Triton's horn

Triton's Horn is a creature maneuver performed by triton combatants and spectral triton defenders. The horn comes in the form of a silver-spined dextral conch shell, which may result in a sheer fear-like attack similar to enormous rift crawlers, or the casting of one of three spells. Each of these effects will attack everyone and everything non-triton in the room.

Fear attack

Failure in defending

May result in running or remaining in the room.

A triton combatant draws forth a silver-spined dextral conch shell and brings it to her bulbous lips. A terrible, blaring force rumbles forth from the shell, rattling your frame to its very core!
Your heart leaps into your throat in reaction to the tremendous sound!
You bolt west!
[Ruined Temple, Third Floor]
Large splinters of wood cover the cracked floor originating from a pair of tables, which are now nothing more than crushed legs underneath the weight of a toppled column. An armless statue watches from the remains of a niche, its head barely peeking out of the rubble. You also see a siren.
Obvious paths: east, south
Roundtime: 10 sec.

Successful defending

A triton combatant draws forth a silver-spined dextral conch shell and brings it to her bulbous lips. A terrible, blaring force rumbles forth from the shell, rattling your frame to its very core!
Your heart leaps for an instant, but you control the urge to run.

Song of Depression

Successful defending

A triton combatant draws forth a silver-spined dextral conch shell and brings it to his bulbous lips. Somber sounds of depression emanate from the shell as a descending blatting sound reaches your ears.
You struggle with the debilitating force!

CS: +409 - TD: +488 + CvA: +12 + d100: +70 - -5 == +8

Warded off!

You feel momentarily discouraged, but the feeling passes.

Successful use by animate

An animated ancient triton defender draws forth a silver-spined dextral conch shell and brings it to her bulbous lips. Somber sounds of depression emanate from the shell as a descending blatting sound reaches your ears.
A triton executioner is forced out of hiding.
A triton executioner appears to be struggling with the debilitating force!

CS: +424 - TD: +337 + CvA: +20 + d100: +51 == +158

Warding failed!

A triton executioner appears slower and looks depressed.
A triton combatant appears to be struggling with the debilitating force!

CS: +424 - TD: +324 + CvA: +20 + d100: +82 == +202

Warding failed!

A triton combatant appears slower and looks depressed.

Major Ewave

Activates in second floor flooded rooms, indicated by the presence of "some muck" or use of the SPLASH verb.

A triton combatant draws forth a silver-spined dextral conch shell and brings it to her bulbous lips. The shell blasts forth with a deep, rumbling bellow, causing the water to rapidly well up around the combatant!
The rippling barrier of water explodes forth and moves outward from a triton combatant.
You are buffeted by the cresting waves of water, and knocked to the ground.
You are pinned in place, unable to move.
Roundtime: 12 sec.

... 5 points of damage!

Blow connects with your abdomen winding you.

Successful use by animate

An animated spectral triton defender draws forth a silver-spined dextral conch shell and brings it to her bulbous lips. The shell blasts forth with a deep, rumbling bellow, causing the water to rapidly well up around the defender!
The rippling barrier of water explodes forth and moves outward from an animated spectral triton defender.
A siren is buffeted by the cresting waves of water.

... 45 points of damage!

Impact removes the right hand in a spray of red mist!

The siren gives a plaintive wail before she slumps to her side and dies.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a siren.
The bright luminescence fades from around a siren.
The silvery luminescence fades from around a siren.
A siren is buffeted by the cresting waves of water and is knocked to the ground.

... 55 points of damage!

Blow to head removes skull!

The siren gives a plaintive wail before she slumps to her side and dies.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a siren.
You are buffeted by the cresting waves of water, but remain standing.

Unique horn spell

Successful warding

A triton combatant draws forth a silver-spined dextral conch shell and brings it to her bulbous lips. The shell emits a screeching cacophony of noise, grating fiercely on your senses!

CS: +411 - TD: +497 + CvA: +12 + d100: +8 - -5 == -61

Warded off!

You ignore the sound.

Successful use by animate

An animated ancient triton defender draws forth a silver-spined dextral conch shell and brings it to her bulbous lips. The shell emits a screeching cacophony of noise, grating fiercely on your senses!

CS: +429 - TD: +464 + CvA: +25 + d100: +26 == +16

Warded off!

An ethereal triton sentry ignores the sound.

CS: +429 - TD: +420 + CvA: +25 + d100: +80 == +114

Warding failed!

A triton radical shivers violently!

An animated spectral triton defender draws forth a silver-spined dextral conch shell and brings it to his bulbous lips. The shell emits a screeching cacophony of noise, grating fiercely on your senses!

CS: +423 - TD: +381 + CvA: +20 + d100: +51 == +113

Warding failed!

A triton executioner shivers violently!

CS: +423 - TD: +378 + CvA: +25 + d100: +95 == +165

Warding failed!

A triton combatant shrieks in pain and rolls on the floor!