Pikel

Version 0.28: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

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

Pikel K
HP	25-52
HD	6
XP	648
Speed	10
AC	6
EV	12
Will	20
Attack¹	9 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	kobold, kobold
Flags	Speaks Warm-blooded Unique Male

A wise kobold would fear the forces of Hell, and certainly would not set up a highly lucrative transdimensional trade in damned souls. But Pikel is better known for his whip than his wisdom, mercilessly tormenting his piteous charges as he ferries them to their buyers.

Useful Info

Pikel, Merchant of Souls is a unique kobold who has a number of lemures under his command. He is dangerous on his own, wielding an enchanted whip of flaming (40% chance), freezing (40%), or electrocution (20% chance, and by far the most dangerous). With the help of his thralls, he is more than a match for most low-level characters. If you can manage to kill him, however, his slaves will be freed and will leave the Dungeon.

Location

The Dungeon:4-9

Tips & Tricks

If you intend to face him in melee, don't allow any of his lemures to reach you; he does enough damage on his own. Facing him in a hallway or luring him upstairs helps.
Confusion through Mephitic Cloud can easily disable both him and his thralls, often with lethal results.
Successfuly using a wand of charming on him will free his captured souls, despawning any lemures in the process. See the history for more details.

History

Prior to 0.28, Pikel was known as Pikel the Slaver.
Prior to 0.26, Pikel had human slaves instead of lemures. When Pikel died or was enslaved himself, the slaves would be freed and turn neutral.
Prior to 0.14, he could only spawn with a whip of flaming or electrocution.