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“Lo, thy comrades yonder in the house of Kirke are penned like swine in close-barred sties. And art thou come to release them? Nay, I tell thee, thou shalt not thyself return, but shalt remain there with the others.”<br>
 
“Lo, thy comrades yonder in the house of Kirke are penned like swine in close-barred sties. And art thou come to release them? Nay, I tell thee, thou shalt not thyself return, but shalt remain there with the others.”<br>
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Revision as of 18:47, 8 April 2014

Version 0.13: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Kirke @Kirke.png
HP 110
HD 16
XP 2080
Speed 10
AC 0
EV 10
Will 106
Attack1 18 (hit: plain)


Resistances None
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Land
Intelligence High
Uses Weapons & armour
Starting equipment
Open doors
Holiness Natural
Size Medium
Type human, human
Flags Actual spells
Deflect missiles
See invisible
Speaks
Spellcaster
Unique
Warm-blooded
A master of transformation and treachery. Beware, or you may be the next swine to join her herd!

“Lo, thy comrades yonder in the house of Kirke are penned like swine in close-barred sties. And art thou come to release them? Nay, I tell thee, thou shalt not thyself return, but shalt remain there with the others.”
-Homer, Odysseia


Useful Info

Kirke is an unusual unique sorceress who travels with a band of hogs and would very much like for you to join them! She can cast several dangerous Hexes, including one unique spell which turns you into a pig, and calls ugly things into existence to aid her in combat. On top of that, she has a permanent Deflect Missiles effect in place, rendering her somewhat more difficult to kill at range. Bring high magic resistance to avoid an embarrassing death ("extraordinarily resistant" is generally enough to resist all her enchantments).

Location

Spells

Spell set
Slot1 Porkalator (50% success rate when MR=54)
Slot2 Slow (50% success rate when MR=54)
Slot3 Monstrous Menagerie
Slot4 Porkalator (50% success rate when MR=54)
Slot5 Corona (50% success rate when MR=54)
Slot6 Invisibility

Tips & Tricks

  • Don't waste time killing her hogs. Much like Pikel's slaves, they offer no experience, and once Kirke's dead, they'll transform back into their original forms and be neutral toward you.
  • High magic resistance will block the majority of her spells, and an amulet of stasis will guarantee you resist being slowed.
  • Should you get turned into a hog yourself, most characters will want to flee, as pigs are unable to use weapons, armour, or spells. Unarmed Combat specialists (such as Transmuters) can probably continue fighting, however.
  • Silence will shut down Kirke's spellcasting abilities entirely, at which point you can just beat her to death. She's not very dangerous in melee, though her ugly things might cause some trouble.
  • Conjurers and ranged weapon users may have trouble getting past her innate Deflect Missiles. Spellcasters can try using attacks that can't be dodged, like Fireball or Airstrike, but ranged combatants will probably want to move into melee to avoid getting inundated by ugly things.

Trivia

Kirke is an alternate spelling of Circe, a beautiful Greek goddess of magic who used potions to turn her enemies into pigs.

History

In 0.14, Kirke's Summon Ugly Thing spell will be replaced with Monstrous Menagerie.