Durin's Bane

UnNetHack

& Durin's Bane File:Durin's Bane.png
Difficulty	?
Attacks	Weapon 8d4, Weapon 4d6

& Durin's Bane File:Durin's Bane.png
Difficulty	?
Attacks	Weapon 8d4, Weapon 4d6
Base level	16
Base experience	?
Speed	7
Base AC	-2
Base MR	80
Alignment	-14 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	Unique
Genocidable	No
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	Large
Resistances	?
Resistances conveyed	?
Durin's Bane: can fly. can see invisible creatures. is poisonous to eat. does not eat. (*) is a demon. is normally generated hostile. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. can be seen through infravision. appears only in the Ruins of Moria. never leaves a corpse.

Durin's Bane, &, is a unique monster in UnNetHack found in the Ruins of Moria. Based on a balrog (but faster), it carries a wand of speed monster, a cursed potion of paralysis, an enchanted fireproof bullwhip and has 33% chance of having a shield of reflection. It will use its bullwhip to disarm you.

Encyclopedia entry

... It came to the edge of the fire and the light faded as
if a cloud had bent over it. Then with a rush it leaped
the fissure. The flames roared up to greet it, and wreathed
about it; and a black smoke swirled in the air. Its streaming
mane kindled, and blazed behind it. In its right hand
was a blade like a stabbing tongue of fire; in its left it
held a whip of many thongs.
'Ai, ai!' wailed Legolas. 'A Balrog! A Balrog is come!'

[ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

(see monst.c#line3909 from the UnNetHack v5.1.0 (20131208) source code)

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dNethack

& Durin's Bane File:Durin's Bane.png
Difficulty	37
Attacks	Weapon 8d4 physical, Weapon 4d6 fire, Explode on death 11d11 fire

& Durin's Bane File:Durin's Bane.png
Difficulty	37
Attacks	Weapon 8d4 physical, Weapon 4d6 fire, Explode on death 11d11 fire
Base level	30
Base experience	1558
Speed	7
Base AC	-20
Base MR	80
Alignment	-14 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	large
Resistances	fire, poison
Resistances conveyed
Durin's Bane: can fly. can see invisible creatures. is poisonous to eat. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is a demon. is neither male nor female. is normally generated hostile. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. waits for you to come. lets you close unless attacked. has infravision. can be seen through infravision. never leaves a corpse. resists death magic. cannot be tamed.

Durin's Bane is the quest nemesis of the dwarf noble quest (Dnb). Unlike most quest nemeses, it is not covetous and therefore does not warp to the upstair. Durin's Bane is always equipped with a cursed +9 whip, a potion of speed, and a potion of paralysis. It also has 3x the HP of most monsters of its level, so expect the battle to drag on for some time.