Azrael

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Azrael R
HP	58-118
HD	11
XP	990
Speed	10
AC	10
EV	5
Will	40
Attack1	17 (hit: plain)
Resistances	damnation rF+++ rPois+ rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Cold Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Large
Type	efreet, efreet
Flags	Evil Flying Speaks Unique Male

A powerful, belligerent efreet. (Is there any other kind?) “And Allah said, ‘As thou the deed hast done, so now the office shall be thine, O Azrael, to gather up for me the souls of men and women when their time has come; the souls of saints and sinners, of beggars and of princes, of the old or young, whate’er befall; and even though friends weep, and hearts of loved ones ache with sorrow and with anguish, when bereft of those they love.’ So Azrael became the messenger of Death.” -J. E. Hanauer, _Folk-lore of the Holy Land, Moslem, Christian and Jewish_. 1907.

Useful Info

Azrael the Boundless Flame is a unique efreet, often accompanied by several hell hounds and fire elementals. Like all efreets, he comes armed with a flaming scimitar, but he's much happier hitting you with his wide variety of Fire Magic and damnation spells instead.

Location

• The Dungeon:12-15
• The Orcish Mines:2
• The Elven Halls:1-2
• The Snake Pit:1-3
• The Spider's Nest:1-3

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Bolt of Fire	3d20	6	Magical flag
	Fireball	3d20	5	Magical flag
	Hurl Damnation	3d20	6	Magical flag
	Call Down Damnation	3d15	LOS	Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

• Fire resistance defends against most of his spells and melee, but nothing will protect you from damnation.
• His allies are immune to fire, so he can fire bolts through them.
  • However, the allies are not immune to damnation. Standing next to a hell hound or elemental will prevent him from using either damnation attack.
• Take note of what Azrael is and isn't vulnerable to:
  • As a demon, Azrael is immune to silence.
  • He can't see invisible, so going invisible will greatly reduce the number of spells that hit you.
  • His willpower is low for such a strong unique. A wand of polymorph is likely to create a weak demon; the usual Hexes and hex wands also work well.
  • He is vulnerable to cold, so Ice Magic or a wand of iceblast can deal decent damage quickly; this has the added benefit of tearing through his allies in short order.

History

• Prior to 0.28, Azrael was vulnerable to water.