Imp or minor demon

Minor demons are a class of monsters represented by the symbol i. It comprises the following monsters:

• i manes
• i homunculus
• i imp
• i lemure
• i quasit
• i tengu

Characteristics

All minor demons except tengu are affected by silver damage, taking an extra d20 damage when struck with a silver item. Despite being called demons, though, no monsters in this class have the M2_DEMON attribute, so they lack the other properties shared by "true" demons. For instance, minor demons do not resist wands of death or take damage from holy water.

Variants

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM introduces the following new minor demons:

• i dretch
• i rutterkin
• i nupperibo
• i blood imp

xNetHack

In xNetHack, all minor demons—including tengu—also hate the touch of iron, taking an extra d6 damage when struck with an iron item. Leprechauns are also minor demons instead of a separate class.

References

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