Count Dracula

V Count Dracula
Difficulty	33
Attacks	Weapon 2d6, Weapon 2d6, Bite 2d6 drain life

V Count Dracula
Difficulty	33
Attacks	Weapon 2d6, Weapon 2d6, Bite 2d6 drain life
Base level	25
Base experience	1069
Speed	18
Base AC	-8
Base MR	80
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
Count Dracula: 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 undead. is an overlord to its kind. is male. is normally generated hostile. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. wants your quest artifact. never leaves a corpse. hits creatures as a +4 weapon. is a vampire.
Reference	SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line5221

Count Dracula is the quest nemesis for the undead slayer in SLASH'EM. He guards The Stake of Van Helsing.

Difficulty

Not one of the harder quest nemeses, Count Dracula respects Elbereth and has no magic capabilities. Although he has a level-drain attack, as an Undead Slayer you will automatically be immune to this ability. However, there is a risk that among Dracula's bodyguards there will be a vampire mage capable of casting summon nasties and various other dangerous spells. This can present a major challenge to a level 12 or 13 character. On the other hand, with conflict, you can use those monsters against Dracula himself, potentially destroying him without waking him up yourself.

Origin

He is based on the non-fictional Vlad Drăculea, a 15th century Romanian prince. Strangely enough, the unique monster Vlad the Impaler is also based on Drăculea. Count Dracula's last words ("Mark my words, niggling! I shall return!") imply that they may be intended to be one and the same, though.

History

The Undead Slayer quest nemesis has changed several times since the role's first appearance in NetHack Plus. In that variant, the nemesis was "Master Vecna", a weaker early version of SLASH'EM's Vecna.

In SLASH 6, the nemesis was "Lord Vlad the Impaler", with stats almost identical to those of Count Dracula, except that he lacked a level-draining bite attack, and appeared as @ instead of a vampire. Vlad the Impaler, as guardian of the Candelabrum of Invocation, was also present in this variant, with no explanation given as to why the Undead Slayer had to fight him twice, other than the Quest version having the same last words as mentioned above.