Frances

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Frances @
HP	87-177
HD	14
XP	1522
Speed	10
AC	6
EV	8
Will	100
Attack¹	29 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	human, human
Flags	See invisible Speaks Warm-blooded Unique Female Evil

A stout warrior who once bested a powerful lord of Pandemonium in combat, gaining control over the demon's realm and thanes. The battle left her with a deep facial scar, one that she carries as a badge of honour rather than a symbol of shame.

Useful Info

Frances the Duchess of Pandemonium is a unique human with demonic powers. In addition to hitting you hard with dangerous conjurations, she can also summon demonic aid.

Location

Spells

Name	Damage	Range	Flags
Throw Icicle	3d23	5	Wizard flag
Summon Demon	—	—	Wizard flag
Haste	—	—	Wizard flag
Iron Shot	3d26	4	Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

Once she's managed to summon a few demons, the fight will become significantly more dangerous. Consider teleporting away if you can't take her down before she calls in reinforcements. Come back later once her demons have timed out, buffed and ready to defeat her quickly.
Summoners might try attempting to swarm her with various different summons (to get around the caps): her conjurations are both single target and require a clear line of fire, meaning she won't be able to hit you or kill your summons too quickly. However, she can abjure summons, so using spells that create single, powerful creatures (like Summon Hydra) will probably result in you wasting MP.

History

In 0.18, she got a fifth spellslot which contained the (now obsolete) Abjuration spell.
Her spellset was changed in 0.12, making her much more dangerous.
Frances was added to the game in 0.6.