Bestiary/Phoenix

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Phoenix

General
Type	Magical bird
Category	Fey & magical creatures
Alignment	Neutral
Karma	0
Fame	15,000
Behavior	Only when attacked
Speed	Fast
Stats
Strength	504–700
Dexterity	202–300
Intelligence	504–700
Hit points	340–383
Stamina	202–300
Mana	504–700
Damage	25
Armor	60
Resources
Carving	1 raw bird, 36 feathers

The Phoenix is a legendary bird of fire. It's neither good nor evil, leaves you alone unless attacked, and fights back with strong magic. It can't be tamed on New Bradford.

Overview

• In-game name: a phoenix
• Corpse: a phoenix corpse
• Behavior: it leaves you alone unless you attack it, then fights like a spellcaster (mage AI), mixing spells with melee.
• Movement: it is one of the faster creatures in the game (fast speed).
• Not tameable: its script has no taming settings.

Stats

Stat	Value
Strength	504–700
Dexterity	202–300
Intelligence	504–700
Hit points	340–383
Stamina	202–300 (same as its Dexterity)
Mana	504–700 (same as its Intelligence)
Melee damage	25
Armor rating	60
Fame / Karma	15,000 / 0

Skills

Skill	Range
Magic Resistance	86.0–135.0
Evaluating Intelligence	90.2–100.0
Magery	90.2–100.0
Wrestling	90.1–100.0
Meditation	75.1–100.0
Tactics	80.1–90.0

Abilities

Magic

It fights with the mage AI: it closes to melee range but casts between swings. Its Magery is 90.2–100.0 and its Evaluating Intelligence 90.2–100.0.

• Damage spells: Magic Arrow, Harm, Fireball, Lightning, Mind Blast, Energy Bolt, Explosion and Flame Strike.
• Other spells: about 1 cast in 8 is Poison (only if you aren't poisoned already). It may also Bless itself, curse you (Weaken, Clumsy, Feeblemind or Curse), drain your mana (Mana Drain or Mana Vampire) or Paralyze you.
• Healing: it cures itself when poisoned, and sometimes heals itself (Greater Heal when badly hurt), more often the higher its Magery.
• Dispel: with 504+ Intelligence it can cast Dispel on your summoned creatures (more reliably the higher its Magery).

Loot

Every phoenix carries:

• Gold: about 662–1,000 in total (from its "Filthy Rich" and "Rich" loot)

It may also carry:

• A magic weapon, armor piece or shield (up to 7 chances, from about 33% down to 1% each)
• A musical instrument (about 3% or less)

Carving

Use a blade on the corpse to get:

• 1 raw bird
• 36 feathers

Location

• The Deceit brazier (a scripted item named for the dungeon Deceit): double-clicking it from within 2 tiles summons one creature picked at random from a list of about 90, and this is one of them. The brazier warns players who step next to it ("Heed this warning well, and use this brazier at your own peril"). It works once every 15 minutes and places the creature within 5 tiles. The summoned creature is set to attack the closest target, even if it would normally leave you alone, and it stays within 5 tiles of the brazier.

Tips

• It won't attack you first, so you can choose your moment.
• It gives 36 feathers when carved.
• Its two loot packs ("Filthy Rich" and "Rich") pay well.