Crazy Yiuf

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Crazy Yiuf gCrazy Yiuf.png
HP 20
HD 3
XP 41
Speed 10
AC 2
EV 9
Will 12
Attack1 9 (hit: plain)


Resistances None
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Land
Intelligence Normal
Uses Starting equipment
Open doors
Holiness Natural
Size Medium
Type gnoll, gnoll
Flags Speaks
Unique
Warm-blooded
A withered old gnoll with a long silver beard, wielding a quarterstaff and wearing a cloak. He looks like a figure from mythology! Wait, is his beard held on to his ears with hooks?

There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, 'It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!'
-Edward Lear, _A Book of Nonsense [No. 1]_. 1846

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

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Useful Info

Crazy Yiuf is a deranged unique gnoll who shouts gibberish while murdering trespassers. He always generates wearing a cloak and wielding a chaos-branded quarterstaff which has the potential to be extremely dangerous; he may occasionally generate with a powerful wand as well. His vault is very distinct and recognizeable: a stone chamber accessed through a characteristic uneven path, usually through trees and occasionally blocked off by fungi. His hut is guaranteed to contain at least one hammer, and sometimes several more are strewn about near the entrance.

Location

Tips & Tricks

  • His quarterstaff may heal you, or it may electrocute you for enough damage to one-shot some characters. Definitely try to soften him up at range with whatever you have available.
  • Killing him early is usually worthwhile, as he is guaranteed to produce his (occasionally enchanted or branded) cloak, chaos quarterstaff, and at least one better than average hammer in his cottage. If you intend to fight with staves in the long run, his quarterstaff can be very powerful early on (though it will almost certainly betray you eventually).
  • You can try to kill him by setting his forest on fire as he runs along the path, but just shooting him with Fire Magic usually does more damage.
  • If you are a follower of Xom or you've inflicted confusion on Yiuf, his dialogue will become... interesting.