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bennu b
HP	50-103
HD	14
XP	1014
Speed	16
AC	6
EV	16
Will	140
Attack¹	46 (peck: holy)
Attack²	36 (claw: plain)
Resistances	rF+++ rPois+ rMiasma rN+++
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	bennu, bennu
Flags	See invisible Flying Speaks Warm-blooded No poly

A sacred, self-created sunbird, representative of rebirth. It has ascended past the cycles of life and death, and calls upon aspects of both, rising forth from death in a burst of unholy flame.

Useful Info

Bennu are curiously contradictory creatures, masters of both life and death. Their attacks inflict holy damage. Upon death, bennus resurrect and emit a large burst of negative energy, damaging the living. They can only resurrect once. They are very rare, appearing only in the Tomb of the Ancients and ziggurats.

Tips & Tricks

For the living, bennu are one of the less dangerous Tomb creatures. They are simple melee threats that aren't especially strong. But, against the undead / demons, they'll hit hard and fast with holy-branded attacks. If you're undead and lack great defenses, mind the damage.
Bennu are immune to fire and resistant to Shatter, so many AOE spells that obliterate mummies won't work against them.

Trivia

The bennu is a reference to Bennu, an Egyptian deity of the sun, creation, and rebirth. The unholy aspects ascribed to it in DCSS have likely only been added to make it better fit in the undead-filled Tomb of the Ancients.

History

Prior to 0.28, they were vulnerable to water.
Prior to 0.19, their ghostly flame explosions could heal any nearby undead, including the player. Also, bennus had a draining melee attack.
Bennu were added in 0.16. For a brief time during their development, they also possessed sticky flame attacks.

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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Bennu''' are curiously contradictory creatures, masters of both life and death. Their attacks inflict [[holy]] damage, and upon death bennus emit a large burst of negative energy, damaging the living. Once they've resurrected once, however, they become mortal, and slaying them a second time will finish them off. They are very rare, appearing only in [[the Tomb of the Ancients]] and [[ziggurat]]s.
+'''Bennu''' are curiously contradictory creatures, masters of both life and death. Their attacks inflict [[holy]] damage. Upon death, bennus resurrect and emit a large burst of negative energy, damaging the living. They can only resurrect once. They are very rare, appearing only in [[the Tomb of the Ancients]] and [[ziggurat]]s.
 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Lacking any ranged attacks, or even any particularly devastating melee ones, the bennu is one of the least-deadly opponents in Tomb, at least against living characters. Undead characters should avoid leaving these enemies alive for very long, however. Their holy-[[brand]]ed peck attacks can be surprisingly harmful if you lack solid physical protection.
+*For the living, bennu are one of the less dangerous Tomb creatures. They are simple melee threats that aren't especially strong. But, against the undead / [[Demonspawn|demons]], they'll hit hard and fast with [[holy]]-branded attacks. If you're undead and lack great defenses, mind the damage.
+*Bennu are immune to [[fire]] and resistant to [[Shatter]], so many AOE spells that obliterate mummies won't work against them.
 ==Trivia==