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The dark vortece is a mass of dark, swirling shadows. Little more is known about this deadly creature despite many attempts to study their origins. This is understandable when you consider the one well known fact about them: Simply being in the presense of a dark vortece is enough to endanger your life, due to their tendency to drain the life out of everything around them.
The '''dark vortece''' is a mass of dark, swirling shadows. Little more is known about this deadly creature despite many attempts to study their origins. This is understandable when you consider the one well known fact about them: Simply being in the presense of a dark vortece is enough to endanger your life, due to their tendency to drain the life out of everything around them.


==Hunting strategies==
==Hunting strategies==
Only weapons that do crushing damage will be effective against dark vorteces.
Only weapons that do crushing damage will be effective against dark vorteces. They do not carry a weapon or shield, wear no armor and have an extremely low [[defensive strength]]. They also take [[Crush critical table|crush]] critical damage but not [[critical]] [[Injury|injuries]] or status effects.


<div {{log}}>You swing a gem-set pitted mithril maul at a dark vortece!<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;AS: +97 vs DS: +26 with AvD: +31 + d100 roll: +7 = +109<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;... and hit for 8 points of damage!<br>
Shadows roil forth from the dark vortece, revealing a hazy tenebrous orb.<br>
The dark vortece collapses in on itself. You feel an icy chill as the dark form seems to recede into nothingness.</div>
==Other information==
==Other information==
[[Dark Catalyst]] is the only sorcerer spell that affects them. Minor elemental is also absorbed.
[[Dark Catalyst]] is the only sorcerer spell that affects them. Minor elemental is also absorbed.

Revision as of 19:29, 24 February 2015

Dark vortece
Picture
Dark Vortece Colored.jpg
Level 42
Family vortece family creatures
Body Type [[]]
Undead No
Areas Found The Broken Lands
BCS Yes
HP <Not Known>
Armor [?]
Attack Attributes
Physical Attacks
Use the Creature ability template here {{{physical}}}.
Bolt Attacks
Use the Creature ability template here {{{bolt}}}.
Warding Attacks
unknown +224 CS
unknown +224 CS
Maneuver Attacks
Use the Creature ability template here {{{maneuver}}}.
Offensive Spells & Abilities
Use the Creature ability template here {{{ability}}}.
Defense Attributes
Melee +28 OFF DS
Ranged <N/A> DS
Bolt <N/A> DS
Bard Base <N/A> TD
Ranger Base <N/A> TD
Sorcerer Base +159 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
Hitpoints 300
Treasure Attributes
Coins ?
Gems ?
Magic Items ?
Boxes ?
Skin ?
Other ?

The dark vortece is a mass of dark, swirling shadows. Little more is known about this deadly creature despite many attempts to study their origins. This is understandable when you consider the one well known fact about them: Simply being in the presense of a dark vortece is enough to endanger your life, due to their tendency to drain the life out of everything around them.

Hunting strategies

Only weapons that do crushing damage will be effective against dark vorteces. They do not carry a weapon or shield, wear no armor and have an extremely low defensive strength. They also take crush critical damage but not critical injuries or status effects.

You swing a gem-set pitted mithril maul at a dark vortece!

  AS: +97 vs DS: +26 with AvD: +31 + d100 roll: +7 = +109
   ... and hit for 8 points of damage!
Shadows roil forth from the dark vortece, revealing a hazy tenebrous orb.

The dark vortece collapses in on itself. You feel an icy chill as the dark form seems to recede into nothingness.

Other information

Dark Catalyst is the only sorcerer spell that affects them. Minor elemental is also absorbed. Upon death, they may release hazy tenebrous orbs. Gem dealers will pay for them, and they vary widely in value (from under 100 silver to over 6000).

Behind The Scenes

Uthex Kathiasas called these "dyar rakul" (Iruaric: "dark cold shadows"), which were "other standard" (non-demonic) extra-planar entities from Rolemaster called Nycorac. Nycorac were mysterious entities made of some unknown kind of energy, who had the ability to move between planes of existence at will. They are not considered extraplanar beings for system purposes in GemStone IV.

They were extremely difficult to fight, due to their virtual invisibility, and immunity to almost all weapons. They would stalk their victims, who would only feel "cold chills", draining the life out of them. When you consider that no one knows how to summon them and their origins were unknown, with the nature of their energy beyond comprehension, that Uthex was forging them is supposed to be virtually impossible.

References

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