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"Hoc idem magis ostendit antiquius Iovis Nomen: nam olim Diovis et Diespiter dictus, id est dies pater; a quo die dicti qui inde, et dius et divum, unde sub divo, Dius Fidius. Itaque inde eius perforatum tectum, ut ea videatur divum, id est calum. Quidam negant sub tecto per hunc deierare oportere. Aelius Dium Fidium dicebat Diovis filium, ut Graeci Dioskopon Castorem, et putabat huc esse Sancum et Sabina lingua et Herculem a Graeca. Idem hic Dis pater dicitur infimus, qui est coniunctus terrae, ubi omnia ut oriuntur ita aboriuntur; quorum quod finitus ortuum, Orcus dictus."
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-Marcus Terentius Varro, _De Lingua Latina_, Liber V, circa 40 BC.}}
  
 
==Useful Info==
 
==Useful Info==

Revision as of 22:16, 7 May 2013

Version 0.11: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Dispater &Dispater.png
HP 450
HD 16
XP 13932
Speed 10
AC 40
EV 3
Will Immune
Attack1 50 (hit: plain)


Resistances damnation, rC+,
rElec+++, rPois+,
rN+++, rTorm,
rRot
Vulnerabilities Holy, Holy wrath
Habitat Land
Intelligence High
Uses Weapons & armour
Starting equipment
Open doors
Holiness Demonic
Size Large
Type hell lord, hell lord
Flags Fighter
Speaks
Unique
See invisible
Silence immune


The lord of the Iron City of Dis.

"Hoc idem magis ostendit antiquius Iovis Nomen: nam olim Diovis et Diespiter dictus, id est dies pater; a quo die dicti qui inde, et dius et divum, unde sub divo, Dius Fidius. Itaque inde eius perforatum tectum, ut ea videatur divum, id est calum. Quidam negant sub tecto per hunc deierare oportere. Aelius Dium Fidium dicebat Diovis filium, ut Graeci Dioskopon Castorem, et putabat huc esse Sancum et Sabina lingua et Herculem a Graeca. Idem hic Dis pater dicitur infimus, qui est coniunctus terrae, ubi omnia ut oriuntur ita aboriuntur; quorum quod finitus ortuum, Orcus dictus."

-Marcus Terentius Varro, _De Lingua Latina_, Liber V, circa 40 BC.

Useful Info

Dispater is a demon lord who wields the Staff of Dispater and is the guardian of the iron rune on the last floor of the Iron City of Dis. He specializes in hitting you with brutal Earth Magic, Hellfire, and waves of tier-1 demons. You can find him in his mansion at the end of Dis:7, usually accompanied by several hell sentinels, ice fiends, and brimstone fiends (though thankfully not all at once).

Spells

Spell set
Slot1 Summon Greater Demon
Slot2 Lehudib's Crystal Spear (3d35)
Slot3 none
Slot4 Iron Shot (3d29)
Slot5 Hellfire (3d20)
Slot6 Summon Greater Demon


Tips & Tricks

  • Explore the outside of his chamber first before approaching the innermost chamber. There will be plenty of reinforcements wandering around, and if you can take them out before the fight, he'll be much less brutal.
  • Dispater, like any demon lord, is someone you want to kill as quickly as possible. If you worship the Shining One, then he'll be much easier to defeat. Your divine allies and/or Cleansing Flame (at high Invocations) will make short work of him and his escort.
  • Though not very useful in the rest of Dis, cold resistance is helpful here, as ice fiends deal terrifying amounts of damage without it.

Trivia

Originally a chthonic god of riches, fertile agricultural land and underground mineral wealth, Dis Pater was later commonly equated with the Roman deities Pluto and Orcus, becoming an underworld deity. His form in Crawl was likely inspired by the villainous Dispater found in Dungeons and Dragons.