Protean progenitor

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protean progenitor C
HP	54-110
HD	14
XP	1307
Speed	14
AC	7
EV	8
Will	120
Attack1	55 (random: plain)
Resistances	rPois+
Vulnerabilities	Silver
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Giant
Type	giant, protean progenitor
Flags	Warm-blooded Speaks No poly Regenerates No zombie No gen derived

A gargantuan humanoid of fractured shape from the aeons when the seas were but primordial soup. The many shapeshifters of the dungeon once sloughed off from these unfathomably ancient beings, and when they themselves finally cease, even their remains will give birth one last time to furious monsters. “I call upon Proteus, key-holding master of the sea, first-born, who showed the beginnings of all nature, changing matter into a great variety of forms. Honored by all, he is wise, and he knows what is now, what was before, and what will be in the future. He has all at his disposal, transformed far beyond all other immortals who dwell on snowy Olympos and fly through the air and over land and sea, for Physis was the first to place everything in Proteus. Father, attended by holy providence, visit the mystic initiates, and bring a good end to a life of industry and prosperity.” -_The Orphic Hymns_, XXV. trans. Apostolos N. Athanassakis and Benjamin M. Wolkow, 2013.

Useful Info

Protean progenitors are primordial, unstable, and giant monsters. On their own, they are fast and cast Irradiate. On death, it splits into aspiring flesh. They appear exclusively in the Realm of Zot.

When a protean progenitor dies, it splits into 2-4 aspiring flesh. After a few turns, an aspiring flesh will become a hasted, mighted, permanent copy of a random monster. (The first aspiring flesh takes 2-4 turns to transform; each flesh thereafter takes 1-2 turns longer from the previous.)

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Irradiate (3d25)	Wizard flag

History

• In 0.31, this monster will be added to the game.