Raving lunatic

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Raving lunatic
Raving lunatic.jpg
Level 77
Family Humanoid family creatures
Body Type Biped
Classification(s) Living
Extraplanar
Boss
Area(s) Found The Rift
BCS Yes
HP 300
Speed
Attack Attributes
Physical Attacks
Short sword 371 AS
Defense Attributes
Armor
Double Leather (natural) ASG 8N
Defensive Strength (DS)
Melee
Ranged 276 - 346
Bolt 339 - 359
Unarmed Defense Factor
UDF
Target Defense (TD)
Bard Base 278
Cleric Base
Empath Base
Paladin Base
Ranger Base
Sorcerer Base 315
Wizard Base 330
Minor Elemental 330
Major Elemental 330
Minor Spiritual 295
Major Spiritual
Minor Mental
Treasure Attributes
Coins Yes
Gems Yes
Magic Items Yes
Boxes Yes
Skin None
Other Tiny golden seed
Perhaps driven mad by the shifting world around her, the raving lunatic babbles and chatters to herself, sometimes gleefully, sometimes angrily.  A disgustingly corpulent humanoid, her rolls of pink flesh bounce and quiver as the raving lunatic staggers from area to area, not comprehending her surroundings.  Clear spittle drools from her open mouth, and her unblinking eyes dart wildly about in unfocused confusion.  She is a totally unpredictable foe.

Hunting strategies

Raving lunatics are physical combatants, knowing no magic and having only a small natural reserve of mana. They attack exceptionally quickly with their critical-weighted daggers which they will also throw at random intervals. They can be exceedingly dangerous with either feras or drake weapons, or if an adventurer has been put into a bad position by another creature.

Despite having significant offensive prowess lunatics are generally weak defensively. They carry no shields, wear no armor, and can be stunned. They are not able to naturally break status effects and are easily killed by a variety of means.

Other information

Raving lunatics are extraplanar beings.

Raving lunatics can sometimes split themselves in two:

A raving lunatic begins to shiver and shake violently!

The raving lunatic flails to the left and the right, shuddering in gleeful agony!

The raving lunatic looks queasy and indistinct and then grabs at his skull and begins to pull.  Slowly, he splits into two separate lunatics, each wearing a distinct look of horrifically insane pleasure.

When the split is complete, the two raving lunatics stand there momentarily with a glazed look in their eyes, a gross mixture of drool and froth running down their chins.

When dead they play with your corpse, but do not add damage:

A raving lunatic reaches down and grabs your corpse, dragging your limp form up to its feet.  In a mocking, macabre dance, the lunatic drags your lifeless body around in a circle, cackling madly as he prances.

Suddenly, the raving lunatic stops and releases your corpse, allowing you to collapse in an awkward heap, which only adds to the lunatic's mad laughter!

References

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