Ophan

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ophan GOphan.png
HP 74-118
HD 15
XP 1857
Speed 10
AC 10
EV 10
Will Immune



Resistances rN+++, rRot,
Asphyx, rHoly
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Land
Intelligence High
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Holy
Size Medium
Type angel, ophan
Flags Glows
See invisible
Levitate
Silence immune

For a list of all holy monsters, see list of holy monsters.

A creature from the heavenly realms. It consists of a wheel within a wheel, and both of these are covered in eyes; strange flames of holy fire flicker all over it.

"As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like chrysolite, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made of a wheel intersecting a wheel. As they moved, they would go in any of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not turn about as the creatures went. The rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around."

-Ezekiel 1:15-18 (New International Version)

Useful Info

Ophanim are moderately powerful holy monsters with 7-tile halo auras that attack solely using their two spells. As soon as they notice you, they cast Holy Flames to trap you in a ring of holy fire (thankfully, the center tile is left unaffected). They then proceed to hammer you with Bolt of Fire. They are very rare, only appearing in holy-themed Pandemonium or Ziggurat floors.

Spells

Spell set
Slot1 Bolt of Fire (3d24)
Slot2 Holy Flames
Slot3 none
Slot4 Bolt of Fire (3d24)
Slot5 Holy Flames
Slot6 none


Tips & Tricks

Get out of the ring of holy fire as soon as you can, preferably with a Blink. Undead characters should be wary as areas can soon be saturated with rings of holy fire.

Trivia

The Ophanim (Hebrew for "wheels") are a class of celestial beings found in the Book of Enoch, where they guard the throne of God without sleeping, along with the Cherubim and Seraphim. The wheels seen in Ezekiel's vision of the chariot are believed to also be Ophanim.