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

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

Tips & Tricks

History

Guardian sphinxes were added in 0.33, replacing regular sphinxes.