Grutik shaman

Grutik shaman Level 29 Family Grutik family creatures Body Type Biped Classification(s) Living Area(s) Found Zaerthu Tunnels BCS Yes HP Speed

Attack Attributes Physical Attacks Quarterstaff 220 AS Bolt Spells Minor Acid (904) ? AS Warding Spells Sleep (501) ? CS Misc. Offensive Spells Elemental Dispel (417) Earthen Fury (917) Elemental Wave (410) Tremors (909)

Defense Attributes Armor Light Leather (natural) ASG 5N Defensive Strength (DS) Melee 174 Ranged Bolt 85 Unarmed Defense Factor UDF Target Defense (TD) Bard Base 95 Cleric Base Empath Base Paladin Base Ranger Base Sorcerer Base Wizard Base 98 Minor Elemental 89 Major Elemental 89 Minor Spiritual Major Spiritual Minor Mental Defensive Spells Prismatic Guard (905) Mass Blur (911) Elemental Bias (508) Elemental Deflection (507) Thurfel's Ward (503) Wizard's Shield (919)

Treasure Attributes Coins Yes Gems Yes Magic Items Yes Boxes Yes Skin None Other

This misshapen humanoid has large luminous eyes from many years of living underground.  It's dressed in scraps of mismatched cloth in an apparent attempt to make a crude patchwork robe.  While not overly muscled, its eyes shine with a crude intelligence.

Hunting strategies

You *MUST* be quick to stun them. As a rogue ambusher, I go for a leg right off the bat. With these Shaman though, this might not happen fast or easily for the following reason:

The very seldom are below a defensive stance and they average a DS of 240-245!

If you remain hidden and they don't find you as they 'search' nervously, wait...they will sometimes kneel to perform some kind of prayer-like thing, or their spell of protection dissipates, or they do one more thing I can't remember at the moment that puts them at a lower DS disadvantage. THEN you strike!

They will remain stunned for 3 or 4 rounds and you can take a head off (if ambushing).

Other information

These things cast Earthen Fury, or make the ground shake to knock you down. They also try to hit you with their staff.

You will also get Sunfist promotion points from these things and the Grutik Savages.

Beware the roa'ter wormlings in this area!! Go read about those and why on their page.

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