Wretched star

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wretched star *
HP	46-94
HD	10
XP	789
Speed	10 (move: 80%)
AC	10
EV	10
Will	Immune
Resistances	rF+ rC+ rElec rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm rSticky
Vulnerabilities	Silver
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Non-living
Size	Little
Type	wretched star, wretched star
Flags	See invisible Flying Unbreathing Insubstantial

A conflux of unearthly light and energy, awash in unnatural colours and strange forms no normal being was meant to perceive. Merely being near it fills your body with the disorder of the Abyss.

Useful Info

Wretched stars are the chaos-spewing embodiments of Lugonu's realm, inflicting temporary (transient) bad mutations on everything nearby. These mutations will go away on their own after you have killed a few monsters. They also occasionally blast you with non-elemental Conjurations. In addition to the Abyss, they can be found in Lehudib's Moon Base.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Force Lance (3d14)	Magical flag
Slot2	Corrupting Pulse	Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

• Unlike Malmutate, Corrupting Pulse doesn't require a line of fire. It affects all nearby opponents, so you cannot hide from the spell behind allies or other monsters.
• Make sure to check your mutations. Melee characters should watch out for a sudden Berserkitis, while any character should beware of No Unsafe Scrolls and No Unsafe Potions.
• The waves of bad mutations affect your allies too, reducing their speed, AC, and damage output.
• Undead will suffer temporary stat drain instead of mutations, with a coinflip chance of nothing happening. They should hence be careful of stat zero.

History

• In 0.28 only, wretched stars cast Corrupting Pulse less often, and it only gave 1 transient mutation. These changes were made as the Abyss no longer gave XP. These changes were reverted in 0.29, as the Abyss gave XP again.
• Prior to 0.25, wretched stars had Iskenderun's Mystic Blast instead of Force Lance.
• Prior to 0.19, wretched stars' Corrupting Pulse mutated everyone in LOS, even their allies.
• Wretched stars were added in 0.12.