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Psyche @
HP	26-54
HD	5
XP	428
Speed	13
AC	2
EV	12
Will	60
Attack¹	7 (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	Speaks Warm-blooded Unique Female

A fair-haired mage, wandering and seemingly half-mad with grief and guilt.

“Let Psyche’s corpse be clad in mourning weed
And set on rock of yonder hill aloft;
Her husband is no wight of human seed,
But serpent dire and fierce, as may be thought,
Who flies with wings above in starry skies,
And doth subdue each thing with fiery flight.
The Gods themselves and powers that seem so wise
With mighty love be subject to his might.
The rivers black and deadly floods of pain
And darkness eke as thrall to him remain.”
-Apuleius, _Asinus aureus_, “Cupid and Psyche”. circa. 160 AD.
trans. William Adlington, 1566.

Useful Info

Psyche the Insane Magess is a fast-moving unique mage. Her Chain of Chaos spell can cause paralysis or banish you to the Abyss, making her an extremely deadly unique. She also spawns with either a chaos (75% odds) or distortion (25%) dagger.

Location

The Dungeon:8-12

Spells

Name	Damage	Range	Flags
Cantrip	—	—	Wizard flag
Polymorph	—	LOS	Wizard flag
Chain of Chaos	—	—	Wizard flag
Invisibility	—	—	Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

Avoid her at all costs. Every time she casts Chain of Chaos is a 1% chance to be paralysed, and 1% chance to be banished.
She has low willpower. If you have no other option, Hexes or hex wands can disable her. Mephitic Cloud will at least prevent her spellcasting.

Trivia

Psyche is a character from the Greek myth of Eros and Psyche. In this myth, Psyche was a girl who fell in love with the god of desire, Eros, but needed to complete several impossible tasks before his mother Aphrodite would allow them to be wed.

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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Psyche the Insane Magess''' is a fast-moving [[unique]] mage. Although her collection of spells is no more dangerous than you'd find on an [[orc wizard]], she is notorious due to the [[chaos]] (75% odds) or [[distortion]] (25%) [[dagger]] she generates with, often sending careless characters to [[the Abyss]] at lethally low levels.
+'''Psyche the Insane Magess''' is a fast-moving [[unique]] mage. Her [[Chain of Chaos]] spell can cause [[paralysis]] or banish you to [[the Abyss]], making her an extremely deadly unique. She also spawns with either a [[chaos]] (75% odds) or [[distortion]] (25%) [[dagger]].
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Fight her at range. If this isn't an option, confuse or paralyse her before engaging her in melee; her [[willpower]] is low enough to make this a fairly safe bet.
+*Avoid her at all costs. Every time she casts Chain of Chaos is a 1% chance to be paralysed, and 1% chance to be banished.
+*She has low [[willpower]]. If you have no other option, [[Hexes]] or hex [[wand]]s can disable her. [[Mephitic Cloud]] will at least prevent her spellcasting.
 ==Trivia==