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. He is an ex circus strongman of the east soviet union. He has huge muscles and he also breathes fire.

Trivia

A random ghost can be called Karnov.

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.