Orange demon

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orange demon 4
HP	34-70
HD	8
XP	422
Speed	10
AC	3
EV	7
Will	60
Attack1	15 (sting: reach sting)
Attack2	8 (hit: weakness)
Resistances	rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Medium
Type	orange demon, orange demon
Flags	Evil

An amber-coloured demon with a barbed tail not unlike that of a scorpion. “In Sparkill buried lies that man of mark Who brought the Obelisk to Central Park, Redoubtable Commander H.H. Gorringe, Whose name supplies the long-sought rhyme for ‘orange.’” -Arthur Guiterman, “Local Note”. 1934.

Useful Info

Orange demons are melee-based tier-4 demons with reaching sting attacks that poison and weaken you. They are found in the Abyss, Pandemonium, the Evil Forest variant of Lair:5, and in the company of Amaemon. They can also be created by the Summon Demon spell.

Tips & Tricks

• Unlike most demons, they aren't resistant to poison. Curare will slow early orange demons, while Mephitic Cloud can disable them.
• They aren't very dangerous for even moderately well-armoured characters, but if you end up in the Abyss far too early, remembering that they can't fly might make escape a little easier. In general though, try to avoid fighting anything dangerous while weakened.

History

Prior to 0.13, orange demons lacked reaching and inflicted dexterity damage instead of weakness.