Orange crystal statue

orange crystal statue 8
HP	160
HD	10
XP	150
Speed	6
AC	20
EV	1
Will	Immune
Resistances	rF++, rC++, rElec++, rPois++, rN+++, rTorm, rRot+++, rDrown
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	High
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Non-living
Size	Large
Type	statue, orange crystal statue
Flags	Artificial Speaks Stationary

An intricately carved idol of some nameless godling, hewn of translucent orange crystal. Its lifeless eyes seem to glitter uncannily with a wicked intelligence.

Useful Info

Every turn you are in the line of sight of an orange crystal statue, there is a 66.6% chance that it will inflict a random Divinations miscast on you. If your current intelligence is less than 8, this can kill you if you have no quick means of recovering from having 0 intelligence. Other effects include confusion or draining your MP.

Tips & Tricks

Fortunately, these statues can be instantly and reliably destroyed with a single zap of a wand of disintegration (if you can stay unconfused long enough to zap it). To avoid being in its line of sight at all, an Orb of Destruction will make short work of it.

Note that an amulet of clarity will protect you from the confusion but a ring of sustain abilities won't protect you from the intelligence loss.

Variant Orange Crystal Statue

A Statue of Wucad Mu guards the inner treasure chambers of Wucad Mu's Monastery. A wand of disintegration works just as well on it as any other orange crystal statue, and destroying it has the added bonus of wiping out any shadowy monks that are still running around.

This statue, made from a fine glassy orange crystal, depicts a mystic known as Wucad Mu, who mastered the matters of the mind. Beware of the statue's powers, as you have no chance in mental combat against it.

History

Orange crystal statues used to also make you forget spells and maps.