Bestiary/Golden Elemental
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Type | Elemental (ore) |
| Category | Elementals |
| Alignment | Evil |
| Karma | −3,500 |
| Fame | 3,500 |
| Behavior | Attacks on sight |
| Speed | Medium |
| Stats | |
| Strength | 226–255 |
| Dexterity | 126–145 |
| Intelligence | 71–92 |
| Hit points | 136–153 |
| Stamina | 126–145 |
| Mana | 71–92 |
| Damage | 9–16 |
| Armor | 60 |
| Resources | |
| Carving | Nothing |
The Golden Elemental has no special tricks, but its heavy armor makes it slow to kill. One of eight ore elementals; each has its own page because their stats and special defenses differ a lot. See also dull copper, shadow iron, copper, bronze, golden, agapite, verite and valorite.
Overview
- In-game name: a golden elemental
- Corpse: an ore elemental corpse
- Behavior: it attacks the nearest target it sees and fights in melee.
- Bleed immune: bleed attacks (a weapon special New Bradford enables) don't affect it.
Stats
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Strength | 226–255 |
| Dexterity | 126–145 |
| Intelligence | 71–92 |
| Hit points | 136–153 |
| Stamina | 126–145 (same as its Dexterity) |
| Mana | 71–92 (same as its Intelligence) |
| Melee damage | 9–16 |
| Armor rating | 60 |
| Fame / Karma | 3,500 / −3,500 |
Skills
| Skill | Range |
|---|---|
| Tactics | 60.1–100.0 |
| Wrestling | 60.1–100.0 |
| Magic Resistance | 50.1–95.0 |
Abilities
Dispels summons
Any summoned creature that can be dispelled is destroyed instantly when it hits the golden elemental in melee or the golden elemental hits it. Blade spirits, energy vortexes, summoned elementals and daemons are wasted against it.
Loot
Every golden elemental carries:
- Gold: about 60–150 in total (from its "Average" loot)
- 2 random gems (amber, amethyst, citrine, diamond, emerald, ruby, sapphire, star sapphire or tourmaline)
- 2 gold ore (a pile; 25 if it rose from a gargoyle's pickaxe dig)
It may also carry:
- A magic weapon, armor piece or shield (up to 3 chances, from about 5% down to 0.5% each)
- A musical instrument (about 0.4% or less)
- A level 1 treasure map (1% chance)
Carving
There's nothing to carve from its corpse.
Location
- Mining with a gargoyle's pickaxe: when you mine with a gargoyle's pickaxe and the ore you dig up is the vein's main ore, there's a 10% chance a gold elemental rises next to you and attacks you. That elemental carries 25 gold ore instead of the usual 2. You need about 85 Mining to dig gold ore. Gargoyle's pickaxes drop from gargoyles, enslaved gargoyles, stone gargoyles, gargoyle enforcers and gargoyle destroyers.
Tips
- Its 60 armor soaks melee damage; magic or pets may be faster.