Erolcha

Version 0.27: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

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

Erolcha O
HP	35-72
HD	6
XP	869
Speed	10 (atk: 150%)
AC	5
EV	7
Will	60
Attack1	30 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Large
Type	ogre, ogre
Flags	See invisible Speaks Warm-blooded Unique Female Evil

An especially cunning ogre-mage.

Useful Info

Erolcha the Cunning is a unique ogre mage notorious for sending players with low willpower to the Abyss.

Location

• The Dungeon:9-13
• The Orcish Mines

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Fireball	3d14	5	Wizard flag
	Banishment	—	LOS	Wizard flag
	Blink	—	—	Wizard flag
	Invisibility	—	—	Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

• If you see Erolcha, buff up your willpower -- characters who first meet Erolcha are unlikely to be prepared to survive in the Abyss.
• You can block her line of fire with summons or other monsters; she might still be able to hit you with a Fireball, but that's often better than being sent to the Abyss.
• Erolcha has only modest HP and poor defenses. Hit her hard and she'll fall quickly, but be aware that she can have decent melee damage output if she's carrying a giant spiked club.
• Despite her description as an "especially cunning ogre-mage", she actually has considerably less HD than an actual ogre mage, and a generally less-dangerous spell set, since she lacks Haste Other. She does appear considerably earlier than normal ogre mages, though.
• Although she has the same spell set as wizards, her spells do slightly less damage because she has lower hit dice.

History

• Prior to 0.27, Erolcha could have one of several spell sets:
  • Stone Arrow, Lightning Bolt, Banishment, Invisibility
  • Force Lance, Fireball, Paralyse, Blink
  • Bolt of Cold, Lehudib's Crystal Spear, Slow, Haste
• Prior to 0.25, Erolcha could have Iskenderun's Mystic Blast instead of Force Lance.
• Prior to 0.19, Erolcha could cast Bolt of Fire, Confuse, Magic Dart, Throw Flame, Sting, and Venom Bolt. Also, she had five spell sets instead of three.
• Prior to 0.17, Erolcha could cast Teleport Self and Teleport Other.