Eladrin
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) | |
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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:
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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) | |
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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:
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Noviere Eladrin
A Noviere Eladrin (No tile) | |
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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:
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7 Noviere are always generated on the Plane of Water.
Water dolphin
; water dolphin (No tile) | |
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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:
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Bralani Eladrin
A Bralani Eladrin (No tile) | |
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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:
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2 Bralani are always generated on the Plane of Earth.
Singing sand
v singing sand (No tile) | |
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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:
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Firre Eladrin
A Firre Eladrin (No tile) | |
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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:
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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) | |
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Difficulty | 15 |
Attacks | |
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
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A dancing flame:
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Shiere Eladrin
A Shiere Eladrin (No tile) | |
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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:
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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) | |
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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:
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Balls of light have no attacks and do nothing but run away.
Ghaele Eladrin
A Ghaele Eladrin (No tile) | |
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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:
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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) | |
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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:
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Tulani Eladrin
A Tulani Eladrin (No tile) | |
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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:
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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) | |
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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:
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Gae Eladrin
A Gae Eladrin (No tile) | |
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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:
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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) | |
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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:
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Warden trees are stationary, rapidly casting ice storm, geyser, mass cure, and draining spells.
Dracae Eladrin
A Dracae Eladrin (No tile) | |
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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:
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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) | |
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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:
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Mothering masses also make passive 4d4 physical-damage tentacel attacks against any adjacent foes.
When in the form of a mothering mass, Dracae offspring appear in their energy forms.
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 ]