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entropy weaver B
HP	47-96
HD	7
XP	902
Speed	12
AC	7
EV	13
Will	60
Attack¹	17 (hit: plain)
Attack²	17 (hit: plain)
Attack³	17 (hit: plain)
Attack⁴	17 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	entropy weaver, entropy weaver
Flags	Fighter Warm-blooded No skeleton See invisible Speaks Web immune

A gaunt humanoid with flaking, pale chitin. Its spindly limbs are capable of startlingly quick movement and end in razor-sharp talons.

“SEE! warp is stretched
For warrior’s fall;
Lo, weft in loom,
’Tis wet with blood;
Now, fight foreboding,
’Neath friends’ swift fingers
Our gray woof waxeth
With war’s alarms,
Our warp blood-red,
Our weft corse-blue.

This woof is y-woven
With entrails of men;
This warp is hard weighted
With heads of the slain;
Spears blood-besprinkled
For spindles we use,
Our loom iron-bound,
And arrows our reels;
With swords for our shuttles
This war-woof we work;
So weave we, weird sisters,
Our war-winning woof.

Now war-winner walketh
To weave in her turn,
Now Sword-swinger steppeth,
Now Swift-stroke, now Storm;
When they speed the shuttle
How spear-heads shall flash!
Shields crash, and helm-gnawer
On harness bite hard!”
-_The Story of Burnt Njal_, trans. George Dasent. 1861

Useful Info

Entropy weavers are potentially devastating arachnoid casters which, if allowed to use their powerful magic, can inflict massive amounts of corrosion, rendering a character extremely weak and vulnerable. They can be found in the Spider's Nest, the Vaults, and the Depths, usually accompanied by several lesser arachnids.

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Entropic Weave	—	LOS	Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

The best way to counter the immediate and possibly devastating effect of Entropic Weave is to fight entropic weavers separately from other monsters. Stairs are your friends here.
There is a small possibility of an early encounter with entropic weavers in the Lair. Depending on your character, it may be a wise decision to skip a floor like this and come back when you are ready to take on them.

History

Before 0.18, entropy weavers took several turns to inflict corrosion on the player, instead of casting Entropic Weave.
Entropy weavers were added in 0.17.

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Their Chant Word of Entropy spell requires 3 turns to cast, and renders the weaver immobile until the spell is complete, allowing you several turns to disable them before the spell lands. [[Silence]] and [[confusion]] can accomplish this, as can killing them before they manage to finish, but it may be wiser to [[blink]] away first. If there's a rock you can hide behind to break [[line of sight]], this works just as well.
+*The best way to counter the immediate and possibly devastating effect of [[Entropic Weave]] is to fight entropic weavers separately from other monsters. Stairs are your friends here.
-*If they do land their spell, don't expect to be effective in melee for quite some time. They and their allies will be tremendously dangerous at this point, so a [[teleport]] to safety may be the best course of action.
+*There is a small possibility of an early encounter with entropic weavers in the [[Lair]]. Depending on your character, it may be a wise decision to skip a floor like this and come back when you are ready to take on them.
 ==History==
 *Before [[0.18]], entropy weavers took several turns to inflict corrosion on the player, instead of casting [[Entropic Weave]].
 *Entropy weavers were added in [[0.17]].