Serpent of Hell (Gehenna)

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

Serpent of Hell (Gehenna) D
HP	185-374
HD	17
XP	6066
Speed	14
AC	16
EV	12
Will	180
Attack1	35 (bite: fire)
Attack2	15 (claw: plain)
Attack3	15 (trample: trample)
Resistances	rF+++ rPois+ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Giant
Type	dragon, the Serpent of Hell
Flags	Destroys doors See invisible Flying Unique

A huge, red-glowing, three-headed dragon, shrouded in damnation. It is possessed by the very essence of Gehenna and its eternal fire.

Useful Info

The Serpent of Hell is a unique dragon whose elemental affinity varies based on which branch of Hell you encounter it in. When faced in Gehenna, the Serpent is capable of breathing great gouts of fire and completely immune to it.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Fire Breath (3d34)	Natural flag, Breath flag, Noisy flag
Slot2	Flaming Cloud (d25)	Natural flag, Breath flag, Noisy flag
Slot3	Fireball (3d27)	Natural flag, Breath flag, Noisy flag
Slot4	Summon Dragon	Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

• Preparations for Gehenna largely render you ready for handling this iteration of the Serpent of Hell: two or three ranks of fire resistance render its Fire Breath much less devastating. If you don't have that degree of fire resistance already, however, expect to take massive damage.

History

• Prior to 0.17, this Serpent of Hell had Hellfire instead of Flaming Cloud.
• In 0.16, it got the third breath attack, Fireball.
• In ancient versions of Crawl, the Serpent of Hell did not appear as a unique monster, but rather as a generic one that could be found in considerable numbers guarding the lowest level of Gehenna. While they may have had fewer hit points, the fact they could appear in considerable numbers made them more dangerous than the single monster ever is: facing multiple 20-HD hellfire-casting dragons at a time was often a quick death.