Tengu (monster)

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

For the player species, see tengu.

tengu Q
HP	14-30
HD	5
XP	117
Speed	10
AC	2
EV	11
Will	20
Attack1	10 (hit: plain)
Attack2	5 (peck: plain)
Attack3	5 (claw: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	tengu, tengu
Flags	Flying Speaks Warm-blooded No poly No gen derived

A humanoid figure with the head and talons of a bird. Its ferociously combative nature belies its fragile appearance. “A Bird came down the Walk — He did not know I saw — He bit an Angleworm in halves And ate the fellow, raw” -Emily Dickinson, “A Bird came down the Walk”. ca. 1865.

Useful Info

Tengu are unremarkable flying monsters. Like most monstrous version of the playable species, they are only as dangerous as the gear they wield. They do not generate naturally, only appearing if a shapeshifter happens to take one's appearance or if you happen to polymorph a creature and get lucky.

Tips & Tricks

Tengu are weak enough to only pose a threat to low-level casters they catch in melee.

History

Prior to 0.14, generic tengu used to occasionally show up alongside more dangerous tengu opponents.