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quasit 5
HP	9-20
HD	3
XP	45
Speed	13
AC	5
EV	17
Will	10
Attack¹	3 (bite: drain dexterity)
Attack²	2 (claw: drain dexterity)
Attack³	2 (claw: drain dexterity)
Resistances	rF+ rC+ rPois+ rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Small
Type	quasit, quasit
Flags

A cowardly little demon with a long, viciously pointed tail. Its sharp claws are coated with a venom that stiffens muscles.

“You’ll have to pay double reckoning; ’tis only fair you should pay for your dexterity.”
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, _Egmont_, I, 1. 1788.
trans. Anna Swanwick, 1914.

Useful Info

Quasits are fast and annoying tier-5 demons whose attacks drain your dexterity. They've got high evasion and a wide variety of resistances, making it difficult for low-level characters to defeat them without taking some stat damage. They are one of the few demons you can encounter naturally in the upper floors of the Dungeon.

Tips & Tricks

While their Dexterity-draining attacks can be annoying, they are very rarely dangerous. You'll just be a little worse at dodging and stealth for a while.
Searing Ray or Iskenderun's Mystic Blast ignore resistances, so they're perfect for the quasit, and even Magic Dart is an option if you don't mind taking a while killing them. Earth Magic like Stone Arrow or Sandblast can also work. If you only have fire and cold damage at your disposal, use the biggest spells you've got; their resistances aren't insurmountable.
Quasits have low magic resistance, which makes them good targets for Hexes or wands of paralysis and disintegration.

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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Quasits''' are fast and annoying [[tier-5 demon]]s whose attacks drain your [[dexterity]]. They've got high [[ev]]asion and a wide variety of resistances, making it difficult for low-level characters to defeat them without taking some stat damage. They are one of the few [[demon]]s you can encounter naturally in the upper floors of the [[Dungeon]]. While their Dexterity draining attack can be annoying, it is very rarely dangerous.
+'''Quasits''' are fast and annoying [[tier-5 demon]]s whose attacks drain your [[dexterity]]. They've got high [[ev]]asion and a wide variety of resistances, making it difficult for low-level characters to defeat them without taking some stat damage. They are one of the few [[demon]]s you can encounter naturally in the upper floors of the [[Dungeon]].
 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*[[Iskenderun's Mystic Blast]] ignores resistances, so it's perfect for the quasit, and [[Magic Dart]] is an option if you don't have Mystic Blast yet (though their AC will make it a slow process). [[Earth Magic]] like [[Stone Arrow]] or [[Sandblast]] can also work. If you only have [[fire]] and [[cold]] damage at your disposal, use the biggest spells you've got; their resistances aren't insurmountable.
+*While their Dexterity-draining attacks can be annoying, they are very rarely dangerous. You'll just be a little worse at [[EV|dodging]] and [[stealth]] for a while.
-*Quasits have low [[magic resistance]], which makes them good targets for wands of [[wand of paralysis|paralysis]] and [[wand of disintegration|disintegration]] or [[Hexes]].
+*[[Searing Ray]] or [[Iskenderun's Mystic Blast]] ignore resistances, so they're perfect for the quasit, and even [[Magic Dart]] is an option if you don't mind taking a while killing them. [[Earth Magic]] like [[Stone Arrow]] or [[Sandblast]] can also work. If you only have [[fire]] and [[cold]] damage at your disposal, use the biggest spells you've got; their resistances aren't insurmountable.
+*Quasits have low [[magic resistance]], which makes them good targets for [[Hexes]] or wands of [[wand of paralysis|paralysis]] and [[wand of disintegration|disintegration]].
 [[Category:Demon]]