Anubis guard

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anubis guard H
HP	37-68
HD	9
XP	643
Speed	10
AC	3
EV	13
Will	40
Attack1	30 (hit: plain)
Attack2	20 (bite: drain experience)
Resistances	rN+++, rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Normal
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	anubis guard, anubis guard
Flags	Evil Fighter See invisible Warm-blooded

A jackal-headed humanoid charged with preventing trespassers from defiling sacred burial grounds and with keeping unruly denizens therein under control. They are conditioned to be insensitive to extreme amounts of pain, and can alert their brethren to an intruder's whereabouts with their howling cries.

Useful Info

Anubis guards are humanoid defenders who tirelessly defend their mummy masters. Physically speaking, they hit rather hard, but are not particularly durable. However, they come with spells allowing them to seriously damage the undead and the unprotected living, and they can alert other monsters on the floor to your presence. Also, in spite of their living nature, they are immune to all sources of draining and torment. They can be found in the Tomb.

Spells

Spell set
Slot1	Hunting Cry	Natural flag, No silent flag
Slot2	Bolt of Draining (3d17)	Natural flag
Slot3	Dispel Undead (3d16)	Priest flag

Tips & Tricks

• Undead characters in the Tomb may have an easy time in many regards, but not against Anubis guards. Their Dispel Undead spell ignores all resistance and defensive traits, dealing anywhere from 3 to 48 damage per shot. You can disable this spell by either silencing them or sending a summoned creature out to block its line of effect, but as a priest spell, antimagic weapons do not affect them.
• If you're playing a living character, and you're in the Tomb, there's a good chance that you already have rN+++. If so, these foes are weaker than orc knights with bad armour. If not, strongly consider leaving now; the Tomb is no place to wander in unprepared.

History

Anubis guards were added in 0.16.