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-{{varquestmon|Blibdoolpoolp, graven-into-flesh|Drow Healer|nemesis|dNetHack|notdNetHack|notnotdNetHack}}. Also known simply as '''Blibdoolpoolp''', she is a [[strong]], [[humanoid]] and [[chaotic]] [[Human or elf|elf-like]] monster that guards the [[Bell of Opening]]. The Drow Healer [[quest artifact]], [[Esscooahlipboourrr]], is in the possession of [[Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion]], a monster summoned by [[Mad Grazi]] using a [[crystal skull]] containing the Champion's spirit.
+{{varquestmon|Blibdoolpoolp, graven-into-flesh|Drow Healer|nemesis|dNetHack|notdNetHack|notnotdNetHack}}. Also known simply as '''Blibdoolpoolp''', she is a [[strong]], [[humanoid]] and [[chaotic]] [[Human or elf|elf-like]] monster that guards the [[Bell of Opening]]. The Drow Healer [[quest artifact]], [[Esscooahlipboourrr]], is in the possession of [[Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion]], a monster summoned by the [[Mad Grazi]] using a [[crystal skull]] containing the Champion's spirit.
 The monster is a manifested avatar of the [[kuo toa]] deity Blibdoolpoolp, and her presence is a result of the kuo toa's collective hallucinatory powers: this is what causes the [[life drain]]ing plague seen across the [[Drow Healer quest]], as the avatar is drawing an immense amount of life energy to stabilize herself. Similar to the Cyclops of the normal [[Healer quest]], if Blibdoolpoolp is killed and she is carrying Esscooahlipboourrr, or it has not yet been handled by the hero, she will drain the life of a [[plague victim]] on the level, including any that are trapped within [[sack]]s, and kill them in order to [[Life saving|save herself]]. Curing the plague is thus also instrumental in ensuring Blibdoolpoolp meets a permanent end without prolonging her life at her victims' expense, though per the information above it is possible to retrieve the [[artifact]] from Blibdoolpoolp without having to kill her first.

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 Blibdoolpoolp usually takes the form of a 15 foot-tall (4.6 meter) nude human female that is depicted with a lobster's head and claws, or else with a crayfish's head and claws alongside an articulated shell covering her shoulders; those forced to look deeply into her eyes at close range could be driven to insanity. Blibdoolpoolp is irrational and prone to unpredictable mood swings, as well as fickle changes in behavior&mdash;she is also highly secretive, shunning contact with most other deities, though she is on relatively friendly terms with the ixzan deity Ilxendren. She believes herself a holder of deeply fundamental magical secrets related to the nature of the universe, but hoards those secrets to herself, making them impossible to check.
-Blibdoolpoolp is generally bloodthirsty and filled with hatred for the pain her kuo-toa children suffered at the hands of many races, and spends most of her time brooding over the kuo-toa while plotting her revenge against those who drove them from the surface. She has a particular enmity for surface-dwelling races, as well as [[Mind flayer|illithids]] and drow: she spites humans and especially elves for initially driving the kuo-toa to the Underdark, and the mind flayers that captured the kuo-toa there and forced them into slavery while driving them mad from psionic oppression, and the drow and mind flayers are also seen as competitors for the little territory her followers have left. Her hatred for sea dwellers is relatively minor in comparison, with the exception of sea elves.
+Blibdoolpoolp is generally bloodthirsty and filled with hatred for the pain her kuo-toa children suffered at the hands of many races, and spends most of her time brooding over the kuo-toa while plotting her revenge against those who drove them from the surface. She has a particular enmity for surface-dwelling races, as well as the illithids (or mind flayers) and drow of the Underdark: she spites humans and especially elves for initially driving the kuo-toa to the Underdark, and the mind flayers that captured the kuo-toa there and forced them into slavery while driving them mad from psionic oppression, and the drow and mind flayers are also competitors for the little territory her followers have left. Her hatred for sea dwellers is relatively minor in comparison, with the exception of sea elves.
 Blibdoolpoolp's hatred of surface races and Underdark ones alike is reflected in her mandates to her priests and worshippers: the kuo-toa priesthood is mandated to immediately drive away any illithid settlers found close to their homes, and she compels other races to bring drow to her as sacrifices when opportunities arose, rather than directly opposing them herself. It is commonly speculated in-universe that Blibdoolpoolp is simply the most prominent of several deities invented by the enslaved kuo-toa, most likely the result of a modified human statue&mdash;notably, the nearly-extinct ancient kuo-toa tribes of the open seas have never heard of Blibdoolpoolp.

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   |frequency=Unique
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 2d8 [[quest artifact theft]], Claw 2d8 [[quest artifact theft]], [[Bearhug]] 3d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], automatic hit 0d0 magic-item-stealing, [[dNetHack monster spells|Spellcast]] 2d8 clerical, [[Passive]] 0d0 inflict curses
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 2d8 [[quest artifact theft]], Claw 2d8 [[quest artifact theft]], [[Bearhug]] 3d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[Tentacle attack|auto-hit tentacle]] 0d0 magic-item-stealing, [[dNetHack monster spells|Spellcast]] 2d8 clerical, [[Passive]] 0d0 [[Mummy curse|inflict curses]]
   |weight=1450
   |nutr=450
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-{{varquestmon|Blibdoolpoolp, graven-into-flesh|Drow Healer|nemesis|dNetHack|notdNetHack|notnotdNetHack}}. Also known simply as '''Blibdoolpoolp''', she is a [[strong]], [[humanoid]] and [[chaotic]] [[Human or elf|elf-like]] monster that guards the [[Bell of Opening]]. The Drow Healer [[quest artifact]], [[Esscooahlipboourrr]], is instead in the possession of [[Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion]], a monster summoned by [[Mad Grazi]] using a [[crystal skull]] containing the Champion's spirit.
+{{varquestmon|Blibdoolpoolp, graven-into-flesh|Drow Healer|nemesis|dNetHack|notdNetHack|notnotdNetHack}}. Also known simply as '''Blibdoolpoolp''', she is a [[strong]], [[humanoid]] and [[chaotic]] [[Human or elf|elf-like]] monster that guards the [[Bell of Opening]]. The Drow Healer [[quest artifact]], [[Esscooahlipboourrr]], is in the possession of [[Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion]], a monster summoned by [[Mad Grazi]] using a [[crystal skull]] containing the Champion's spirit.
-The monster is a manifested avatar of the [[kuo toa]] deity Blibdoolpoolp, and her presence is a result of the kuo toa's collective hallucinatory powers: this is what causes the [[life drain]]ing plague seen across the [[Drow Healer quest]], as the avatar is drawing an immense amount of life energy to stabilize herself. Similar to the Cyclops of the normal [[Healer quest]], if Blibdoolpoolp is killed and she is carrying Esscooahlipboourrr, or it has not yet been handled by the hero, she will drain the life of a [[plague victim]] on the level, including any that are trapped within [[sack]]s, and kill them in order to [[Life saving|save herself]]. Curing the plague is thus also instrumental in ensuring Blibdoolpoolp meets a permanent end without prolonging her life at her victims' expense, though per the information above it is possible to retrieve the [[artifact]] without having to kill her first.
+The monster is a manifested avatar of the [[kuo toa]] deity Blibdoolpoolp, and her presence is a result of the kuo toa's collective hallucinatory powers: this is what causes the [[life drain]]ing plague seen across the [[Drow Healer quest]], as the avatar is drawing an immense amount of life energy to stabilize herself. Similar to the Cyclops of the normal [[Healer quest]], if Blibdoolpoolp is killed and she is carrying Esscooahlipboourrr, or it has not yet been handled by the hero, she will drain the life of a [[plague victim]] on the level, including any that are trapped within [[sack]]s, and kill them in order to [[Life saving|save herself]]. Curing the plague is thus also instrumental in ensuring Blibdoolpoolp meets a permanent end without prolonging her life at her victims' expense, though per the information above it is possible to retrieve the [[artifact]] from Blibdoolpoolp without having to kill her first.
-Blibdoolpoolp is [[omnivorous]], [[amphibious]] and capable of [[swimming]], can [[see invisible]], has [[Monster detection (vision)|monster detection]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and will [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if she is adjacent. Blibdoolpoolp is considered to be an [[Elf (monster attribute)|elf]], a [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]], a [[demihuman]], and aquatic, and as (an avatar of) the kuo toa's deity she is an [[overlord]] to her kind. Blibdoolpoolp is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, will pick up [[magical item]]s and other objects that she comes across, and desires the Bell of Opening. She cannot be made [[tame]] or even [[peaceful]], as with other quest nemeses, and seeing her will impact the hero's [[sanity]] and [[insight]].
+Blibdoolpoolp is [[omnivorous]], [[amphibious]] and capable of [[swimming]], can [[see invisible]], has [[Monster detection (vision)|monster detection]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and will [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if she is adjacent. Blibdoolpoolp is considered to be an [[Elf (monster attribute)|elf]], a [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]], a [[demihuman]], and aquatic, and as (an avatar of) the kuo toa's deity she is an [[overlord]] to her kind. Blibdoolpoolp is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, will pick up [[magical item]]s and other objects that she comes across, and desires the Bell of Opening. She cannot be made [[tame]] or even [[peaceful]], as with other quest nemeses, and seeing her will cause the hero to lose [[sanity]] and raise their [[insight]].
-Blibdoolpoolp has two [[claw attack]]s that can [[Quest artifact theft|steal the quest artifact]] if the hero obtains it, a [[bearhug]] attack, a tentacle attack that steals one or more magical items if the target is already caught in her bearhug, the ability to cast one [[dNetHack monster spells|clerical monster spell]] during each of her turns, and a [[passive attack]] that occurs upon death (even if her life would be saved as above) and inflicts the "bright surging torrent" [[mummy curse]]. At high insight, she switches to a more deadly attack routine: the claw attacks that can steal the quest artifact become stronger, and she gains an additional [[rending]] [[armor-shredding]] attack that follows the claw attacks and precedes the rest of her attacks.
+Blibdoolpoolp has two [[claw attack]]s that can [[Quest artifact theft|steal the quest artifact]] if the hero obtains it, a [[bearhug]] attack, an auto-hit [[tentacle attack]] that steals one or more magical items if the target is already caught in her bearhug, the ability to cast one [[dNetHack monster spells|clerical monster spell]] during each of her turns, and a [[passive attack]] that occurs upon death (even if her life would be saved as above) and inflicts the "bright surging torrent" [[mummy curse]]. At high insight, she switches to a more deadly attack routine: the claw attacks that can steal the quest artifact become stronger, and she gains an additional [[armor-shredding]] [[rending]] attack that follows the claw attacks and precedes the rest of her attacks (retained from her initial routine).
-Blibdoolpoolp possesses [[fire resistance]], [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[disintegration resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[immunity to sickness]], and has a vulnerability to [[iron]] due to being elven. She can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|the fully-reinforced Elder Sign]].
+Blibdoolpoolp possesses [[fire resistance]], [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[disintegration resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[immunity to sickness]]&mdash;she has a vulnerability to [[iron]], due to being elven. She can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|the fully-reinforced Elder Sign]].
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 Blibdoolpoolp usually takes the form of a 15 foot-tall (4.6 meter) nude human female that is depicted with a lobster's head and claws, or else with a crayfish's head and claws alongside an articulated shell covering her shoulders; those forced to look deeply into her eyes at close range could be driven to insanity. Blibdoolpoolp is irrational and prone to unpredictable mood swings, as well as fickle changes in behavior&mdash;she is also highly secretive, shunning contact with most other deities, though she is on relatively friendly terms with the ixzan deity Ilxendren. She believes herself a holder of deeply fundamental magical secrets related to the nature of the universe, but hoards those secrets to herself, making them impossible to check.
-Blibdoolpoolp is generally bloodthirsty and filled with hatred for the pain her kuo-toa children suffered at the hands of many races, and spends most of her time brooding over the kuo-toa while plotting her revenge against those who drove them from the surface. She has a particular enmity for surface-dwelling races, as well as [[Mind flayer|illithids]] and drow: she spites humans and especially elves for the initial driving of her kuo-toa children to the Underdark, and the mind flayers then captured the kuo-toa and forced them into slavery; the psionic oppression drove the peaceful beings to insanity and extreme religious fanaticism, and the drow and mind flayers are also seen as enemies and competitors for the little territory her followers have left. Her hatred for sea dwellers is relatively minor, with the exception of sea elves.
+Blibdoolpoolp is generally bloodthirsty and filled with hatred for the pain her kuo-toa children suffered at the hands of many races, and spends most of her time brooding over the kuo-toa while plotting her revenge against those who drove them from the surface. She has a particular enmity for surface-dwelling races, as well as [[Mind flayer|illithids]] and drow: she spites humans and especially elves for initially driving the kuo-toa to the Underdark, and the mind flayers that captured the kuo-toa there and forced them into slavery while driving them mad from psionic oppression, and the drow and mind flayers are also seen as competitors for the little territory her followers have left. Her hatred for sea dwellers is relatively minor in comparison, with the exception of sea elves.
-Blibdoolpoolp's hatred of surface races and Underdark ones alike is reflected in her mandates to her priests and worshippers: the kuo-toa priesthood was mandated to immediately drive away any illithid settlers found close to their homes, and she would compel other races to bring drow to her as sacrifices when an opportunity arose, rather than directly opposing them herself. It is commonly speculated that Blibdoolpoolp was simply the most prominent of several deities invented by the enslaved kuo-toa, most likely the result of a modified human statue&mdash;notably, the nearly-extinct ancient kuo-toa tribes of the open seas have never heard of Blibdoolpoolp.
+Blibdoolpoolp's hatred of surface races and Underdark ones alike is reflected in her mandates to her priests and worshippers: the kuo-toa priesthood is mandated to immediately drive away any illithid settlers found close to their homes, and she compels other races to bring drow to her as sacrifices when opportunities arose, rather than directly opposing them herself. It is commonly speculated in-universe that Blibdoolpoolp is simply the most prominent of several deities invented by the enslaved kuo-toa, most likely the result of a modified human statue&mdash;notably, the nearly-extinct ancient kuo-toa tribes of the open seas have never heard of Blibdoolpoolp.
 The sobriquet "graven-into-flesh" specifies that the incarnation of Blibdoolpoolp in dNetHack and its derivatives is an idol ("graven image") of Blibdoolpoolp: examination of her stats will reveal that this idol depicts Blibdoolploolp with the body of a drow and the head and claws of an [[Elder Chuul]].
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   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Claw 2d8 [[quest artifact theft]], Claw 2d8 [[quest artifact theft]], [[Bearhug]] 3d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], automatic hit 0d0 magic-item-stealing, [[dNetHack monster spells|Cast]] 2d8 clerical, [[Passive]] 0d0 inflict curses
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 2d8 [[quest artifact theft]], Claw 2d8 [[quest artifact theft]], [[Bearhug]] 3d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], automatic hit 0d0 magic-item-stealing, [[dNetHack monster spells|Spellcast]] 2d8 clerical, [[Passive]] 0d0 inflict curses
   |weight=1450
   |nutr=450
   |size=medium
   |resistances=[[fire resistance]], [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[disintegration resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], [[drain resistance]], [[immunity to sickness]]
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+  |resistances conveyed=none
   |attributes={{attributes|Blibdoolpoolp, graven-into-flesh|swim=1|amphibious=1|humanoid=1|seeinvis=1|omnivore=1|nopoly=1|prince=1|female=1|hostile=1|stalk=1|nasty=1|strong=1|collect=1|magic=1|wantsbell=1|waitsforu=1|covetous=1|infravisible=1|nocorpse=1|drain=1|notame=1}}
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 {{varquestmon|Blibdoolpoolp, graven-into-flesh|Drow Healer|nemesis|dNetHack|notdNetHack|notnotdNetHack}}. Also known simply as '''Blibdoolpoolp''', she is a [[strong]], [[humanoid]] and [[chaotic]] [[Human or elf|elf-like]] monster that guards the [[Bell of Opening]]. The Drow Healer [[quest artifact]], [[Esscooahlipboourrr]], is instead in the possession of [[Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion]], a monster summoned by [[Mad Grazi]] using a [[crystal skull]] containing the Champion's spirit.
-The monster is a manifested avatar of the [[kuo toa]] deity Blibdoolpoolp, and her presence is a result of the kuo toa's collective hallucinatory powers: this is what causes the [[life drain]]ing plague seen across the [[Drow Healer quest]], as the avatar is drawing an immense amount of life energy to stabilize herself. Similar to the Cyclops of the normal [[Healer quest]], if Blibdoolpoolp is killed and she is carrying Esscooahlipboourrr, or it has not yet been handled by the hero, she will drain the life of a [[plague victim]] on the level, including any trapped in [[sack]]s, and kill them in order to [[Life saving|save herself]]. Curing the plague is thus also instrumental in ensuring Blibdoolpoolp meets a permanent end without prolonging her life at her victims' expense, though per the information above it is possible to retrieve the [[artifact]] without having to kill her first.
+The monster is a manifested avatar of the [[kuo toa]] deity Blibdoolpoolp, and her presence is a result of the kuo toa's collective hallucinatory powers: this is what causes the [[life drain]]ing plague seen across the [[Drow Healer quest]], as the avatar is drawing an immense amount of life energy to stabilize herself. Similar to the Cyclops of the normal [[Healer quest]], if Blibdoolpoolp is killed and she is carrying Esscooahlipboourrr, or it has not yet been handled by the hero, she will drain the life of a [[plague victim]] on the level, including any that are trapped within [[sack]]s, and kill them in order to [[Life saving|save herself]]. Curing the plague is thus also instrumental in ensuring Blibdoolpoolp meets a permanent end without prolonging her life at her victims' expense, though per the information above it is possible to retrieve the [[artifact]] without having to kill her first.
-Blibdoolpoolp is [[omnivorous]], [[amphibious]] and capable of [[swimming]], can [[see invisible]], has [[Monster detection (vision)|monster detection]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and will [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if she is adjacent. Blibdoolpoolp is considered to be an [[Elf (monster attribute)|elf]], a [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]], a [[demihuman]], and aquatic, and as (an avatar of) the kuo toa's deity she is an [[overlord]] to her kind. Blibdoolpoolp is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, will pick up [[magical item]]s and other objects that she comes across, and desires the Bell of Opening. She cannot be made [[tame]] or even [[peaceful]] like other quest nemeses, and seeing her will impact the hero's [[sanity]] and [[insight]].
+Blibdoolpoolp is [[omnivorous]], [[amphibious]] and capable of [[swimming]], can [[see invisible]], has [[Monster detection (vision)|monster detection]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and will [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if she is adjacent. Blibdoolpoolp is considered to be an [[Elf (monster attribute)|elf]], a [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]], a [[demihuman]], and aquatic, and as (an avatar of) the kuo toa's deity she is an [[overlord]] to her kind. Blibdoolpoolp is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, will pick up [[magical item]]s and other objects that she comes across, and desires the Bell of Opening. She cannot be made [[tame]] or even [[peaceful]], as with other quest nemeses, and seeing her will impact the hero's [[sanity]] and [[insight]].
-Blibdoolpoolp has two claw attacks that can [[Quest artifact theft|steal the quest artifact]] if the hero obtains it, a [[bearhug]] attack, a tentacle attack that steals one or more magical items if the target is already caught in her bearhug, the ability to cast one [[dNetHack monster spells|clerical monster spell]] during each of her turns, and a [[passive attack]] that occurs upon death (even if her life would be saved as above) and inflicts the "bright surging torrent" [[mummy curse]]. At high insight, she switches to a more deadly attack routine: the claw attacks that can steal the quest artifact become stronger, and she gains an additional [[rending]] [[armor-shredding]] attack that follows the claw attacks and precedes the rest of her attacks.
+Blibdoolpoolp has two [[claw attack]]s that can [[Quest artifact theft|steal the quest artifact]] if the hero obtains it, a [[bearhug]] attack, a tentacle attack that steals one or more magical items if the target is already caught in her bearhug, the ability to cast one [[dNetHack monster spells|clerical monster spell]] during each of her turns, and a [[passive attack]] that occurs upon death (even if her life would be saved as above) and inflicts the "bright surging torrent" [[mummy curse]]. At high insight, she switches to a more deadly attack routine: the claw attacks that can steal the quest artifact become stronger, and she gains an additional [[rending]] [[armor-shredding]] attack that follows the claw attacks and precedes the rest of her attacks.
 Blibdoolpoolp possesses [[fire resistance]], [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[disintegration resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[immunity to sickness]], and has a vulnerability to [[iron]] due to being elven. She can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|the fully-reinforced Elder Sign]].
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 Blibdoolpoolp's hatred of surface races and Underdark ones alike is reflected in her mandates to her priests and worshippers: the kuo-toa priesthood was mandated to immediately drive away any illithid settlers found close to their homes, and she would compel other races to bring drow to her as sacrifices when an opportunity arose, rather than directly opposing them herself. It is commonly speculated that Blibdoolpoolp was simply the most prominent of several deities invented by the enslaved kuo-toa, most likely the result of a modified human statue&mdash;notably, the nearly-extinct ancient kuo-toa tribes of the open seas have never heard of Blibdoolpoolp.
-The sobriquet "graven-into-flesh" specifies that this is an idol ("graven image") of Blibdoolpoolp. Examination of her stats will reveal that this idol depicts Blibdoolploolp with the body of a drow and the head and claws of an [[Elder Chuul]].
+The sobriquet "graven-into-flesh" specifies that the incarnation of Blibdoolpoolp in dNetHack and its derivatives is an idol ("graven image") of Blibdoolpoolp: examination of her stats will reveal that this idol depicts Blibdoolploolp with the body of a drow and the head and claws of an [[Elder Chuul]].
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	Blibdoolpoolp's hatred of surface races and Underdark ones alike is reflected in her mandates to her priests and worshippers: the kuo-toa priesthood was mandated to immediately drive away any illithid settlers found close to their homes, and she would compel other races to bring drow to her as sacrifices when an opportunity arose, rather than directly opposing them herself. It is commonly speculated that Blibdoolpoolp was simply the most prominent of several deities invented by the enslaved kuo-toa, most likely the result of a modified human statue—notably, the nearly-extinct ancient kuo-toa tribes of the open seas have never heard of Blibdoolpoolp.		Blibdoolpoolp's hatred of surface races and Underdark ones alike is reflected in her mandates to her priests and worshippers: the kuo-toa priesthood was mandated to immediately drive away any illithid settlers found close to their homes, and she would compel other races to bring drow to her as sacrifices when an opportunity arose, rather than directly opposing them herself. It is commonly speculated that Blibdoolpoolp was simply the most prominent of several deities invented by the enslaved kuo-toa, most likely the result of a modified human statue—notably, the nearly-extinct ancient kuo-toa tribes of the open seas have never heard of Blibdoolpoolp.
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		+	The sobriquet "graven-into-flesh" specifies that this is an idol ("graven image") of Blibdoolpoolp. Examination of her stats will reveal that this idol depicts Blibdoolploolp with the body of a drow and the head and claws of an [[Elder Chuul]].
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 {{varquestmon|Blibdoolpoolp, graven-into-flesh|Drow Healer|nemesis|dNetHack|notdNetHack|notnotdNetHack}}. Also known simply as '''Blibdoolpoolp''', she is a [[strong]], [[humanoid]] and [[chaotic]] [[Human or elf|elf-like]] monster that guards the [[Bell of Opening]]. The Drow Healer [[quest artifact]], [[Esscooahlipboourrr]], is instead in the possession of [[Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion]], a monster summoned by [[Mad Grazi]] using a [[crystal skull]] containing the Champion's spirit.
-The monster is a manifested avatar of the [[kuo toa]] deity Blibdoolpoolp, and her presence is a result of the kuo toa's collective hallucinatory powers: this is what causes the [[life drain]]ing plague seen across the [[Drow Healer quest]], as the avatar is drawing an immense amount of life energy to stabilize herself. Similar to the Cyclops of the normal [[Healer quest]], if Blibdoolpoolp is killed and she is carrying Esscooahlipboourrr or it has not yet been handled by the hero, she will drain the life of a [[plague victim]] on the level, including any trapped in [[sack]]s, and kill them in order to [[Life saving|save herself]]. Curing the plague is thus also instrumental in ensuring Bilbdoolpoolp meets a permanent end without prolonging her life at her victims' expense, though per the information above it is possible to retrieve the [[artifact]] without having to kill her first.
+The monster is a manifested avatar of the [[kuo toa]] deity Blibdoolpoolp, and her presence is a result of the kuo toa's collective hallucinatory powers: this is what causes the [[life drain]]ing plague seen across the [[Drow Healer quest]], as the avatar is drawing an immense amount of life energy to stabilize herself. Similar to the Cyclops of the normal [[Healer quest]], if Blibdoolpoolp is killed and she is carrying Esscooahlipboourrr, or it has not yet been handled by the hero, she will drain the life of a [[plague victim]] on the level, including any trapped in [[sack]]s, and kill them in order to [[Life saving|save herself]]. Curing the plague is thus also instrumental in ensuring Blibdoolpoolp meets a permanent end without prolonging her life at her victims' expense, though per the information above it is possible to retrieve the [[artifact]] without having to kill her first.
-Blibdoolpoolp is [[omnivorous]], [[amphibious]] and capable of [[swimming]], can [[see invisible]], has [[monster detection]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and will [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if she is adjacent. Blibdoolpoolp is considered to be an [[Elf (monster attribute)|elf]], a [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]], a [[demihuman]], and aquatic, and as (an avatar of) the kuo toa's deity she is an [[overlord]] to her kind. Blibpooldoolp is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, will pick up [[magical item]]s and other objects that she comes across, and desires the Bell of Opening. She cannot be made [[tame]] or even [[peaceful]] like other quest nemeses, and seeing her will impact the hero's [[sanity]] and [[insight]].
+Blibdoolpoolp is [[omnivorous]], [[amphibious]] and capable of [[swimming]], can [[see invisible]], has [[monster detection]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and will [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if she is adjacent. Blibdoolpoolp is considered to be an [[Elf (monster attribute)|elf]], a [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]], a [[demihuman]], and aquatic, and as (an avatar of) the kuo toa's deity she is an [[overlord]] to her kind. Blibdoolpoolp is [[covetous]] and capable of warping, will pick up [[magical item]]s and other objects that she comes across, and desires the Bell of Opening. She cannot be made [[tame]] or even [[peaceful]] like other quest nemeses, and seeing her will impact the hero's [[sanity]] and [[insight]].
 Blibdoolpoolp has two claw attacks that can [[Quest artifact theft|steal the quest artifact]] if the hero obtains it, a [[bearhug]] attack, a tentacle attack that steals one or more magical items if the target is already caught in her bearhug, the ability to cast one [[dNetHack monster spells|clerical monster spell]] during each of her turns, and a [[passive attack]] that occurs upon death (even if her life would be saved as above) and inflicts the "bright surging torrent" [[mummy curse]]. At high insight, she switches to a more deadly attack routine: the claw attacks that can steal the quest artifact become stronger, and she gains an additional [[rending]] [[armor-shredding]] attack that follows the claw attacks and precedes the rest of her attacks.
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 ==Origin==
-[[dnd:Blibdoolpoolp|Blibdoolpoolp]] (pronounced "blib-DOOL-poop" or "BLIB-dool-poop") is the patron goddess of the kuo-toa in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', and makes her debut in the 1980 1st-edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' accessory, ''Deities & Demigods''. She is neutral evil in all of her appearances save for 3rd Edition, which makes her chaotic evil (reflected by her alignment in dNetHack and its derivatives), and is portrayed as a paranoid, reality-denying deity of the sea whose sanity is questionable at best&mdash;this may be because she herself is the nonsensical spawn of her fanatical followers' madness-fueled imaginings. In any case, the supposedly-ancient Sea Mother views the kuo-toa as her children, as they are her only worshippers, and her priests run moost of kuo-toa civilization.
+[[dnd:Blibdoolpoolp|Blibdoolpoolp]] (pronounced "blib-DOOL-poop" or "BLIB-dool-poop") is the patron goddess of the kuo-toa in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', and makes her debut in the 1980 1st-edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' accessory, ''Deities & Demigods''. She is neutral evil in all of her appearances save for 3rd Edition, which makes her chaotic evil (reflected by her alignment in dNetHack and its derivatives), and is portrayed as a paranoid, reality-denying deity of the sea whose sanity is questionable at best&mdash;this may be because she herself is the nonsensical spawn of her fanatical followers' madness-fueled imaginings. In any case, the supposedly-ancient Sea Mother views the kuo-toa as her children, as they are her only worshippers, and her priests run most of kuo-toa civilization.
 Blibdoolpoolp usually takes the form of a 15 foot-tall (4.6 meter) nude human female that is depicted with a lobster's head and claws, or else with a crayfish's head and claws alongside an articulated shell covering her shoulders; those forced to look deeply into her eyes at close range could be driven to insanity. Blibdoolpoolp is irrational and prone to unpredictable mood swings, as well as fickle changes in behavior&mdash;she is also highly secretive, shunning contact with most other deities, though she is on relatively friendly terms with the ixzan deity Ilxendren. She believes herself a holder of deeply fundamental magical secrets related to the nature of the universe, but hoards those secrets to herself, making them impossible to check.
-Blibdoolpoolp is generally bloodthirsty and filled with hatred for the pain her kuo-toa children suffered at the hands of many races, and spends most of her time brooding over the kuo-toa while plotting her revenge against those who drove them from the surface. She has a particular enmity for surface-dwelling races, as well as illithids and drow: she spites humans and especially elves for the initial driving of her kuo-toa children to the Underdark, and the mind flayers then captured the kuo-toa and forced them into slavery; the psionic oppression drove the peaceful beings to insanity and extreme religious fanaticism, and the drow and mind flayers are also seen as enemies and competitors for the little territory her followers have left. Her hatred for sea dwellers is relatively minor, with the exception of sea elves.
+Blibdoolpoolp is generally bloodthirsty and filled with hatred for the pain her kuo-toa children suffered at the hands of many races, and spends most of her time brooding over the kuo-toa while plotting her revenge against those who drove them from the surface. She has a particular enmity for surface-dwelling races, as well as [[Mind flayer|illithids]] and drow: she spites humans and especially elves for the initial driving of her kuo-toa children to the Underdark, and the mind flayers then captured the kuo-toa and forced them into slavery; the psionic oppression drove the peaceful beings to insanity and extreme religious fanaticism, and the drow and mind flayers are also seen as enemies and competitors for the little territory her followers have left. Her hatred for sea dwellers is relatively minor, with the exception of sea elves.
 Blibdoolpoolp's hatred of surface races and Underdark ones alike is reflected in her mandates to her priests and worshippers: the kuo-toa priesthood was mandated to immediately drive away any illithid settlers found close to their homes, and she would compel other races to bring drow to her as sacrifices when an opportunity arose, rather than directly opposing them herself. It is commonly speculated that Blibdoolpoolp was simply the most prominent of several deities invented by the enslaved kuo-toa, most likely the result of a modified human statue&mdash;notably, the nearly-extinct ancient kuo-toa tribes of the open seas have never heard of Blibdoolpoolp.
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