Bestiary/Silver Serpent
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Type | Reptile |
| Category | Reptiles & serpents |
| Alignment | Evil |
| Karma | −7,000 |
| Fame | 7,000 |
| Behavior | Attacks on sight |
| Speed | Very fast |
| Stats | |
| Strength | 161–360 |
| Dexterity | 151–300 |
| Intelligence | 21–40 |
| Hit points | 97–216 |
| Stamina | 151–300 |
| Mana | 21–40 |
| Damage | 5–21 |
| Armor | 40 |
| Resources | |
| Carving | 1 raw ribs |
The Silver Serpent is a very fast, very poisonous serpent: its bite always carries Lethal poison, and it has 90–100 Poisoning.
Overview
- In-game name: a silver serpent
- Corpse: a silver serpent corpse
- Behavior: it attacks the nearest target it sees and fights in melee.
- Movement: it is one of the faster creatures in the game (very fast speed).
- Death Adder charm: it's one of the serpents a necromancer's Death Adder familiar can charm.
- Factions: it's allied to the True Britannians (Factions) and the hero ethic.
Stats
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Strength | 161–360 |
| Dexterity | 151–300 |
| Intelligence | 21–40 |
| Hit points | 97–216 |
| Stamina | 151–300 (same as its Dexterity) |
| Mana | 21–40 (same as its Intelligence) |
| Melee damage | 5–21 |
| Armor rating | 40 |
| Fame / Karma | 7,000 / −7,000 |
Skills
| Skill | Range |
|---|---|
| Magic Resistance | 95.1–100.0 |
| Poisoning | 90.1–100.0 |
| Wrestling | 85.1–100.0 |
| Tactics | 80.1–95.0 |
Abilities
Poison attack
Each time its melee attack hits, there's a 50% chance it also poisons the target with Lethal poison.
- Lethal poison deals 25% of your current hit points (at least 9, at most 26) every 5 seconds, for up to 10 ticks.
- Cure it with a cure potion, the Cure or Arch Cure spell, or a healer's bandages and the Healing skill. Higher levels are harder to cure.
Poison immunity: it is immune to all poison, so poisoned weapons, the Poison spell and poison potions do nothing to it.
Loot
Every silver serpent 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)
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)
Carving
Use a blade on the corpse to get:
- 1 raw ribs
Location
- Champion spawn: it is a level 4 creature of the Vermin Horde champion spawn (champion: Barracoon), so it appears at the fixed Vermin Horde altar at 5557, 827, and any of the 11 Lost Lands altars that rolls Vermin Horde. Each one killed during a spawn gives the killer Valor and champion-title progress.
- The Deceit brazier: 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
- Every bite can carry Lethal poison: bring Greater Cure potions or a healer.
- It's very fast, so you can't outrun it.
- Its hit points vary widely (97–216).
- Carve it for 1 raw ribs.