Sartan tannin

& sartan tannin File:Sartan tannin.png
Difficulty	26
Attacks	Sting 1d14 strength drain, Sting 1d14 dexterity drain, Sting 1d14 charisma drain, Rend 0d0 all attribute drain, Tentacle 10d6 elemental acid

& sartan tannin File:Sartan tannin.png
Difficulty	26
Attacks	Sting 1d14 strength drain, Sting 1d14 dexterity drain, Sting 1d14 charisma drain, Rend 0d0 all attribute drain, Tentacle 10d6 elemental acid
Base level	18
Base experience	774
Speed	8
Base AC	-23
Base MR	25
Alignment	-14 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No
Weight	4500
Nutritional value	800
Size	large
Resistances	cold, shock, poison, acid, petrification, disease
Resistances conveyed	fire, cold
A sartan tannin: can swim. can survive underwater. does not breathe. regenerates HP quickly. can see invisible creatures. is acidic 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. has infravision. appears only in Gehennom. never leaves a corpse. resists death magic. cannot be tamed.

Sartan tanninim are a possible inhabitant of a strange-larva-hellish seal. They are not particularly threatening, mostly notable for high potential attribute drain in melee, somewhat notable melee damage, and high AC and DR.

Rotting madness

While afflicted with the rotting, characters will occasionally create stinking clouds and suffer from reduced charisma (1 point penalty per 5 points of sanity lost).

Origin

Tannin (plural tanninim) is an ancient Hebrew word meaning "sea monster" (or sometimes "serpent," and sometimes translated as "dragon"). Ancient Semitic religions used sea monsters to symbolize primordial chaos, and sometimes evil (see also Tiamat/the Chromatic Dragon).

Sartan is a Hebrew word meaning "crab."

dNetHack's tanninim are based on D&D Obyrith and Pathfinder Qlippoth. Sartan tanninim are based on Thulgant and Augnagar Qlippoth.