Water wyrd

Water wyrd Picture Level 35 Family wyrd family creatures Body Type hybrid Undead No Areas Found The Ruined Tower BCS Yes HP <Not Known> Armor [?]

Attack Attributes Physical Attacks translucent green trident +215 to +229 AS Bolt Attacks Minor Water (903) +212 to +237 AS Maneuver Attacks Water blast Offensive Spells & Abilities Elemental Wave (410) Major Elemental Wave (435)

Defense Attributes Melee +132 to +206 DS Ranged <N/A> DS Bolt +120 to +173 DS Bard Base <N/A> TD Ranger Base <N/A> TD Sorcerer Base <N/A> TD Wizard Base <N/A> TD Cleric Base <N/A> TD Empath Base <N/A> TD Paladin Base <N/A> TD Major Elemental <N/A> TD Minor Elemental <N/A> TD Major Spiritual <N/A> TD Minor Spiritual <N/A> TD Major Mental <N/A> TD Minor Mental <N/A> TD Defensive Spells & Abilities Elemental Defense I Elemental Defense II "appears somehow different."

Treasure Attributes Coins No Gems Yes Magic Items No Boxes No Skin none Other None

The water wyrd's upper body is that of a humanoid, while its lower body forms a turbulent, watery vortex. The facial features of the elemental creature are vague and shifting, rippling with every contortion of its face. Sloshing and splashing noises accompany each movement of the water wyrd, along with an odd gurgling.

Hunting strategies

If hunting with a weapon (melee, thrown, or the arrows for ranged), the item must be magical in order to successfully strike the wyrd. This means it can be e-bladed, enchanted or made from a magical metal (naturally enchanted).

Being composed of water, the water wyrd does not take any critical injuries and do not stun. They can, however, be knocked to the ground and webbed.

They also appear to have some vulnerability to fire:

You gesture at a water wyrd.
You hurl a roaring ball of fire at a water wyrd!
  AS: +258 vs DS: +126 with AvD: +48 + d100 roll: +96 = +276
   ... and hit for 76 points of damage!
   The water wyrd gurgles in agony as steam billows about!
The roaring ball of fire strikes a water wyrd, blossoming into a much larger sphere of flame upon impact.
   ... 30 points of damage!
   The water wyrd gurgles in agony as steam billows about!
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Other information

The water wyrd has a maneuver attack, shooting a blast of water. This can be successfully avoided:

The water wyrd closes its eyes and draws in on itself, arms crossed over its aqueous torso.
Suddenly its eyes flash open and it hurls a blast of water at you!

With a quick duck to the side you easily dodge the watery blast!
Roundtime: 3 sec.

Or not:

The water wyrd closes its eyes and draws in on itself, arms crossed over its aqueous torso. Suddenly its eyes flash open and it hurls a blast of water at you!

Your attempt to dodge the water jet is a moment too slow, and the powerful bolt strikes squarely, flattening you!
   ... 5 points of damage!
   Upward thrust lifts you several inches off the ground.
   You are stunned for 1 round!
Roundtime: 7 sec.

The water wyrd leaves no corpse, instead collapsing into a puddle of water:

The water wyrd gurgles eerily and collapses into a puddle of water.

And sometimes leaving behind a gem in the process:

The glimmer of an iridescent pearl catches your eye as the water wyrd gurgles eerily and collapses into a puddle of water.

References

• Water wyrd on Play.net bestiary

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