Terence

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Terence @
HP	20
HD	2
XP	18
Speed	10
AC	0
EV	10
Will	8
Attack1	5 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Normal
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	human, human
Flags	Speaks Unique Warm-blooded

A violent murderer who kills for both pleasure and profit, Terence has been forced into hiding after a botched job, and can't really afford to risk letting anyone who has seen him leave the dungeon alive — there is a price on his head, after all. “A MAN committed a murder, and was pursued by the relations of the man whom he murdered. On his reaching the river Nile he saw a Lion on its bank and being fearfully afraid, climbed up a tree. He found a serpent in the upper branches of the tree, and again being greatly alarmed, he threw himself into the river, where a crocodile caught him and ate him. Thus the earth, the air, and the water alike refused shelter to a murderer.” -Aesop, _The Manslayer_. 6th century BCE. trans. George Fyler Townsend

Useful Info

Terence is a weak unique human fighter, likely one of the first uniques you will encounter and much less deadly than Sigmund. He occasionally generates with a good wand, but should not pose much of a threat otherwise. Disable him with your own wands or soften him up with throwing weapons if you don't want to risk him getting a lucky hit in, but you can probably beat him without getting damaged much regardless.

Location

• The Dungeon:2-3

Tips & Tricks

• Don't be so overconfident that you attack him while wounded. Take him out and collect that cheap XP.

History

In 0.15, he will be known as Terence the Incautious.