Orange demon

Version 0.13: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

orange demon 4
HP	38-65
HD	8
XP	417
Speed	10
AC	3
EV	7
Will	64
Attack1	10 (reach sting: weakness + poison)
Attack2	8 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rN+++, rTorm, rRot
Vulnerabilities	Holy, Holy wrath
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Normal
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Medium
Type	orange demon, orange demon
Flags

An amber-coloured demon with a tail not unlike that of a scorpion. It contains a potent venom that can render its victims weak and their blows feeble. “In Sparkill buried lies that man of mark Who brought the Obelisk to Central Park, Redoubtable Commander H.H. Gorringe, Whose name supplies the long-sought rhyme for ‘orange.’” -Arthur Guiterman, “Local Note”. 1934.

Useful Info

Orange demons are melee-based tier-4 demons with reaching sting attacks that poison and weaken you. They are found in the Abyss, Pandemonium and the Hellmouth variant of Lair:8. They can be summoned by other monsters through the Summon Demon spell.

Tips & Tricks

They aren't very dangerous for even moderately well-armoured characters, but if you end up in the Abyss far too early, remembering that they can't fly might make escape a little easier. In general though, try to avoid fighting anything dangerous while weakened.

History

Prior to 0.13, orange demons lacked reaching and inflicted dexterity damage instead of weakness.