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Eladrin are chaotic angels in dNetHack. Each type has a humanoid form and an energy form. They will shift to the energy form once their HP drops below 50%, and may return to their humanoid forms once their HP goes back above 50%. Eladrin typically don't drop their equipment when changing to their energy form, and will re-equip their weapons and armor automatically as they return to their humanoid forms. Eladrin are typically highly resistant to physical damage. In their humanoid form, they are protected by their armor, in energy form they take 1⁄4 base weapon damage. All Eladrin but Tulani can appear in throne rooms, with an elvenking/elvenqueen presiding over. Some of the types of Eladrin are generated on the Planes as well.

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High-caste Eladrin

In each game, there is a caste of Eladrin that is the highest and most powerful caste that exists in the modern age. There are multiple possibilities for which type of Eladrin is the highest caste, and the other possibilities do not spawn naturally. One possibility is chosen randomly each game.

  • 2⁄6 chance of Tulani Eladrin
  • 1⁄6 chance of Gae Eladrin
  • 1⁄6 chance of Brighid Eladrin
  • 1⁄6 chance of Uiscerre Eladrin
  • 1⁄6 chance of Caillea Eladrin

Eladrin Precursors

In each game, there was a species in ancient times that was the precursor to modern Eladrin. These precursors can still be found in modern times, in the form of statues in specific locations. There are multiple possibilities for the precursor species, and only one of them will appear in each game. One possibility is chosen randomly each game.

  • 6⁄8 chance of being the same as the modern highest-caste Eladrin
  • 1⁄8 chance of Dracae Eladrin
  • 1⁄8 chance of polypoid beings disguised as the modern highest-caste Eladrin

Coure Eladrin

A Coure Eladrin (No tile)
Difficulty 4
Attacks

Weapon 1d1 physical, Weapon 1d1 physical, Floating spiritual blade 4d4 silver rapier (level 10+), Floating spiritual blade 4d4 silver rapier (level 20+), Floating spiritual blade 4d4 silver rapier (level 30+)

Base level 1
Base experience 58
Speed 24
Base AC −7
Base MR 100
Alignment −10 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 1 (Very rare)
Genocidable No
Weight 20
Nutritional value 20
Size tiny
Resistances sleep, poison
Resistances conveyed sleep

A Coure Eladrin:

Coure Eladrin use their star blades automatically, with a chance of attacking each adjacent monster every turn. They are skipped in their main attack sequence.

Mote of light

y mote of light (No tile)
Difficulty 3
Attacks

Floating spiritual blade 4d4 silver rapier (level 10+), Floating spiritual blade 4d4 silver rapier (level 20+), Floating spiritual blade 4d4 silver rapier (level 30+)

Base level 1
Base experience 64
Speed 24
Base AC −15
Base MR 100
Alignment −10 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable No
Weight 0
Nutritional value 0
Size tiny
Resistances sleep, poison
Resistances conveyed sleep

A mote of light:

Noviere Eladrin

A Noviere Eladrin (No tile)
Difficulty 10
Attacks

Weapon 1d4 physical

Base level 8
Base experience 177
Speed 14
Base AC 3
Base MR 20
Alignment −5 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 1 (Very rare)
Genocidable No
Weight 800
Nutritional value 350
Size medium
Resistances sleep, poison
Resistances conveyed sleep

A Noviere Eladrin:

7 Noviere are always generated on the Plane of Water.

Water dolphin

; water dolphin (No tile)
Difficulty 10
Attacks

Butt 2d8 physical

Base level 8
Base experience 189
Speed 12
Base AC −3
Base MR 0
Alignment 0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means) 0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable No
Weight 3000
Nutritional value 0
Size large
Resistances poison
Resistances conveyed poison

A water dolphin:

Bralani Eladrin

A Bralani Eladrin (No tile)
Difficulty 13
Attacks

Weapon 1d4 physical, Weapon 1d4 physical

Base level 10
Base experience 298
Speed 10
Base AC 0
Base MR 30
Alignment −5 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 1 (Very rare)
Genocidable No
Weight 900
Nutritional value 350
Size medium
Resistances sleep, poison
Resistances conveyed sleep

A Bralani Eladrin:

2 Bralani are always generated on the Plane of Earth.

Singing sand

v singing sand (No tile)
Difficulty 11
Attacks

Engulf 2d8 blinding, Engulf 1d10 physical

Base level 8
Base experience 214
Speed 20
Base AC −10
Base MR 30
Alignment −5 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable No
Weight 0
Nutritional value 0
Size huge
Resistances sleep, poison, petrification
Resistances conveyed fire, sleep, poison

A singing sand:

Firre Eladrin

A Firre Eladrin (No tile)
Difficulty 15
Attacks

Weapon 2d4 physical, Weapon 2d4 physical, Gaze attack 1d10 fire, Passive 0d4 fire

Base level 10
Base experience 334
Speed 12
Base AC −3
Base MR 30
Alignment −7 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 1 (Very rare)
Genocidable No
Weight 800
Nutritional value 350
Size medium
Resistances fire, sleep, poison
Resistances conveyed sleep

A Firre Eladrin:

4 Firre are always generated on the Plane of Fire.

It shouldn't be any surprise that there are eladrins who devote themselves to art, music, and magic. The firres (pronounced feers) are creatures who live for beauty; their lives are consumed by a fiery passion for art of any kind, and they strive to make their own existence a living image of wonder and delight.

The firre eladrins live as wandering minstrels and bards in Arborea, attending the courts of more powerful eladrins or tarrying to entertain a circle of coures in a forgotten dell. Their pursuit of beauty leads them to any place where art, skill, or grace is held in high esteem. A body could run across a firre traveling the Outlands or visiting the palaces of neutral-aligned powers just as easily as he'd find one in Arborea. Firres have a deep love and appreciation of mortal art, and often embark on lengthy sojourns on the Prime Material Plane to seek out works of excellence.

In their demihuman, firre eladrins resemble stocky elves with brilliant red hair and fiery red eyes. At first glance, a firre might be taken for a half-elf, but her eyes give her away; they have no iris or pupil, and glow brightly with the firre's inner flame. Firres can also transform themselves into man-size pillars or balls of fire.
[ Monstrous Manual, Planescape Appendix 2 ]

Dancing flame

v dancing flame (No tile)
Difficulty 15
Attacks

Touch 3d6 fire, Touch 3d6 fire, Passive 0d4 fire

Base level 10
Base experience 362
Speed 22
Base AC −13
Base MR 30
Alignment −7 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable No
Weight 0
Nutritional value 0
Size huge
Resistances fire, sleep, poison, petrification

A dancing flame:

Shiere Eladrin

A Shiere Eladrin (No tile)
Difficulty 15
Attacks

Weapon 3d4 physical, Weapon 3d4 physical (level 10+), Weapon 3d4 physical (level 20+), Weapon 3d4 physical (level 30+)

Base level 12
Base experience 383
Speed 12
Base AC −4
Base MR 30
Alignment −8 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 1 (Very rare)
Genocidable No
Weight 1450
Nutritional value 350
Size medium
Resistances cold, sleep, poison
Resistances conveyed sleep

A Shiere Eladrin:


The shiere knights are the second most dangerous eladrin type in the Tower, as they have powerful crystal equipment.

The warriors of Arborea are the shieres, graceful eladrin knights who fight with skill, strength, and honor. They're the defenders of the eladrin courts, a shining host that seeks out evil intruders and ensures that no darkness will trouble the Queen of Stars or her people. By night the shieres gather together in bright companies to ride the wilds of Olympus and drive away any who would do the folk of Arborea harm.

The shieres appear to be exceptionally tall high elves of some kind. They're long-limbed and slender, with lanky frames and long, narrow faces and hands. A shiere's as strong as the mightiest mortal warrior despite his slender build. All shieres are very fair-skinned, with pale golden or silver hair and piercing eyes of blue, green, or violet.

Unlike the other eladrins, shieres're bound more permanently into their demihuman form and can change shape only into a harmless ball of faerie-light, similar to that of a coure eladrin.
[ Monstrous Manual, Planescape Appendix 2 ]

Ball of light

e ball of light (No tile)
Difficulty 14
Attacks

Passive 0d6 cold

Base level 12
Base experience 408
Speed 16
Base AC −14
Base MR 30
Alignment −8 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable No
Weight 0
Nutritional value 0
Size small
Resistances fire, sleep, poison
Resistances conveyed sleep

A ball of light:

Balls of light have no attacks and do nothing but run away.

Ghaele Eladrin

A Ghaele Eladrin (No tile)
Difficulty 19
Attacks

Weapon 2d12 shock, Offhand Weapon 2d12 shock, Gaze attack 2d10 confusion

Base level 15
Base experience 508
Speed 12
Base AC −5
Base MR 30
Alignment −10 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 1 (Very rare)
Genocidable No
Weight 1500
Nutritional value 350
Size medium
Resistances sleep, shock, poison
Resistances conveyed sleep

A Ghaele Eladrin:

The ghaeles are the knights errant of the eladrins. Wherever evil and tyranny raise their ugly heads, the ghaeles respond. Working behind the scenes, they quietly muster resistance and offer guidance to any creatures of good heart with the courage to stand against their oppressors. More than any other eladrins, the ghaeles are accustomed to working from behind the veil.

Ghaeles resemble tall, athletic high elves. They might easily be taken noble elves if not for their pearly, opalescent eyes and radiant aura. Of course, a ghaele may be wearing any manner of mortal guise when encountered away from Arborea. Ghaele eladrins can also take the form of an incorporeal cloud of luminous energy.
[ Monstrous Manual, Planescape Appendix 2 ]

Luminous cloud

v luminous cloud (No tile)
Difficulty 23
Attacks

Touch 5d12 shock, Touch 5d12 shock, Cast 8d12 shock, Passive 0d12 shock

Base level 15
Base experience 636
Speed 6
Base AC −15
Base MR 30
Alignment −10 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable No
Weight 0
Nutritional value 0
Size huge
Resistances sleep, shock, poison
Resistances conveyed sleep

A luminous cloud:

Tulani Eladrin

A Tulani Eladrin (No tile)
Difficulty 26
Attacks

Spiritual blade 4d8 silver rapier, Offhand Weapon 4d8 random element, Spiritual blade 4d8 silver rapier (level 22+), Offhand Weapon 4d8 random element (level 30+), Gaze attack 2d10 stunning, Cast 0d6 random element

Base level 18
Base experience 679
Speed 14
Base AC −7
Base MR 30
Alignment −12 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 1 (Very rare)
Genocidable No
Weight 1500
Nutritional value 350
Size medium
Resistances fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison
Resistances conveyed sleep

A Tulani Eladrin:

Tulani are one of the most dangerous Eladrin types. They have powerful equipment, and cast 9d6-damage random element spells (chosen from fire, cold, and shock).

Tulani make good pets, as they are human sized and start with good equipment. They are not generated with a weapon of any kind, so you may need to give them a mattock or two-handed sword. One high-caste Eladrin is always generated on the Plane of Water.

The greatest of the eladrins are the tulani, or faerie lords. Their courts are scattered throughout Olympus, never staying in the same place more than one night. The tulani are peaceful in nature and take up arms only when Arborea itself is threatened or the direst of emergencies requires their attention.

Tulani're creatures of unearthly beauty and grace; their voices are living music, and their faces shine so brightly that mortals find it difficult to look at them. In form they're tall, stately elven lords dressed in shimmering robes of shifting color. A tulani is surrounded by a magical aura that evil creatures cannot bear to be near. Tulani eladrins can also take the form of an incorporeal globe of eldritch colors, 5' in diameter.

Visitors to Arborea who seek out the tulani courts soon find out that the eladrins aren't easy to find when they want to avoid someone. When a cutter finally gets to meet with a tulani, he's wise to keep his bone-box shut and mind his manners. The tulani don't tolerate insolence or disrespect from mortals, but are gracious hosts when their guests behave themselves.
[ Monstrous Manual, Planescape Appendix 2 ]

Ball of radiance

e ball of radiance (No tile)
Difficulty 31
Attacks

Touch 6d6 fire, Touch 6d6 fire, Touch 3d12 shock, Touch 3d12 shock, Cast 3d12 shock, Passive 0d10 cold

Base level 18
Base experience 880
Speed 18
Base AC -17
Base MR 30
Alignment −8 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable No
Weight 0
Nutritional value 0
Size small
Resistances fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison
Resistances conveyed sleep

A ball of radiance:

Gae Eladrin

A Gae Eladrin (No tile)
Difficulty 23
Attacks

Weapon 2d8 physical, Offhand Weapon 2d8 physical, Lashing vines 4d8 four seasons, Cast 0d0 mage spell

Base level 18
Base experience 723
Speed 14
Base AC 6
Base MR 30
Alignment -12 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable No
Weight 1500
Nutritional value 350
Size medium
Resistances fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison
Resistances conveyed sleep

A Gae Eladrin:

Gae are one of the most dangerous Eladrin types. They have unique equipment, a unique attack form, and cast single-target elemental spells.

Gae make good pets, as they are human sized and start with good equipment. One high-caste Eladrin is always generated on the Plane of Water.

Warden tree

{ warden tree (No tile)
Difficulty 22
Attacks

Reach 4d8 physical, Reach 4d8 physical, Cast 0d0 clerical spell

Base level 18
Base experience 736
Speed 18
Base AC 6
Base MR 30
Alignment -12 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable No
Weight 3000
Nutritional value 350
Size large
Resistances fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison
Resistances conveyed sleep

A warden tree:

Warden trees are stationary, rapidly casting ice storm, geyser, mass cure, and draining spells.

Dracae Eladrin

A Dracae Eladrin (No tile)
Difficulty 23
Attacks

Claw 4d8 vorpal, Claw 4d8 vorpal, Claw 4d8 vorpal (level 30+), Claw 4d8 vorpal (level 45+), Butt 6d6 physical, Bite 2d8 elemental acid (level 25+), Tentacle 2d6 physical, Tentacle 2d6 physical

Base level 18
Base experience 741
Speed 7
Base AC 6
Base MR 30
Alignment -12 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable No
Weight 1500
Nutritional value 350
Size medium
Resistances sleep, poison, acid, petrification
Resistances conveyed sleep

A Dracae Eladrin:

Dracae Eladrin are semi-unique ancient Eladrin precursors. They are never generated randomly, instead only appear in certain defined locations, and even then only in 1/8th of games. They rapidly birth additional Eladrin with non-standard equipment sets.

Mothering mass

b mothering mass (No tile)
Difficulty 23
Attacks

Tentacle 2d6 physical, Tentacle 2d6 physical, Tentacle 2d6 physical, Touch 1d12 sticky, Bearhug 2d12 suction, Passive 2d12 acid

Base level 18
Base experience 753
Speed 14
Base AC 6
Base MR 30
Alignment -12 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable No
Weight 1500
Nutritional value 350
Size medium
Resistances sleep, poison, acid, petrification
Resistances conveyed sleep

A mothering mass:

Mothering masses also make passive 4d4 physical-damage tentacle attacks against any adjacent foes.

When in the form of a mothering mass, Dracae offspring appear in their energy forms.

Eladrin Lords and Ladies

Main article: Eladrin Lords and Ladies

The Eladrin Lords and Ladies are unique monsters who are the rulers of the Eladrin. They are intended to play a role similar to the demon lords. At present, the Lords and Ladies are present in the code, but most can't be encountered in the game.

Encyclopedia entry (Eladrin)

The eladrins are the native race of Arborea, just as the devils are associated with the Nine Hells and the demons with the Abyss. They're wild and free beings who exult in their own existence and live a life of song and celebration. The eladrins aid all people of good hearts against the forces of evil, but seek to do so with individual acts of kindness or heroism.
[ Monstrous Manual, Planescape Appendix 2 ]

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