Crimson imp

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crimson imp 5
HP	9-18
HD	3
XP	48
Speed	10
AC	3
EV	14
Will	36
Attack1	4 (hit: plain)
Resistances	damnation, rPois+, rN+++, rTorm, rRot, rDrown
Vulnerabilities	Cold, Holy, Holy wrath
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Normal
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Little
Type	crimson imp, crimson imp
Flags	Flying Regenerates Speaks Silence immune

A small, ugly minor demon. Its fanged maw seems locked in a permanent malign grin, and its horns protrude obscenely from its scaly pate. “The Devil, too, sometimes steals human children; it is not infrequent for him to carry away infants within the first six weeks after birth, and to substitute in their place imps.” -Martin Luther

Useful Info

Crimson imps are tier-5 demons, and likely the first demons players will encounter. They are annoying pests that regenerate quickly and blink often. On their own, they are mostly harmless (if annoying), but they may complicate a fight with other monsters.

Tips & Tricks

• If you can't kill it, just run; it will blink, giving you an opportunity to get away. Leading it upstairs before doing so will remove the pest entirely, a technique called imp parking. Most early characters can eventually kill an imp with enough successive solid hits (especially with cold- or holy wrath-branded ones), but it's not always worth the effort. With a decently heavy weapon, almost any character can eventually whittle away at it until you overcome its regeneration. Just beware of other wandering monsters joining the fight.
• A wand of polymorph other will often polymorph them into something that's technically easier to kill, but pretty much any other imp is more dangerous, and if you're simply trying to get around their fire resistance, be aware that iron imps are nearly as bad in that regard.

History

Prior to 0.10, "crimson imps" were named "imps."