Lareth

@ Lareth
Difficulty	25
Attacks	Weapon 4d8, weapon 2d5 (sleep), arcane spellcasting, arcane spellcasting

@ Lareth
Difficulty	25
Attacks	Weapon 4d8, weapon 2d5 (sleep), arcane spellcasting, arcane spellcasting
Speed	15
Base AC	0
Base MR	50
Alignment	20 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	Unique
Genocidable	No
Weight	800
Nutritional value	350
Size	Medium
Resistances	Death, sleep
Resistances conveyed	Sleep
Lareth: has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. can see invisible creatures. is omnivorous. is not a valid polymorphable form. is a human. is an elf. is male. is normally generated hostile. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. likes gems. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. wants your quest artifact. hits creatures as a +4 weapon.

Lareth was the quest nemesis for the defunct Gnome quest.

Origin

Lareth the Beautiful was the antagonist of the AD&D module The Village of Hommlet, a cleric of Lolth known as "the dark hope of chaotic evil". As such, he refers to himself as the "Dark Hope" in one of his maledictions.