma can simply ignore the associated clouds, standing in them for safety. Just be mindful of your safe cloud dissipating, and avoid negative energy clouds after getting attacked by death scarabs - their rN- effect will allow the clouds to start affecting you again.
• Ghouls, mummies, and lichform characters have little to fear from ushabti. Focus your attention elsewhere.

History

Ushabti were added in 0.16.