Dowan

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Dowan eDowan.png
HP 25
HD 3
XP 46
Speed 10
AC 0
EV 13
Will 24
Attack1 5 (hit: plain)


Resistances None
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Land
Intelligence High
Uses Weapons & armour
Starting equipment
Open doors
Holiness Natural
Size Medium
Type elf, elf
Flags Actual spells
Speaks
Spellcaster
Unique
Warm-blooded
A beautiful but vain elf with an aptitude for magic and little else. His skills are the perfect complement of his twin sister Duvessa's fighting prowess.

“Skill and grace, the twin brother and sister, are dancing playfully on your finger tips.”
-Rabindranath Tagore, _Chitra_, Act I, Scene iv. 1914.

Useful Info

Dowan, Brother of Duvessa is one of a pair of twin elf uniques that hunt through the Dungeon as a team and are always encountered together. Dowan is a mediocre magician, while his sister is a somewhat competent fighter; however, when either one is struck down, their sibling becomes significantly more dangerous. In Dowan's case, this means suddenly replacing his weak attack spells with much stronger ones and being automatically hasted as soon as he sees you.

Location

Spells

Spell set
Slot1 Throw Frost (3d5)
Slot2 Corona (50% success rate when MR=12)
Slot3 Blink
Slot4 Throw Flame (3d5)
Slot5 Haste Other
Slot6 Minor Healing (2d1)
Spell set - Upgraded
Slot1 Throw Icicle
Slot2 Corona
Slot3 Blink
Slot4 Stone Arrow
Slot5 Haste Other
Slot6 Minor Healing

Tips & Tricks

  • Neither Dowan nor Duvessa will follow you up or down stairs unless their sibling is adjacent to you too (in which case they both will) or their sibling is dead.
  • The haste effect only triggers the first time Dowan sees you after killing Duvessa. If you can escape up a flight of stairs or teleport away, he'll no longer have that advantage.
  • Dowan's upgraded spell list is very dangerous, but he has much less staying power than a berserk Duvessa.
  • Consider wearing them both down before killing either one. The survivor will still be near death even after it becomes more powerful.