Water nymph

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For a list of merfolk monsters, see list of merfolk.

water nymph m
HP	26-54
HD	10
XP	446
Speed	10
AC	2
EV	13
Will	100
Attack1	12 (touch: drown)
Resistances	rDrown
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Amphibious
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	water nymph, water nymph
Flags	Speaks Warm-blooded

A capricious nature spirit, deeply bonded with the waters in which it lives. Wherever they flow, so may it, and ponds and rivers surge and leap at its whim. “Oh, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you.” -Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975.

Useful Info

Water nymphs are amphibious creatures which force their prey into water before drowning them. They can deal heavy smite-targeted asphyxiation damage with their magic to any creature standing in water, and have a passive one-tile aura of shallow water which follows them around (though it takes it some time to catch up). This water effect can cover stairs, rendering them inoperable. They are found in the Shoals.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Waterstrike (3d17)	Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

• Mephitic Cloud or Silence disables their magic nicely, though killing them at range solves the problem even more effectively. Flight or playing a large species will protect you from the risk of stumbling due to their water aura, but their Waterstrike spell can still affect you.
• Water nymphs can only deal significant damage to you if you're in the water. However, their ability to spread water tiles means that once you're in the water, it can be hard to get out again.
• Water nymphs can cover the stairs, making it impossible to escape. This significantly raises the risk of any encounter involving them.
• Water nymphs do not have rSteam, and take a great deal of damage from steam. This makes wands of flame a fairly effective way of killing them.

History

Water nymphs were added in 0.14