Galltrit

g galltrit (No tile)
Difficulty	6
Attacks	Claw 1d6 physical, claw 1d6 physical, bite 1d4 physical, claw 0d0 intrinsic theft

g galltrit (No tile)
Difficulty	6
Attacks	Claw 1d6 physical, claw 1d6 physical, bite 1d4 physical, claw 0d0 intrinsic theft
Base level	3
Speed	18
Base AC	2
Base MR	25
Alignment	-9 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	100
Nutritional value	20
Size	Small
Resistances	poison resistance
Resistances conveyed	none
A galltrit: can swim. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. is poisonous to eat. does not eat. (*) can follow you to other levels. In Hack'EM, a galltrit also: does not eat. (*) normally appears only in Gehennom.
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A galltrit, g, is a type of monster that appears in SlashTHEM and Hack'EM. The galltrit is a small, chaotic and humanoid gremlin-like monster that shares many similar traits to the gremlin itself, but is not visible via infravision.

Galltrits have attacks identical to that of a gremlin: two normal claw attacks, a normal bite attack, and a third claw attack that deals no damage, but has a ¹⁄₁₀ chance of intrinsic theft at night if the galltrit is not cancelled—the intrinsic theft attack functions identically to that of the gremlin's, including destroying clay golems and forcing a hero polymorphed into a clay golem back to normal form. Galltrits possess poison resistance.

A galltrit corpse is poisonous to consume.

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Generation

Randomly generated galltrits may be peaceful towards chaotic heroes. In Hack'EM, galltrits are only generated in Gehennom.

History

The galltrit first appears in SLASH 6, and its deferred code can be found commented out in SLASH'EM.

Origin

The galltrit is a creature that originates in Dungeons & Dragons, where it makes its debut in the 1st Edition's 1981 Fiend Folio. Galltrits are a winged species of gremlin with stony grey skin that stand at five or six inches (0.15‒0.15 m) of height. A galltrit feeds on blood by biting in a manner similar to real-life vampire bats: their saliva contains both anesthetic and anti-coagulant properties designed to deaden the nerves and skin around the bite area and prolong the bleeding, allowing them to feed until they either become full or are detected. Galltrits travel in packs much like gremlins do, with some carrying around gems—they have nasty dispositions and will often attack when disturbed, but if caught feeding by their prey, they will try to make a hasty retreat.

Messages

For messages associated with losing intrinsics to a gremlin, see intrinsic theft messages.

<The galltrit> chuckles.

You chatted to a galltrit, with a ¹⁄₄ chance of this message being printed—otherwise, it is night and a galltrit attempted to steal an intrinsic from you, a galltrit destroyed your clay golem form, or else you saw one use its intrinsic stealing attacking on another monster.

You hear laughter.

It is night, and a galltrit has stolen an intrinsic from you or destroyed your clay golem form while you were blind, or else it used the attack on another monster outside your vision.

Encyclopedia entry

A faster, but less hardy variety of the common gremlin.