Shard shrike

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HP	88-130
HD	21
XP	5332
Speed	30
AC	2
EV	18
Will	80
Attack¹	21 (claw: cold: 21-62)
Resistances	rC++, rDrown
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Tiny
Type	shard shrike, shard shrike
Flags	Batty Flying See invisible Warm-blooded

An incredibly fast-moving bird, known for impaling its prey on shards of ice before tearing them to pieces. They have acclimated to the desolate wastes of Cocytus, and its accursed chill now envelopes them.

Useful Info

Shard shrikes are durable, extremely aggressive animals which can be found either individually or in packs. These birds swarm their prey, slashing and impaling them with cold damage attacks. They are thankfully rare, only occurring in the depths of Cocytus.

Spells

Spell set
Slot¹	Throw Icicle (3d30)
Slot²	none
Slot³	none
Slot⁴	none
Slot⁵	none
Slot⁶	none

Tips & Tricks

As they're found in Cocytus, you'll likely have plenty of cold resistance by the time you encounter them. Don't let that fool you into thinking them harmless, however; their constant Throw Icicle spells deal partially irresistible damage, and a large group of shrikes can hit you with plenty of these in a fairly short amount of time.
They have surprisingly high HD, but only a moderate amount of magic resistance. Keep that in mind before trying to inflict them with status effects.

History

Shard shrikes will be added in 0.16.