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Harold @
HP	50-102
HD	9
XP	878
Speed	10
AC	7
EV	6
Will	60
Attack¹	20 (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 Male

A middle-aged bounty hunter, anxious to retire after one final job. He hopes to settle down somewhere and live a quiet life with his family, using the money from his final bounty: you.

“One, you lock the target
Two, you bait the line
Three, you slowly spread the net
And four, you catch the man

You catch the man
You catch the man
I’m looking for this man to sell him to other men
To sell him to other men at ten times the price at least”
—Front 242, “Headhunter”

Useful Info

Harold the Weathered is a unique human bounty hunter who generates with several throwing nets, a decent weapon, and moderately heavy armour. He has high HP and some strong spells which severely limit your ability to escape, but he has no resistances and is only about as strong as an orc knight in melee.

Location

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Harpoon Shot	2d12	6	Wizard flag
	Sentinel's Mark	—	LOS	Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

The spell Harpoon Shot coupled with his throwing nets can make it extremely difficult to escape Harold, as he will repeatedly pull you towards him and trap you there whilst pummeling you with his competent melee skills.
Watch out for his Sentinel's Mark, which will often have an extremely high success rate (about 80%) unless you've found willpower-enhancing equipment. If he tags you with it, you'll have enemies from all over the entire floor showing up while Harold keeps you pinned down. As a result, it may be best to fight Harold on a cleared floor where there will be no enemies for him to attract.
- If you run into Harold and aren't ready to fight him, consider escaping to a different floor and coming back through a different staircase to avoid him. Having a good Stealth score makes this easier as you might escape his notice, but even heavily armored brutes can generally manage to get away as long as he stays right at the edge of your line of sight.
Harold can't see invisible, so feel free to quaff a potion and then hack away. Any other methods of buffing yourself (such as might, haste, berserk, etc.) work as well.

History

Prior to 0.22, Harold generated later (D:10-12, Lair:1-4 and Orc:1), had worse armour and weapons, and had the spells Bolt of Fire and Blink instead of Harpoon Shot and Sentinel's Mark.

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-{{Flavour|A middle aged bounty hunter, anxious to retire from bounty-hunting after one final job. He hopes to settle down somewhere and live a quiet life with his family, using the money from his final bounty: you.}}
 ==Useful Info==
-'''Harold''' is a [[unique]] human bounty hunter encountered in the middle-[[Dungeon]] or equivalent branches. He's usually weak in melee and, despite high HP, lacks any AC or resistances to speak of. Be aware that he DOES know some powerful [[Fire Magic]], however.
+'''Harold the Weathered''' is a [[unique]] human bounty hunter who generates with several [[throwing net]]s, a decent weapon, and moderately heavy [[armour]]. He has high HP and some strong spells which severely limit your ability to escape, but he has no resistances and is only about as strong as an [[orc knight]] in melee.
 ==Location==
-*[[The Dungeon]]:10-16
+*[[The Dungeon]]:7-11
-*The [[Orcish Mines]]:2-4
+*The [[Orcish Mines]]:1
-*The [[Elven Halls]]:1
+*[[The Lair]]:1-2
-*[[The Lair]]:1-5
-*[[The Swamp]]:1
-*[[The Shoals]]:1
-*[[The Snake Pit]]:1
-*The [[Spider's Nest]]:1
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+{{monster spells}}
-==Spells==
-{{Spellcaster
+==Tips & Tricks==
-|number=
+*The spell [[Harpoon Shot]] coupled with his [[throwing net]]s can make it extremely difficult to escape Harold, as he will repeatedly pull you towards him and trap you there whilst pummeling you with his competent melee skills.
-|slot1=''none''
+*Watch out for his [[Sentinel's Mark]], which will often have an extremely high success rate (about 80%) unless you've found [[willpower]]-enhancing equipment. If he tags you with it, you'll have enemies from all over the entire floor showing up while Harold keeps you pinned down. As a result, it may be best to fight Harold on a cleared floor where there will be no enemies for him to attract.
-|slot2=[[Bolt of Fire]] (3d17)
+**If you run into Harold and aren't ready to fight him, consider escaping to a different floor and coming back through a different staircase to avoid him. Having a good [[Stealth]] score makes this easier as you might escape his notice, but even heavily armored brutes can generally manage to get away as long as he stays right at the edge of your line of sight.
-|slot3=''none''
+*Harold can't see invisible, so feel free to quaff a potion and then hack away. Any other methods of buffing yourself (such as [[might]], [[haste]], [[berserk]], etc.) work as well.
-|slot4=''none''
-|slot5=''none''
-|slot6=[[Blink]]
-}}
-{{clear}}
+==History==
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+*Prior to [[0.22]], Harold generated later (D:10-12, Lair:1-4 and Orc:1), had worse armour and weapons, and had the spells [[Bolt of Fire]] and [[Blink]] instead of [[Harpoon Shot]] and [[Sentinel's Mark]].
-==Tips & Tricks==
+[[Category:Human]]
-Bolt of Fire can hurt if you lack [[fire]] resistance, especially if you're a [[mummy]]. Hide around a corner and lure him into melee. If his melee weapon is also dangerously [[brand]]ed, pull out your big guns or come back later when you've got the right resistances.