Geryon
& Geryon | |
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Difficulty | 36 |
Attacks |
Claw 3d6, claw 3d6, sting poisonous 2d4 |
Base level | 33 |
Base experience | 1625 |
Speed | 3 |
Base AC | -3 |
Base MR | 75 |
Alignment | 15 (lawful) |
Frequency (by normal means) | Unique |
Genocidable | No |
Weight | 1500 |
Nutritional value | 500 |
Size | Huge |
Resistances | Fire, poison |
Resistances conveyed | None |
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Reference | monst.c#line2695 |
Geryon, &, is one of the demon princes. He is one of three not to have his own lair, and therefore is not guaranteed to appear; he will only arrive via demon summoning or a monster casting summon nasties in Gehennom.
He will start out peaceful (unless you have Excalibur), and ask for payment.
Strategy
Geryon has the speed of a snail. If you are very fast you should be able to kill him without taking any damage.
Origin
Geryon is derived from a Dungeons and Dragons demon, in turn derived from an ancient Greek monster.
The ancient Greek sources about his appearance are inconsistent with various numbers of heads, bodies, and limbs. The D&D version, has a snake like body, hairy human hands, a human head, bat wings and the tip of his tail is poisoned.
Encyclopedia entry
Geryon is an arch-devil sometimes called the Wild Beast,
attacking with his claws and poison sting. His ranking in
Hell is rumored to be quite low.
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