Harold

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Harold @
HP	50-102
HD	9
XP	878
Speed	10
AC	7
EV	6
Will	60
Attack¹	20 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	human, human
Flags	Fighter Speaks Warm-blooded Unique Male

A middle-aged bounty hunter, anxious to retire after one final job. He hopes to settle down somewhere and live a quiet life with his family, using the money from his final bounty: you.

“One, you lock the target
Two, you bait the line
Three, you slowly spread the net
And four, you catch the man

You catch the man
You catch the man
I’m looking for this man to sell him to other men
To sell him to other men at ten times the price at least”
—Front 242, “Headhunter”

Useful Info

Harold the Weathered is a unique human bounty hunter who generates with several throwing nets, a decent weapon and a moderately heavy armour. He has high HP and some strong spells which severely limit your ability to escape, in Harpoon Shot and Sentinel's Mark, but no resistances and is not particularly strong in melee.

Location

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Harpoon Shot	2d12	6	Wizard flag
	Sentinel's Mark	—	LOS	Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

The spell Harpoon Shot, coupled with his throwing nets, can make it extremely difficult to outrun Harold, as he will repeatedly pull you towards him and trap you there whilst doing moderate damage with his competent melee skills.
Watch out for his Sentinel's Mark, which may very well have an extremely high success chance (about 80%) without MR equipment, that can drag in enemies from all around you to join in the fight, while he prevents you from running away. As a result, it may be best to fight Harold on a cleared floor where there will be no enemies for him to attract.
Harold can't see invisible, so feel free to quaff a potion and then hack away.

History

Prior to 0.22, Harold generated later (D:10-12, Lair:1-4 and Orc:1), had worse armour and weapons, and had the spells Bolt of Fire and Blink instead of Harpoon Shot and Sentinel's Mark.