Psyche

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Psyche @
HP	39
HD	5
XP	397
Speed	13
AC	0
EV	12
Will	20
Attack1	7 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Normal
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	human, human
Flags	Speaks Unique Warm-blooded

A fair-haired mage, wandering and seemingly half-mad with grief and guilt. “Let Psyche’s corpse be clad in mourning weed And set on rock of yonder hill aloft; Her husband is no wight of human seed, But serpent dire and fierce, as may be thought, Who flies with wings above in starry skies, And doth subdue each thing with fiery flight. The Gods themselves and powers that seem so wise With mighty love be subject to his might. The rivers black and deadly floods of pain And darkness eke as thrall to him remain.” -Apuleius, _Asinus aureus_, “Cupid and Psyche”. circa. 160 AD. trans. William Adlington, 1566.

Useful Info

Psyche the Insane Magess is a fast-moving unique mage. Although her collection of spells is no more dangerous than you'd find on an orc wizard, she is notoriously deadly due to the chaos (75% odds) or distortion (25%) dagger she generates with, often sending careless melee fighters to the Abyss at lethally low levels.

Location

• The Dungeon:8-13
• The Orcish Mines

Spells

Spell set
Slot1	Throw Frost (3d6)	Wizard flag
Slot2	Cantrip	Wizard flag
Slot3	Haste	Wizard flag
Slot4	Throw Flame (3d6)	Wizard flag
Slot5	Magic Dart (3d4)	Wizard flag
Slot6	Invisibility	Emergency flag, Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

• Fight her at range. If this isn't an option, confuse or paralyze her before engaging her in melee; her magic resistance is low enough to make this a fairly safe bet.

Trivia

Psyche is a character from the Greek myth of Eros and Psyche. In this myth, Psyche was a girl who fell in love with the god of desire, Eros, but needed to complete several impossible tasks before his mother Aphrodite would allow them to be wed.