Kas

V Kas File:Kas.png
Difficulty	30
Attacks	Weapon 4d4, Weapon 4d4, Bite 1d12 drain life

V Kas File:Kas.png
Difficulty	30
Attacks	Weapon 4d4, Weapon 4d4, Bite 1d12 drain life
Base level	26
Base experience	996
Speed	16
Base AC	-5
Base MR	70
Alignment	-10 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	Unique
Genocidable	No
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	Medium
Resistances	sleep,poison,level drain
Resistances conveyed	None
Kas: can fly. does not breathe. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. regenerates HP quickly. is poisonous to eat. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is an overlord to its kind. is male. is normally generated hostile. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. can be seen through infravision. never leaves a corpse.
Reference	EvilHack - monst.c, line 2525

Kas, V, is a unique monster that appears in EvilHack. He is the former right-hand servant of the powerful spellcaster Vecna, and is the second most-powerful vampire encountered in the game after Vlad the Impaler.

Generation

Kas is found within Vecna's Domain, residing in the stronghold that constitutes the branch's second level. He is generated asleep at the rightmost portion of the eastern room, standing on top of the down stair next to an iron safe and chest.

Kas is always generated with his namesake sword, as well as a set of plate mail, a helmet, a pair of gauntlets, a pair of dwarvish boots, and a ring of slow digestion.

Strategy

In terms of base stats, Kas has 16 speed versus the 18 of a vampire royal, but possesses stronger physical attacks. As such, he should not be taken lightly - on top of being fairly fast and hitting decently hard, the Sword of Kas can deal fearsome damage even if you have poison resistance, and its various bonuses further augment his already-strong pair of weapon attacks.

History

Kas was first introduced to EvilHack in version 0.7.0 as part of the second of three commits that added Vecna's Domain.

Origin

Kas the Bloody-Handed is derived from the Greyhawk setting of Dungeons & Dragons, where he was the former most trusted lieutenant of the despotic lich Vecna for many years. He ultimately turned traitor and brought about Vecna's temporary downfall, though details of his service and subsequent betrayal vary with the edition. The Sword of Kas was either created or procured for Kas by Vecna, and is consistently tied to Vecna's other relics - only the Sword, Vecna's hand and Vecna's eye remained after their battle. Kas used the sword against his former master, and may have been goaded into doing so by the Sword itself.

How Kas became a vampire also varies depending on sources as to whether it was before or after the betrayal. In one such source, the battle between Kas and Vecna destroys the Rotting Tower they were in, leaving only the Sword and Vecna's hand and eye, and Kas is flung across the multiverse to another of Vecna's dwellings near the Negative Energy Plane, which changed Kas into a vampire - he then took on the moniker "Kas the Destroyer".

Kas in EvilHack appears to still be loyal to Vecna, implying among other things that he was already a vampiric being beforehand.

Encyclopedia entry

Kas the Bloody-Handed was the most trusted lieutenant of the
despotic lich Vecna, and wielder of the Sword of Kas.

After many years of loyal service to Vecna, Kas eventually
betrayed his master. It is said that the sword itself whispered
to Kas, convincing him to slay his master and usurp his power.