Crazy Yiuf

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Crazy Yiuf g
HP	20
HD	3
XP	41
Speed	10
AC	2
EV	9
Will	10
Attack1	9 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	Silver
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Normal
Uses	Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	gnoll, gnoll
Flags	Speaks Unique Warm-blooded

A withered old gnoll with a long silver beard, wielding a quarterstaff and wearing a cloak. He looks like a figure from mythology! Wait, is his beard held on to his ears with hooks? “There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, ‘It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!’” -Edward Lear, _A Book of Nonsense [No. 1]_. 1846.

For a list of all gnolls, see list of gnolls.

Useful Info

Crazy Yiuf the Enlightened is a deranged unique gnoll who shouts gibberish while murdering trespassers. He always generates wearing a cloak and wielding a chaos-branded quarterstaff which has the potential to be extremely dangerous; he may occasionally generate with a powerful wand as well. His vault is very distinct and recognizable: a stone chamber accessed through a characteristic uneven path, usually through trees and occasionally blocked off by fungi. His hut is guaranteed to contain at least one hammer, and sometimes several more are strewn about near the entrance. As of 0.13, this is the only place to find any hammers.

Location

• The Dungeon:2-7

Tips & Tricks

• His quarterstaff may heal you, or it may electrocute you for enough damage to one-shot some characters. Definitely try to soften him up at range with whatever you have available.
• Killing him early is usually worthwhile, as he is guaranteed to produce his (occasionally enchanted or branded) cloak, chaos quarterstaff, and at least one better than average hammer in his cottage. If you intend to fight with staves in the long run, his quarterstaff can be very powerful early on (though it will almost certainly betray you eventually).
• If you are a follower of Xom or you've inflicted confusion on Yiuf, his dialogue will become... interesting.