Guardian sphinx

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guardian sphinx H
HP	71-144
HD	18
XP	1729
Speed	12
AC	11
EV	6
Will	80
Attack1	30 (bite: plain)
Attack2	15 (claw: plain)
Attack3	15 (claw: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Giant
Type	sphinx, guardian sphinx
Flags	See invisible Flying Speaks Warm-blooded

A fearsome aged hybrid with a woman's head, a lion's body, and the wings of an eagle. It solemnly guards the temples and treasures of the Dungeon with a multitude of mind-clouding maledictions. “The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert A shape with lion body and the head of a man, A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun, Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it Reel shadows of the indignant desert birds.” -W. B. Yeats, "The Second Coming". 1920.

Useful Info

Guardian sphinxes are beefy spellcasting hybrids with many willpower-checking spells, but also deal respectable melee damage and move quickly. They can be found in the Vaults, the Depths, and in front of the Tomb:1 entrance.

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Confuse	—	LOS	Wizard flag
	Slow	—	LOS	Wizard flag
	Paralyse	—	LOS	Wizard flag
	Smiting	7-17	LOS	Wizard flag

History

• Guardian sphinxes were added in 0.33, replacing regular sphinxes.