Khufu

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Khufu M
HP	160-324
HD	18
XP	8931
Speed	10
AC	10
EV	6
Will	160
Attack1	35 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rC+ rElec rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Undead
Size	Medium
Type	mummy, mummy
Flags	Evil See invisible Unbreathing Speaks Unique Male

An incredibly powerful emperor on the way to godhood. He died quite some time ago, but he sees no reason why that should stop him. “And then I looked farther, beyond the pallid line of the sands, and I saw a Pyramid of gold, the wonder Khufu had built. As a golden wonder it saluted me, as a golden thing it greeted me, as a golden miracle I shall remember it.” -Robert Hichens, _The Spell of Egypt_

Useful Info

Khufu the Undying Pharaoh is a unique greater mummy who couples tremendous durability with the ability to smite or torment you at will. Also, when near death he can temporarily escape the conflict by sealing himself in rock walls, rendering him untouchable unless you have the right tools. He is accompanied by an entourage of mummies and greater mummies.

Location

• The Crypt
• The Tomb

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Summon Emperor Scorpions	Wizard flag
Slot2	Smiting (7-17)	Wizard flag
Slot3	Symbol of Torment	Wizard flag
Slot4	Summon Scarabs	Wizard flag
Slot5	Blink	Emergency flag, Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

• Unless you manage to lure away individual mummies very carefully, you'll be facing an army of extremely dangerous monsters that can injure you no matter what you do. Bring as much torment resistance as you can get to avoid being decimated in the first few rounds. Aura of Abjuration will help clear out summoned monsters quickly so you don't have to waste turns smashing them the hard way. A scroll of blinking will help you get out of their line of sight quickly should everything start to fall apart.
• A potion of lignification will both make you immune to torment as well as give you a significant boost to your hitpoints. It also boosts your poison resistance, turning the summoned Emperor Scorpions convenient blockers between you and Khufu. Only use this strat in a corridor - do not lignify in the open where 8 enemies can surround you!
• Try to lure Khufu into a narrow corridor to fight him.
• If you have a wand of clouds and some evocations trained (or a way to Ignite Poison), this is the time to use it.
• The ideal melee weapon versus Khufu are polearms, since these can reach over his summons, increasing your chances of having him within your reach. Evoking it 100 times to hit Khufu is a chore, but there is the "repeat last action" key just for that purpose: the inverted comma thing on your keyboard.
• Silence stops up his spellcasting capabilities very effectively, assuming you can get close enough to him.
• Khufu possesses the most powerful defensive spell in the game, the Tomb of Doroklohe. This spell seals the caster up in a ring of rock walls long enough for him to partially recover, so you'll want a wand of digging or Shatter in order to prevent him from hiding away until fully healed. Alternatively, he'll eventually come out on his own, but that's nowhere near as ideal. Of course, if you're well prepared for him, you can kill him before he even casts it.
• If there are no free spaces around Khufu, he cannot cast Tomb of Doroklohe. One more reason to be a happy tree poking Khufu through a few scorpions of his beckoning.