Royal mummy

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For a list of all mummies, see list of mummies.

royal mummy M
HP	128-260
HD	15
XP	3488
Speed	10
AC	10
EV	6
Will	160
Attack¹	35 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rC+ rElec rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Undead
Size	Medium
Type	mummy, mummy
Flags	Evil See invisible Unbreathing Speaks

An ancient pharaoh, embalmed and cursed to undeath, now capable of great and terrifying feats of magic.

“I see Egypt and the Egyptians — I see the pyramids and obelisks;
I look on chisel’d histories, songs, philosophies, cut in slabs
of sand-stone, or on granite-blocks;
I see at Memphis mummy-pits, containing mummies, embalm’d, swathed
in linen cloth, lying there many centuries;
I look on the fall’n Theban, the large-ball’d eyes, the side-drooping
neck, the hands folded across the breast.”
-Walt Whitman, “Salut au Monde”

Useful Info

Royal mummies are the most powerful and durable mummies, the bane of unprepared adventurers. They can torment you, have great HP, and cause the most powerful death curses. They can be found in the Tomb, on Tomb-themed Ziggurat floors, and in the company of Khufu.

Spells

Name	Damage	Range	Flags
Smiting	7-17	LOS	Wizard flag
Symbol of Torment	—	—	Wizard flag
Summon Emperor Scorpions	—	—	Wizard flag
Summon Scarabs	—	—	Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

Royal mummies are extremely dangerous: they can torment and smite from a safe distance, summon slowing death scarabs, and have amazing durability. They'll often survive multiple casts of mid-power Fire Storm, Ignition, Shatter, Dispel Undead, etc., so it's tough to take them down quickly.
Catching them with Silence will shut down all of their spells, making them much more manageable.
Being undead (through Death Form or species) will take much of the sting out of their death curse.
For such a strong monster, they have decidedly a lackluster HD of 15. Unfortunately, their high willpower and undead resistances make this mostly irrelevant, but it does make them vulnerable to Zin's Recite.

History

Prior to 0.27, royal mummies could have one of four possible spell sets:
- Smiting (7-17), Symbol of Torment, Summon Demon, and Summon Emperor Scorpions
- Smiting (7-17), Symbol of Torment, Summon Demon, and Summon Undead
- Smiting (7-17), Symbol of Torment, Summon Emperor Scorpions, and Summon Scarabs
- Smiting (7-17), Symbol of Torment, Summon Mana Viper, and Summon Undead
Prior to 0.26, royal mummies were known as greater mummies.