Shaman Karnov

@ Shaman Karnov
Difficulty	22
Attacks	Weapon 2d4

@ Shaman Karnov
Difficulty	22
Attacks	Weapon 2d4
Base level	20
Base experience	583
Speed	12
Base AC	0
Base MR	30
Alignment	20 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	Unique
Genocidable	No
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	Medium
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None
Shaman Karnov: has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. is omnivorous. is not a valid polymorphable form. is a human. is male. is normally generated peaceful. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. lets you close unless attacked. can be seen through infravision.
Reference	monst.c#line3061

Shaman Karnov, @, is the Caveman quest leader. Despite his name, he is not a priest or a spellcaster of any kind, and is in fact mostly indistinguishable from other quest leaders.

Origin

Karnov is a reference to an old 1987 platform arcade game. Karnov is an ex circus strongman of the east soviet union. He has huge muscles and he also breads fire.

Encyclopedia entry

Note: Tiamat is actually the Chromatic dragon.

Making his quarters in the Caves of the Ancestors, Shaman
Karnov unceasingly tries to shield his neanderthal people
from Tiamat's minions' harassments.