Nessos

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For a list of all monstrous centaurs, see list of centaurs.

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HP	72
HD	9
XP	1136
Speed	15
AC	4
EV	8
Will	36
Attack¹	16 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Normal
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Large
Type	centaur, centaur
Flags	Actual spells Speaks Unique Spellcaster Warm-blooded

A black centaur warrior with a malicious look in his eyes.

Useful Info

Nessos is a unique centaur warrior generated with a longbow of flame, poisoned arrows and a centaur barding. He is also the only being in the game capable of firing arrows of poisoned flame; it's not a property of his longbow but his own special ability, so his longbow won't do the same for you if you get it.

Location

Spells

Spell set
Slot¹	none
Slot²	Blink Range
Slot³	Haste
Slot⁴	none
Slot⁵	none
Slot⁶	none

Tips & Tricks

Nessos is an incredibly dangerous opponent who can haste himself and pelt you from afar while you try to catch up with him. rPois and rF+++ will reduce his damage output from brutal to simply dangerous, and Repel Missiles or Deflect Missiles can help further. He doesn't have that much HP, so if you can lure him around a corner he can be defeated almost safely. Also, he only has 9 HD and average magic resistance, so Mephitic Cloud and various Hexes work well.

Trivia

Nessos is a reference to Nessus, an evil centaur that Heracles killed with a hydra-poisoned arrow after it attempted to rape his wife. It managed to kill Heracles in the process, however, by convincing his wife that Nessus' now-corrosive blood would make Heracles forever faithful to her if she would spread it on his clothing.