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 ==Strategy==
-A hero encountering a rutterkin in the early game will ideally have a source of [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] or even [[poison resistance]] (which rutterkins themselves incidentally lack) by that point. While their regeneration and somewhat higher HP will make them annoying to bring down, but they thankfully appear later than their imp cousins, giving heroes more time to prepare. Outside of these early stages, rutterkins are generally not a threat.
+A hero encountering a rutterkin in the early game should approach them with caution, and will ideally want a source of [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] or even [[poison resistance]] (which rutterkins themselves incidentally lack) by that point. While their regeneration and somewhat higher HP will make rutterkins annoying to bring down, they thankfully appear later than their imp cousins, giving heroes more time to prepare. Outside of these early stages, rutterkins are generally not a threat.
 ==History==

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 The rutterkin (plural "rutterkin" or "rutterkins") originates from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', where they are a deformed kind of demon that are among the weakest types present in the setting. A rutterkin is a disfigured humanoid demon that stands at 5‒7 ft (1.5‒2.1 m) tall, and is considered ugly even by demonic standards: their skin is mottled green and blue-violet, with only the occasional patch or two of wiry bristles for hair (if even that); they possess backward-pointing ears, pointed and elongated skulls, and tiny red swollen eyes, and their misshapen limbs and bodies make them universally asymmetrical.
-Rutterkins are sometimes formed from the souls of chaotic evil mortals that were incompetent and arrogant, and dretches that rose above others in their pack could become rutterkin. Others are formed directly from raw or dead manes, while still others are powerful demons that were demoted as a less merciful alternative to simply killing them off; abyssal creatures subjected to corruption by a "warp touch"-like disease could also become rutterkin. All rutterkin are considered pathetic mutants and held in utter contempt, even by the chaotic evil "society" of the Abyss, to the point that they often heckled and belittled even each other. Every rutterkin is deformed in its own unique way: most are hunched and frequently howl in pain, as their bodies warp and contort at random and may cause their limbs to become unstable or stop functioning altogether; one of their few recourses is to try and kill anything in their path or die trying.
+Rutterkins are sometimes formed from the souls of chaotic evil mortals that were incompetent and arrogant, and others are formed directly from raw or dead manes, while still others were subjected to corruption by a "warp touch"-like disease. Dretches that rose above others in their pack could become rutterkin, while powerful demons were demoted into rutterkin as a less merciful alternative to simply killing them off. Regardless of origin, they are considered pathetic mutants and held in utter contempt even by the chaotic evil "society" of the Abyss, to the point that they often heckle and belittle even each other. Every rutterkin is deformed in its own unique way: most are hunched and frequently howl in pain, as their bodies warp and contort at random and may cause their limbs to become unstable or stop functioning altogether; one of their few recourses is to try and kill anything in their path, or die trying.
-Rutterkins often act feral and monstrous, behave in a wild and undisciplined manner, and are generally cruel bullies that respect only brute force and delight in destroying anything seen as weaker than themselves&mdash;manes and dretches are their most frequent targets, though any feeble or greatly wounded demon was fair game if they believed the victim couldn't hurt them back too badly. Despite this, they possess at least average human intellect and relatively high cunning, along with some basic sense of self-preservation; they are also usually unwilling to attack with claws or fists, due to the physical pain it causes, and prefer exotic and masterwork weapons such as axes and "snap-tongs". Like other demons, rutterkin can summon more of their kind, but are limited to other rutterkin, manes, dretches, and rarely chasmes.
+To this end, they behave in wild, monstrous and undisciplined manners, and are generally cruel bullies that respect only brute force and delight in destroying anything seen as weaker than themselves&mdash;manes and dretches are their most frequent targets, though any feeble or greatly wounded demon was fair game if they believed the victim couldn't hurt them back too badly. Despite this, they possess at least average human intellect and relatively high cunning, along with some basic sense of self-preservation; they are also usually unwilling to attack with claws or fists, due to the physical pain it causes, and prefer exotic and masterwork weapons such as axes and "snap-tongs".
-Rutterkin often rely on numbers to overwhelm targets, most often grouping together in gangs of 3-12. They have some few magical abilities: flight, telekinesis, small auras of darkness, once-per-day teleportation, and an ability to generate paralyzing fear by touch (or creating a wave of terror when several of them are together). The rutterkin's behavior unwittingly makes them useful to their hated kin as guards: they constantly search the Abyss for victims and attack any non-demons they come upon, alerting other stronger demons to the presence of trespassers through their attempts to summon reinforcements. Though there were ways for rutterkins to rise above of their wretched state and become a stronger type of demon, they never truly recover from the anguish of that state and will resort to anything to keep their grip on power.
+Like other demons, rutterkin can summon more of their kind, but are limited to other rutterkin, manes, dretches, and rarely chasmes. Rutterkin often rely on numbers to overwhelm targets, most often grouping together in gangs of 3-12 and creating waves of immobilizing terror. Their behavior unwittingly makes them useful to their hated kin as guards, often alerting other stronger demons to the presence of trespassers through their attempts to summon reinforcements. Though there were ways for rutterkins to rise above of their wretched state and become a stronger type of demon, they never truly recover from the anguish of that state and will resort to anything to keep their grip on power.
 ==References==

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 ==Strategy==
 A hero encountering a rutterkin in the early game will ideally have a source of [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] or even [[poison resistance]] (which rutterkins themselves incidentally lack) by that point. While their regeneration and somewhat higher HP will make them annoying to bring down, but they thankfully appear later than their imp cousins, giving heroes more time to prepare. Outside of these early stages, rutterkins are generally not a threat.
 ==Origin==

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 ==Strategy==
 A hero encountering a rutterkin in the early game will ideally have a source of [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] or even [[poison resistance]] (which rutterkins themselves incidentally lack) by that point. While their regeneration and somewhat higher HP will make them annoying to bring down, but they thankfully appear later than their imp cousins, giving heroes more time to prepare. Outside of these early stages, rutterkins are generally not a threat.
 ==References==

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-A '''rutterkin''', {{monsym|rutterkin}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The rutterkin is an [[imp]]-like [[minor demon]] that has many of the same qualities as the imp, including [[Regeneration (propert)|regeneration]] and the ability to [[follow]] an adjacent [[hero]] across [[dungeon level]]s, along with a higher [[monster level]] and [[Monster difficulty|difficulty]]. In Hack'EM, unlike other minor demons that leave corpses, rutterkins are not [[carnivore]]s. [[Tame]] rutterkins have a chance of turning [[traitor]].
+A '''rutterkin''', {{monsym|rutterkin}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The rutterkin is an [[imp]]-like [[minor demon]] that has many of the same qualities as the imp, including [[Regeneration (property)|regeneration]] and the ability to [[follow]] an adjacent [[hero]] across [[dungeon level]]s, along with a higher [[monster level]] and [[Monster difficulty|difficulty]]. In Hack'EM, unlike other minor demons that leave corpses, rutterkins are not [[carnivore]]s. [[Tame]] rutterkins have a chance of turning [[traitor]].
 A rutterkin has a [[poisonous]] claw attack that drains [[strength]], and has a weakness to [[silver]].

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-A '''rutterkin''' is a [[minor demon]] added in [[SLASH'EM]].  It is similar to an [[imp]], sharing its speed and [[regeneration|regenerative]] abilities, but has more [[HD]] and a [[poison]]-branded attack.
+A '''rutterkin''', {{monsym|rutterkin}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The rutterkin is an [[imp]]-like [[minor demon]] that has many of the same qualities as the imp, including [[Regeneration (propert)|regeneration]] and the ability to [[follow]] an adjacent [[hero]] across [[dungeon level]]s, along with a higher [[monster level]] and [[Monster difficulty|difficulty]]. In Hack'EM, unlike other minor demons that leave corpses, rutterkins are not [[carnivore]]s. [[Tame]] rutterkins have a chance of turning [[traitor]].
 ==Generation==
-Rutterkin are generated randomly.  Like many other minor demons, they are not confined to [[Gehennom]], though they can also be found there.
+A rutterkin is among the [[tame]] minor demons that can be given as [[minion]]s to chaotic heroes via [[sacrifice]] at [[experience level]] 6 or below.
 ==Strategy==
-By the time one encounters them, rutterkin are generally not a threat: the character will likely have [[poison resistance]] or at least good [[magic cancellation]], and monster regeneration is less of a danger outside the early game, where characters (and monsters) do more damage.
+==References==
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-A '''rutterkin''' is a monster added in [[SLASH'EM]].
+A '''rutterkin''' is a [[minor demon]] added in [[SLASH'EM]].  It is similar to an [[imp]], sharing its speed and [[regeneration|regenerative]] abilities, but its attack is [[poison]]-branded.
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