Maud

Obsolete: This article refers to an aspect of the game which has been removed. It is retained for historical reference only.

Maud @
HP	77-156
HD	13
XP	1739
Speed	10
AC	10
EV	7
Will	80
Attack¹	32 (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	Fighter Speaks Warm-blooded Unique Female

A mysterious warrior princess from a far-off kingdom, on a quest to retrieve the legendary sword ‘Entarex’. Countless have been the admirers who, thinking about Maud, forgot everything else.

Useful Info

Maud the Forgotten is a unique melee fighter whose only notable trait is a tendency toward wielding powerful weapons. She can also spawn in (enchanted) heavy armour, with a wand, ring and potion.

Location

The Dungeon:10-14
The Lair:3-8
The Orcish Mines:2-4

Tips & Tricks

Maud is a spell-less warrior, so attack her from afar. She is not very dangerous in melee either; she has decent damage and a good weapon, but is only normal speed with poor AC and EV. Check her weapon to see if it's any good; demon weaponry is often very useful in the mid-game, especially if it's nicely branded.

The whole situation may change drastically if her armour gives her resistance against your primary source of damage (say, fire resistance versus your fire spells), the wand happens to be one of acid, the ring allowing her to go invisible and the potion being one of might, haste or berserk rage.

Trivia

Maud is a reference to the scroll of amnesia found in NetHack, a competing roguelike. When the scroll is read, in addition to causing maprot and ID-rot, it produces messages referring to Maud, the name itself being a reference to the Alfred Tennyson poem of the same name.

History

Maud was removed in 0.19