Orc priest

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orc priest o
HP	9-20
HD	3
XP	41
Speed	10
AC	3
EV	9
Will	20
Attack1	3 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	orc, orc
Flags	Evil Speaks Warm-blooded

A servant of Beogh, the ancient god of the orcs. Beogh rewards its devoted prayers by striking down its enemies.

For a list of all orcs, see list of orcs.

Useful Info

Orc priests introduce smiting into the game at levels where smiting is scary. So long as an orc priest is visible, it is capable of instantly dealing 7-17 damage to you in a single turn. Even worse, they usually appear along with a pack of orcs, orc wizards, and orc warriors, and can appear as early as Dungeon:2.

Hill orc characters will be given the opportunity to convert to Beogh whenever they encounter an orc priest. Once you see the "Beogh" status effect appear, press 'a' and then 'Y' to become a believer.

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Pain	1d9	5	Priest flag
	Cantrip	—	—	Priest flag
	Smiting	7-17	LOS	Priest flag
	Heal Other	2d1+3	LOS	Priest flag

Tips & Tricks

• Orc priests can be neutralized by hiding from their line of sight (they will try to rush you if they can't smite you), making them confused/paralyzed, or trapping them in a throwing net.
• Avoid fights where they get to cast against you for several turns while you have to chop a path through their allies.
• Very early characters may wish to avoid them entirely, if they don't have an easy way of killing them quickly. If you see more than one priest at a time, start running.

History

Prior to 0.13, hill orc characters had to either begin the game as a priest or find an appropriate altar in the Orcish Mines to worship Beogh.